New-York tribune., 1873-03-11
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iiyered on March H. by the Rev Isaac H. Tuttle d. d.
on How 70 Interest the Children"
THE CITY'S GREAT WANT.


CHESTER COUNTY.
II the voice of any section were needed to
give emphasis the popular clamor for rapid transit
and annexation that sounded last night In
tones al Lincoln Hall in Onehundfod and
twenty and che amply supplied. The IN
habaDts OF Harlem especially well quaned 70 1udee
the necessities of quick passage TO the wcr part OF
the city, the severity Of the past Winter having agra
waited the difficulties existing heretofore and increased
the usual time consumed In travel.
At the meeting last night the force OF the sentiment
was weakened in measure by the large number of pro
jects which were discussed There were the rapt transit
question: exation the removing oil obstrnctons AT
Hell Gate the improvement OF the Harlem RIVER ana
the establishment Of industrial exposition The fee
ing however, was specially marked when the main
questions of rapid transit and annexation were men
toned.
The meeting was organized the election OF Gen. Geo
W. Palmer az President A committee consisting of'W
7. b. Mlliken, r. c. Brown. Geo. p. Webster, Jas M
Boyd ard James Monteith reported the following which
were adopted
Roed the distractions 10 Hen Gate an'os 70 eurten'SSe %
which may be BY completion Of ,be necessary improve
%ept SSs Ss . .seIsSS ees and permit
1nI @ owe, ne town, Of MorssDa Farms
CONT: f.; 1 he ,:ss s~Hs ing i%1as sSsss S'n e ssSs:
police protection .s.s Gre: sanitary IL Sss,cIt I &, mean; Of
transit and short IN ever r,soO 's 0 mDTos
men advantage, will be greatly facilitated BY such snneI,ton
sp Of S G% ,5 a9 s,sI cheap 3.
the pobIe heslto and moral. by relieving Gs.s
& The 5'sI0 ppe % eS deem %ssS
IN s S ., 81 Sss .n from us to or oesde SPEEDY
fdse Sfas Il from roi an ess. out into center
~ hO1o 30 b hIsi we teI involving The health the eG the con
venence the citizens TO ue an Ieni as 70 make
public s Rssf' TS. 'SS e. i Hsu Exhibition sSpe Which
p S & Palace % Sa SSst so he age and
subscribed.
Gen sigel said that the requirements which were In
vogue when street cars first started compare
lively few and the people who used TO walk now ride,
and the necessities steam at least as supplement
TO street cars, necessary several schemes are
proposed. They almost as numerous as there are
inventors and the cOpousness of the plans has really
prevented progress. For many plans have been pro-
posed and TOO little action taken.
before the Legislature for the construction OF rapid
transit road by the city, Certain points In TINS BILL he.
WSeS that the Should have four tracks,
This may be possible and perhaps neither time nor
ee4heme might not be put into execution Again the
transfer OF the road when built to the control OF the
tended be used as an agent In politics The speaker
thought that Commission like that OF the Public Parks
should take charge of the public travel. In matter
like the building OF road like this private corporations
were not be trusted The Brookyn bridge Will never
Moreover, it would take private corporation very
long time get the money necessary TO ouild road
W. r. b. Miliken spoke OF the advantages which must
all portions OF the city from rapid transit and
the annexation OF the villages IN Westchester County
bordering York. Both these matters should DO
Swson Fuller adyerted to the question OF the tax
alton OF mortgages and concluded by offering the follow
,sOled That the taxation Of mortgage. pude capital
labor and BY making property bear the burden o. tai IN
Iu. 70 vote exemption bonds and mortgages from
The meeting was also addressed by Col Geo. p. Web
ster and others
QUICK TRANSIT AT PUBLIC COST.
The Rapid Transit Association held meet
ing, last evening" at No. Goa sixthave., Rudolph A.
Wtthaus presiding. A. A Levy was elected Secretary,
vice j. f. Rugges, resigned Simeon E. Church OF the
Executive Committee reported that the bill OF the Asso-
citation was before the Railroad Committee at Albany
Az were several other bills in relation 10 the same
subject.
The workingmen were enlisted in the cause OF rapid
transit and had appointed committee TO confer with
the Association for the purpose Of arranging for work
ingmen's rapid transit meeting at an early day. He
concluded by denouncing the Beach Pneumatic and the
Gilbert Elevated Railroads frauds upon the commu-
nity, because OF the valuable rights and franchises
granted 10 them without adequate remuneration.
He offered resolutions denuncatory Of those schemes
which intimated that the supplementary privileges
acquired by the Beach Pneumatic Company due
the use stock literally distributed among those nsru
This reference suspected bribery met with the dsap
proyal of the Chairman, and the resolutions were not
The members of the Committee appointed by the
WOrkinmen's Union made addresses In favor OF the
scheme the citys building the road and reducing the
rate of fare TO the lowest possible figure that might
be a road available for workng-peoDe. The Executive
Committee of the Rapid Transit Association were
authorized 10 cooperate with the W0rkngmen in their
for "a Workingmen's meeting TO be held
within three weeks
A DOUBLE TRACK RAILWAY FROM M0RRIsANIA
A bill has been introduced in the Legsla-
Com
York City Transit Company the incOrporators being
John Schuyler, Charles II. Roosevelt, W. c. Conner
George n Davids, W. Blackstone, James Buchan n. H.
Smith, i. schiefen, Oliver Higgins T. 4. WISE jr., w.
d. Bishop Benjamin II. Franklin. and r. stuyvesant
The grant is to be for 100 years, and the capital
stock s fixed at slO,0O0000, divided into shares
Of 500 each The administration issto be vested in thr
teen directors, elected by the stockholders The bill
thorizes the construction of double track railway
the conveyance OF freight and passengers
run upon any Of the streets OF grade but shall
pass under them by OF bridges, vaducts
or ron brick, tunnels. The roadbed is 10
exceed 90 feet width except at points where 1t may
be necessary construct depots, &c. The route pro-
posed is follows:
that may be suitable for approach to tunnel or
bridge TO be built under the Harlem River
thence running by tunnel or bridge to point between
First and Second aves thence east OF Thrdave. 10
point at Chambers.st, between Center and Chatham
with O branch line 10 Fourth-ave-, the Grand
Central Depot, and another branch to point on the
East River most eligible for the location of a freight
depot.
If the Company should decide upon building an ele-
vated railway then they authorized take the fol-
owing route:
Beginning at the Harlem River and following the |
Frstave. 10 Allen-st; thence through Allen.st 10
Division thence through the blocks by the streets to
New Bowery, via the New-Bowery and Pearlst TO the
Battery, with branch TO the City Hall Park, and an
,ther 10 the Grand Central depot.
The Company is to be authorized to acquire such real
state may be for its purposes when.
IL appropriaes public grounds compensation is
o be required although the Company may make open.
ngs erect structures such property TO the extent
II $50 feet n length and so feet IN width The bill pro-