The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-25
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ANOTHER RAILROAD WAR
a DEMAND FOR ExTRAORDIYARH
RIGHTS IN VEST STREET
The Resolution that is Before the Mayor fst
Approvai-Tho Indignation OF Properly
Hoidcrs-PccuIiar LeaisIation.


The Resolution that Is Before the Mayor fst
Approval-The INDIGNATION OF Property
Hoidcrs-PccuIiar LcaisIa,ion.
Awaiting the signature of Mayor Wick.
ham is a bill granting to the New YORK Central
and Hudson River Railroad Company privileges
which tho property bolders on West street be-
lieve threaten the vitality Of that thorouehfars.
Alderman Purroy offered the resolution on the
18th inst, aud 1t passed by vote OF 10 to Z.
the Republicans forming the minority. The
provisions OF the resolution are that permission
be granted to the New York Central and Hud-
son River Company to draw their cars with
dummy engines, between the hours of six O'clock
In the evening aud seven o'clock In the morn
ing from the lat OF April to the 1st OF October.
and during tho remainder OF the year from ave
o'clock In the evening until eight o'clock 10 the
morning, from their tracks IN Canal street
through West street to and upon Piers -
and 20. With the permission OF any other COM
pany the dummies and cars may be run upon the
tracks OF other companies, or with permission.
again) the tracks OF any other company be ex-
tended upon the piers In question. The resoii-
tion concludes with orovlso that 1t shall not be
construed to permit cars to stand In the streets.
several attempts we're made by Hepubli An
members OF the board to have The time cur
tailed, so that e1rly morning rafic would noe
be impeded, ana otner efforts toward having the
resolution lad over" were made by the same
members, but Intellectually. 1t was urged By
those who succeeded IN carrying tho resolution
through, that Vanderbilt had Withdrawn from
that rsilroad combination that was proving fatal
to the commerce of New York, and therefore
he should be sustained in hi, efforts to perfecS
the terminal faciiiues that his railways ale in
need OF these and similar arguments, settling
forth the grandeur and import nee OF New
n0rks main artery (neanins the Central and
Hudson River Railrosd), carried nearly all the
Aldermen. aud n tue resolution had gone no
further than to permit the cars TO be run
through West street at night, II would, probably.
have received q unanimous vote.
As soon us tho resolution was passed anA
published, tho heaitlest opposition from the
West rect people was awakened. aud a profess
addressed to the Mayor was circulated for sis-
occupant In West street, and many who hold
real estate and transact business IN the side
streets, ne the North river, from Cand
teet to Washington Market. affixed his sigma
ture to the paper. MIR. trshsll o. Roberts leads
the roll OF signers, aud the names Of represents
tves OF such corporations as the PEOPLES Line
OF Albany steamboats,. tue P.nnsyivsni, X IL
road, File cher Harrison & Co.'s iron works, and
IN any others follow. Several wealthy mei ch ants
visited the Mayor, and entered their protests In
and the tenants unite in the most vigorous de-
bunciation OF the ordinance. aud declare thAe
N II goes into effect, they will be obliged to va
Mr. Marshall o. Roberta said last night thss
he believed the Mayor would veto the rcssIu-
ton. and then an nttemDt may be made. por-
haps successfully, to pass 1t over his veto. He
believed the property owners In West street are
unanimous IN Opposing II. Tnev feel that their
business and real estpts will be ruined, Juss
as trade and property In Greenwich strees
are beng ruined 10y what he term the one
legged road" Higher up In West street, where
the dummies and o rs run, trade Is stasn int and
buildings are rented AZ ridicuiously low o., icss.
In the neighbofhuOd Of Mani It'll Market
property Is practically shut OF flom communal
All n from the sailo use Cars are left stand
inx across the side streets, bindenng wagons
from reaching the river and contiguous avenues.
III the resolution Is made a law, the railroad
company Will probably lay high Il rails along tue
street, and w.gons viii be wfenched between
tn, IN, hoises frightened by the dummies, trxfno
ready too crowded. and NOBODY but Vanderbilt
benefited.
As 1t has been publicly declared that Mr..
thauncey 81. Depew, counsel IOr the New York
CONVERSATION with the Dspuiy Clerk OF the BJard
OF Aldermen upon the subject Of tbis resol lion
a lew hours tefors IL was passed, MIR. Depew's
connection with the bill was eliciIel Ir0iu hun.
than ~ ild "al"ney "A coDy vi Iae bill some time
AIT Ala rnan Purroy hid onere IL before the
board. Mr. P.rrOy received II from director
81 the reilroad. Nit. Depew believes
anated from rival railway corporation.
lie says the HUDSON ri er Railroad as Recently
come INTO the possession OF Piers 2j and 20, aud
n"eCs tho right To UarIy freight " anu frIm
them when IL cannot DO Transported ny vessel
Oy rea' on ot Ice or other causes. IL was the
tenton OF the directors to bring bout un ar
rangsnlent, whereby the tracks of tue Ilelt
Liuo Horse Railway could Oe used. and ia
zoe event OF failure to secure this ar
rangement, the resolution In question was
devised 8 IN nltein tive. The Arrangement as
been made, however Mr. Depew sdys he be-
lleves tnat IortiOn OF tue trek OF tie Uelt
Line haiiw is centre bearing. anJ Will nos
need 10 he changed. Wherever a rail may ne
more than the new hlrd avenue track does, bul
wlil DO sunken even with the Roadway.