The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-04
RAPID TRANSIT.
Meeting Of the Aldermanic
Committee Yesterday.
VIEWS OF CITIZENS.

The Society Of Engineers Hear and Discuss
q Long Report.
The special committee OF the Board Of Aldermen
which was appointed TO hear the arguments of
some OF the many persons who favor the accom-.
plishmenr OF rapid transit, and Of the many in
ventors who have plans BY which they are con-
WINGED that that good result can be achieved. and
finally to report their convictions a. to the proper
means TO bring about speedy travelling In this
city, met yesterday afternoon at hairpast one
O'Clock. All the members Of the committee were
present-Messrs. Purroy, Shandley, Cole, Billings
and Rowland. The Common Council Chamber
was crowded With interested persons Capitalists
were there. md inventors with many BRAIN
Ing projects
Mr.. 9. T. cHuRcH's VIEWS.
When the meeting was opened Mr.. 8. E. Church
rose to speak. Mr. g. E. Church has for many
years been interested In plans by which rapid
transit was expected to be brought into exist.
euce. He has spent much time IN arguing before
public and private bodies, and, perhaps ought to
be considered ~ an efncient worker to realize
rapid transit He said In his speech yesterday
afternoon that there IL no question before the
community upon which there IL an opin-
ion 20 favorable as the subject OF
rapid transit IL Is surprising that,
when the amount OF inventive and mechanical
skill In this city Il considered NO plan hos been de-
vised 10 conquer the objections and the opposition
OF routes to rapid transit road He considered
the subject the most important that has ever been
preached In this city. fthe Corporation had In
vested $1oo90.0oo IN 1850 in railroad calculated
and made capable 10 carry people from one end
of Iolo m q >lo
time 1t would now save $3a DOC. 900 in taxes ana
assessments. By not making such an invest.
ment-by not providing the people or this city
with such accommodations they needed, and
need stnl more now-Mr. Church considered that
the city OF New YORK had lost more than
$l00.Ooo,0oo. The City Treasury ouaht now to con-
tain part OF the valuable results OF q successful
rapid railroad scheme, expressed in millions OF
dollars.
Mr.. Church spoke OF Mr.. Moores' bill in the As
sembly, and explained how the recent amend.
ments to tue constitution anect It. He was clearly
favorable to the Greenwich street Elevated Rail-
road, which. he said, it was intended
to extend aud widen, 80 that It should
have TWO tracks By this means, Mr.. Church said,
the facility OF travel on this road will be greatly
increased. Besides these improvements. arrange.
ments are to be made which Will do away with the
fear that many have to travel on the Green wien
street railway. The track win be 30 guarded that
even II car should run from It the vehicle would
not tall to the ground with sucient force to njure
ito occupanta Mr.. Church said that ne felt
proper lapid. transit railroad, and. there.
lore, no relerre1 the construction or such
90 institution to the city. The power
Il ss Il:
scnsmcs, oonseousntly thew ere NOT nuilt tS"nss
e va. certain that any Of those schemes. u pus
Se % % as sn sa1
%s.. 's s:t, ssS Of ndss Ss au.l
S5ss!ss'as. = ~ s;sasn; r. s:.y: means
may b SAID sess corruption WIN SonrnS Il the
coisssuet.on Of tnis nscsssary railroad put into
ssd 70 Asvs %
y ths scttoa OF sne public on,cers OF the CITY By
thai xSsa great wo1f vas 81 c.
pose It was denounced - swnde; ana also
De- witt CLINTON; srsnS project H' the ~ o: Ers
Canal. He was convinced that the city was
the rapid transit road. and the only party ' with
Splendid work: u Thought sSss $4,000 would Ii
railroad ION the Battery TO Harlem and leave no
money TO pc misapplied. He concluded By urging
the city government should undertake that great
need OF the people-the opportunity to speedily
60 from end to end OF the city.
MONEY wANTED-Nor talk.
MI. p. Schmidt was tn, next speaker. and .
that he had plan BY %nc rapid n transit coSIa
he accomplished, am ne urged that this Is q time
to use money and brains and not the iinsual
memDer alone. HIS plan. lie SAID, was to project
car or tran through q tube, placed UNDER
ground or upon an elevated plane, by pneumatic
planning the method nc mad devised, yet he ielt
that he was, and was, therefore. happj. He gave
Could ssna
through his tuoe At the rate 0l iorty or fry miles
tered IN way that cannot be expressed on psuSs.
How does that suit I" Nobody answered the
query. and Mr.. schn:dt soon a'tsrward ended his
Mr. uAsKM WANTS TWO ROADS.
he was ioiiSwsd BY Mr. John B. naskn. Of
Of this city. He congrat uiated the committee on
having sucn an important question referred to it
the most important that mad ever been DEBATED in
new s',oo nor * ,,ons, IS SO because Il Includes
TO o. aHs
the poor and INDUSTRIOUS classes. hv referred to
the Importance Of the iact that the local eelsla-
New York; and tnen. becoming reminiscent, lie
State Lesislature upon the rights OF the Common
Council Alter az nad returned to the matter Of
with some or Mr.. Churcn's statements, Tut r..
jecsea others, especially those referring 70 the
Cause oI tue uonscon6sructlon OF the Gilbere
Railway. Men 60 to Albany, he said, aud there
procure charters for rapid transit rallways Then
snsy come PACK ana .. t. sstmsss the coat
build. Englueers are called To- Their opinions are
received, and 1nnlly the schemes ore allowed to
ole. Ae warned The committee that, Whatever
might DO tue substance Of their report on rapid
transiL-provded that II was In favor or road
being built Tor that purpose-they would en-.
counter the transportation or Powerful bodies.
Ne SAID there l. power opposed - rapid transit.
whioh has Tor years kept the people In the
condiuon ~ or subjects and never per.
mltted them TO- le yoyereigns. TINS
Of tue people expressed BY the city government,
The source OF his power u In the city railroad
companies: He mad always been opposed 10