New-York tribune., 1872-04-22
RAPID TRANSIT.
THE CENTRAL UNDERGROUND RAILWAY
A MEMORIAL TO THE LEGISLATURE.

ranze the Senate and Assembly upon the subject OF
certain bill pending before the Assembly tne eheo'
and intention of which is to rob the New-iorR Oy .
trail Underground by violent act OF spona,o 0r
vested chartered rights and 10 destroy the oppo''
nifty which now presents ltseI 10 thas on and eff
eient means of rand transit through the City Of New
York Accordingly the undersigned DESIRE desire 70 ontrrested
In controlling the Central updsIfb%u'a tbin YEAR
and have brought new members into the iSs boapa
since the beginning OF the session OF inc pt YEAR
laure pcdged construct the road. for auuue
previous to the Company was undSr % who sat
ofprominent members of the late nnrnosc to
in s Board Of direction with the aNoWeu, ~" ~ oraer
suppress all its activity and destroy s tod might
% vTd The control of those persons having ceased
the gentlemen above referred to have succvee d n,e
stey npcn that success proceeded to renaugurae its
plans revive lis policy OF acton anu ~ ae created
n was deemed best to apply TO the Lesisauure azure
ste to give the Company that financial strength
All Standing which was needed for perfect sue
WhG rood tG'' chanccs Hs Of success cqmmo
dorc Vanderbilt suddenly appeared at o, rne E,nb
st TO City Han Park occupying for part OF @ .ae W a"
that has SO far as the senate concerned become
law nv an overwhelming majority ana against al our
r9tS IL tvGy !, TSScreetrateS by legislative body
one more directly calculated not only to the injury o & e
pihc Int 10 destroy vested rights ana interests na
The passage Of this bill. The Company has eXpen9e9
large sums the surveys, maps and plans OF e 1SS
route thus taken from u.s. and has already GSE eT tht
we:2 spon it, We directed to say respectfully 70 Cn a
We shah appeal for protection against pls WtTns ~ u
cnighfenrd public opinion. and If necessary the courts
of law The creditors OF this Company have been long
secured by items upon a lts M gbf to build
upon Tie hnc which is thus taken from ,, us, ana ana
PAIRS che of existing contracts tesGH @
property, and discourage hoSes! anu ps @ s viii not
1 tcy scnsder When le;e % & are once o up
cd An examination Commodore vapdeIts e show not oa &
ts beg ms his uu,h.st, to which poni no eIrni %
sa can penetrate & 'si s '' We should Tu to Ftynnth-s there
advantages which the general laws "E ese SboaT
SdrT a other the Harlem Road to connect WIN '1' , n
.. s % e S 20 ,hs G city Of the oGayspl.aCc $
S pSi SI s TcndS S Of access 70 CITY SeTYCA see9e
for t.P@o 1 s..,ye. yeaG 5 our pT6ptry MS and
ige a' S5i au ses ' s. associate. to public legislative hqt
not avaI, Of S sn1o Hs to 6 Clothed With the Tb AID
neh's t ,,anty TO Corpeius Vanderbilt build Il he really
appropriation the D'e1ion Of the dra1shna OF III. e
mOea to eearea line Tor % lme. 9 AZ 70 % ts f % % To- s
op Oo whh they posses As.ns' S ' r % S @ L xong
honestly and earnestly e9aaySr1s to & sSsye the pubic & C
s1i have the public good much Al heart any o Of Neulo
We yS & s[ ;S S sSt 'a @ '' ] possession Of our rights % s
than been proposed by any other ompsn' OF uSl,
w.. o, the pe 6o au1oasly wait for the
e. % buffet an1 Tayns Of t,i' e. e % > PI oI ,'
o,, G.G3eE e. Ss,B y 112Syso SS%ys ''"' K r'''''
HIM W. W NuHs-Dcpr Sir: on the Tth inst, adj
Taprcsentatye OF the Senatorial district including West
chester and Putnam Counties. and part OF which you
,crrcseut in the Assembly. observe by the newspaper
rerort that not only senator Robertson thought the
oi my letter not worthy OF considerations Dut
that be- has introduced and caused an aehlneH 10 ie
yandc-i bin 10 pass the Senate, absolutely prohibiting
any any C'yp cceeion Win tie Vsudcrb tunnel road
establishing rule Of policy coRcehg % tle etITIon i 81 81
the state. This express amendment makes II etldenI
hsd snposed rerese nj the people living the interior
Irts ~ his district and that the interest when he does
action as Viii make their access TO the city as
iucoBvcment as possible uust tnat a clneten. f
dr Assembly is well Known 'ayng been pae,hgd &
mn, t' a N @ an ~ 9see together ace
h-eso @ m to build Inks faT about 50 ues Which viii
s" sn Troy ,has niag new through line A@an Troy
- W NoriL 10 NTHnH T yn6i t sST S % swoIe to the rce
rig trsus Nc York At the same time h1t he saw The
ee, RAPID ns he ss9 saw he necessity " m l the Cea.
