The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-27
The Hudson River Raiiroad-Its I1pssi
tiens and the Remedies.
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me total want Of attention the part es Ne ecess
x the Hsdsop River RailrpaA Company 70 shs ssmfors
and copsenIencs ~ passengers deserves public end
severo condemnation By locating The southern ssrui
nus OF the rosd Chambers street. and BY runsng bag
gaze and passenger 70 shaa point for thas a.
tssn ysa the company gave assurance V The public ss
tbis was their established road invsstmen 10 properly
in the lower raof tbs city, and also along route
in some measure induced By this feet, anS aSpsrsus
citizens have great expense improved tAsis purchasss
and taken up their readsacss % ths lie of shs resd
without ever for moment dreaming Of The mpostios 10
store fov them Now shs midst Of winter without sds
qoats aotcs those dwelling along the lima. ass WITH
out any suncisnt provision 70 meet Ne sscsssissss
Of the change he directors Of the discontinue he
running OF cars below Twenty ninth street. and absolute
ly east into the street men, women and childrsn nnd
their way they TO their points Of dssfnsson
In numbes uncertan in their times Of starting. and az
charge their passengers sometimes 81 one point 0thes
timed al another without reseIs:ss - g.. ne 49, -
sum n srs attentions usual IN our crowded s
sengsn never bs sure Of roaohns the dspos v time
Nor Is sher. any puncsua,xy sseu. n. sesa IH:s
street Il halfpas ax did sst on until twenty NH
Whatever given os tho and .s.sy Two , nsn :s.,,
road below Twenty ninth street cannot admit o. doubt
inS I'D jewellers sons ne road T. Hss shomssvss q shsy
will concentrate; but may - well BE- undssssood u me
that The s.aDt ,S' so:s g Ssss
Hant Of law, unscrupulous and svsrbearns, and ha1
waxsd fas from s imposiucns and plumber q travesr
~ aSss o. ri: Tim: sS upon &. part q ss.a
BY IL The nfss thing needed y Legislation Senate,
s: b.; ': :ss ' 20 4. ": a.
~r ~ '1 70 the member Of Assembly and Senator
nom his dlssrct-no matter whsthsr personally
Oppose The bill now before the Legislature authorizing
an ncresss Of ths fares q shis company and 70 pres
p: .Cs ~ ss e and
hhng the omission TO q 20 BY severe penalty collect
able By each passenger inoommoAed
osnts per ils in winter and two cn PEE mile In sum
sr FOR way travel Let each passenger
% ns ps O1 station 70 h
various distances b obtained from the time tables
each depot and the amount asked and received y
greater than the amount allowed BY law the company
renders itself liable 10 penalty OF 80 IN each instance
The fares on the road noorously scatsr thar
II The company has no right % run small horse csrs
Or 70 collect srs thereon Tho Common Council som,
years ago authorized II 70 run small cars 70 sy tnirs
street but Il was condition Of this permission that
should Geese the Of steam below Mat point which
has not .. -. x /.
small csrs running The road they arc without cense
and the company 10 subject 70 penalty OF my dolAr
'0I inform tho same ocsr Of obsc,ons Of the r
Aha freiebt csrs OF thIs company wh are is sading
often FOR days together on Hudson and West stress
r. the ssrrisved passengers will avail thcmSevcs 0
these remedies their suernss cannot be long Continued
Tn must however, themselves put their shoulders
| the wheel and not call upon Hercules for help tn
i cormoranis who have gobbled up tie road have bee
seized by the mock before and forced bs0x from thei
feast uron the cit zens and can DO again The compan
enjoys i.s existence and many valuable privileges iron
the public and zach Of ihls syne public has IN
right 70 use s Legal meaps 70 oonvs TO do s duty
him. SUFFERER