The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-25

the upper wards II has been business in which sue
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The men engaged therein starting from humble means
have earned every do. q tnsr capital y sas o.S
but few exceptions have their entire means embazks IN
the business and absolute ruin TO them win be The eonse
spence should your nonor.cie body not Intervene Tor
The railroads now operated in the city Of New YORK
were granted by the Common Council Of that city but IN
every instance the stage property to be affected by their
operation secured and protected, measure OF in
demnty demanded alike by the public voice Of the ct
zens Of New York Is the convictions Of justice and equity
The Legislature In the year 1854 passed an act designed
IN the city Of New York in which 4 was provided
the city should not be at liberty TO take away the stage
licenses granted by It, without full compensation for the
their means the faith Of the ctys grant. In this act
II also provided that stage companies might be In
under the operation OF which by the state the
New York Consolidated Stsge Company was established,
and embraces stage property 70 the extent Of over
and has been purchased as means OF Investment by
hundreds, many Of whom women, and most Of whom
comes law, viii be rendered practically worthless
That besides the said company there are other ncor
poaed stage with stock held throughout the
not destroyed.
The provision in the Broadway Railroad act in regard
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the business without making compensation for the
licenses business TO be destroyed, while It is very
careful TO require that the licenses shall be transferred
10 the grantees nsmed for that insufficient confederation
The franchise to 0mnbusoe for compensation Is
most valuable portion Of the BY the
companies engaged in the business for which they hav
paid large sums Of money and which, guaranteed BY
the Legislature OF the State represented In the stock
s proper to remark that various propositions have
been made by the grantees named In said act apparently
as s% G az
ing them, IL 10 sufficient to say that upon investigation
they have been found to fall short Of what justice and
equity demand
authorize the construction OF railroad in Broadway and
TO designate the indvduals to be favor with the spe
sal grant, submit that tho stage propretors should
have consideration grantees private SPECTATORS
who have no interests TO be destroyed rights 10 be In
fringed, or services to the State deserving
Of legislative reward, but who occupy solely the
nso ordinary fns stage ' poprsos hs
in business similar in character 70 that of railroad and
having vested rights TO the Of the streets TO be
pied, are in position which practical and equtably
We would further state that the representations
the necessity for railroad In Broadway are say the
least, very much exaggerated. With the improved
smooth granite pavement being laid In the principal
streets IN the city of New York, stages easily be
adapted SO as to furnish all the advantages Of
in fixed iron tracks, and occupying solid wall Of
tinuous the centre Of the carraseway Through
the advantages OF the pavement each stage and
will be made 70 accommodate at least third
passengers than at present The bodies be SO con-
struc to be placed the pavement access
TO them facilitated and the same smoothness and
mnishug the number of public vehicles third, and
providing ali the relief and additional oonvenisnces
can be possibly desired by the public Respectfully sub
CaAS. b WHITE,
CHESTER LAMB,
Committee On behalf Of the New York Consolidated