The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-20
An Avalanche Of City Railroad
Charters Demanded.
PROSPECTS OF THEIR PASSAGE.
WHO owns THE STREETS or NEW York;
Accurate List Of BllIs Before the Legislature
IN Relation to View York asd Brooklyn--sS'
The Disposition which has been Madc
Of Them-Thc Canal Question
Prohibhery and Excise Laws a sas ".
and cd Cky Charter, ' ss %
&C Ac ~ -l-L-- 10 -.-a
THE APPLICATIONS FOR CITY RAILRoAps


THE APPLICATIONS FOR CITY RAILROADS.
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Railroad Charters A, piled E5-- Pie Seoesah Arensle Ninth
Ar,.us, .isnAs D, Brosdesy, Hud.on Rius- D.pos a.
La,7em B,idye, and Thee Cu Rasl,sad SoAeasss-Rs-
pcrtsf the COnsinee city Railroads-7ze Assembly
IN Fdror and the Snoe Againa TIE ksGsuses-Railroad
Charters in the Senate dc.
Tho subject Of the many applications for grants for city
railroads being enipently interesting your readers
have prepared the following list Of the applications with
the reports which have thus been made upon their
merits
SEVENTH AVENUE RAILROAD.
Corpordtors.-John Kerr, John A. Kennedy Hugh Smith,
f. p. oowles, James 3. Taylor, and their assigns.
Ro,te From Cent al Park down seventh avenue TO the
old Boomingdale road Broadway TO Union place. Uni-
versiy place. Sixth street wavcrey place. 70 Greene
t. CAual West Broadway, College place, Bar
clay, Church, out TO Broadway, back hr,ugh Church,
canal Mercer waveriey place Sxto street,
with track in University place Provisions Of &c; Of
April 4, 1854, suspended Introduced DY Mr. O. g. Spen-
GER. Favoraby reported in the Assembly
e.; ~ INTrRsEcTloSAL RAILRrAD.
Crporntrrs-I W harker, E. viele, j. Briggs, q. j.
Irvn e, George ". Warner.
Kosae Fast st,eet, corner of Grand Williams.
burg ferry) through Grand East Broad way, Caoal
Washington aud Greensicn streets; down both these
Streets with snee tracks TO Coruanit aud Jersey
ferry. Provisions o net Of April 4, 1854 suspended
Coy7ovo,orS rS--W III. kaoford, James Hurpby Miner c.
Story and tbeir assgus
Route-Nintb aveouc, Gausevoort street, Washington
street. Battery place and Greenwcb street. This bill is
an application for confirmation Of grant passed by the
Common Counc and was before the legislature last
ter the grant having passed 1853 rns rights OF
property owners on the route 10 be settled under
sessrnen, laws.
FOURTEENTH STREET RAILROAD
Corporations Peter Norris, Matthey Brennan, An
thony j Hill, James Sweeny, Jay s. Treat, Andrew B.
Hodges and their assigns.
Aooe-root -four Deeuh street, North river, up TO
Hucson street, Troy street, Fourth street, Mecdoueal
street Blocker street Broadway Crosoy sre
along Howard 10 Eim 10 Reade out 10 Centre street, up
Park row to Bfoahway; afo with single track con-
Meeting ~ Hudson at roy aong Hudson Aong-
oon sauare no Blocker meeting in that street. Fa
yorably reported in Assembly.
AVENUE RAILROAD.
Copordtors.-S W. Mackreli, wm simpson (propretors
Of the omnibus route), John Develn, Vim. r. Stafford
oaae-Northern extremity Of avenue D. own to Eighth
street, to Lewis TO Grand, East Broad -ay, Cuataam and
Pack ro~ Bro.dway, aiso single track from OF
and Eighth street, through avenue 70 Houton
street thence TO GoercS, TO Gaod, along Grand
ton above; Aso double track from the JUNCTION OF
East Broadway and Caoal aloog Canal Brol1way Pro-
visions Of act OF April T. 1884, Suspended FAvoraby
ported from Cites and Villages with c-rtan amend meats
BROADWAY RAILnoAD-rARALEz-
Introduced by Mr.. G 8 Spencer.
Sney, Samuel W. Andrews, W. Baker, Andrew g.
Hocges, Thomts NJ Mayhem, Benjamin T. seaiey AMI
their associates.
Route ep,y third street, at the Hndsoo river
up TO Broadway, n Union place, dowu Uaioo place,
University place, sixth street or NaverIy pace,
Greene street. C.na street up to Centrs sire T. aud
thence down TO Park row on the Fourth avenue track
and down Nassau street to John street, down john
street TO South, and back up by way OF Fulton.
