The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-18
SINK THE TRACK.

Meeting Of the Nineteenth Ward Railroad
Reform AssOciation-The Two Alternatives
Sink the Track and Arch IL Over II VIII
BE Torn Up-The Bill for tho Legislnture-
Vanderhilt's Tactics.
The Nineteenth Ward Railroad Reform Associa-
ton held their second regular meeting ut their
rooms, No. $50 Third avenue. AS the President, Mr..
John McCoon, was absent Mr. ID. w. Glaze pre-
sided.
Mr.. M. NJ VAIL said that the Corporation Counsel
had expressed 1t as his opinion that the Common
Council had the right and power to order the Har-
lem Railroad Company to remove their tracks from
the surface of the Fourth avenue and IT, after four
weeks OF notice, they did not comply, the Mayor
might have them torn up without further ceremony.
He had heard that Mr.. Vanderbilt had said the other
day that he didn't mean TO do anything about the
matter at all, he meant to fool the people until the
Legislature finally closed Its session.
The CHAIRMAN said that he wished to press the
Importance Of increasing the size of the association.
1t was very evident that
NH. VANDERBILT AND HIS COMPANY
were endeavorlng to Outcrowd the property owners
SO that the former could nave their own way.
The ranks OF the association were then consdera-
bly, increased by many persons placing their names
upon the roll The following petition was also
are IN active circulation through the wards
in the vicinity OF the Fourth avenue and about TWO
t a m"HS hase ",oy ueen secured wlthn
pared -" 81
To THE HONORABLE TIE LrersLArunE OF THE STATE
The petition Of the undersigned respectfully showsThat
Of ae sw Ssa Of the I
They ask protection of their ives their property,
the streets Of their city Their lives are in mmnent and in
@ &c as: s'sSs
snS Sa s BY s wS
in the are By the Gy ne b
Haven ana The New York Central ana Hudson Kvr Rnro.%
Companies companies are now running nearly two
hundred trains daily carrying thirty to forty thousand
senes upon ns M on Inc ieye OF the streets
DOMINATION Of ISoSoS a'S'r'c containing
And YOUR petitioners have witnessed with alarm the per
arrangements Harlem Railroad Company are
perfecng 70 carry out their scheme scheme without
precedent IN the history Of railway sn,erprise Of CARRYING
Fory-second Fortyhfth streets with rails laid upon the
The city gave 70 the Harlem Railroad Company in 1881,
the & OF DC with double track
thirty years. 70 the people the use Of
the condition (Which company BY their deed dated Janu
1882 covenanted to observer that they would remedy
grant mas expired and hasneyer been renewed was gwen
TO 20 Ss & o sy he
ths later GETS for nothing " ~ " ' 'o' ""A'
The CITY prohibited tie use of steam below Fourteenth
1881 when the population ali the wards
north Of the CITY Hal did not edcesd ninety The
ns day about one hundred and sfy tbousana now yon
pesoners viii not believe iSs. our city and State govern
bu. that many lives have been sncrhce upon Fourth
avenue since the present arrangement went into operation
Snu Seoner Believe that the remedy for
s s snnIe and nreccahs he~ r. o nese gev
toerabe Il is to depress the tracEs to depth sncent 10
allow trains pass beneath grade the Streets and
the use OF Their thorouchfare while uno6sructed transit
Win increased ac'es de"reo PROVIDED or the COM
pV p.,,.oners therefore nrav that nv ~