The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-18
posed 10 be laid down at the expense Of property
holders, and that . suitable payment INTO the city

posed 10 be laid down At the expense Of property
holders, and that . suitable payment into tho CITY
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axa'ion wh Gu p ,sses 30 heavily upon Us citizens
fsh's methd were deemed Objectionable, u Sonid hsv
fafes Tor the haIfpo,ta,cn OF passengers as " htv
proved vetsbie benc fl 20 the humber cssses OF cn
gers ~fo are driven far from the centres OF business
~ the Dih rents prevalent IN the accessible ds
u,c's OF sb. cry 10 this epeu Also the bills befor
NE fail 10 con orm 10 the nlmatlons con tiiDed in
apnpai message wblstns notorious that the profit
OF the existing yalroaos Ia the city OF New York ar.
vastly crIopoiioned 10 the amount Of capital actual,
invested the Ioas pos proposed are allowed to conform
10 the prices for the af charge
~ those already IN operation, without any oner restc
ton reduction.
Again, tie bills to which avn constrained to oter
pose my objections, are grants of power in per
petsity Ordinary pruceuce would suggest that thif
should be avoided. Powers that useful 10 day
under L,be charging circumstances Of communities
AND Of municipal operations may, few years hence
bectme objection sbe Hence It is that the exclusive
bene fits Of hts limited the existence Of corpora
tons circpmsc, bed within certain periods, ferry fran
chiss DE- fined and restricted. Toe whole MUS OF
government requires That privileges granted especially
ibose Of pecunry value, or Affecting the public
nence shall after certain time cease and the power OF
revision and Moment be exercised In dance with
the rtquh, me nts Of public interest
But The privileges onerIed In these acts authorizing
In some cases the entire ebgroesmeu OF Streets with
out imation and IT, at future time the OF tbese
public avenues al oud d. manded for other purposes
there 10 GeteImnase to which the Inhabitants
corporate authorts could look for saton of the pr
vii'ges granted Nor rs there any power reserved
on the part Of the Legislature 10 alter modify reuoai
those grants however shall be the abuses which
may grow up ucder them Nor there any prov in
rail- oade shai be constructed
Secure In the privileges conferred the parties in int
rest may delay action to such line as their conyc
Diepce shall be best eubserved In the meantime the
immuDes granted may be the subject OF constant bar
ter and SALE without the slightest accrupg advantage 10
the pibc Equally deficient are they 10 requirements
70 the time and the cars shall run, the dis
lance 10 which car, when started shall proceed Run
ing In zezsg directions It in the power OF the several
hroa thole nArtir
and thus, instead OF carrying passenger the whole dis
lance he may wish to proceed compel him TO pay two or
more ds,es before reaching he desired point
adverted, Is the utter want Of responsibility which per
taDs 70 these associations They not required 10 Ole
any articles Of association aud within month after orga
Dxation the public may be entirely at loss to know who
are the parties in interest Being without corporate
name and without corporate responsibility prosecutions
could only be maintained against individuals and these
with accessible public record 10 exhibit either their
nance, residence interests might prove altogether in
tar e,ble. AND as II this impunhy were not sufficient,
the bills before me, violating all just precedent PROVIDE
that suits for damage temand be brought exclusively
In the Courts Of the First Judicial district.
Thus while the persons upon whom these privileges
conferred In these acts are residents Of various secons
Of the State gaps are compelled TO resort for redress
TO the city Of New York, no matter whist may be the
cumsances Of the case how the burden thus
imposed That this fragrant departure from the prin
cpes and practice which govern ordinary legal contro
veIsies cannot De questioned
have thus briefly stated my objections 70 these mea
snres drawn from the inherent defects manifest in the
Uus tnemeeNtN lucy are, my JuOgmeDt, Of 30 grave
character and 30 clearly calculated to destroy the u
~ Of the measures proposed that cannot be-
come party to their enactment Sincerely do depre
cate the want OF additional railroad facilities In the city
with whose interests, social, civil and commercial have
long been connected But cannot consent the pacr
nee Of permanent interests for temporary adv antaqes
The thus objected to sre their present shape
at varar &c with justice and sound policy; not 10
nance with the wishes Of the wants Of the great
those FOR whoee bepet they profeesedly designed
and being deficient in those legislative safeguards which
should mark wise and discriminating legislation my only
rogatve, and therefore return them sevsraly without
my signature < d. MORGAN.