The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-24
The EAST SIDE ASSOCIATION.

Harlem Property Holders I'm CounciI-The
Act That 10 To BE Presented to the
Legisiature-Vanderhilt and the City 10
Pay the Cost.
In response 10 a call issued by the subcommittee
or the combined associations Interested In rapid
transit to the upper part OF the city. fourteen gen.
tlemen assembled last evening at the Hall OF the
East Side Association, Eighty-sixth street and
Third avenue TO discuss act about to be Land be-
fore the Legislature touching mainly upon the
proposed changes above Forty-second street on the
Harlem Railroad. Mr.. Crazy presided.
After the reading OF the act by Coonel Willis the
meeting proceeded to consider 1t. section by Sec
tion. The most interesting portion OF the act was
of course, the sections bearing upon The depression
to be asked for at Forty fifth street, the Harlem
Railroad depot and the manner OF running the road
to Harlem, where to be tunnelled, &C., with the
proposed manner OF raising the funds. Alter some
discussion q depression OF eight feet was deter
mined upon for the depot; but when the rest OF tho
road came to be considered 1t was found that tine
further OPINION OF engineers was needed to perfect
TO the committee that framed IT, with power TO pro-
sesa to n on s ve
was had over the original section, which required
the Harlem railroad Company 70 pay IS 600 600 70
property owners in the district TO pay
the same amount. It was ultimately defer
ticularly required 10 pay anything more than tax
payers generally, and that the city should pay
$4,000 600 and the Harlem Railroad another $4,000.
900. During the discussion Oh THIS section various
opinions about the matter were expressed. Some
thought that the railroad company ought 10 pay the
whole amount, and that the city should not pay
cent; some tEat compromise was neeued, as the
harlem Railroad Company had vested rights;
Others that IL was mOnstrols shame 10 ask people
residing away out OF the district altogether, without
any return to them, to pay Tor an enterprise which
would double the value OF property OF residents OF
how gladly the residents of Harlem hailed the run
ming oil the railroad when 1t was ut first started,
and now that pronerty was Immensely Increased In
value on account or THIS very ralroad being there
some federation should he had; others, again, mat
the Common Council had power TO take up the
tracks OF the railroad and ought to DO so. The
vote making the CITY and the railroad company pay
share and share alike was pas ed by 9 to h
At an early hour or the meeting MIR. j. Taylor
Johnson, President OF the Viaduct Railroad, ad-
dressed the meeting, giving his views upon what
sort or q road the city ought TO have and how 1t
could be got lie thought that the road Should
run round the city, and west side and should
have four tracks that IL should be partly under
ground and partly open {; tnat the money to build
such road should be paid IN before beginning to
from the City ana $5,000,000 IRON those interested
aud That then bonds Tor S2O 100000 should be
ISSUED. SO far as the Viaduct or rather the New
York Railroad Company was concerned, 1t would
insure 1t protection beforehand were paid III. The
idea OF viaduct road was now abandoned, but
those interested In that project would be glad 10 see
any mode OF rapid transit adopted. His experience
was that money was the test by which To find out
who were really interested In this enterprise
Mr.. WILLIAM A. WgITLOCK, OF the Railroad Com
mlttee OF the Assembly, objected to much OF Mr..
JOhnsOn's address, showing now In London tunnels
were a complete success. without openings, ana
also insisting that two tracks were sufficient any
road, either partially or wholly underground.