The New York herald., 1871-12-30
SINK THE TRACK.
The Fourth Avenue Property Owners in Mass
Meeting ut Terrace Garden.
Enthusiastic Assertion Of the Right of the Peo-
ple-The Peril To Be Hidden Below the
surface-Nothing Else Will Do.

Terrace Garden Hall was crowded last evening BY
the property owners or Y0rkvilie and Harlem.
called together under the auspices OF the Nine.
teenth ward Railroad Reform Association, to con.
slider the urgent OF determined action to com.
pei the railroad companies which use the Fourth
avenue to sink the tracks far enough below the
level OF the street not to impede travel and to arch
them over. Mr.. John McCoOl presided. Colonel D..
r. Jacques chairman OF the Executive Committee,
offered the resolutions which follow prefacing them
with earnest remarks, In which ne scsthingly ex-
posed the acti0p OF the Common Council IN passing
resolutions 30 dierent from those reported bJ the
committee which prepared them. All honor was due
to His Honor the Mayor for vetolng THESE resolutions
as they were corruptly passed; but his recommen-
dation that they be sent memorial to the Legis-
ature was not so c0mmendabe. The hand OF the
Harlem Railroad Company was written all over
these resolutions. The only true remedy for the city
was to compel the sinking OF the track ut the COM
panys expense. This was the plan given Ia Mr..
Prague's report to the Executive Committee, IN
which Re contemplated sinking the whole Of the
space occupied by the rails Fourth avenue, max
ing proper provisions for light and ventilation. Mr..
Jacques then read
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Hudson River Railroad Company and The New York and
occupying The Fourth for the
eVs and aarseons
Whereas such of the and the attended
unsu. to aspsa
sowh and % and cuasr dos
dangerous the between the and wca
the to he y the
the ordinance Of The coanc of
giving the gratuous Of the Fourth to the Harlem
ordinary o the avenue nterfees with the Of the
ws1 SsIs,, such che Es4s are usually S to
deed dated January 1882 soemnly eoyenanted TO 20 .s
and the the horoughfares
wss sa the % the % % 3 "
pany failed TO find for any s to the
may on one months noce proceed to remove such rail
Resolved, Thu. the time ha. when the
provide fSr ns an e tine sg
provide such remedy forthwith their tracks be
Resolved, That while recognize the rendered
ss use fna % ns hs e %s % ae
held fee the city for which they been bought
s
oymsas q ucrave ranahsss The sra".oa.
Sey
over, and constructed to affect Interfere with
established grade the and ntersecng Streets
justice to the railroad and S o. the people alike
hs only Obstacle % the growth Of the city the d.
reoon towards which the movement Of population aeess
practicable and manner unimpeded access 70 the
plan embodied the submitted to this meeting by
Resolved That we the resolutions adopted by
the Council the 18th and 18th inst In relation 70
10 s ' % @ " w a. the
scheme they em oov would be- an outrage on their rights
Mayor that entitled consideration
OF the of the city OF New York. for the
Agr,ealy passed without
@ u
then declining any other meeting under The
ss sy no %s S . osa
all the conditions contained IN the ordinance OF December
Winch. BY 1S1S ass% 81 .1s
ne nn @ to the
the streets the railroad easy and and en-
aUas aSain:. peril ITO q lfe and limb 'p''4
ey aa % ss entire %
and Foynnth streets Madison avenue and line 100 feet
!hey allow the company TO appropriate to its ea
Shn ns s
s s ess one '0n''''
lowed remain be used the level Of the street.
with no means Of east ana west except sy bridges
foot bridges only at Forty egnth ana foynnth streets
properly
with the gads and sD1a w the use OF the
being rendered to the city, as vel! AZ con-
yeed soms he at no Of sacent 10
with hs grade rquroa 6Idse, L Of
At intervals Of 800 Feet crossing.
Sn sy hall he ea.s as
Because they cgaze the present grade of the Fourth
! by ordinance. .,... :,
this which has been the rich Of income
The three railroads now USING The sours a city
the privilege which sells to the otner two
t,onsi facilities on The sole ndon tha, company
not to make their road reri to life and detri
Because the evn unendrabie but is remedable, and
adequate remedy obvious and practicable aney
roadway four tracks entirely beneath the grade, pro-
Resolved That the plan we recommend. while anording
would the Fourth and ntersecng streets 70
as hs ag e
its legitimate value IN view OF It's central situation and prox
Resolved depreeaie the necessity Of falling back
upon anntee 70 every CITIZEN in public p
We nere0rs e sppea ,1s 30 9S sy and
Resolved That demands Just and onr post
ton and therefore we shall pcrscvere by or
ganized effort IN every legitimate way un' successful
Resolves Tha. resolutions be transmitted to
| the Hon. D. =. Tiemann, Hon. W. A. Whbeck and Hon 3
T. @ ns m s n es and we
them ST the % sseo q M hs Sss s e ss
~ JOHN McCOOL. President
O. w. GLAZE Vice President
Executive CommitteeD. r. jacques, Chairman Charles
r. Summons Secretary Terence Farley, Alfred Conger,
Joseph y. Mccormack, Robert McCanerty Jacob Cohen,
Kingman r. Page, John Davidson r. W. Martin Charles
CORNISH Nicholas Pence Michael Tu0mey, Terence +.
smith d. Alderman H. Burcheli, w. n. Quincy l. n. Hud-
SON John Cormack Henry Garret L. Schuyler,
John @. Prague.
Mr. M. Nj. VAIL moved the adoption OF the resolu-
tions. and they were unanimously adopted MAJOR
Quincy then addressed the meeting, and was fol-
lowed by Mr. Sternes, who made a motion TO the
eject that the Executive Committee should prepare
petition 10 be submitted to the Legislature, signed
by all the property on Fourth avenue and to
be presented at this session. This was carried with
tremendous applause. Colonel Jacques moved that
committee OF five appointed BY the President TO
| confer with the committees OF the other organlza-
lions on the subject OF the Fourth grievance.