The New York herald., 1871-03-31
THE PNEUMATIC TUE RAILWAY.

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THE PNEUMATIC TUE RAILWAY.
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Argument OF MIR. L. 8. JaNray In Opposition
to tho Undermining of Broadway.
ALBANY, March 3o 1871.
Governor Holman having appointed this after.
noon for q hearing before him OF persons In favor
Of and opposed to the bill now before him for ap.
proval or rejection, known as the "Beach Pneumatic
Underground Railroad bil" large number of gen.
tlemen, upon either side Of the question, appeared
before him, in the Executive Chamber OF the Capt.
tol. Among these were E. s. Jafray, Judge Henry
Hilton, VIM. B. Ogden, w. r.. Martin, VIM. E. Whit
beck, Alfred E. Beach, General George 8. Green,
Edward Mathews, John Foley Baron, VIM. B. Nc
Killer, Horace Day and Melville c. Smith.
Mr.. JAFFRAY addressed the Governor first. He
alluded to the Governors veto Of the Arcade bill,
and characterized the Pneumatic bill as resuscia-
ti0n OF the former measure under different name,
and. If possible, more Objectionable form. Mr..
Jafrray then entered upon statement OF the argu-
ments against any underground Broadway bill ana
agains. the provisions OF the present bill In par.
oushs New Yors sad and ns
Is 0r CARVING on its
immense Importance that block for single day would
BE gf H. M S g.
the Arcade b Ave year9 required to complete that road
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o that structure would niaby cause to fall WisS an
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practicable to Keep centre Wha, was tSer. to
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gas pipes that will make IT, In their uew impracticable to
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line Of the road company may oSnslder necessary
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deposited as the smallest sum adequate good the
In section seven the company empowered take any Of
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highly mpolts and undesirable to medde IN any way with
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and If such transit could be accomplished by hne
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For nearly twenty year: gsrs.eni effort Sad been mads
public Ws we
they rees
In strong but deserved TERMS these constant attacks their
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and and PS6c interest ah Of power to pro
time and mS1s IN d;vsnF those = un
cation Of that power third whebe his proposed road pre-
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solve this problem Of qusk trahs have expended e2oo
pus !hsse are men who should be rewarded fhs was
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embraced the whole Width Of roadWAy wh.e hs present
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there was the security OF the OF the gentlemen who
have embarked the undertaking; second the list Of
strcons with which no other such bill has ever been bur
every objection of tina. kind If there real demand for
the road capital would the emergency No harm could
GONE one but the company by The passags Of the BIZ
company The objections made to the road OF difficulties
about the sewers pipes water pipes mode Of inress
and egress were such as can be made to any under
any other underground road The bill carefully drawn
There given general supervising power of the Conn
Of engineers supervise engineers determine
what plans to be adopted where tue road TO be built,
and s to be under their general direction and superin
construction OF the Under their supervision. fact
the money Of the company had been placed too much under
the disposal OF the supervising power But the company
chose the risk OF working under such restrictions the
Legislature need not interfere.
Mr. WILLIAM r. MARTIN representing the West Side As
ISOLATION, spoke to the same purpor.
JOHN JACOB AsToR made a few remarks also Messrs:
Matthews Horace Day. whbeck and Melville c. Smith, and
tle hearing was terminated.