Broadway to Church, Canal Mercer TO ghth,
again the track in University place. then no auy
west Of Ninth avenue To the north side Forty
second street, whenever the corp
The provisions of the act Of April T. 1885, suspended in
this
HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD DEPOT TO HARLEM FRIDGE
Route.-rhrough ,25-h street, from the Hldson River
Railroad depot, 10 Third avenue at Harlem bridge
C@porators.--J d. Baicneior A. H.. Snarmon, Thomas
Stewart, Z. Il. Brown James Wood Jacob W,aerdeld, c.
N. Decker, Charles Johnson and Wm. c. Barnes Term
OF charter at years subject TO eguat Of toe Com
Council. Backed by petition Of property owners.
AVENUE A RAILROAD.
Rotas-From Thirty fourth street Terry, East river, 70
First avenue Twenty third street, to down
Houston street. 10 Ludow street, thence 70 Canal
street. 10 the Bowery, up Chatham street TO Park
and Broadway. The route back averges at Chatham
square, through Division street TO Essex aud TO junction
C0rporatorschsres Lent (stagc proprietor) R. j. Ja.
mison, T. Mills j. F. Marshall aad associates. Backed
by petition of property owners
RAILROAD
fame az Senator Doherfy's Senate onI
wK1HAwEES FERRY 10 GRAND srHEEr FRRRy.
Rosde Westerly terminus Of Forty second street TO
Tenth avenue down Twenty sixth street. over 10 Third
and Fourteenth street. crossing 10 avenue
c. down Second street, Houston street, Cannon street
Grand street. down 10 Grand street ferry and returning
up Grand to Columbia street. to Houston street, and back
AZ above 70 the place Of starting.
Corperatora-J. Roman Brown, Francis ". Worth,
Henry K. Brewer, Garrett E. WuaDt Jos sph Rogers,
VIM. L. Wiley.
Ninth AVENUE BARCLAY STREET AND BROADWAY.
=, ,Roas.Norlherly terminus Of Ninth avenue, down
through Greenwich street Canal Hudson Chambers
College place, Barclay to Broadway, and back by same
route.
Ccporator.-Nathaniel Jarvis, Jr., j. NJ Post j. II.
Morris, c. G. White, VIM. N M,ntirr, samuel Osgood, j.
McClave, Jr., VIM. w. Niles Provision made for oom-
pensAon 70 other roads is used but the law
Of April 4, 1854, suspended
rHsKx CENT RAILROAD.
Petition OF John Mills, proprietor Of the three cent
nonl limo IN Rr a IaaAf fpfnnu fHa 10
Route Forty second street, from North river up TO
Third avenue, and down Bo~ery Chatham square, aud
on rails OF Second Avenue Raro I'd with TO
Fulton ferry for the eastern branch the oner south
branch. 10 continue Third avenue rails with turn
out IN front OF the Astor House. between the Third and
Fourth avenue roads Then also nrsnca, from
Bowery up Broome on tho Harlem Railroad tracks down
Centre, and out through Canal W Broadway. Faro
three cents for distance between either ternnus and
the junction OF Third avenue and the Boxey but yond
that i've
Mr. Mills thinks the low fare and large ,rave, On ,his
route would go far operate OF pas
sengers, that be would only be ae1 bu. tho
other roads concerned would not be ar unfavoaby
WILLIAMSBURG SRwrowS
Corpordtors-lra Buck imam and Others.
Rome-From the ferry at Williamsburg out to New
town, and alternately 10 Flushing.
REPORT OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON THE CITY
RAILROAD PROJECTS.
The following abstract Of the unanimous report
Of the Committee Cites and Villages, submitted by Mr..
Reilly, OF New York, In the Assemoy: =
The committee say they have given mature considers-
ton TO subject Of city railroads. aod they have heard
distinguished counsel in favor and against the petitioners
for the proposed roads
The committee to the condition Of tho city when
limits compreei within Canal street, Oorsars
Hook and the Battery At that time public cooveyances
necessarily little used mo cab became the nrst We
hce, and At time found every corner Of the
larger thoroughfares Fifty years ago the ounibus WAS
introduced and the cab has been Superseded
by The still greater extehson Of the city on New York
ISLAND occasouod resort TO the city railroad BY which
tho omnibus has in turn been also supsseled. rhs
port recure TO the objections at hret maje 10 city rail
70 neir adopon their great success and ndsoen
up town and work down town. rne report argues that
these roads were needed public measures, and that
their creation should not be obstrucd or med that
the omnibus has become obsolete and insn;ent for Tho
wants OF the city,
The report roces tho objects and advantages Of tho
Central park and the expense Of that provlsoa for
the and health Of the city, aud they that