The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-10

thsrce through and along Fulton street with single sck
with Single track street, aud thence through and
along Ann IT. With single trak TO cooDect with the
dopSic track IN Park Boaaway, together with the
necessary turnouts switches for the proper working
and accommodation Of the rold on the said route
Sec O. railroad shall be constructed upon the most
approved plan for the construction OF city raroaus sn
shall be run often the convenience of passing
ehai REQUIRE and shall be subject 10 such reasonable
mon Coupen OF the city Of New York may from
time 10 time by ordinance PRESCRIBE and 10 the Fay nent
to the city Of the same license zee ior car fua
OF fare shall be charged for the convey
passengers thereon than u now charged by Other
city railroads ~ said CITY.
Sec s. In the construction operation and Of such
railroad should said parties above named or Their assigns
deem necessary proper to run np)n ntersect or use
any part or portion of other city railroad tracks laid
upon the streets above named they are hereby
authorized TO run upon ntefsct or US" the same ana IA
they cannot agree with the owner or owners thereof
respecting the compensation or payment TO be made
therefor then the amount OF such compensation
ment shall be nscertAned and deteru he'd the manner
provided by subdiv OF the twenty eighth section
OF the entitled An ACT 10 horze the formation Of
railroad corporations and to regulate the same passed
April 2, 1850.
Sec. 4. In any other person persons than the
may or, aldermen and commoDalty OF tho city of New
York. shall own any private right Interest any Of the
streets or avenues over or upon which such railroad
authorized to be laid, and the sand parties their assigns
shall be unable agree for The use 0! sucn right inter
for the purposes aior said IL shall be lawful Tor them
TO acquire the right to use tue same for such purposes,
against such other person persona in the pro-
vded in the fourteenth, fifteenth, Sixteenth seventeenth,
eighteenth nineteenth twentieth and twenty arst sections
OF the SAID act entitled An authorize the formation
of DAD corporations and regulate the same passed
April secopd, eighteen hundred and htty-excep that in
any proceedings for any Of the purposes authorized by
this section IL shall not be necessary that the petition 20
The Supreme Court shah make any allegations OF or refer
TO any Incorporation capital stock surveys maps,
or Of the bling OF any celtDoate OF location.
Sec. 8. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or
taken 10 prevent the Common Council Of the city of New
York from directing the extension OF The route Of said rail-
road as IN their judgment putie necessity iar additional
facilities OF travel shall deuand but NO such extension
shall be directed until the sal parties their assigns
shall have been aft rded hearing regard thereto
unless majority of ali the members eeaed Ia the said
Common Council shall vote in favor thereof and any such
extension, when directed shall be made, laid and
operated under and subject to the PROVISIONS aud resuL
tons Of this act
Sec g. TIE provisions of the act entitled An act rca
tive 10 The construction Of tallrOads IN ctes,' passed
Am t. 1854, shall not. in any manner apply to this act,
tie railroad authority hereby authorized granted
Sec 7. This act shall take effect Immediately.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE TOE CONSTRUCTION OF A RAIL-
ROAD IN SEVENTH AVENUE, AND IN OTHER STREETS
IN TIE CITY OF NEW YORK. INTRODUCED By Mr.. ..
s. SPENCER.
The people OF the State of New York, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Sec ]. John Kerr Jonn A. Kennedy, Hugh Smith, Ed
ward T. COwlee, and their assigns hereby authorized
to lay, construct, operate aud use railroad, from toe
Central Park, be city of New YORK at seventh avenue
10 BARCLAY street nj Broadway upon the following route,
with Goube track through upon and along the lowing
streets and avenues in the saa city, vwCom'nenc,np
the Seventh avenue At the southern extremity OF the
Central Park tbtnee through and along the Seventh ave
b. The Old B0omDgdale road broadway; thence
through and along the old Bioomngaie road Broad
way, Union place square 10 University place; heuce
though ard along University place TO Sixth street or
Waverey place. thence through and along Sixth street
Waverley place 10 Greene street: Though aud
along Greene street, with single track Cana street.
thence through and along Canal street, with single
to West Broadway thence through along West Bread
way and College place, with single track Barclay
street; thence through aud aOng Barclay street with
SIMPLE track 80 Church street thence with don bic Track
through and along Barclay 10 BfOaaway thence
back through and along Barclay Said track 10
Church street thence through and along Church
uo. fr.al Czno anA
along Canal street. with single track TO Mercer street.
thence through and along sercer street, With single
track to Waverlev place or Sixth street, and thence
thiougb spd along Waverey place Sixth street. with
SINGLE track to connect with the double track Greene
street. together with the necessary turnous and swift hes
for the proper working and accommodation Of the road
the said route.
