New-York tribune., 1871-12-30
RAILROAD TRANSIT.

THE FOURTH-AvE. NCIsANCF-ANOTHFR PRO-
TEST FROM THE NlNETELNTH WARD.
A well-attended mass meeting of residents
and property hoders held at Terrace Garden Hail.
In Third-ave tftyni th-st, last evening. under
the auspices of the Nineteenth Ward Railroad Reform
Association for the purpose Of demanding Of the Harlem
Railroad Company that they shall sink their track and
arch It John McCool the Chairman, said It was
thought best that the citizens Of the Nineteenth and
Twelfth Wards and the residents in general Of the upper
end OF the island should confer together there
might be fair expression Of public opinion and hearty
cooperation in the work. He had doubt their OBJ
ject would be accomplished II all worked together.
ID. r J8Ques, Chairman Of the Executive Committee,
said The Harlem Railroad Company has taken posses-
sion of Fourthave and is running trains over it at
locomotive speed carrying from $4,000 to 10000 passen
gers day and running 50 trains each day. 80
that train passes at least every 10 minutes. Such
scheme before attempted to be carried into
execution any city in the civilized world. We are In
imminent daily and hourly poril of life and limb. There
Is mother in the vicinity who sends her children to
school. out TO play, without leadan weight lying
upon her soul for fear Of this great oinstsocS ugger-
naut Can people be expected to settle in this neghbor-
hood as long as exposed to these perils.
The people Of the City of NewYork are entitled to the
use Of 4e ha t as p"w %ms
heap and ashes and three or four feet above
yeaas e1 income Of about s5oo from the NewHaven
NewYork Central roads by the use or TINS avenue,
are are coming 10 "a q monarchy Of money. we must
grid our loins for another % struggle; 49, AM. ana
Jorat!ons The speaker denounced the !heme proposed
hy the Common Council. and said 1--WE AJAX that the
over with proper ventilation and We Will submit to
nothing else" He then read series OF resolutions. IN.
Guiding the following, all OF which were unanimously
Th' ssn. recorne the .sr'st. ,.red by '
for hG he ,. and eues are asd in fee b, the ey 'a nr T..
HSo f s,yt s ,' a s @ u " The .an. w,h!
NV ou % nI ppt1ss e .oa. se Of ucrs
he pv ,rss sn a not
.oced f6a deIt,sei eovd snd .rehrd owe. aud
% .6a a a.as streets, Is re only
when viii do Insss to hs ,."1a % smss .a ~.
Of the nr~,t., Hd rmouas the only Obstacle to .,us tie
."a rSce.>sS 1ds Shs Ne sai,
s:ss !Ss P,' tnSe lei the
'Is & % Ts TO s f aSers s % b. III.
Cdus. On stG relation :, nc Fsari1ave
ac ss.H 'iP of. =. ' sr
ts: ne E,S'sss % I ;s ,s:s j;
the ,2 AZ .s .g.'''s the sense OF me
T S II s .S nj ,i.'Pf the s s S
the tS.t they be laid bo. the se..s and a A% sem n
will protect the lights Of the City Of
Major W II. Quincey said: 1 entertain very high
opinion of Mr.. Vanderbilt and am ready to accord 70 hp
all rights which lie is entitled but he should also
respect the rights of the community III which he lives.
ne does and not en,esvor to elevate himself so far
| above them. He should come down aud mnCle with
them In their undertakings, and then possibly they
would have better appreciation OF EIui Than they do
| now
| w. H. Peckham said: have consulted Commodore
Wander and the other officers Of the road, and they
said they did not oppose thu movement We have inau
gnraed in any whatever but ready 10 adopt
plan which should be united by all the citizens
along Tie whole bue Of the road and at the time
bc pronounced praccabl6"by cOmpeteOt engineers. A
large number Of gentlemen representing different
izations have had consultation and decided 10 call
mccting carly day and nvise all the different
ganizatlons attend in order that there may he
united expression of the desire of all who affected
by the railroad IL ut present exists. Mr.. Peckham
sad his plan wis to remove the Fourth-ave. pot al
10 the north side OF Harlem River
K,LiaI also made by Jacob Cohen and Others,
aud. B-ti0n Of Mr. Jaqnes. committee appointed
tcocr with the committees Of the other
u,ru the subject the present condition Of FouTn
| and the remedy Tor the existing abuses