New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
FREIGHT CARS ON THE BELT RAILROAD.
THEIR USE DEMANDED by COMMERCIAL BODIES On

FREIGHT CARS ON THE BELT RAILROAD.
THEIR USE DEMANDED by COMMERCIAL BopiLS oh
THE CITY. -,
A Commercial Conference, In when the
Cheap TRANSPORTATION Company the Produce Exchange
the Chamber Of Commerce, and the ImporteIs ana Gro
cers Hoard OF Trade were represented has prepared
memorial 10 the Board OF Aldermen In reference 10 the
use OF freightcars on the Belt Railroad The memorial
reees the ordinance which il il proposed to adopt ana
then reviews at length the report OF the Committee on
Railways which was adverse to the project The con-
illusions reached are that IL IL entirely pract-
cable for the trunk-llnes terminating ON the
New-Jersey side 10 the Belt Road. and,
as the ordinance extends the same privileges to those
roads, plan exclusively in tho interest OF tho
Central Road that tho privilege asked OF the Common
Council not intended TO be used mainly In moving gram
and -four arriving by the Central in bulk to the Battery
and along soutst but that great benefits VIII accrue 10
general obping and manufacturing interests by ds
pensng with tedous and pensive cartng OF goods
across the City during hours when the streets are
crowded. that the interests OF the Belt Line Company
and the terms OF tho ordinance make 1t Impossible tnat
tho cara shall be left in tho tracks during tho
day, or that they shall be run during the night
to any points other than those stated that
the business interests not requiring the facilities aorued
by the ordinance will he obsructed and delayed by
the the Belt Road at night that hereis no oppo
ton to the proposed Improvement OF terminal facilities
except such as enanaes from factonsness or from nd
ydua or local interests which should yield to the wei
fare OF the community whole; and that while the kind
marginal railway really required cannot be had until
the bu khead line extended and improved the present
plan, which Is Immediately available, VIII serve many
useful purposes and teach how the great Improvement
OF the future should be made. The memorial also says
1.-THE proposed OF the Belt Railroad VIII by no
abolish the carting business but VIII necessary
modify II in several respects High rates OF carriage at
this Port have diverted and constantly divertinR
thousands of tons OF merchandise 70 Philadelphia ana
Baltimore, which under equal expense wOuld cO,no W
Pc
ling them Many Eew-York firms TO our knowedge. are
continually importing goods destined for the west
through the other Ports named solely on TINS account
As 10 The Washington Market objection, II does not APP
near whv the passage OF n few frcght-cars at time
would obstruct that locality any more than would the
passage OF passengercars, which the Belt Line Company
have the right to run at such times ana IN such npers
az they choose But though the operation or TINS
ordinance must interfere with the business Of Washing
ton Market conducted do not hesitate to say
the business should adapt itself to the new order
thugs, which Is inevitable sooner or later or as your
Committee say local and individual Interests must
Weld 10 the good of the whole community"
1t expected that the memorial will be approved Dy
other commercial organizations in addition to those
named above before il is presented to the Aldermen