The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-07


reduced rates of fare; therefore be It
Resolved, That the said Commissioners Of Rapid |
Transit be requested to incorporate In tho charter OF
each and every company authorized to build and main
tain a railway clause providing that said company or
companies shall run sufficient number OF cars for the
accommodation Of passengers between the hours OF six
and eight IN the morning and five and seven In the |
evening for which the fare below Forty second street
shall not be than three cents and south Of l25h
street not more than five cents per passenger
Mr. Blessing said that the resolution a simple re-
quest and remarked that between the hours he had
mentioned the working classes either going from
work, and low rate Of fares during those hours
would be great advantage the laDoring classes The
resolution adopted
THE THIRD OPPOSITION
The Board then resolved itself into Committee OF the
Whole with Alderman Reilly in the chair, and it was
moved by Mr.. seery that Mr.. Henry P Smith be heard
on behalf of the Third property holders who
we're opposed to an elevated road on that avenue
Mr.. Dean inquired If it did not require unanimous
consent for any person not member address the
Board
The Chair decided that 1t did; that II was matter OF
courtesy entirely whether the Board would allow any
person not member to address the Board It
finally decided that officially known whether
the Third had been chosen Of the
by the Rapid Transit Commissioners, it would be time
enough to hear the Third avenue property owners on
the subject The committee thereupon with leave
to sit again.
1t was four O'Clock and report had been
celved from the Rapid Transit Commissioners, and
some of the members made up their minds that mono
would be made until late at night and good natured!y
DETERMINED TO STAY
In order to while away the time the republicans
amused themselves by calling up general orders which
had been offered at previous meetings, aimed al the
Corporation Counsel and his Office when that official
a republican The democrats quietly voted them
down and then retaliated by moving the nassage of
resolutions the unfinished business list
which were distasteful TO the republicans. This
byplay could not last forever, and it was
finally moved that recess be taken for twenty-five
minutes. After considerable sparrng, some OF the
members being anxious to adjourn for tho day, with
view, doubtless of defeating rapid transit altogether,
the motion carried. When the Board reassembled
1t was found that the Rapid Transit Com.
missioners not yet ready to report and
Alderman Morris called up General Order
46s being the resolution offered by the Commissioners
asking the Board give their fix the routes
of the roads before making them known to the Board
Mr. Seery objected the ground that the report of the
Commissioners would be presented, and so tho
members of the Board might well wait until they
what it amounted to. A motion then made for
a recess of ten minutes, committee of two having
been appointed MEANWHILE wait upon the
Commissioners and ask them what time their report
another adjourn till ten o'clock, but did not pre-
vail and the of ten minutes was taken 1t was
nearly halfpast five when the members got together
again, and the committee that had waited upon the
Commissioners reported that they had been officially
informed that the report would be ready at FIVE O'clock
This announcement being madO at halfpas FIVE and as
the report had not yet come to hand, created
A LAUGHTER.
Finally at six minutes to six Jordan L. Mott one OF
the Commissioners, put in appearance and stepping
up President Lewis, whispered in his ear The men,
bers of the Board eyed him keenly presented
document to the President before leaving as he
hurriedly did, a murmur of dissatisfaction arose
from the semicircle of Aldermanic seats They had
not much longer to wait, however, for Mr. Mott had
scarcely left the room before Colonel Harrison the
secretary of the Commissioners, entered with big roll
of manuscript under his Everybody was on the
q uiue once, and the clerk, receiving the docu-
ment Immediately began to read the Mayors
brief note transmitting the report to the Board.
The reading of the report and the appendix
containing the routes, which herewith appended,
occupied very long time it being halfpast be-
fore it was concluded When the reading was at
end Mr. Morris again moved the adoption of General
Order 46s, but the motion failed
Mr. Reilly SAID that he was heartily in favor of rapid
transit He favor of the New York Elevated
Railroad but favor of the Gilbert, so he would
like
A DIVISION THE QUESTION
Mr. Seery moved that the whole subject be referred
to the Committee Rapid Transit The report did not
the truth when it said that they had found op-
position to their plans and routes, he himself had
shown that very day that the properly Third
avenue opposed to an elevated road along that
thoroughfare He believed the residents and property
owners a opposed to a road on the avenue
Mr. Deane then, after considerable debate of no gem
era interest motions and counter notions offered the
following resolution
Resolved, That this Board on behalf OF the corporate
authorities Of the city of New York hereby gives its
consent TO the routes adopted by the Rapid Transit
Commissioners as contained in the report OF said
mission transmitted TO the Board to-day
THE STRUGGLE FOR TIE MASTERY
Mr. Simonson at offered substitute for this
resolution, which in reality had the same object in
view as the resolution itself, but which tech
nica in its Mr. Purroy seconded the substitute
but Mr. Seery watchful of the interests of his Third
constituents, moved to have 1t referred the
Committee Rapid Transit and used the same
argument TO sustain his motion he had
when a moment before he mad endeavored to
have the Commissioners report that committee.
Mr. Purroy again in this second attempt TO
defeat the adoption Of the routes and if Mr.
seery's motion should be adopted rapid transit would
be dead forever The sixty days allotted the Com
missioners for the fixing and TO the Board for
giving their consent to the routes expired that night,
and he, for one hoped the Common Council would
throw any obstacle in the way Of which the
people had been long demanding. This appeal had
effect on Mr.. Shandey who moved that the Commits
soners report be accepted and made the special order
for the next meeting; but when his attention was
called TO the fact that the report could not
DO accepted" by the Board, lnasmuch it had been
the Mayor he speedily withdrew his motion. Mr. How
land VIII ma To
that whatever the Board intended should
be taken before midnight There some doubt as TO
whether the Board action was at all necessary but it
was best TO be
SAFEST sDB
when in doubt II 1t necessary, the action could
not be postponed TO another day without killing rapid
transit outright until another Legislature gave the