The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-07

and live n the neiRnborhood OF Central Park.
Every loot Of rock there Is valued at $4,000 by the
town or 90 to Jersey TO reside, in homes they eau
purchase with modest means. 70 those who re-
main down town the rapid transit railway must .t
rich IT, however. the road to be built. II It VIII
pay construction and operation, capitalists should
burdened through the city assuming the work.
In this strain Mr. Macomoer continued Tor q long
tlme exciting the derision OF us hearers, all OF
whom were OF the opinion that rapid transit Is u
vital necessity to TINS city, that VIII benent all
classes OF people here and Cypress none.
MUST BE DONE BY THE CITY.
Mr. s. B. Ruggles arose and said he thought 1t
an insult TO the intelligence OF the people OF New
York to discuss the necessity for rapid transit.
He continued that he thought that great boon OF
rapid transit Will never be accomplished by pri-
There have been numerous attempts OF private
bodies to bring 1t into existence; all the corpora
some them respectable, others less than respect
able-yct all have iatled. Private corporations
sSe or e
Vanderbilt alone has power to defeat any assocla-
ton Of private persons. He now keeps TINS city
and may asphyxiate her wnen he pleases to do
so. Mr.. RuggIes proposed that the city OF New
York should make rapid transit railways, and that
the Mayor OF the city and the Governor OF the
State should appoint seven commissioners, under
whose direction the work should be done. He
propnesied that the increase In the valuation OF
property above Filty-nlnth street would eventu-
ally repay the cost u the rai av,, :, - .,.
that rapid transit would really benefit poor men,
ana would result in their being able to procure
homes IN the neighborhood OF the Central Park.
The latter gentleman replied that he certainly be-
lievea the poor would derive benefits from rapid
with park IN front OF his house,"
PERSONALITIES.
Mr.. Lawson N. Fuller, OF Washington Heights.
MADE very vehement speech. He SAID he wished
to answer the gentleman who preceded Mr.;
not mentioned his name, he (Mr. Fuller) would
have thought HIM o distant relative OF RID Van
Wrinkle.
Mr. Macomber 80 am.
Mr.. Fuller continued That gentleman does
not seem TO know the limits OF New York city. He
seems to imagine that they are at the Central
OF the matter as ne Is. He does not know That the
rcn men up town do not ak the valuation Of their
VALUE OF UPTOWN PROPERTY.
Mr.. Fuller went on TO indicate that Mr.. Macom-
town from the central Park to KinesDridge. he
said that they were reasonable. aud on that ac-
take advantage of them. lie depicted some OF
the miserles OF people who live at the upper end
Of the island on the west side with speech that
not convey the idea that It Ia entirely convenient
to live at Washington Heights while rapid transit
II 1t Is not proper to allow the city to build
rapid railway, then, at least. let the charter
Allow that road to be widened and extended
along the west side OF the island. 1t may be oD-
as sx Is
than none. Under the circumstances another
"ieg' may oe matured Then let US have first leg
while we wait Tor y second. The route Tor the
railway ID easy to find. There IS grand bOuie-
ward that may be utilized. 1t cost 81, 100000, and
we uptown property owners were taxed to pay
used only Tor carriage. VI Its width OF 104 eet
twenty-five leet In the centre are taken up by
walk. There are thus iorty-one feet to be used as
q Drive on each side. Let the Elevated Railway
run over the central promenade.
READY TO PAY FOR THE FRANCHISE.
the JOINT committee as owner OF property IN the
upper part or the city who had wished Tor years
Tor rapid transit Tor the holders OF franchises
complete the sttpulattOns OF those franchises. In
consequence OF the failure OF sucn persons to do
as they SAID they would ne and some other gentle
men had determined to try to effect the construc-
joint committee, although until within q lew
hours he had not INTENDED t0 do SO. He desired
he said IN the event Of the passage or such u
bill by the Legislature, party OF gentlemen,
whom General Batterheld sala lie represeD ted,
were ready TO bid for tue franchise of RAPID
transit railway, and pledge themselves to forfeit
$780, 200 IN case they did not construct the way
Mr.. schuyler, Chief Engineer OF the New York
and New haven Railroad, presented to the COM
mittee an outline OF nis plan Tor rapid transit
railway. The roadway ~ to be IN an open cut run
u design 10 strike the subject Of rapid transit
''oetween wind aud WAFER" as ms road Is meant
to be neither Underground nor elevated.
several inventors made speeches, the latter ex.
planning their plans, and then The committees ad-
iourned me Aadermanlc Committee win meet
During rho %1ss.on q nnny incident occurred,
growing OUT OF the chlvalr0us desire OF Mr. Losier
OF speakers. lie rose and began q speech IN the
defence Oftne great railroad owner upon whom
the spleen OF so many lad been vented. Tho
chairman OF the meeting raped loudly to call him
to order, but Mr.. Loser would not be seated until
the bury Old Sergeant-ai-Arns with severe face
went to MIN and put hum down by the exercise VI
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