The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-18
RAPID TRANSIT.
AHduMENrs AGAINST THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
RAILWAY nv THE cITy

AHouNENTs AGAINST THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
RAILWAY BY THE CITY.
The new bill. having for its ultimate object the
accomplishment OF rapid transit In this city, and
which was presented to the Assembly on Tues
day. furnished special topic for conversation
yesterday The general opinion. so lar as It could
be ascer tained, was adverse the passage OF the
bill. Still IT was admitted to be the best instru-
ment that has yet been devised to procure the
construction OF proper railway by the city. The
writer conversed with several or the members OF
the recent Rapid Transit Committee OF the
Society OF Civil Engineers yesterday alter
noon upon the bill. Although II pays pretty
compliment 10 their society these gentlemen
did not appear 10 iavOr the bill They would not
Say explicitly that the scope OF their forthcoming
report includes discussions OF all the matters which
Mr.. Smiths oil refers to the decision Of COM
mltee oi their society; but 1t Is more than likely
that IL does. When the document ID published,
perhaps tomorrow, 1t Will probably be discovered
tnat the Civn Engineers Committee have delved
TO the lowest depth OF every question having con-
nection with rapid transit except those questions
OF legal character. Among other gentlemen
with whom the writer conversed the opinion pre-
vaiied That tue Oil ought not 10 ASS the Legls-
latare, because IL gives the municipal corporation
tine rgnt TO CONSTRUCT s6r y ana a. operate a
gentlemen, whose " Ords are here published be-
cause they express the sen timenls "a the Otner
speakers I'll the CITY undertakes 10 buld the
railroad there Will be litigation begun to t..wart
H. Ihere are many pe0p.e determined That such
AN IMPORTANT Work
shall not be cOntroed by Politicians. Already
they nave loo many pubic enterprises In tneir
, nanas, "nicn enable them to control immense
NUMBERS OF voters wh0 Or the sake o. small OPP
portunlties VIII WORK TO retain lot tneir leaders
the great opportunities to make money. Inc
people WAC are opposed to the building Of U rail-
road by The city Will have good GROUND to stand
t npon IN making a legal ngnt against The execu-
lawyers have pointed, the opportunity 10 COM
pei the definition OF "nat are city purposes 1t ls
railway It VIII Ds Isssa 10 p 10 ns
IP eop.e. ,,a II the CITY We're to do every
to the comorC Of all the people, It's
work would never stop until it nad absorbed all
tnctvely Tor private effort. 1t would be- there Is
no doubt, most oenenciai thing Tor the CITY II
ana lot and enough income from MS labor to en-
able iilm to 1--we with ease. But IL IL city pur-
pose' to work out sucn beneficial results2 A line
must BIZ Drawn somewhere, else we Will drIlr un-
consciously toward COMMUNISM at first and q
gene! ~ row as a naGis. Now, way not 6e sensible
about TINS matter OF building RAPID transit
railway 1t would cerainiy be d good thing
lor the city II the revenues OF such
the CITY oeDt, aud It Is also probable mat
private COMPANY 10 Guild aiiway or speedy
travelling wouid become u monopoly. Stnl there
are means oy wnIcn tue CITY treasury can be
annually Uenr1ted by part vi rhe revenues OF q
TaliwaJ ana tue company as to ITS charges. These
means have lvr years been made use In BatI-
more. There the city has compelled from the
railroad companies One-hIta OF their receipts, and
the money tuus procured mas been used by the
Corporatlou IN paying the interest on the Druid
Hill Park bonds aud In
FORMING A SINKING FUND
1or the nquidati0n OF the debt represented BY
those bobos. can't see why u prOvIslOn Tor D
purpose Ike tnat served IN b fillmore could not
De introduced into general railroad law Ia this
State"
The writer having minated that q city tax
upon the prontS OIL RAPID transit railway Com.
pany wouid give 1t an excuse 10 Increase Its
OF lafe from Time To tle lie WAS anSw cred mo,
that can be guarded against. Lea lslatiOn may
overcome That by hXng the ra te OF ldre over the
ROAD. Tue report vi the Civil Engineers Com
mlttee will probably lui n sh data tor proper
settlement oi tnat BY the way, there Is another
point must De suardeu against-that rs, the dis
Dguremeht VI our streets by ne erection OF an
ugly aud rsmshackie eiev.t d railway. There are
means to make sach a ANYWAY something AKIN TO
graceful structure. COmpe tent commissioners
ouRh 10 De appointed TO ap rove the tlan OF such
structure and to superlntend It's erection. 10
appoint such commissioners tnlnk Is part Of the
duty Of the city government"
The ideas expressed IN the above quota tons are
those OF many gentlemen IN THIS city; and there
can be no doubt that mere VIII be strenuous Op.
POSITION exerteu TO The construction Vi u rapid
transit railway by the cIt,.
The Cheap transportation Society are again be.
ginning to take part Ia tie movement Tor the ac-
complisnment 0l speedy travel and freight trans
portaSoD. 1t ID aDout TO renew Its efforts lor q
marginal railway.