The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-18
UP TOWN AND DOWN TowH.
John Foley Goes to See William" Again-The
Result OF His Being Seen and Heard.


There was a big talk at MT. William II. Wander
bts Office, at the Harlem Railroad depot yesterday,
and John Foley ana HIS friends from the Twelfth
and Nineteenth wards were at the bottom Of II.
"fou see said John, he strobe into Lioby's
Hotel about hafpast O'Clock, where all his en-
tnusiastic chums were patiently waiting for him,
I'VE must Keep this thing up or we won't win.
FOLKS VIII go to Jersey ana Brooklyn 10 live Just as
long as they can't get up town quick enough TO suit
lem, and we've got the peoples interest at heart,
nave.n
y John probably didn't know that he was as cm.
phatic as Dickens Mississippi man, who wasn't
'brown foreser' by long odds. He, neyerthe-
less, shook his chums by the hand, and, taxing the
lead, proceeded 10
"sEE WILLIAM
for about the fifteenth time, more or less, and all
about that "quick transitn business. Mr.. Wander
bllt was In his onlce, looking fresh as primrose
and Johns committee were so promptly on time
that he hadn't time.o lake his gloves or before the
twelfth and Nineteenth warders had ranged them
selves, standing and sitting, all about him.
"There's no necessity for introducing ourselves"
said john as he rose from his seat.
"Not at all, Mr.. Foey,n said the gracious son OF
his father Cornelius; 'your faces are all familiar to
me.n John looked at his chums, and his chums
looked at him inquringly. Didn't Mr.. Vanderbilt,
each one wanted TO know. Mr.. Vanderbilt smiled
benlgnly for he knew he had.
"Mr, Vanderbilt said Mr.. Foley finally, sour
object In coming mere Is TO settle that great question
OF rapid transit between Harlem and the lower PAL
Fourth avenue Is the best railroad avenue in the
city and would like TO have two more tracks laid
from Thirty second street mp. All the crossings
could be nicely brdged over and In short time the
vacant lots would be flied. Three years from now
there Will be 200 900 persons living on the upper
part OF the Island II this question OF rapid transit Is
now settled" Mr.. Vanderbilt looked q little du-
bisus at this point wherenpon Mr.. Foley grew more
emphatic. why, sir said he, '.you
BLOW YOUR WHISTLES IN OUR EARS
night and day and I'LL our air with your smoke, and
yet we get NO return for our suffering II all goes
| to the peDeht or Connecticut and other country
| paces.n This was the glst or Johns remarks and
a. he sat down his chuns looked very much like ap-
Mr.. Townsend then took hand in. He began on
the Ciceronian plan by saying that he did not want
Ing somehow or other TO talk very well indeed about
"rapid transitn Sunken l0tS, increasing population
and various other things too numerous TO mention.
Several other gentlemen spoke about the object Of
| the meeting, and then
Mr.. Vanderbilt had his say. The idea ne said,
that the Harlem Railroad could do what II pleased
In the matter OF laying rails this city the streets
| was fallacy The company had undergone and
possible recommendation to the p1ollc and ND II was
ready to do everything that lay In IT'S power But 10
could not accomplish impossibiities. The whole
matter OF this up town transit lay In the hands Of
the Legislature. Without q legislative enactment
authorizing the company 70 do what was requested
present TO get steam accommodation as the commit.
tee desired The trans that had been run to York
Vile had not been patr0nized. Referring to the
Madison avenue railroad he said that the company
intended TO make It the best railroad In the city.
Additional cars were being built and additional
facilities would be gwen passengers such as that
requested BY Mr.. Townsend, that Q Car should run
up town, amer halfpast nine O'Clock every hour TIL
midnight He would lay the whole question or the
rapid transit, = UNDERGROUND and overgrOund be-
fore the Board 81 Directors, and let them digest IL.
int the street. H N#a