Section two above except that provision is made
for the pay mcnt OF q license Zee 10 the city.
Sec g. The said parties their assigns hereby
made liable pay the of four hundred Thousand dol
lars hundred thousapd dollars ther to be paid
the treasury OF the city Of New York. and The remaining
two hundred thousand dollars to be apportioned among
paid the stage proprietors whose lines Of
stages ounbusses will be directly Injured BY the ope
ration said railroad The opotton OF said
last mentioned sum 10 be paid 10 the resective stage o0n
aforesaid shall be ascertaned BY arbitration as
ows-Ono arbitrator IN each case oi claim for damages
under this section TO be selected by the said parties
heir assigns, and another by the claimant for damages
nd they foil 10 agree, third btratOr shall be
ected by the two thus Gu osen, and the decision oil
ory thereof ehall be coususivc 10 the amount OF
mares TO be paid AMI times Of payment. The mo de
nd lines of payment of the amount aforesaid To
be paid into the treasury CT said shall be x7d be the
Common Council Of SAID city. Payments under this sec
ion sha not be required before the said railroad ia in
peraton.
The remaining sections are the same rs in the frat bill
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE TEE CONSTRUCTION OF EAIL.
Road IN AyLNuE AND OTHER STREETS IN THE
CITY OF NEW YORK. INTRODUCED BY MIR. REILLY.
The people Of the State of New York represented Sc
naie anu Assembly, do enact as follows
Sec. /. William simpson, john OKeefc, John F. Dove
lin William r. Stafford aud their assigns, hereby au
thorzed lay construct operate railroad with
X, ing
streets ard avenues IN the city OF New York. viz-Com
mencipg On avenue D. at the northern extremity of the
same, thence through and aong to Eighth
thence through aud along Eighth street, snge
track, to Lea lis street thence through and along Lewis
street, with single track ~ Crane street thence through
and along Grand street, with double track, 10 East
broadway heooe, With double track through and along
East roadway, Chatham square Chatham street PARK
row TO roadway also single track from the corner Of
avenue and Eighth street through AMI along
Houston street, thence through and along Houston
sueet, with single track, TO Goerck street thence
through and along Goerck street, with single
track 10 Grand street, to connect wh the double
hereinafter provided Tor; also double track from
junction Of Est Broadway and Canal through
along Canal street 10 Broadway also a double track
through and along Grand street. from tue double track AZ
Lewis street to the Grand ferry the river
together with the necessary turnouts and switches
proper working and accommodation Of the road.
Here follow sections similar 10 those in the above bills
with tle exception OF the fifth section the first bill
and The third section ia the second, which omiteil
IMPORTANT WORK BEFORE THE LEGTSIA.
TURE
LICENSING HOUSES OF PROSTITUTION IN NEW YORK.
The GrinoiDs Committee in Assembly, April 6, having
reported the bill TO suppress RIGHTEOUSNESS in the city
New York
Mr. HUTCHINSON moved To strike the bill from the 70
port IT gave nntofned power TO the Common Council of
New York, aud was too important TO be acted
marty.
Nj ScBorErE1D supported the motion, and hoped the
bill would be considered IN the Committee Of the Whole.
Mr. TowIssoS advocated the bill and opposed the mo.
ton 10 strike ont desirable 70 put stop TO ths
great ana growing evil, 1t was necessary to give
victims of the scducer challenged the sympathy of
good everywhere Since eighteen hundred years ago
gentle Nezarene threw hs them, lifted them
up by his mercy, and pointed them peaceful here
after II what The bill proposed be granted the evil might
be greatly mi,iaated.
Mr. HuTcmssos denounced the bill giving an air of
resptcabty 10 the held In abomnston by decent
men, by granting licenses 10 houses Of prostitution
Europe
Mr.. LAW deemed the purpose Of the bill eminenty
humane looked TO the suppression Of great evil me
unfortunate class whose reformation sought deserve
sYmpAthY al the humane and nhilanthrnplc