, 1859-07-29

CoseH on fhs GTsy Railroad Eonpanfss-.
DotrH on fhs Gounefi.-I1osess The GJfy
FFsss-N0ca ON ErfrUt0dy.
Filters Press and Trihua=:
Though not 4 Yankee by birthplace or
blood. um consumed With curiosity III respect
pt The course of our municipal authorities uu,f
city press, toward the horse r4iIroad interest
hereabout; und if can express my queries 50
as not to lie of1enaive; beg you to ts.olyc
tLem.
than = single question, as the one armed man
dd tue Yankee, Who was dying to know how
said Yankee lost his arm. The one armed man
would not explain except upon condiiion-that
tue Yankee would ask no more questions ~,
TINT subject Yankee reluctantly asserting. the
man with the one arm SAID ''fs was Bit olfr'
1masinc Yankees feesihgsin Ectng left in sucl,
state Of incertitude as to tire class, genus or
species Of animal, mammaiia, crauinlrcrous OF
carnirefous, that did the cruel decd
And first, l am anxious to know whether the
proprirtors Of the city press hare any speciul
interest in the Horse Rail. ouds Of this cty oscr
and above our citizens of other nrocationss
tested BY the papers that second truck should
bs laid immediately in State ssreetf Whose
interests ure suffering by the icluy-tIe Horse
Railroads, the properly owners on The line, or
the public! If tue iormer. would suggest
that no painful anxiety need be felt on their nc.
eoAAt - hAEA nc 4IAEth uFun LlISiF SuCCGAS A1tn
lc councii as nego&iatoss. They ohsIiued
Franchise worth s10v,oeo, in The right to lay
their first track on that street aguiust the wish
es aud protests Of large majority in interest
Ut the property owners tho day it was granted
By the c'ty, without paying fred" to a5y budy,
81 Tar rs the people or prOperty holders know.
I-naturea people, eomprising three -fourths Of
large subsidies, &C., but this is aside.
repeat. who wants q double track on State
street! II the Railroad Company wants it,
would il not be we'll for our city press TO turn
IN awhile and help the people negotiate with
that Company to enable the former 10 get q fair
equivalent for whatever OF this class Of fran
chisc they may have ren,a'nincs
Has not the Common Council shown itself
utterly unworthy Of the task Of managing and
dtsposing Of these franchi.cs, thus far: DO you
not think that the peop!e need sour help, in
stead Of tue Railroad Company. Why hare
Eou, gentlemen Of the press, been 50 ready 10
chronicle the expedition Of the Railroad Com
pany in laying their track in East Randolph
street: }ou are aware, OF course, that it is
latsl down against the wish and remonsttancc Of
q considerable majority in interest Of the prop
erty holders on TIM. street. They, the properly
holders, think, without sufficient evidence very
likely, that The Road is damagc to them
You hare in nIl the papers in tue city, given
tile figures to show that the franchise was Of
great value TO the Company. lou hare aver
aged tue statistics Of similar Roads in Eastern
clues, aud announced the numerous dividends
there made in such stock.
How much did our City Guardians demand
and receive fol this Randolph street fraucllisey
Echo answers "nury red!"
Do you recoflect the pa,nftl interest felt by
the City Press IN the progress Of the Wcst Mad
lsou street road: Then the public were dclec-
tated ever5 morning with the precise number Of
inches and fractions Of inches Of progress which
was made with the sewer thertaw3y. aud how
the dofeful news WAS daily announced to the
public that the grea. ciriIi7er aud educator was
compelled to March in the tear Of tic dirty
s'wer! What was the source and cause of III |
this anxiety orer there? Was it the people or
was it the Company who we're 50 anxious in the |
premises? And wlile ain asking questions, |
How much did the Company pay for Tue Madi-
confess, Messrx. Editors, am "alI in mud |
de- in regard to these horse railroads. 4 cor
porate interest has bren firmly established in |
this city for twenty-tire years, wieldnG, or to |
xicld, an immense capital; placed in Possession
Of all the best thorougarcs, far as their inter-
ests ase concerned; capable Of carrying eresy |
c,ty election. during their corporate existence.
# they shall deem it their interest 50 to do; |
has1ng the ability and the will, il We may Judge
Of the future by the present, to cajole, |
buy or wiring ifroE. the city authorities |
precisely such concessions and ordinances rs |
Lhey may desire; possessing fascinating lntiu- |
ence orer the entire city press, eonrerting it |
into q mere bulletin board for their use; aud |
for all this, what compensation have We gut:
am willing to coocede = rery considerable |
TO suburban interests. and the au.
ouEban inhabitants. nm decidedly Horse
Railroad man, and would hare them in spite Of |
III the ineEitable coucomisants; but it is not /
IN iner,table concomltans that franchises Of this
Of immense pecuniary value. should
10 corFupt1y OF foolishly battered away in & few
months, By our city government, under cover Of |
! fictitious public sentiment created BY the
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