The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-18
RAPID TRANSIT.
Special Meeting Of the Board
of Aldermen Yesterday.
II IL l. MOORE BILL
Some Plain Talk About Monopo-
lies and Their Abettors
"A SpBcIlL COMMITTEE OF VISITATION.

There was a very excited meeting OF the Board
OfAidermen yesterday. The meeting was special
one to consider the subject OF rapid transit.
Alderman Lewis presided, and all the Aldermen
were present. with the exception OF exMayor
Vance. After tho organization Alderman Purroy
offered the following resolutions, which were
adopted
1sasen Of the entire failure Of previous Legislatures and
Whereas i z now fact, disputed BY none but inter
rapid transit has become absolutely necessary enable
the past and 10 ADVANCE she certainly ought pros
Whereas The Mayor and Common Council. heretofore
asvoteS 70 careful mus sd aaed
y skul lawyers Of pnimpeachapie character, pre-
lated 70 achieve the end in view which is submits
shSsTsupon irapsmiisd g the Legisia5are: and
sad PHI after adding thereto certain anne no ment ana
m s gs ws 30 n sna tine e Ella s%
nsore ne Legislatnre relating 70 rapo transit we are
"1 G01ne A. Or Moore 9 r. 50 S far q New York city i
TINS question and secure cheap anu transit theren
Resolved, That The Common. Council convened in
caI NEE ting 90 most respectfully ana earnestly Pc
now before him, known as the Common Council or
New S Ss so enc
Resolved, That we tender our sincere thanks to the
Hon. hugh IL Moore the other members OF the SEN
sba o. sp G ~ in the ae many d
heuites, the passage Of the Common Council b,l
PRESIDENT to 20 to Albany and personally present 10 Ais
press to him The deep interest which the citizens Of New
nature.
Alderman Mccarthy euloglzed Senator Moore
for his Efforts In behalf OF rapid transit and moved
that the Senat0&ls ul name be inserted in the res
0luti0ns instead OF Senator from New York;
He then moved that committee OF seven be ap-
pointed 10 40 TO Albany to advocate the signing OF
the moore bill by the Governor. On motion or
Alderman Purroy the number OF the committee
was increased 10 nine.
Alderman Rowland said he believed that all
she Aldermen were OF one mind, and he hoped
shat the committee which would 90 to Albany
would go as the representatives. OF the unanimous
feeling OF the city government. The Moore bill,
he sand, was, in his OPP MON, constitutional and ne
had come to this opinion owing 10 the fact that II
had been submitted to some OF the best legal
minds in this city. and the unanimous decision OF
tne lawye rs consulted was that all tue talk about
It's being uIconst uuonal was groundless.
AldeI man Morris onered As substitute 50 Al
aerInan Purroy's resolutions that inc GOyernot be
requested 10 sign the Moore DILL, wni-h had passed
tae Legislature, providing tnat no bill should be
passed OF more general character Onering
greater advantages TO the clnzens OF New YORK
Mr. Morris argued that the Moore bill, In lts pres
River and Central Railroad. What was wanted
was Dill that would give rapid transit 10 the
people, VINO really stood In the greatest need Of q
rapid means OF conveyance from one end Of me
county 10 the other. he said the fare Tor the en-
tire route should not exceed fifteen cents. The
masses who mad been driven out OF the city Dy
hign IenIs and hlgn fares charged by the railroad
somE d a, running ron aorysecond street.
are able TO now, commute on the Erie Rail way, 50
fast tney could 60 nIteen 10 twenty miles Tor nlne
foot OF Liberty street., man could 60 TO No gars
In seventeen minutes Tor ni.een cents and
1--we there In house Tor $500 q year for winch he
would have TO pay from 81, 300 70 81, 500 10 this
city. The rate, ne SAID, rom FOrtJsec0nd street.
north 10 Harlem was ten cents, to Morris ania
and fremont fifteen cents 10 Fordham twenty
eents, and Il should be borne In mind mat these
fares would be IA addition 90 the fares that might
We charged under rapid transit puiit under Tue
powers gwen by the Moore bill The Alderman
Withdrew his substitute al the close Of LIS re-
marks.
