The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-10
CITY RAILROADS.

Message frotn Mayor Guntner.
The following interesting message from the Mayor on
the sub ec OF the management Of tho public
yesterday read IL the proceedings Of the Common
Couuc-
MAror's Orr,cr NEw yoaK March 1864
TO rnr HoNon.nIE rtE coMsoN Corr
hs tho r Ely @ sm the Sor % ese ae se
S" e Of OF q the yol nee'es apa s
Dongan charter w Ne found All and q the
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use and service OF the SAID Mayor Aldermen and ommona
islaoa AFORESAID and ave lers there together with
ard aah 70 s sad Mayor
appoint and direct The establishing making ayng
ALLEYS va sae y and bridge. tn and
inhabitants Q, sad and Manhans Island aforesaid
The Monigonere charter conitms those rights in the FOL
And We do further for our heirs and successors
give grant ratsy and confirm INTO the said Mayor Alder q
successors forever that the Comoa Council OF the said
any M 1e "as .os Il al e s's
@ ae s 70 a. ~ aapnn Ssdes n
highways bridges already made aid out bat Also
seys h6waTs a%a an bridges hereafter 70 be
ass or i 2s IN as the said city Of New n
said Common Council for the time beng the major par
FOR MIN ana
These powers OF the Mayor Aldermen and COMMONLY
year 1850 In the charters granted by Legislature to The
and 70 the Hudson siser Rsilroad COMPANY in the
year 1876 the franchises OF those companies in "a
subject 70 lie control Of municipal In the
year 1861 i've several acts we're passed by tue Less .u
tain individuals nane in the respectively construct
railroads n various parts Of the city 1890,
This legislation practically diaegared the rights OF the
city Of New York to toe coutrol of her streets
Seyera OF these railroads have been Constructed and are
rous parts Of the city According 10 lie recent ad
tons Of the courts the whole matt Of CITY rais
ses the uado blet power TO 80 mould and amend The acts
authorizing thcir construction 70 secrrs chartered
and this OF lion shared BY Inc srea, ort OF
that hese valuable airoad franchises ought TO
70 on me he hem par Of my @ %
caxens, whom ,le Burdens Of taxation press so
heavily tnns this sns1sa result can BE- aceompsLea
shortly be submitted q the legislature for ne action re-
al as s Ta sssa o. sas
consent OF the municipality those hch have
first daS each month ted per cent 81 3ae gross recsps
and a, The same ns z Keep 10 repair the ravemens OF the
Your imposed these conditions the New
York and Harlea Railro,d Company In ss3 70 sranns
valuable character these franchises the principle thus
aiished - which think should b adhe ed %
fee that when tsey enter rsro ID car they contribute
mite 10 relieve the burdens of axa which rest our
city computes this trlouton and a. the
same time sufficiently zurich their proprietors
Tue LIE ssatrre viii hope interfere to do MS this mes
sure OF ustire .wold recommend TO yoi 10 use Your
personal cs influence to aid in the accom- sishnen
Of this mporta mt purpose.
make ths commun cation not doubling that IN the same
spirit which you recently protested against the
OF the BIZ p,nng in the Legislature watch seeks for
the purpose of private specuat 10 deprive this mnc
PATTY " the OF markets. right ancient and
well established as that o the control over our stFcots
Upon you well upon myself devoivet the duty
the respon shity OF securing the projection OF our
q GODFREY 9UNTHER, Mayor,