The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-11
,tANcEIL1Ne A CONTRACT.

"Goins For'' the Hudson River Railroad
OompaDy--Allescd Violation Of a Contract
DAMAGES Laid at Sl5O,OOO-New Views in
RelstiOn 10 an Old Depot.
Vast amount OF dissatisfaction has been occa-
sioTed at Yonken, Westchester county, through
the abandonment by the Hudson River Railroad
Company or their old passenger depot, foot OF Main
street. and the recent erection OF more commo-
dous structure In another and less accessible por-
ton or that village In addition to the inconveni-
ence which the removal causes to large
majority OF the citizens who do business
in New York the change, as a natural consequence,
has proved disastrous 10 persons who had secured
property contiguous to the old depot and streets
approaching thereunto while resting under the de-
fusion that the depot site, It was then located,
was as permanent as
THE LOFTY PALISADES
which rise almost precautionary from the opposite
snore Of the Hudson River. But it would appear
from a somewhat lengthy protest which has
President and directors OF the company named
that those feeling themselves most aggrieved
OF the land, conveyed TO the company by them for q
passenger station on the site occupied by the old
depot.
PITHY PROTEST.
The protest sets forth that shortly after the organi
corporation entered into with JOSIAH Rich
aud James Scrymser, by the terms OF which last
namou parties DOunu themselves TO convey, with
out cost to the railroad company, the land which
tney nave until recent date used as passenger
station. The protestants also bound themselves
to I'LL out portion oil the land which was then
ssd s Sy see sress Of e Sds91 River 20 pen
east and south lines OF the lanQ mentioned; to open
and grade streets from the SAME land To the Albany
p0str0ad, besides supplying water from the Nepper-
nan River, and suitable piece OF ground for the
erection OF reservoir for wafer to supply the en-
gines to be used on the rairOod all according to the
requsitOns OF their chief engineer and without ex-
pense to the company. In consideration OF these
conditions
THE RAILROAD COMPANY AGREED
TO establish the piece OF ground designated az a
passenger station, and to erect thereon such build.
lngs as would DO suitable for passenger depot for
the village OF i0nkers. This contract the protest
states, has been complied with In every particular:
also, that IL involved large expenditure OF money
to make the land available for depot purposes and
rendered such changes necessary IN the topography
OF the land unified It for other advantageous
use. The protest goes on 10 state that the Hudson
RIVER hallroad Company mas never fulfilled its
snare OF the agreement; that
NO SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION
has ever been provided for the passengers to and
from YOnkers and that, without revlOus notice to
the professionals, the station has been discontinued
as passenger station. The professionals, therefore,
railroad c0mpany with the terms OF their agreement
with them, they hold the company responsible for
Whatever damages they nave sustained or may here
aiter sustain; and Tor every day that the ground
alluded TO continues to be unused as ''passenger
station GU The Hudson River Railroad for the VII
lage OF YOnkers" their individual claim for dam.
ages Will continue to be augmented, and that for
every violation OF the contract the part Of the
company tney Will claim remuneration. They estl-
mate their damages for past delmquencies at
while their rights IN the premises continue to he
dlSregarded.