The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-05
Report of Special Committee
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STREET RAILROADS.
Report of Messrs. Rule, skaats and Too
hey, Special Committee on street Rail-
roads, Made to Council on wednesday
Evening Inst.

hey, Special Committee on street Rail-
roads, Made to Council on wednesday
Evening Last.
petition Of Miles Greenwood and Others asking that
the right to lay down tracks in certain streets, for
granted to the Cincinnati Street Railroad Company,
and the remonsrance of A Long and others, against
REPORT.
The subject of Street Railroads. for passenger pur-
poses, having already elected much discusson in the
don't feel called upon to enter Into an elaborate or
lengthy dissertation the subject and would at
thing other than the simple recommendation "It be
passed." II not that the subject is Of sufficient
submit to the % "BoSrd few Of many Of the reasons
which present themselyes why they should make the
recommendation. Believing, as your committee do,
that the growing prosperity and increase in trade
population and manufactures OF our city must Of ne
our city, how are we to provide for that increased
growth, other than by better and more expeditions
Of transit from its extreme points to our bust
Your committee don't feel called upon to argue the
question Of the superiority Of street passenger rail
ways for the purpose named believing is generally
and expeditions yet devised. The omnibus, in every
other city of equal or approximate extent with our
canal boat and COACH Of days gone BY super
seeded by the steamboat and locomotive for the pur
Your Committee would have felt much reluctance
IN recommending measure Of this kind, asked by
but the experiment having been tried, and having
proved sgnally successful in the cities Of New York
Philadelphia and Boston, have no hesitation in re-
commencing their adoption here. Already other
Western cities-st. Louis and Chcago-haye granted
the privilege to certain companies to lay down tracks
for the same purpose To orr minds, the best cyl cyl
| roads any other of locomotion, is to be
found in the fact that inaugurated In New York In
un on pOn m
mercal center is travelled by the street RAILROAD car
injury to property; and on obstacle to The business
city, It could not have extended beyond the limits
the Harlem Railroad Co., for the history Of which,
and other routes subsequently granted by New York
committee submitted to your honorable body.
Philadelphia then, cautious in her policy, was slow
were SO much beyond those what its friends named,
thy te Ss ety. %
Tai,Gsd within the past fifteen t,H %GHhSanOthSr &
ness-and some of these tracks have been laid down
Your COMMITTEES have learned that objections were
urged to granting to any company the rights to use
% e ordancs m oh he
Ss Il H. 0 1UTT Gmmee Ss
cnnati Street Railroad Co; is body composed ofthc
cOrporators and stockholders: II the city grant tC
streets named, an amount Of money equal to the ex
genditnre will be required which has to be obtanet
stock. 1t matters not thcn p the Judgment Of YOU
committee whether our citizens subscribe to the
after be organized Il amounts to the same in The end
But your committee do believe that the interest o
regulate the running Of ali the lines 50 as to eonnec
spirit of rivalry, or through personal interest, O.
other causes, run as their interest or feeling ma!
would prove a constant source Of annoyance to tn
Council to regulate the running of the cars, eacl
Sy
whereas If the present grant is made, and the CIT
also, the fare to be charged, your committee ar
clearly of opinion that the wants Of the public vii
ing will be whether the citizens will subscribe to tn
cincinpati Company % or any other H ,0o rrnod Oh,
3 Miami R. r. and the Ohio { Mississippi r. r; You
jeCtion, because portion, of the remonstrance ha
raised it-the ground Of objection not having bee
Z stated, nor the reasons that influenced 1t. You
committee are at loss to assign cause If the connet
tion was asked, why it should not be granted; y
obvious to your committee, that no solid objectio
can be raised to the connection. On the contrar!
they believe that the interest and general welfare
limos are sprngng up for the carrying trade betwee
the East and the West and ere long, if Cinclnna
pSpRs pSTiraSs Sn ali the the Which pass
through her city, she will find that non' will pay Il
g tribute, unless they are compelled to do o. ,
3 Your committee would, therefore, suggest gheth,
is wise Pocy to exact tribute instead OF aior'
These reflections they leave your honorable body
determine.
that the prayer of the petitioners be granted, an
I that the suhjoned ordinance be adopted, grantn
tier tier, john s. G. Burt G. j. W. smith G. s. Ksuimsr
IS II. b. Handy and Alfred Buchanan, are corporation
q II. D. bullock, John Bates, John il. Groesbeck, r,
Haines, Larz Anderson, John o. Oulbertson, GassI
hereafter associated with them, associates al
70 stockholders, have power to lay down tracks In q
streets named, for the purpose OF Street Passeng
q Respectfully submitted.