The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-09
CTTx fMEELExcsENCE.
TRACKS UP.

y Councils mDXs shG n Rails sSs Nf%t G Broad street
Last evening an animated spectacle was presented
on Broad street. north of Market The shifts, sub
Herfuges, and evasons Of the forwarding men on the
former street in relation to the stipulated remoV oi
the railway tracks at last eliminated by the inter-
yention OF certain legislation at Harrisburg In the
tying Of a kind of Gordian knot, which It beho9@Se1 @
Councils peremptorily to cut ana tb,t 'tSs ny
SI S"te 'O originally specified for the taking up
OF the tracks on Broad street was the lsS 81
~ the ureseut month. Previous to the arrlVa oi
% .not ~" dov the parties who made use OF the salu
tracks petitioned Councils Tor an extension OF Ihe'
stating that il the were allowed r uS tt st M
great opposition TO this extension eYlnceu potn III
Councils and by the townspeople generally IL was was
granted conciliatory measure IN inc noIG InIC
by It's allowance the difficulty would be dennlINEty
determined. The large majority Of the Forwarding
merchants and others who employed the %S trScSs MS
on Broad street signed the agreement TO request no
further delay Several OF them, hoWeVeT-ls Ii'gut M
now, in view of the recent occurrences, . 3e
their names. This afforded them loop
hole OF escape from its provisions II s now reported
tbat fhey raised some $4,000 among themselves, to
inNaeuce the Legislature to pass a bill proVuihg thaC
ne citv Of Philadelpha should not remove the rails
anless she reimbursed damages TO the property
owners the street Whether this report De true or
not certain it is that about two weeks since bll OF
that character made its appearance at harrisburg,
INIT was not then considered. Yesterday however,
il was suddenly sprung in both houses, passed. but
afterwards reconsidered and laid over IN the loWer
honse CITY Councils seeing their danger, yesterday
afternoon likewise passed resolution In reference 70
these same tracks. neg dutuoIhcu Ih' hIuyO
to forthwith remove all the rails on Broad street,
and thus headed OFF the game of the BROAD street
men" i'm the Legislature. This bill was signed last
evening by the Mayor, in the directors room OF the
Academy Of Music. from one nuhureu anu ~ nity W
two hundred laborers had already been engaged ana
everything gotten in readiness to nave the tracks up
before daylight this morning. At quarter TO
O'Clock p. NJ. they commenced work. The novel sight
of working scores by lanterns soon attracted large
crowds and the street was rapidly thronged with in
tarested and amused spectators The work progressed
brayely The rails came up rapidly and easily, were
tossed to the side Of the street, while they
70 the next stretch. The "Broad street men" were
taken completely by surprise-Councils had them on
the hip. Not anticipating any such action, they had
run q number Of freighted cars upon the sidingS
turnouts in front OF their warehouses; and there the
cars were left standing. How they will be trans
ported to the main tracks on Market or Willow
street is matter not known. Some
difficulty will be experienced in the task.
sylvania Railroad nor the Reading Railroad
had any part in getting the last bill before the Legis
latIre The Broad street men" were its originators
furtherers and supporters. Mr.. Franciscus as in
that they had share in the matter; that they de-
sired no additional delay. Yesterday morning,
besides Mr.. FranCisCus wrote a note TO Mr.. King
ston of the PENNSYLVANIA road, stating that from
present Indications the rails would all be up before
daylight this morning, and requesting him not TO
allow any 10 remain at nghtfall upon the tracks
in Broad street No paralty at all has been shown in
the prosecution OF the removal The track OF the Penn
sylvania road running south from Market street to
Olive thence to the freight depot OF the company Is
also TO be taken up This morning the removed rails
are being cared away by the city authorities as they
belong to the city. Large crowds are congregated
the street watching operations 1t Is expected
that an indignation meeting Of the "Broad street
great deal of bitter feeling at the action OF the Coun-
els But who is to blame? Verify, they themselves.