The New York herald., 1871-12-30

The Citizens Reform Association and ssFPom
Harlem % the Battery In Fifteen NIin-
utes''-EaFncst Work and Immediate ActioD
Demanded-The Progress Made by the .ou.
mittee Of Ninety-What Foley Thinks el
tho viaduct Railway-A Porsien Of Fourth
Avenue Declared n Nuisance.
4 large number OF the Committee OF Ninety, rep
resentlng the Citizens Reform Association having
for their object the most advisable to procure
rapid transit rom Harlem TO the lower p0ruon Vi
the city and the Improvement OF Fourth avenue,
met again last evening, at No. 50 Union square Mr..
John Foley, President Of the Association, occupied
the chair and Mr. Thomas 8. Cunningham ofnciated
as Secretary.
Calling the meeting to order Mr.. FOLEY said:-I
am pleased to see so many OF you present. and the
excuse l nave TO give for calling you together so
soon again is the anxiety which We all feel regard
ing the realization Of the c0mmtree's obiect-"Har-
lem to the Battery in fifteen minutes.n We are en-
gagged IN an important work. and SO much is 1t re-
quired that we should not fa that If necessary. all
operations upon the pu0lic works should be su0ser
Went to 1t and be suspended II found 70 be IN the
way Of Its success In the papers Of this morning 1t Ia
found the Department Of Public Parks under the
management OF the Ring thieves, for their 30. called
Improvement, have expended In eighteen months
the vast sum Of SS,000Oo0. II that was necessary
oesire De realized and how much better for the
public good to secure its l am ashamed as resi-
dent Of New York that we must be subjected to
Through sSs CITY at 1e tnns Tse
by business men Is equal to millions OF dollars
II there ID no other way OF accomplishing the
builulng of rapid transit route am lavOr OF max
ing the city do IL Organizations OF 9 character
alike to ours and aiming at the same end have been
the excitement caused by their frequent meetings
at last made the .'Rlne'' managers DO something In
lob and. unaccountabIy to me, succeeded in OBJ
tanning as promoters OF the scheme some OF the
most honorable gentlemen IN the clty; put tnat the
.Rng'' should have full control OF the a1alr, put
the wnole working Of into the hands OF an execu-
tive committee which tney controlled and this was
thievish manipnlatiOns. When the honest men
among the lot discovered TINS fact the thieves were
complisn the building Of the railway; but we nave
little to hope for in this respect. Our object Is
one anS "a m% 81 tSaa valuable ms ana at
ON motion or Mr.. JOHN MCDONALD, the thanks
Of the committee were rendered to the Chamber OF
Commerce I0r the recent use OF their rooms.
Mr.. JOHN I. DAILY read the names OF three gentle
men VINO desired to resign, aud after their wishes
were accepted to I'LL the vacancies and make up the
required "nlnety'':-Abner W. Colgate l.. Berg
holtz. y. Q. Bradley W. W. CneeseDrougn and John
Mr. WILLIAM NJ. HOES offered the following resO-
luton. which was adopted and properly reierred;-y
on railroads called the Fourth avenue,
F0rtyeeoOnd street noIn Al present
which must be abated.
Beng called upon, Mr.. JOHN 7. DAILY, Chairman.
OF the Subcommittee Railroads, said that tneir
nnal report could not be made for some time; put
already obtained. They. were grat,fed q
tneir success, but could not yet, even.
70 his fellow members. divulge their
plans as II might tend 10 act adversely To The
wishes OF all; yet. n he was not greatly disap-
pointed the result would be em1nently saiisiact
IL WAS determined that ten members should con-.
stItute quorum at all future meetings. when the
deliberations OF the committee were brought W ~
close subject 20 the call OF the Presidents