New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-12
Ii. SOUTHSIDE RAILROAD.
REMARKS OF HON. A. J. BERGEN,

IN ASSEMBLY
The question being on ordering to a third reading the
bill 10 pran, certain privileges 10 the Southside Railroad
Company Of Long Island,
Mr. BERors took the floor and said:
Mr.. SPEAKER; desire 70 occupy the attention OF
the House nj q l. time with very brief rtat. IN, nt Of
tie argum, ns which favor The pa,sage OF this bill and
with come ailus TO the obectous which have been
made 10 IT, and overruled by the Comm tees who have
had IL under consideration. The objection rubed by
the gentleman who has the honor Va part iIh me, 10
r.prsssnt scroD, Old uoi admits that the Lonssnd Rai
Red s SSsi s no s sss 30. ba .S h th- sad
road vii AN the old road Tbs eonirs3 fact s shown BY
Wife admit the proPfisy Of the s-nteGsn. interest
IN what b. deems tbs only eonurcs ia rA h END OF he
thar his 'psd Sppr,hsnsons will ever BE- real
,Isd b., th On ,hs e2a,y ne ~ ~. 20 as 1s
sasy be .p,SAHy r,PIe.Inh,, ~. ,h,, ah,
sst. Of lne esponbe chGrscer Of the COmPny On tine
eouir.J Sdaed tbs, all il, corpoIror, were men Of tho
,n.rrved bang themselves large property owners on the Island
or Cay Brooklyn. Al re preliminary measures of,hs
ton In question hs.g bern sIsir ed ~ 40 ,eeonPhed .
se sh Of rosd h,vs bs.s h-sy rendered accepted
and other ncper have been teksn which careful bull
s, procrdar. hs. required The LsE,aiue s asked
,.isi or indor.e speculative b..sles. sn,sfpse
The privilege which fTms the important feature 81 tL!s bill,
nourd tEs the , Of sso per mic Is no, .ufci~n pro-
prop., interest, This point raised BY tho counsel
Uaf5tma,y how ever o tbo.e ~to careless about their
Cf he
value Of tis landed Interest 1sg the usnbsr
required mile Of rad al g and an syrrsse value OF
on- iosrh tic sun named 10 bl Bot It hpren, tina,
tie ais per mile instead Of 49, the scul value Of
p.Ii ths u assignee here And the TACT that about
h Of The st way la. been .re'dy donated to me
ysuo t!esh lie smoun' proVidsdn the Treasury oIty
az, hi, question OF right Of way thu, securely gu.sled
whcL jet q This bill eeutsrd And The ioT
sfns r.te IN any respect far sat. hno~n.
patton Do "a ot1 any appshsn'icH, ON i score we cave
russl donation sos tie surs route tns'srocs
Of purchase bring exceptions S.ny class OF Into sfnt farm
and proPheior' Who f underAnd the er,'l' Of thl,
pise esch person within s Of Acce,t 10 Only
Of nos and guardians tbs, this privilege TO iAti
o. esH. sine. they have pot ,h" Ish h9~eyeT vii
process 10 sv, III u,r.ve jointly rh u. oi t. process
Of r,y value Of all the land Do scqni'ed
the OF 10 hama wLich ask TO
ea . ue IL. sn,s ea.S Of traf ,.dy Tor The soaoys.
tho hh has been made 'hs' this company win
uuIs The business OF the Lug Island ksiosd have !hs
reIly 10 mate
The Long lslud Rslro,d built with view to Boo
,I, 10 sustain h,s bushes. md The Issiile o,rh. to de-
pIs the New Bs al of It. ,h1e ard SOP the sound
defend he esste busine' inenon' OF tie Long Island
h ads Of the da.S & s.is Il HiS@fS
nssode winding syei, eLsd'iG no, 70 D.nen ,s Ioo-
bic Tn, only island bsrsst aimed By the road !. at hoAs.
wills. lsnd speculation. to hch 1t H,cends summit
tam. .oo,i ery nearly right angles for about uics 4 10
.md claim that this road located With regard 70
benefit OF either the north south aide Of the Island be-
watch swings Lilac mohs uns eoin AID T. equally
absurd claim ts its n8na az has cossued the
property t.Ters OF The lnd either side There Go nu
neTous instance. m Prn, on nj; es',. =,
tits tr this road ought seriously injure tho old
road Already hss determined 10 abandon is Bro tern
nus snd b. come u nj - oil Inns 20 'eei tnohr outlet
Wesmpy sLe up with lesvng We protect the intee' they
have elected Absndon. maintain the otOn Of Brool
lyn With ocse' winch otnrSls viii ne dsgiv"d 81 and
AZ. tlsnhyd those Tho believe n tie South Side.
sd line. The mole domain from Hunters Point via
Jsmac through ihr oener Il The leland CTeroit and the
the leland vi " uil. oi tne south
Side, the pir tie established G. mpany end
ifsy cannot laake pay, thoyr such county simply
OF NAL alton, because theio
gGLts sources Of ptohs.
orb. wesh ~ the South Psy Of the irrl
podre OF the south side proper wbhwe ect 10 bring
into ope,i"h on our road nc pad la e io.9a access, 70
pr Io,s L. II ill r-nhn hss vmtned for these 20
tnct which time properly owned certain parts Of
The South side bss sdyalc Ia price.
MOI 4 IL true that general rTotds throughout
the countr, have been seLty injured IN The aggregate
by tue nutuce Il rivalry On tho eobtay the whole history
railway shows that Increased facilities FOR travel
multiply travel very great ratio, positive ornuhs TO
the community There force therefore, ia is srgnnst
that thu, TrTv.Ee 20 be denied u u the
legiiuse basissss Of the Old rosd
II vee hosoVsr be granted that the roaf vii anect
the buntsi Of the Long Island Kosd the que 1 VI pup
nc conyenrnee ard the benefit Of taxable property oushI TO DO
held paramount TO the Interests of any sng coEPosn Ne"
York has become r,ceor Of the Union ance her
en. into the pest and inoib- uion bY when We are AL
to stand " isl so.J through her euteIpse ~ Pue iys
Nor In this ssen,sag Of her pronnent public
works has abe display ed bgoie1 sbo hted policy
Ste ,tArds among her slater States eeIinE her proud
sis with her sdyaI soil better casto more
spacious bors and more noble rivers o. with TIC he stone
ofnner. wealth and occupying position Of proud
sninenos But Tor the pronpuess aud va,.ne - our y,su
q ilen. LnpIo':asnt. Sos would a., ny. ,'soss
40 the dsrshf Il her the CT Ell sf s