New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-26
TIE CITY RAILROADS.

MEETING AT THE COOPER INsrlIC re.
At oc.ock last evening q small body OK CITIZENS
assembled in the Coop. institute The Gu o. the
" Of New-York opposed 10 legislative gtants CT tho
ait % Construct railroads 10 the streets Of th5 CITY
to private associations without compensation TO tho
" city for such valuable franchises Tle call Was
signed ~ Mayor Tie Dsrn, Daniel Lord, ex Mayor
Havemeyer Moses Taylor sud other prominent citi'
zers. Net thsn hundred persons were present.
All O'Clock quarter Of an hour before the term for
orgerizing the meeting ex Councilman JfSt KgRRf-
CAN who had entered the place With crowd Of Bow
cry Boys nCuina,eG exAldorman Mott 70 preside.
lie question On the nonir alton Was pat snd carried,
ard Mr. HoTT took the crair.
TIE PnEsIDZsT made brief speech, in which he
took grouros in opposition 10 the objects Of the meet
itg, AID 81 loudly sppagded by nr. e1 Councilman
Ksirgsn and his tfieLds Of the Sixth ard Of the City
Of NeV-Iork.
Mr., Jo,EPH Blunt arose and attempted to speak.
He was cougted ard scrspsd dowr-his eicqlsucs
beirg not appreciated by KerIgan AMI company. DE
stated however tia, ne regarded 1t es improper Tor
gerttman 10 preside who opposed to the objects
~ the meeting, ard that st proper tire he should
move for Reorganization Of the meeting.
TIE PREsIDEST tler introduced the following pre-
auble and resolutions which were carried ~ herrgsn
and party:
Whereas. there are row before the Legsgrs various
posa, for Isiroids ~i:an this ei;y sra ,.,,..a
Hhtia', sppeas ., the rtPort o. tns @tas. ha,ioo
Coma than tSeLty millions OF passenger are
cansd IL single yea o,sr TIE rsirosis 10 II' cry ana
Hherls 10, been tins a,mcnstrsted BY experiences nat
% person, h IRE vicinity their the prescott city roads
seofd transport cheaper snd mote o3mmoeoa' tnin
Htrsaf travellers N ALL par Of toe et,y arc
alike entitled % ;he s4ns IA ties 1t usnspo,S,oo whs ns
present. rosd' accommodate bit comparatively D,u portion
BAras since tho ps.,s,s Of the act Of 1884 IL rs,ari 70
d; or - cr u DUR monopoly ne
ose Cd soto her aocorunoeste nc BIC II tLi' re.pee;
have nd aaeons road. although 90 much Needed
BY cur cHizeIs have been attempted AID,
Hhv0s has been ds4es sy the Court o. Uns'e kesort
iist TIE Lsss'He OILY las the Posef % sauL M t-n,
fs1ss Construct sad opefste road over The sHas of tae
RA,5 TIE City Of Rev YORK tie todsr Of such streets
a. = n ,s. tor Re peep q tie whole sat- o. whom me
n abs q TIE Lesa.1fe az. TIE .aa = .aea
.nthof zse bat bound 90 90 le.ssi, 10 iegd Ply
rty L. r prble As 70 rsss IL o re tfsAs's bsH.h' "
pAsa las ben tie custom q ,he Legislature from ne
orsinizton q tie Government % graz hian,ses 49,,
ycee he pati 70 b. sooopod st 'sersoy
feify tn PIKE, toll bridge, bank aud 'uct ne
HhSren Al tsst for ssch itaacn'e, 10y
pAs y tie pOcha',r Hs'' eventually De '9Aa % % P
R,rS That vhcst sTpre..ins pslefsnee i,t say pe,
g.r "a Or ro.e. this me-s rscoa1ends sad sfoSsJ
uTss r,oa tie Legislature TIE pssse Of .ss Sl'a'nzns ne
Tocs. a. -. Lssslstsre sIp@ete. ard ~isd1n nay
e1Ieles all te oI ne eoay % sloss s.fs. .ad
ira. vs .re In 6yor Ct the rsp., Of TIE ..
eta bes.e Of sk,aa terms srss % srsnts and fur
Tier oecau.e L upSocs sna oendrns me aoyo,ls.
.sd Tbst cad % tee Legi'a:sfs % make ths
,,,t, In Jew spectacle sat reSpsnsbLs czn
o 70 s.r broken policy Of Tee s,s By d2osDs Of L..
" as the pec. of such sss eventually Be retained
o.; Of he pocses q taoss ssins IN, ro.ts COZ
Pc. SS .ere-.st proyis ne Ss.,es. Il i. c.y, IN .sr
eo. S.sa.r. 4. e. eighty 2, % ne .,,,, dina. sv
ssps.s and tie SPEAKER Of me Assembly
Csns being made On tie Ksrrgan side Of the house
! fcr M.kcnLUs ELS of Harlem, tina. genseInan
for.ard and addressed the meeting. He favored
the idea q eT'eadisg Al tse facilities possbls tor
,Iassit 20 u upper part ~ tho island hs inr'ed
,ns: tAs go'sgeot 70 sesass .s sai' Vt s9s itaa-