rdeoupd IN Which, he va, ia @ss,s we we ,d l 0 & en-
those whom h. does NO, wish to come IN sG, also m obtaining
men .bo are interested f. easily forget those
aco' te,rtcr Ie cartaeSis 5a h,ve your
no. y"s '" a and " C Of SewYors asn,, the measure which
slled believe, give rapid transit az a bat oly 10
''''' ''-''' '''' President SevYorA ami R Co.
April Il, 1872.
The Hon W. II. ROBERTSON
DEAR fir: observe by the newspapers that pin
waA introduced 10y you yesterday authorizing Cornelius
Vanderbilt build an underground railroad III TINS city
spparenty for part of The way chartered
Of thc Contra Underground Railroad Company. As the
hrou gh city great Importance your eonstit
great 10 sell ana
sccate whoare among the largest ahuOWhels ln west
rhcs;cr and Putnam Counties and who have already,
without appealing TO the public for any aid whatever,
hXp4pded nearly $3OOO0OO building railroad through
The district which YOU represent 10 the City Of New
and frankly upon the subject The character of COmmO
hOe Vanderblt's railroad operations Is wen known Al
world believe he has actually added 10 the rail
land nv associates have added in the County of West
rheter alone. 1t is believed by the public that his capi
tai and h great power used for the sole advance
of his own interests without reference TO the
convenience of the public or the general interests
associate among te-have been guided not alone by the
interest b9 by tht laata0le ambition to be useful to the
@ ~ tupes 10 ipeTesss also the bSpbss eoDt and
Harlem River 70 The eas,sT s PGins% & Cont point Of
Summer One Circumstance of great discourage
&tase at @ sen River and we're liable to be dependent upon
lem Rsd We have says however that he Civ New York
sd The oong country too gato be carried ia the pocket Of
isr, would be provided, in way, another nss1s
none and have built our road without already putting
6os the market or asking the public for
10 . Ea S e Ss pSn .If SGe & asess Of A 5 s
thai would free and to al and no monopoly for
~ introduction prove you viii pAge-v
asss rsd .s iloe belonging the Vanderbilt order %
~ ,1' R t' Sd i % and ioSs e way over iSs
' met aa By sRot 41d9 fSIp0Sn % & ana 3 DC Obliged % S to
ssrporsuos people ps within the
@ which viii forever keep them proper. yn and inds
Snno1 TsSns & De nesise % & o ss
sye external Iaoad which bnngs to the City
sous Commodore v.udsDt 70 .dninsT i%paits city Icsd as
appeal 10 YOU erefore-atbough rot nv personal representative vet
te representative Of district which together with associates
of Constituents, will be served committing Cornelius Vanderbilt
ceS cy SsESO present 1 Ii. two laifcsd.
community @ NerYors "a per cent 60 the adjoining State
& ~ We s 5 SD dS 70 Os ws 1d Ia % ss, cent