The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-06

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whenever deemed necessary.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Mr. William F. Dodge followed IN brief and direct
Sit on the ground that the people Of New York arc
entitled all the facilities OF travel tina. be fur
nished them: that opposition must eventually DO
crushed by public opinion. II was after the INTRO
duction OF horse railroads. and that capital comfort,
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parts OF Manhattan Island one OF vital importance.
Tho question then being put the resolutions wero
The following letters were then read-
PROM CHARLES o'coxoR
FoRr wAsaIScroS. y. Y, June 4, 1871
To THE CHAIRMAN or Tux MERTISG:-
SIR much rsErs. my inability 70 attend the meeting In
the oO5sess Sought anoa and here rsp." the re-.
Thsn made II closing address before ,hs New
the 9th Of last month III 1. said. and doubtless with
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SPEECH By HON. 4. n. PURDy.
The President introduoed Hon. A. q. Purdy.
member Of the Assembly, ~ spoke as foliows:-
an invitation attend this meeting was Informed
that expected 70 addFnss you. and It Is with
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given tho subject the slightest consideration would be
always ready TO speak on what has now become tho
best men Of Now York dive Us rapid .rans. the
necessity for rapid communication between the
was is as long ago a. 1852, when you ''s sent
your first petition TO thu Legislature, and
over since that time this great wan: "a. been more
terance 10 tho press In tho series OF laws, all designed
10 accomplish tho same result In the legislative
running from 1871 to 1875 aud ending
the Rapid Transit Commissions; In public meetings
without number: IN the messages 70 tho Legislature
where, in the language Of Justice John R. Brady.
q recent case, "Rapid transit is one Of the
As Of the greatest importance nui Notwithstanding
all this Notwithstanding the TACT that the people
almost unanimously demanding rapid transit as
which nope 10 point out every effort TO supply
this great want has been steadily opposed until the
time has como when the enemies of Now York city
should be pointed out Ia order that the people may
know them.
To those who have not investigated the subject the
loss TO Now York occasioned by tho want Of rapid
transit will seem Incredible.
In recent argument before committee Of the Legs
lature Mr. s. f. Church, gentleman who has given the
subject years OF sad lhat tho want OF rapid
transit mad already cost our city tho oss OF million In
habitants, 600 O00 900 OF substantial wealth and
revenue ut present rates. Of $50 900
ally" The statcmont may have seemed cxtravagant
think It can BIO easily proved. It must DO obvious
every one that city cannot grow when men cannot
live IN IT, Il must bo equally obvious to
very fast when men can only 1.-Two and do
business in Il with extreme difficulty. Hanging
working timc-is just that extreme difficulty which
for twenty years past has prevented the growth Of
New York. IL is "A tax which no business man can
endure. under which no people can thrive. New
York could not endure II, and the history Of
her growth Tor .ne last sixty years abandan.ly
1860, was SI4, 264, and the average and almost uni
form growth between those two periods was SO cent
every ten years. But IN 1860 the city had become
built up 10 point where this tax came 10 be opprcs-
sivey iolt; where buildings, erected, could not he
sold; whore, II men owned houses. they could
not live in them. Tho result that they
went TO live elsewhere, and Notwithstanding al
the sntlcements Of parks drives and other improve.
menss the increase fell OFF rapidly that the next
ten years showed gain OF only 13A per cent instead
OF the 80 per cent which had marked Der steady
VOWED loss Of population IN 1870 OF 407 1872, and
carried on at the same rate. Will involve loss IN
the whole present population OF the city counting
the annexed district. We need not wondor what has
that IN the same period that New York has been gain
Ing clghty per cent IN population, HUDSON
county, v. j., has gained 4771s per cent.
II this fugitive population OF l.000O 900 were
with in 1880, New York would DO, tor
half It's territorial area barren wilderness OF
rooks and morasses but would be u compactly built
city up 10 the very borders OF tho Harlem River and
beyond, and nssu ming that that added population
would possess average wealth and pay equal
amount Of taxes with those hero land they
would do more, for the vast majority of our
present population i've IN tenement houses seven
stories oecp, owning nothing ana paying nothng).
II Is easy 10 that our taxable wealth. bill
Ion, would be doubled with doubled population, aud
tho $50, 00O, 900 annually would be
either doubled in amount, what Is tho pur-
pose, raised equally we'll with tax rate reduced
half
NEW YoRK's SLOW GROWTH.
II we compare tho cty's growth with the growth OF
surrounding cities the same result Will follow, and
show that in the march or improvements We have
fallen behind every one OF them.