New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-26

duoe from the West by land or water are landed tncre
and all the shipments from foreign ports arc mace there
in ordinary times the streets bordering on the North
and East Rivers are crowded With vehicles transport
| ing produce . ~,
contribute nothing TO the convenience OF transaetng
that business bat they seriously retard It, Yet tney
have obtained from the Legislature preference IN the
use Of those streets thus greatly increasing tne expense
Of carving on business creating much bad feeling ana
incurrfng the hazard of serious collisions:
An hours walk along our wharycs will show now NJ
tery ont OF the question IL il that such state OF hlg'
can continue; and the millions upon millions OF prop
crty affected by this consideration render 1t OF no ofd
nary Importance. 1t is upon the Western grower ahd
shipper that the burden ultimately falls. .
Fourth In the lower and business parts Of the CITY
we have many streets laid ont many years ago
and which cannot now be altered Those streets ar
exclu,iyely devoted 10 trade and IL Is absolutely neces
sary that the streets should b. used for loading ana M
loading goods There Is room for that business ana
railroads too. One or the other must lea.e. o
where rails have been laid down in such streets, coins
ions have occurred aud the valuo OF properly ooen NC
rously impaired. Other roads are proposed IN others
Of such marrow streets. and no regard Is paid 10 ths
mischief nor viii there be 40 long the present system
continues. p,
F6h Connected with trade there is another consid,
Grafton not only OF mnch Intrinsic importance o"t %
deep interest TO u numerous and worthy class Of clti
rens. .,
with trade who operate at least o carts anu reks
aud wlose earnings about so 600 q day. lh.lr
business is and will be- constantly interfsred with
by railways consuming their time, injnring or endai-
One cartmsn paid over si6o during the last year for
repairs " his vehicles which were rendered necessary
solely by the railroads. two blacEsmiths shops nave
that the increase Of their business dnrng
the ycar from this cause 5000 and careful oSti
mate made by the cartmcn puts the SUN total OF thus
expense TO them from tits cause alone at siOoOoO
wear And all this beside the Injury 10 their horses and
the delays created In transactins their business
THIS statement relates only to what may De termed
the cartmen u commerce.; aud to this may be added us
affected In the zane way. express wagons butchers
bakers. grocers. milk, and coal and DIRT earf' Doth
lplbc and private.
and the lines of omnibuscs affected In tho came way
Thus In tho commercial cartmen eHpressuen, gro
cers butchers bakers, milk coal and dirt carts mack
ney coachmen and lines Of onnibnses VIC have al east
20 eco men and large amount Of property. whose ~
tercsts entirely overlooked. .
Siuh Private carriages and those who are able 10
keep thcn from tie stylish oun OF flith avenue 70 TIE
I corner grocer are also Overlooked. .
Wearied and worn out with confinement to the city
we crave for ourselves aud families neccss 20 the
country hence the millions We have spcdt for the Con
Our only access by land is by avenues or Bloom
ngdae Road. and all Of them are now occupied Dy
railroads, except the Fifth. Madison and Lexington
| avenues 49,.
There is now grant for road in Madison avenue.
three applications pendans for road IN Lexington ave
! nue. and one for a road In flfth ayenne.
Ard all experience has shown Row unsafe expensive
and il is for private carriages to use tie
same street with railroad. ,
in this consideration. and ther interests wishes COM
forts, have been hitherto wholly neglected.
Ssrena The mode Of construction Of the railroad.
ard the fixing OF tho streets through which they run
are aso imperfect or neglected
The law requires the most improved construction.
But who is to Judge and where the remedy for neglect
is 70 be found oils with The officers Of the city and
experience has shown how fruil is tbsl dependence
II 10 now fact that the kind Of raj uscd - not
always the most improved kind; that the surface OF
the streets is ofcn fixed 10 be convenient only %
the railroad and the track Of stages and cers is