The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-18
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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STEAM CARS IN THE CITY.-Mr. Hoods I.egis-
lative COMMITTEE in this city again on Satur-
day afternoon. There were some witnesses pre-
sent and good many letters received from
different parties in tavor of and against the rum
ming of steam cars on this side of Broad street.
The Germantown track, on Ninth street, has been
selected as the test. The people upon the other
roads seem to care much less about the proposed
LEGISLATION.
The additional testimony taken on Saturday was
as follows
William d. Petit, who owns property at Ninth
and Wallace streets, with factory on 1t, said the
railroad is an injury to the neighborhood, nui-
sance, endangering life the ground on Ninth
street would be more valuable If the depot was
moved farther northward.
A. w Gaskill, no. 665 north Tenth street, be-
Heved property worth more on Ninth street than
on Eighth or Tenth streets; more money Is asked
for 1t; the danger of hauling by locomotives is less
than by horses Knows of no accidents on the road
J. r. Savage deposed that he had resided a long
time near the Ninth street railroad; for manufac-
turers the road is valuable, but not for dwellings;
the dwellings on the road north of Coates street
not valuable those on Eighth or Tenth
street. IN consequence of the railroad. This wit
ness protested against any road using locomotives
in the city.
Hugh McKegney, who has coal yard at Ninth
and Master streets, deposed that property has not
deprecated in Ninth street, and on the contrary
declared il to be worth one dollar to dollar and
half more a foot than on Eighth or Tenth street
r. NJ. Carlyle Roxborough, has been coming to
the city on the Philadelphia and Germanto wn
Railroad since its completion; never saw any acc-
sufferers themselves; it would be an inconvenience
to the traveller to have the cars pulled by horses;
If the depots were removed west of Broad street,
property in Roxborough would be deprecated
considerably; for manufacturing purposes the rail-
road Is a decided acquisition has never found an
inconvenience in driving over these roads in the
country.
Mr.. d. Rodney King communicated by letter his
views in favor of the road.
Samuel Bodine, r. T. Potts, S. O. Scherer and
George O. Mitchell wrote to like effect.
The Committee announced that their labors,
philadelphia Germantown Railroad
Company were concerned, were ended.
John McOosker then urged the necessity of re-
moving the track of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad. He deposed that he owned property at
Twenty-fourth and Earle streets; that trains run
ming all day were dangerous; that property had
deprecated considerably il value, that TO remove
the railroad would be great benefit to residents
The Committee then adjourned to meet at Har-
risbuIg on Wednesday evening next, at N o'clock,
at which time they Will announce their decision.
Parties desiring to communicate write 10 the
Committee at Harrisburg.
They will meet again in Harrisburg on Wednes-
day night, and in this city on next Saturday, be-
fore summing up the evidence taken.