The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-20
RAPID TRANSIT ASSOCIATION.
MEETING YESTERDAY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or
OFFICERS PROJECTS AND THE WORK DONE.

MEETING YESTERDAY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or
orTIcERs-PRoJEcrs AND THE WORK DONE.
A meeting OF the New York RAPID Transit Asso-
citation took place yesterday afternoon at the
rooms OF the Board OF Fire Insurance Brokers, No.
lo2 Broadway. The meeting was called to order
by Hermann II. Cammann. Mr.. Jonn H. Sher-
wood presided. The minutes OF last meeting were
read ana approved.
The Chairman said that as this was tue 1rst
meeting OF the Association some order OF bushes
should be decided upon. The report OF the Nom
mating Committee was called for, but on the mo-
ton or Mr.. Morrell the constitution was read.
Mr.. morrill, said that he wanted to call attention
to the fact that the ofncers should be elected by
the association, not by the Board OF Directors.
Therefore he moved that the report
OF the Nominating Committee be called
for and the voting proceed. The ticket
proposed was as tollows:-John II. Sher-
wood, President; Charles Butler, First Vice Presi-
dent; John B. Cornell, Second Vice Presidents
William IL. Lee Third Vice President; Philip Van
volkenourgn, Fourth Vice President; Hiram w.
slbey, Filth Vice President; Hermann II. Cam.
mann, Secretary.
Messrs. Butler and Cornell were appoint ed
tellers and the voting then proceeded. Mr.. Sner-
wood said he preferred that another man be
selected for the position oil President, as ne was
certain there were better men than he.
The ticket proposed was unanimously elected.
There was a great deal OF private discussion and
caucu.ing as to the position OF treasurer OF the
association, and about hall an hour was consumed
over TINS Important matter.
Allen Campbell, member OF the legislative
Committee, SAID that he mad no authority TO report
anything from the ,mmittee lie had been glad
TO see tnat the bill had passed one OF the
houses and would soon pass tue Otner, but nothing
definite had vet Ueel done.
Mr.. Morrell SAID that he had received in iorma-
tion from Albany that matters were active In rapid
transit. lie beneyed It was the sense OF the meet
Ing tnat they pre- erred the oil OF tine Common
Council, but only on condition that the Husted dill
was not successful. But ne thought that Ii the
Hustled Dill was passed the society might be salts
fled with 1t. lie nad SPOKEN with judge in the
morning, who had given him some opinions. IL
was Cnei Justice DAILY, ana he said that the trou-
BILE might DE In acquiring title to real estate. The
Judge SAID that II was doubtful Il any sucn case
could be appealed TO a higher court tnan Lne
Supreme, according TO the Dill, aad H. would be
well before the bill finally passed tine Senate in
sert a clause winch would cover this. Under tine
constitution any case could be appealed and
Judge Day feared that this would Drove an mped-
iment TO the proper working OF the bin. Mr. NOR
rell advised tnat TINS should be looked AFTER. aud
that steps should be taken to have the obnoxious
Mr. Charles butler SAID he thought that the best
thing the meeting could do was TO adjourn, as it
seemed TO be the sense OF the mem )ers that the
election of treasurer should. be postponed until
next week, and IN TACT the discussion on tue by
laws OF the ASSOCIATION had better take place alter
the adJournment or the Legislature, for then they
would not be working In the DARK they would
be II they undertook anything at present that
MT. L. M. Fuller thought that rapid transit was
pretty sac at present. We had Mayor VINO was
pledged TO rapid transit ana who had really done
wnaJ ne could to advance it. The appointment
of commissioners could be lett III tie hands or
sucn man with safety, and the citizens would De
satsned He nim- ell aad met with many knotty
things his life but never anything equal DIFF
hculty rapid transit. He could not imagine
hon people-men with money-could not see tue
ADVANTAGES TO be derived rom il. In i've years
the appreciation Of property between FiLY-ninth
street ana Klngsoridge would pay Tor the road.
GOuverneur Morris said taat ne thought that
nothing at present they could do would 40 any
good, so they mad be TER do nothing. The LeEis-
lature was ABOUT adJournln& and IL WAS better TO
let things there take tnelr regular course. still
tn re was matter which should De attended to
the funds-and that was why he had hoped
treasurer would be selected that very day. The
object oil the meeting was TO make the So, 600 0O0
bid and thus prevent any ole else rom IN king
II, aud yet at present they were not In position
to 90 this
Mr.. Mofrel.e Explained that the deferred plan had
been gIveu up and tnat the association was now
capital STOCK concern and had no nlng TO 40 with
deferred STOCK. It mad made substantial progress.
There was no trouble in getting suOscriDIlons but
he tnought that tue people would have more conf
dence IN tlem when they got curiosity TO WORK.
This was impossleie until some oil was passed.
he sald there would be trouble wnen people
an honest set oil men. The speaker announced
that among the subscribers were J. O. Ken
oall, $4,000; q. V. b. 0stranaer, $4,000, and chief
Justice Z. p. DAILY, 81, 500.
Alter some desultory conversation the meeting
adtournaa