New-York tribune., 1867-05-24
eTrAM ON THE ELEvENTH.AyE.

At 10 o'clock noon Yesterday, there was meeting
OF the Committee Railroads OF the Board OF Counct
men, TO hear the views persons opposed to the running
Of steamcars Eeventh,ave below Fifty -
attendance rather better than at the ast meeting "
Nj John wachor appeared, and said he regarded tnS
use OF steam on the Elevenh-ave perfect nuisance
the cars used quite slowly but recently they rue
at very rapid rates OF speed he ld not know wheto9
the Of steam affected the sales OF OF no.
was certainly very dangerous to little chdIon ne
property owner on the avenue and II the use o. seea
was prohibited, from Thrtieth to fiity-tlrdF's2 ~ ~
houses would bring great deal more rent Some OF ths
trains had atleast 40 cars on and they hao 70
From Forty ninth to FftietlSts the oarsS ~
remain the track for three hours, partlcy ~
sunday mornings he had seen number OF persons w
jured the avenue by the steam cars; he had seen
watchman the killed by one OF the tranf OF
cempany he had nothing more to TO say but ne hopc0
the Committee would do their duty and not listen to- 81
favor, the Railroad Company; III WOuio ccIlalLy "
vantageOus to the property owners on Tue avenue 's
Daniel OGIady appeared and said in bis opinion, the
Company run their trains between Thrtieh ana tlitys
thrdsts at the same ratio OF speed mat tney "oa % @ IN ~
open country; he thought IL very dangerous 70 me ah3
Its NM a. snieT9 o. If yTouId Improve properly over u
per centif the steam was taken OF DC au kLoWh OF
humber Of horses running away which had been lgnn
eped by tIe locomotive; he had known trains
to stop the track for seyeral houIs AT q .tes s
Between Thrtleh and Fftythirdsts the trains run AZ
raf6 of between "a and 10 miles hour. The mofnn4
express train goes along very carefully a3d the enneef
hopa NAV be crossing the street 1t is the unant
nous wish Of the property and the residents On
srsef ns a'eSs Between sn' Forty rs and Fifty he ha
known trains 10 remain on the track ior q pba4
"a
seen it stand on the track Tor an entne .uaE1
He had known OF meetings being helu AZ WhcI tne.1S
were between 900 end 800 people present. 20
Indignation against the company Tor tne lnainer ~. ~
which they outraged the rights OF the residents On & W.
avenue and also the property ownors NUMBER OF Cf
zens had torn uD the tracks, and stated t IL tnny cO3
get relief in any SheT S way sy ON the
now entirely at the mercy OF the railroad company aug
he wished the City OF NewYork would have tho rights os
it's citizens properly respected A., m ,h.
Mr. John Pehan said he some cars standlnS On th
track moro than half an hour at time The trans, ak
general thing are heavily laden and necessarily tey 10y
YerV slow lie thought it would be no -
the public II the steam cars were not aIOWeu
rnn on the avenue The difference between the time Qoe
eupied In going from Thrticth-st 70 81 w
horse cars and the steam cars would be bDOut ~
He thought that property was injured ABOUT o e oehs
by allowing the Company to steam on tpe avenue
Mr. John Quinn said the steam was more particuiEtK
dangerous TO little children He had seen the trains
on the track for over an hour at time Inc uahs
three blocks long that they block up the crossings
the streets He thought 1t was both e 80
nb TO continue permission TO the Company 70 run steat
cars on the avenue below F1ftythirdst Ine Cohpanx
allow eight minutes TO 80 from Thrtieth to
the steam the trains sonnet 90 II ~ sss
When the steam whistles are DloweG, hitie GhuIen 90
out OF their houses and are frequently knSui
away and do great deal OF damage III the steaI a
taken off the avenue property would DC lncfeeu 0' PsA
The Clerk read letter from VIM II. Vanderbilt, VICE,
proedent of the Hudson River Railroad Company, slVn6
tbat nrevios aQements would prevent Ills attenus
ance before the Committee to-day, .,1,, 4
Mr. Chauucey NJ. Depew ead he appeared IN Denhn ~
the Hudson River Railroad Co. ana osiors . ne n S
desirOus that all citizens on the ine P the
have opportunity Of being heard farther ID te
Mr. Murray said the Committee wVulo aGourn as. y -
further consideration of the matter until next
noon aud If 1t was necessary, they would slt unti Li
night TO hear the views OF the respective parties Oh "a
/ subject