The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-20

derived as lar as such restrictions ANA LIMITATIONS
are consistent with the provisions Of this act The
provisions Of this section shall not be deemed to
apply TO any existing horse street railway hereto
fore authorized 10 be constructed.
Section 42-rhis act shall take effect inmed-
ately.
IL Mayor Wlckham's hands Ia now yesterday
lodged the power 0, appointing the i've commis-
Sloners, whose duties and powers are clearly
tive called upon the Mayor Yesterday at his once
in the city Hall, Tor the purpose OF ascertalnlng
granted 10 hin, and the character OF the men
ne should select for the important duties OF R0plo
Transit commissioners. His Honoa has made a
new aud positive rule preventing the admission
OF visitors after Two O'Clock on Saturdays He
was engaged, however, az tue time tbaI-past two
several other gentlemen. In answer 10 inquiries
he remarked tnat ne hao received petitions OF
cItiZens curing tue day, out could not take any
action whatever III the appointment OF commls-
sloaers until he received u certified COPY oil The
with lis provisions, but wouid give particular
attention TO the selection OF competent and
responsible gentlemen o act as COMMISSIONERS
He was then questioned as TO who those gentle
men might probably he. The Mayor was entirely
non-committAl upon the subject He mad not vet
considered the matter sufficiently TO give even a
hint uDon whom MS choice would a. The law
gives HIM talrty DAYS III which 70 designate the
PRODUCED TO the Legislature thls power OF appoint
ment was placed IN the hands Of Governor lnden.
After sharp discussion IN the A. sembly this
clause was stricken oct and the authority lodged
III the hands OF the Mayor:
THE TAXPAYERS PETITIONS.
AT ten O'Clock yesterday morning General HUI
sted presented petition OF taxpayers Co Mayor
Wlcknam as required under the Law. This paper
nad been previously signed before Judges Brady
and Donohue, OF the supreme Court. II is as fol-
lows:-
To THE MAYOR or THE cITr or NV YORK
The undersigned applicants respectively represent,
state and show that they are, ana each of them is,
o Ne@ OrS ana taxpayer residing IN tne city
That undersigned make applicaio to Your Honor
pursua nee OF chapter GO tho Laws Of 1873 emitted AN
non steam railway or railways IN the counties of
And we each OF do represent and assert to Your
Homer mat there IS neea 10 sud Guy and county q New
the HS OF mails ana a
that there is need 9! steam railway railways within
gad e t Ns r he rsread
waited railroad is now III actual operation from some
route eeo 1s sSh S Ss e Ss
9or aq d son Ser ePSs o. Company
npon Fourth avenue at or near Forty second street.
places as Tie commissioners TO be cppoined IN pursu
And your appcans ur thor snow state and represent
af Sre ee az S n New YORK neayc | Ra
% F b p9i 6 s as 9 9en ne ne sae
hoch across and over such Streets avenues nn
places as the commissioners TO be appointed pursu-
ance Of this application nav fix ana determine
MT 5sj%sy F.lSaSs S%tSIs
road rom oe point or nons Mpo1 the i'm beTsof
with the New York Central and hudson River Railway
d f . G f S s as sre sy
and spuyten Duyvii Creek through, across and over
such streets avenues and places as the Commissioners
TO be appointed IN pursuance Of this application may
Ana your applicants further show state ana represent
there 4 need Of steam railway or railways within
sald city; connecting the sald New YORK Elevated Rail
road with other steam railways. depots and
such points thereon, and through.
and aw ana sp
pointed under and IN pursuance OF SAID act may fix de-
ana NJ UNDERSIGNED applicants pray the appointment
said 10 determine upon the necessity OF such steam
rahWay Or raWaSS anu 70 M ana deternins me route
locate the same; and also to Tx aud determine the
roads may connect with tile railway Of the New York
tie N M dcpa hereof ana With Sot fern ru nam
lton avenue Terry and staten Island terry, and the
AMI hat such colnmissioners nx and determine the
connexions with such other railways aepols or steam
ferries, in the Judgment Of such commissioners may
And yoar petitioners and applicants will pray, &c
ard Harvey Kennedy. William il Kennedy
Before Judge Brady-;Davd BOWS john Q. MARS, Is.
