The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-03
The New York CITY Railroads.

MIR Pond from the Committee on Cities and Villages
the written report accompanying the bills reported IN
voraby the House, refers to the rapid growth and
tension Of the city of New York. and OF the absolute
cessiy Of such changes in public conveyances will
commodae the increased population the extension
streets and avenues Lees than forty years ago a
single ire Of public stages from Pine Spring
street or Greenwich viogc, at twenty five cents,
quite srcieDtfo the convenience Of ~ citizens Tho
pot traces up the changes until omnbuses, cabs and
hacks were forced awe way few lines OF railroads
These roads, few they and inadequate to the pre-
sent warts OF city, have mainly contributed TO the
cIosse OF the population snd have carried annually
than twenty five millions OF passengers while the
cmDbusts stu 10 very extensive business
Yet the present roads traverse but pconsiderable
portion OF be city, and bu. passss by any OF the
mercns ferries which hourly pour forth their tens Of
thousands Of pass epgers, and there not single
operation the city The means OF reaching the
Central Park aso entirely inadequate 70 the public
wants
The committee believe these railroads In the city benefit
all clases property merchants professional men
and mechanics, well AZ vsers from every part OF the
world u the Of these railroads thai depreciates
property 10 :be loves. parts of the city, ~ well - pre-
vents It's rise in the MP er parts The committee benvs
the representatives Of the people would be derec in their
duty did they suffer the present pass without
fencing the metropolis Of the State these facilities, which
the business the neres, and the convenience OF s citizens
ard public nj large demand In relation 10 the calm
that the city alone, under the charter has
The rs TO ~ ant the usc the for railroads. the
committee Argue that all the power conferred BY any char
held At the vii! OF the soveregn people, and that
The Legislature Of the susie has power to alter abrdge
annu any of the privileges enjoyed under the charter.
The proposition that municipal corporation established
FOR public PURPOSES has Laenable rights interests or
powers IN property held by Il for pubic pur
pcses only aacss The greater portion OF the unques
opea cgiraon OF this State fer than half CO injury
In rsssrd to cities, but involves the contradiction Of
soveseany within sovereignty. The city Of New York
has not been entrusted with the power acquire pro.
periy for The benefit OF its citizens alone but for the pub
lie Of The whole STATE, all Of whom have an equal
ripht with the residents 10 the use OF any
o! the publ, Streets parks or paces Those
rights cannot exist except by the acknow ledg nent
OF the principle that the municipality is but the
agent or trustee Of the people Of the State the
legislature has the full and perfect authority without i'm
putaton Of wrong abuse, 10 their judgment
and decide which mode q Of this property viii best
subscrve the public ntcrests and convenience The CON
miittee refer to legal authorizations to prove that such
the Judgment o. the cours They state thai after careful
stuoy OF The map Of the city, and OF existing routes tncy
have determined 10 report 1--WE bills, which they believe
are demanded by the public interest.
THE ROADS rAvoRABLY REPORTED.
AVENUE D AND BROADWAY
Incogpora tors-John T. Devlin. VIM Simpson, John
OKeefe, John " Coon, Nicholas wahh, John
Fox, Henry oosan, Anthony Dssrs Routs
commences at the northern extremity, ef avenue
d, running through Eighth street, Lewis street.
Crane srect, East Broadway chatham square, Chatham
stree Park 10 BROADWAY. Also from of ave-
and Eighth sireet through avenue d. Houston street
Gocrck street, W connect with track On Grand strcet