New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-25
City Railroad de.

10 N. Editor of Tie \. T. T5ibsBe
SIR: As one Of the proposed grantees named
in The SixtysiGth street and Lexington Rail.
road Bill permit me TO answer through your columns
some statements that appear In your issue Of yesterday
over the signature Of j. ". EdInonds. lie judge
says:
l. You ssy % O0O citizen. petition for IT, Its well known
how thor. obtained Boys pgd fd setting
naloe y got anybody and eyey body without any
OF 70 rence to their interest in project their ability
10 he benefited py a..
On the other hsnd We have carefully osuvaed tie upper
ha o.: the roeist - the ~ miles ron tie southern
nns,i0n OF lafayette place to Shiyfourh sfeesnd We
have laid before the legislature the renousnce Of nine.
t Of oil the people n. tie route against the
fthe seven persons employed TO canvass for sigma.
lures to the petition only is under thirty years Of
age.
They were instructed to receive no names but those
Of adult residents of the City OF Newly ork and that
each Subscriber should write his residence opposite his
name These Instructions were strictly compiled with
and the calyassers are now ready 10 verify each name
subscribed to the petition. AS 20 the sneCr that any
body and everybody signed the petition, without any
sort Of reference 10 their interest in the project their
ability 20 be benefited by H., would respectfully as K
how does the writer know ihis to be So Have Tire
residents OF the lower part OF the city interest Ia
their wives and children being able comfort biz 10 visit
the Central Park Are not The operators who reside
large workshops in The lower part benefited by street
railroads. does the learned judge think that the
anybodies and eyeTybodics,' are incapable OF jud
"
persons 10 consult on matters Of public utility Would
he like 80 restrict the right Of petition 10 the some
bodies or il he can't do that does he wish tue Iegis
lsure 20 disregard the petition OF anybody and every
body" aud 20 regulate legislation by the wishes and
tastes OF the "sOne bodesf IL would seem So for
the reIuonstrants referred 30 by him are all some.
bodies" living in the upper half Of the route
between Jafayette Place aud Sixty-iouith street
while the lower hall Of the route Inhabited by any.
bOdy and everybody is entirely Overlooked as ID the
views OF this class Of citizens were OF 30 consequence
di glse il may social Importance lies the root
OF The opposition 70 the Lexington Avenue Railroad
and is through its Influence operating the Lcgsa.
that the opponents of the BIZ hope dnfoat H.
The wishes ola dozen rich distinguished men arr
expected "a counerhalanGe the petitions vi n 900 any.
bodies aud eycrybodos" before the Legislature of a
Democratic people; social inequality nirudes itself
among the Representatives Of political equality anL de.
mnds legislative recognition, and expects receive H.
Suppose That the public interests required street ran
roads through both Lexington avenue and Avenue
A, and the residents of both avenues were opposed
which ought 10 prevai If private interests or com.
merco must submit 10 the public good in the use Of
streets and avenues what would be thought Of the pol
icy OF compelling the bodies and eVerybodicsh OF
Avenue TO yield their private Interests TO the public
good while pHbic interests were made subordinate 70
the tastes and wishes Of ibe "somebodes" Of Le1ng.
ton avenue
Again, judge Ednonds says;
i9v 'sy tho co.Gvors Gye vel known tlj Ie'ropsils