Alderman Purroy found Iault with the remarks
al Alderman MOTIFS, AMI said that the Moore Oil
PROVIDED Tor the appointment OF commissioners,
subject 10 the continuation OF the Aldermen, who
had the power TO nix The rates OF iare.
Alderman MOTIFS inquired A. under the bill the
commissioners 10 be appointed would have the
power 10 regulate the iares on Vanderbilps roads.
Alderman Gi0n then offered the following reso-
)uuons, " nich were adopted
whereas this Board is informed that the bill, entitled
An set IS'sher 70 pr0yss Tor e ana
q his STAR" niIoaucsi mo me Assem0b on the lttn
saractrzel ~ measure 70 secure rapid uanslt, and
erron9ons, said X have been drawn by q under the
Iton ~ hiul and tuat Tho Governor has ulsclaimed
whereas TIE Sale blii CUMBERSOME ana inpractea.
NJ anS, ~ 10 many q rs si
roprtte % Tue necessary conditions OF rapid transit
Iroads Or transportation OF nassengc lreghIs anu
tcsny, general railroad law novel provis-
its VII. q without necessity and unwsely, unsetLes
well understood aad generally satisfactory;
pheabe Is TIE orgsnl1aton OF rapid transit rsirosd
apanles in themselves prsc ude the possibility o.
Aubsg ~ Mil iN 0Mul
Resolved, lhat a substitute for he rapid transt bill
hcreotorc presented . ne egislaturs ~ TIE Common
sald oIl intLooucel oy Hon James W. busted does not
ineet with the approval 81 tnJ body.
peeled o suoscree 10 Gle capital siocx q company .
~ We ss - o. h,s p wnSh
" REQUIRE payment 70 tnem AZ the time OF subscription,
'te eQmqissgnes from the sums % paid % appropri
S 5y may lS 6ear sas t mat T 10 sa
ssssoaaDiy eTpvcss 20 sSS ks2fk lR any COMPANY
bI, which onrsu makes the COMPANY responsible Tor
us 70 he abSrs and others smpsysd bot not psa
tLc company eonrae.ors, and lseco9l .mpQass upon
labhty without reference 70 the number shares held
Iaay upon such snare Tor the amount OF such wsses
inns making possible g collect from The sabscriocr
operating The road
lad been made In the LEGISLATURE 70 defeat rapid
transit Tor rne city. The demands OF the city were
hteh maA IAplu transit uau become an aDsOiute
secessity ana without IL It's greatness as city
would be dWarfed. IAe Alderman then offered
tns following resolutions, which were adopted -
whereas the cItzons Of Nsw York at the last gen.
ara election demanded and expected such action on The
lart the proper authorities should provide rapid
} auslt iOT this city, and
Nhereas altsr long and careful investigation Of the
subject and particularly o the failure Of
l.ws AND charters heretofore dey.sed % eject rapid
anslt, amer nearing and considering the plans and
tnions Of All TIE several persons and Associations who
ccsreu 70 Be heard, Committee Of III Common
Ounc, the elected representatives VI the city New
York (which with the puOn BrOokivn the only
1ocaly state particularly Interested present
the question u raoti transit aching vice
- counsel eminent Al The Bar prepared a bill, rncn
sanctioned BY resolution unanimously adopted Ly
Common Council AMI was approved BY the mayor
nd b. aad under the provisions which rapid transit
v a MADE possible OF accom- plishlnent and
whereas that bill, introduced ~ the senate by senA
Hugh ~. Moore, OF thls city, has, after careul
and fnrtAer consultation win counsel been
ased unanimously ~ the senate and nv large major
Nv IN Tie Assembly, with amendments thai DO
materially Interfere with the general object the ball
seriously delay the prospect VI prompt realization Or
H. lid transit, ana
wher thai biz Is before the Governor, await