The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-26

There vas meeting held at the Cooper Institute las,
night in accordance with the following CALI
kEw CIR kAnRoAm-The inhabitants of ths city Of New
us wnD p s 70 ss.ss 81 grant. e he right .
iS.s .s1n! saon . ,hs city for valuable
fsS S:s,:S f;'s, Es:;: E VII 5;y.a.,sr Pete. Cooper
1osa sn9G5ssc5, Green }s%s; sns, xias gAaIiss Dana
1s,o ngl aa. So;e. Wan. S%ss ws
J.teymour j. Blunt Xnthony l. Roierss
inc callers OF the meeting intended 70 obtain express
sion Of popular feeling against the grant by the Legislature
Of railroad rights through the city without 10
the city therefor But the parties interested In obtaining
such grants made arrangements for subyertipR the
purposes Of the meeting and carrying everything
their own way. They marshaed their forces,
which consisted principally Of boys from the Tenth
and Fourth wards, into the hall before the arrival
Of the other parties At quarter after seven o'clock
through the instrumentay Of James Kergan they called
the meeting 70 order elected Richard Mott chairman and
Aarcellus Eels secretary
dence for the honor they had conferred upon him. saying
he had come there OF the Masses and that he
strongly opposed TO granting 70 corporation merely
because 1t bad money the right Of railway track where
by could be enriched out Of the necessities OF poor
people That company ought to have the railways who
lowest rate quickest in time The upper part Of the
city needed much greater railroad facilities that IL has Il
was an absolute necessity that the people have
should be sustained and interests Of rnouo
poles He had no doubt that the people Of New York.
to selling the right Of railway any company and would
be in favor OF the Legislature granting TO any company
therefor.
BY the time the Chairman finished his speech il
was half past seven ocockthe proper period for COM
mencing the meeng-and quite ber of persons had
assembled under the call. Mayor Tiemann ]. Blunt Pc
ter Cooper James H. Welsh perhaps Tie majority Of
the other callers of the meeting were present They
md thp unaa npix od
proceeding directly In opposition TO the call
Mr. BLUNT rose and said he did think proper 70
which the meeting called Qiissing and hallooing)
The orsanizatcn Of the meeting premature lille
sM 81 sSs
made so much noise could tell what he said. He
was at length heard say that when the proper time
arrived he Chair had decided him out Of order he would
nominate officer proper for the OCCASION and take tho
sense Of the meeting for against IT, This caused the
Of the iowdes they hisscd and bao0ed louder and erce
till they completely choked Mr.. Blum. down.
CnMEMN-what is the fcrther pleasure Of the meetngS
The Secretary handed paper 70 him.
CHARMAN-bcre are some resolutions which were hand
ed in by man at the door.
vmcIs-Rcad them! Road them
The CnARaAS then read the following preamble and
rcsolutobs:-
Whsreas Toers before the legislature pro-
s1 sr he q 4. @ as
tnss more than twenty % million Pas.snssrs carried
beer sas ,. Sy ssossncs
q @ % ss . Of
heretofore In uee IN this city: ana Wbercas
he s 1 ss % sbs s :as
our populaiion; and wherens since he assage p oS & S
act Of 1854 In regard 10 city raiirosds which. bv
Of Others and Scnres monopoly TO the present roads all
eSsa nrd a % cs PSbs u this have
Sy our citizens bave be aitsned snc bsres ~ S
decided by he Court Of ulmsi resor III th ,ra
only has the power grant right franchise 70 cSnstruc
ana operate road oyer he streets Of the cs and whereas
@ my % " cW ~ % % ~ noaer o. snca streets only 10 trust
syS ,h oi wn"m ne oL tue
hofzed bu, bond 90 to lesat IN regard 10 hnd M ~.
public make Of srss.est benefit 70 tSe whole
ops and wheress has been The cuaaom 81
,jho,, suon o. NE 70 grant Hanchses
them provided He public were Be bepsa.sd or secomno
like eharters and whereas all compensation such fran
omaes nfs PAD ~ he purchaser must eventually
ucnar road or rosds his e recnmmr,Hs d ot any par
upon TIE Legislature passage OF laws authorinc ia
q nsW city road: sncS
routes u e & nH &setafs II s e.perienee and wisdom may
rsdens Of he civ not A. al ar ht @ oI par AMI
prsssn! road. ~ - . WV A''' A''0""0'''ea 0s 'Os
act Of l because Of the il axes to grants and
iurusr became Ms npnods and CONFIRMS monopolies
the ior 70 ns aa % make
posing frsnchises lie Common wsres ,uh
lie sale especially the proceeds sncb tales must
1e % under rights conferred by
Gnsncss Of he city win serioDs vsppih some % w ,ne
State. ''A'''''" ''' ''s"''S VI inc
Resolved That copy these resolutions signed Nv The
ohcers OF tne meeting be transmitted 70 The resden
senate and The speaktrof the Assembly
The resolutions were adopted without any one atempt
ing TO say word in favor against them
The boys ihen called loudly for Marcens Eels the secre
taiy.
He and discussed the necessity Of grea.er yroad
scccmmodatons. He wanted such accommodations dou
bed and treoled wanted the Legislature to grant rail
roads free and the Ike The city had right 10 receive
money for the sale or the lease Of tho railways The rail
way accommodations to Harlem were so poor that the
people who preside up there had been compelled At great
expense, totud two steamers, in order get up and
down to and ffom their business. Proper raways wouIo
the prize Of real estate up least twenty five
per cent. The rowdies greniy applauded Mr. Eels
After he sat Gown they called loudly for Quin "Quinr
"Qu'n, reoundcd In every part Of the hail. while all
who were not posted up in the arrangements were
wondering who Gum was At length . young fellow
rather rttIectaby dressed, arose. walked up on the
STAGE took on his oyeIcoot and began talking In decided
brogue. He was very reckless in what he said irregular
snd uDerspaiical in the way he said IT, According to
his ideas there not city in the world where there ia
not more travelling convenience than there is in New
York The poor sewing girls got touch Of his sympathy
The present Jaw Tor obtaining railways, in re.
of thr mia