New-York tribune., 1867-02-14
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THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
rst.ssArH TRIBUNE
SENATE. ALBANY, Feb. 10. 1857

SENATE. ALBANY, Feb 1a. 1857
PETITION.
Mr.. IENl lRep, N. J presented petition signed
favor OF an underground railroad in Broadway accom-
panied pa nc 1Ij,,ttHsi 6y the following memorial:
B the yGT PoS beg c Ps:'T to yoof 3 nGnCS %
on P5ayns for the passage Of act for the construction
te TO ths Gentn Park and under such other parks
The undes desire 70 sss that there sSs 800 signature. to the
petition ~ , time that has not yet been presented 70 perens
that BroadTy below Egbh being their
A BTo.dEy 6e undersigned signatures
presented e yoT HonSrsS. Body this time in order tia. be
the joint meeting o. those Committees appointed or Wednesday 18th Inst
In this petition the undersigned beg leave to state certain
. & d % .S 'y % aS the s1 Ses e u % T the y $
Ch'an The Bove and ThrdAve the asery side aud iiad
,Sn ana hshe o. hs westerly ds Of o,d~ly the former hs
other routes and h the Broadway route should be first adopted Be
the railroad under Broadway would accommodate people than
Construed So : BGS.d1s Sn Sn' s s 3, PTsJ P1SI:J other s
use he otS"ots beneath It's suffice In. s"ocop%odatSs
tre away side Ines The ee, in be Tsy Of Construction are
viii Ss easier aHd there viii Be lees n,eIfsrsncs With the drainage system
upon BFPaws than upon the side routes he Of Bro'vSy
low would pumps
& tssnS Snd Bipldxy viii be- below hS water marx only at Canal
st. on Me @ routes 4 viii pass Or miles below the Ts;sr ye
public And Interest. than II constructed On the side routes Iii
% 10 ] % Ss Gpfn & S % s1e sU S oInSs TS and ba
to TO- Ip GesS eGS % M TO ls g q = G % sBs Fa ip
Roads while the side lines being constructed woGh be serious The
Srd and Rghtas Raroid vii The
diversion oftav @ Broadway which wond remit from the constr
underground railroad. the side lines would cause depIsestoO
Tie vac property the central oute and by disturbing the exist
Ing relation Of thugs would work the most serious losses public and
private drc,. AMI consequential -
osn underground io,i from the CITY la, Park to the lower eud Of
The oR Is a n The seps.t a both soustac and operate
when & The onSqInd & Ds. s a 90 is Si p,g
construct extremely doubti whether the side lines could be
Tor construction could raised hence the adoption Of the side
would probably have The ef,et to est or delay the underground
railroad project and tu WihhOj the relief In he matter OF aspoH
Tid. baiPabc opaou NevYort t time between the
sd @ routes decidedly aud unn'takesb in favor Of the
Tha pohcr have imposed condition in their petition th, should
be used to favor the passage Of bill which should not be approved "
not bed an SDPSS9, to ss3, s & the id 'sSsTs ,gsT
s s f 10, uss - % - . tt pefrpcs sT ,nr syrlsr one
will be- perhsp. unnecessary su at any time their preference
iiaypg confidence ia the legislature susen, specify
srs most deeply interested aud calling rsoH e'e e de-
tails Of egtoa upon tie subject Of underground railways to onr
The Undersigned deem it in the lshes, degree important t't there
should be- little resTepco possible VITA the surface Of Broadway
sn hs uvg beoa while e Underground riro,d 10 progress o
,s1 osf tSe no., a9eS Tfor n ,he.e respects.
The following special conditions of Sn'slntd 10 th pan
Committee Of TIE Sn meet he approval Of the ahder'sed:
I iim BSan Greer 70 the Sse,1a as '1r , earn e 20 ps s
rot 90 ,h Bbaisar. Snch openings 10 be
street,, private property No Interference
h gss MAINS without the consent ud under the egulI
t1nsl 0i the Cro'pn Aqneilt Department"
Fum BoFug 20 the Scvehihaye good road
found broadway to De Kept taa wOrA while
ofo.on r 10 hel q the ds street the route not TO b.
.ucrl hf the woIk iog 10 hourt Of tie iay.'
Ttird deep longitudinal 20 be constructed under the work
VT the houses alons the line 10 drain into a."
FouL No 9gy buildings aloug The route 10 he allowed Or
srptehn1 sun ugy before the work OF
eoprueoa threatening be restrained by injunction"
1b,sc special coaions Observed Sill the opinion Of the under
gsod ground OBJ eton well plausible
prsst hitherto urged .gu the construction Of underground rail
o'I under Boadv ard N opinion confirmed BY most eminent
sto paouucs ihe, plan. entirely prseelbe These plans
proposals upont the SUI leSsees Of property
Bs and The public TO be overlooked aai 'hoad be expressed IN
detail On hli tta' may be pssssi
Arohsr ug,on the ubiegae desire make Hon
orabs underground railroads the CITY Of EeHlok
possible BE- constructed 0r the beue4t VI the Whoio
people.
Aetatfs VII this bcnest 20 the whole people whilst the
~r pairoa w thereby receive s enable Honorable Body
10 peebs tie pass,sgsrs The c0assent with
al the csp invested The construction Of the road
Marshau Rpberi, u The committee nsmed b pet
bs absent from tse Cy q NeFior the undersigned
confer With m, nl regret hat have been
deprived Obs 1shlr - 10 d1chasg the duties imposed uroa
tls un i-rslsd by your prii'auer, -
C1uRrtA PhLVru.
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