The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-24
RAPID TRANSIT.
Meeting Of the Residents Of nar,em to
Proclaim Want.
WHAT ROUTE PURCHASING MEANS
Speeches by Hon. Charles Crazy, Jackson s.
Schultz and J. c. Julius Langbein.

largo and enthusiastic meeting OF the citizens Of
Harlem was held last night ut Association Hail. corner
Of 10th street and Fourth avenue the extern
sion OF rapid transit BY between the upper and
lower portions OF the city. series Of important
iutons were offered by General George W. Palmer and
adopted unanimously. The place whore the meeting
held in itself forcble argument in favor
OF rapid transit II rs one hour and twenty minutes
distant from the City Hall by the Third cars
and hour and TWO minutes by way Of the Elevated
Railroad to Fifty ninth street, Belt line 70 Third ave.
nue. and thence BY horse cars 70 l2sth street, the
quickest way the place be reached frequently
ing tho day. The meeting was attended BY nearly
every resident in the vicinity and many speeches
delivered
General George W. Palmer called ths meeting 10
order at balf-past eight O'Clock. Mr. Jordan L. Mott
was elected president, and number of presidents
and chosen. Mr. Palmer then offered
the following resolutions
RESOLUTIONS
Resolved Tint rapid transit BY steam between the upper
on Whether we consider he ew
ns s or 's' d ssas s nass.dS
Mayor, pursuant to an act Of the LssiJa.ars. has
w vs S & as sssI eli
now to carry o"s Is The intent and Say Of 4. good
s.asns 70 aid In carrying out the recommendations ofhs
assssa rh., " have With regret a. p.ee.sanss
upon An Invitation 70 citizens Who In favor Of rapid
u aa % m are apo ss u"
the wholesale eoneaon Of tho streets aud for the
potcan VII. announced to his audience that he in
That tho .sas cetwss the pi@a OF rapid
a" peou i 81 ". ry are as 10 Be
by the mostnpsces Of the surface railroads, who
Ss s. ' ps wso psss .pseus
h people natural, w s.s
ana what have they during these long year. OF
men who IL.
whs. prse'ieaos plan has no helped to promote; what
oihe plans by tie Rapid transit com%ssic"
s
Isssatars could no. would bas mha
the monopcllsis Of the surface railroads want.
s % ~ n
ane damages are paid TO ali person. who own properly
s 81 a . and cen
or n; Win ssss . 81 s
Z H Sa, Ss .sss@ IN
minds u many espgcny tho rights o. abuttIng properly
chiefly for tho convenience OF those who live
whole people, the The whole people person
sas Gs ss has ~ Ss to me s na
street and the sole question u this What manner " use
d this
city pS &c ss s DssRs "is as s.
cupy the important avenues and
these PRIVILEGES they Obtained eglasa,s .. ths
10 pssasas s % sss.rs.s.
they privileges sciA-lnsss In favor Of their
% Tie hes ri,
% s % psw pack s sas n and n Sss al es
which the people much ncod and for which they hAvs
Tns spEEcnEs
Mr. jackson s. Schultz the nrst speaker He said
that the people mised II they though, prop
cSty tho limo Of tho proposed road were the
obstructionists. They put forth % opponents,
but standing behind thom tho street railroads
With all tho power which their great patronage
and wealth could give them. 10 attempt TO pay
tho right oil way for the proposed road would forever
that good dividends could not DO PAID the capital
invested and therefore no would invest money II
the enterprise and the road would never 20 built
THE NECESSITY FOR RAPID
Mr.. Charles Crary cndcavotcd TO show the in.
mediate necessity for RAPID transit HIS words were
Mn. PRESIDENT AND GESTLEhES--ws have mot to-
gchcr tonight Tor the purpose OF giving expression TO
tho universal sentiment oi our people favor Of
more rapid communication between the upper aud
lower arts OF tho city Wy means OF the elevated roads
which proposed DO built upon the east side. In
the mater OF time alone, wasted IN gong 10 and
returning from our places oil business We spend Ia
every iv .., or SIX years ten hours DAY Tor wnos
district where reside, which includes that portion oil
tho CITY iying cast Of The Central Park between Fifty
ninth aud llOh streets. wo have population Of 30 00e
IA city OF Intellectually cut of iron oil communi-
cation with the outside world, except through the
horse cars.
But rapid transit Is only necessity for us-t ID
necessity for the city ITSELF careful estimate VIII
ton or $780, 600 OF taxable property been losi
to this CITY by the Tact that that largo number o peo
pie have settled IN the adjoining STATE o New Jersey
and on Long Island. Ali this nearly ali this, might
have been saved 10 tho city n adequate system OF
| rapid transit bad been adopted and carried out.
strong effort made in tho Legislature last
winter to save 100000 or 5000 600 by curxing
OF tho expenses IN the c,ty departments That was
commcndabie; but saving to that extent would mako
but little apprecabe difference IN the expenditures Of
the city wnch aggregate So, ooo 600 year. city
bound down. thus ~ by debt ol $4,000 900. aud
whoss nunl expenditures $50 900 oo0 adopi
lar different policy u expects 10 lift away the load
| rms LEGISLATIVE viEw on the QUESTION
The Hon. J. Z. julius Iangbcin, member Of Assem-
bly, for tho fwenty-hrst district, spoke As follows
Mr.. Chairman and dentiemeH--Ihe necessity for
rapid transit on the island oil Manhattan conceded
common.sensei practical matter OF act As member
oil the Legislature am here to tell you what actually
occurred In Albany during tho session Of that body
| Nr. Ecclcsinc's bill was introduced carly In tn
session. IL was clearly favor OF rapid
transit, as It wa discovered whom too late
| Only once before the committee brought In
adverse report did know OF tho DILL aud this By
mere accident, us one day happened 10 ~ INTO the
room where The committee sat. he committee e.
ported the bili adversely every member thereof vot-
previous question was sprung and debate argu-
ment permitted Under these circumstances Is u any
| wonder mat the House stood by It's commlttecr
Tho vote against the Dill. &C TO "a No blame pArlic-
uafy DO attached 10 Mr. Ecclcsne for hs tried Nv
various motions To have the Dill printed, but under tho
rules of the House could done until reported
favoraDy and reicrrcd TO tho Commtec OF the hoc.
! DR.. Hays had . bill which q direct blow
against rapid transit: my views upon this bill have
! appeared IN the NEw YoRK HERALD time and time
again. IL fortunately was sent by the speaker 10 the
Judicial Committee, OF which / was member, and
| fought II tooth and nail Mr.. Strahan through his
influence as chairman OF The commttce, OF which
chairman Oh the Railroad Committee was also mep;-
Der, obtained favorable report the bill. Messrs.
Ruggles, Piper aud myself dissenting. Almost
every afternoon, near the close Of tho session, an
st npt was maize to progress the BILL but the friends
OF rzJed TRANSIT had then banded themselves together,
and the httc bacd, consisting OF Messrs. purdy,
Ecclcsnc. OHarc and myself, wore always on tho
alert and defeated every attempt. AL railroads have
had their origin by socacd lrampling upontho rights
Of tho ciiizenA u Is 80 IN all countries by tho ad