Munroe frame IcratIo Reed theodore J. lusted Oliver
Before Judse Donohae-Joha oss 5; H. Main, hu-
sfsPy Sn 4 ccS Charles on Fo io o M
cner, Charles W, Grlswod, uuy K. Potion, Dwight H.
II BIS Ping yr Adeph Dsssor, II FTeIisR, Louis
obn IN roo M aeo
ho9ert halsey,. Allen Campbell John Mrbb; James q
drey, L. VI Minchesier, i. Lompardo, A. i Bell john
IrelZ +. y Fltnihn. rhllp Z. Moser, John . Gilmore
A SECOND PETITION
The following Is the second petition presented
TO the Mayor which was brought IN about twelve
o'clock 6,il 6y committee o. the signers Messrs.
John McClave and Charles l.. CornIsh:-
70 Ills ionor WILLIAM y. wIcEHAn Mayor oftne city Of
il compGance with sactlon d an act entitled AN
provide Tor the and ptratlon
steam railway or railways ~ counties this state
We he undersigned house holders ana taxpayers re-
sworn, do scyeray depose say hat great
county of sew Yols ior tie ransporaiion G sn
gers mails or rSitht and We as Tor the Immediate
pr ,swsga e ,SJ l By tP 1s i is5 ae
George Hoffman, 80 80 ftth avenue; John Foley 80
20 fast seventytnird street; Henry 7. pauding No.
Mctlave .. IS West 1904 street ". VI sharpe so 81
West isoth street, " H. stevenson, IT., so s5s tifh
avenue Edgar Williams Prospect avenue ANA les.n
street james Il joyce 80 East seven y.foafth street;
paly Windsor otci; 1 Cornish. 40 80 Inn avenue
gohn = ,rmmim 1 70 IA ~ asSngion avenue James
No S55 West fnirty.f urth street; John " Weei No IS
West roity. ninth srect Henry goldsmith 40 45l Vest
tar'y Lonrtn street; Rqnd9ph W losnssnd 10 -
Mintn street. John Broderick 49, l0i hast
susct. Tnomas J. crombic 10 III IL FoarSh
oSn coo 81 o' Is ast a;t 2;y .tse '['f
kahler 30 i2o East wenty.se yenth street: Ilobcrt
ward 10 r rrsnEln street; drlflth Thomas, No $40
Broad Way Gyms Clark 10 AZ tIith avenue James
N. Mcr. No flnc street, William La Scyenfy.sev
enth street aud Madison George scott No.
"a rifn avenue Joseph 4. GOODWIN, Gingsbridse; r
~. Bovine, = Pine street; Is. i. McGaferty.
No Pire street; Gniith Rowe 80. rs Filth ave.
nue.; A. a.. Holly, No. 81 west tifty.hrst street, t. a
kisam, 30. West Forty 9TH street, William Ricnard-
l45 broa0w ny Philip g. Weaver. No lf5 Broad.
way; aenismn a. Willis, windsor Hotel NJ. A. J.
Lynch Ne u Pine street, H. J.. Becbe, No ii Pine street;
Charles Harris No East Eighty sixth Thomas
Pearson, No ~ East nightv-iourth e. Water
bury, No .5l West nifty -nh street; Daniel Foley No
80 rast Lighy-second street, John T. Develn. NO lis
Broadway.
AMONG THE ALDERMEN.
The Moore RAPID Transit Dlll winch passed both
houses and went TO the Goverao for MS sigma
ture, has inst been vetoed. rms bill went 70
Albany as the Common Council measure having
received the lndorsement OF That pody ana also OF
Mayor Wlckham. IL was considered tho best
measure then pending before the Legislature. A
committee OF tue Board OF Aldermen proceeded to
Albany 70 urge It's passage. Amendments were
introduced IN the Assembly which, IL was under
stood ~ many. practically disposed OF Its utiIty
Ds measure TO insure rapid transit for New YORK
CITY. Notwithstanding TINS presumption the
Aldermen SIM insisted upon their noooy. The
HuS5eu bill was then introduced, aud is now
claimed 10 be the most effective OF any oil us pred
ecessors. In talking with one or two OF the
foY n fhof