The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-10
THE TROUBLESOME TRACK.

Meeting Of the Nineteenth Ward Railroad
Reform Association-The Bill Before tho
Lesislature-It Will Not Dolls Faults
What is Demanded.
The Nineteenth Ward Railroad Reform Associa-
ton held the regular weekly meeting last evening"
at Its rooms, No. $50 Third avenue Mr.. John
McCool the President, was in the chair. The at
tendance was quite large and several new members
were enrolled. 1t seems that among the many OFF.
ferent phases in which tina "sink the track Ques
tion now presents itself Is q poetic one. Mr.
Vail, one Of the most enthusiastic advo.
Gates, has been coaxing the Muses.. and has
given to the world poem upon the subject OF
association printed and scaserea brosdcas nron@
our devoted city. Its effect by this time has been
electric, there Is no doubt in the cause OF reform.
MIR. VAIL proposed lengthy series Of resolutions
pressing the advancement Of
at present before the legislature Lei 1arn
Ex-senator JAMES w. BEEKMAN said that he was
glad to hear these resolutions and wished to call the
attention OF the public through the members OF the
press TO the outrageous lies by which the officers
Of the railroads which use Fourth avenue seek to
eeceiye our representatives at Albany. The mum.
D'i . PEOPLE PIE WHO WERE srifY 9.9.'.
tracks, he was Informed, was twenty eight. he
connected with the Women's Hospital, OF which he
himself Is President, that there mad been three
ment during the past week This & gentleman tine
wltness) had seen woman on last Wednesday In
down and one OF her legs cut OF. None Of these
facts had yet been made known to the public. In
answer to the resolution OF the citizens asking the
Harlem Company to give Information regarding the
the Fourth avenue during the past year, simply q
short paragraph had been sent TO the Associated
Killed and that through his carelessness. This
was sufficient proof OF the prevaricaton OF
THESE RAILROAD MONSTERS
MI. D. r. JACQUES chairman OF the Executive
COMMITTEE, made some sharp criticisms upon the
bill mentioned in the resolutions offered by Mr.. VAIL
The title OF the bill stultfed the pretensOns OF pro.
perty owners. 1t mentioned the way and track in
the Fourth avenue as being owned by the Harlem
Railroad, He protested against the declaration that
any portion Of Fourth avenue was owned by any
railroad Another strong objection which he made
sion OF the track upon the city, lie thought it was
covered plan TO secure out OF the city treasury mil
rapid transit at the public expense, for the the
profit OF company. Mr.. Jacques found fault
with numerous other points OF the proposed bill,
thought the resolutions offered were premature, and
proposed an additional resolution, which enumer :.
ated the weaknesses Of the bill and enJoined the
representatives at Albany to oppose its passage.
Mr.. Vail's resolutions were finally Withdrawn
MIR. JACQUES offered
A RESOLUTION
az substitute for those Withdrawn The following
amendment by Mr. Atter was first adopted:-
Resolved Tha. committee Of be appointed
and also to advocate Interest, before The Railroad Com
the Of the people, and viii Be
BY this association.
The resolution was then adopted, as f0ll0ws:-
Resolved, That this association dsapprove bill now
before the Assembly Committee Railroads relation to
the way and tracks owned by the Harlem Railroad
Fourth avenue and earnestly request representa-
tves in the Senate and Assembly to resist and s
the objections to the BILL among Others being the
following
First-h admits an Ownership BY the company in the
avenue.
SseondThe FIRST section clearly unconstitutional
curing the to depess Its premises, that
disposed the company might resist it, execution that
ground.
Taird-h win impose debt of moro than a million Of
dollars tor the Of constructing railroad for rich
corporation at time when the taxpayers compelled
meet deficiency OF SOOUO0 taken from the Treasury by
fraud.
Fow-It fails specify the following essential particu
of the roadway the length and width OF the shafts and
openina which are left to the discretion Of commission Of
width virtually make the roadway open cut.
FVh-lt establishes commission TO supervise the simple
work of constructing live miles Of road, which useless
cumbrous and expensive the engineer Of the Department Of
Public Works being the officer whose duty! to superntend
salaries ONCE hire clerk hire and counsel feesjudng from
past experience-wil be excessive unnecessary.
On motion of Mr.. COHEN i've members were added
to the Committee on Indictments, which had re-
ported only progress on its lab0rs. The Committee
on lnjunctions mad also made the same report
the meeting adjourned al O late hour, after long
and confused debaLeS