New-York tribune., 1877-07-14
DENAADING RAPID TRANSiE

MERCHANTS INDIGNANT At 1fiE oPPosilioN of iHh
SURFACE EoADs-ADDREssFs BY JACKSON =
SCHULTZ, o. H. PALMER, RICHARD L,TIERS, AND
OIHERs.
"For the purpose of giving emphatic eX-
preston t. the desire for this .uch nccid improve
mcnt" was object of tine Rapid Transit meeting hcd
Yesterday at No Broadway, stated IN the eali
which vas signed by many prominent merchants ana
ue7sons doing business the lower part oi The city l.
= j. Stark presided and the list Of Niccircsd ents III
cadci the names OF Franklin Edson H. T. Babht, Jesse
Hoyt Jordan L. Molt, Charles 3. Richard ". B. Crash,
George H. Sharpe \. j. Stdgawick, George /. Hceker'
f,lr " sfmturn George :. C1c, Henry r. Spali Ing,
Clcatcr T. Arthur, A. y. Roberts, ". Sherwood and y
H. Woc, most ot whom were present Among Others In
attendance were Gen Alexander saaer, DE-. = H. I'll
bert Mayor u. c. Eastman OF Pnugnk'ep-ie William T.
Uol-. Jackson $. Schultz o. IL. Palmer and Richard
La;hcIs.
jackson $ eehultz, who was the first speaker said that
rapid transit was opposed by three cilsscs the owners
Of real estate in tie lower part OF the city, the owners Of
property ~ the proposed line OF the roads, and the pro-
rieior OF the surface railroads The OwEers of dwellings
i'm tIo ten lower wards, Ec continued, would hnd h,ir
efforts 10 retain the pr sent population ot those wards
uuavaiifug. 3!uch had been done 20 depoPuaie Nc"
YotE hy the relief furnished in NewJcrscy and on Long
Island and sc should not b. deprecated by good
citizens. But large area of uuoccuied iai
la within this ciiy - taxable limits there reason
WHY every nerve should not ~ strained 70 bring those
waste places within reach of people who wished coun
try homes.
o. H. Palmer, the Chairman of Me second hapd Tran
sit Commission. was then lntrodHccI Ihc following l.
an outline of bis rcmarAs
! had occasion IN the early part OF 1870 to study
rapid pretty thoroughly or about Two months
10 near pretty iilcii al tl't Asu shtt"I ai1 III
r.uious iwvcsr had 10 g respect tu u. went in
tne Investigation without any a-itl"d conyictons bias
pr,-cou,CTod OuiuYHs ~ favor ~ or aGst a5 lt-
tic;T scheme or pau % iar a. had reflected upon
thc cuhjcc;. tbc mc!iaa"n oi EN nnd was to ''H H0f
snG,lG ~. have selected the elevated llu. Bat when
tac alternative pgr-euted az adopting is ol moth
transit va sccnrei Tor me sHh'inS C,iy within
,hc next tvc.t, Yeas il; could oa.y b. accomplished by
rafrsiu. tae scheme determined urDn by the hft
Rapid IiIusit C,miIi-,ion, unicc ilc aci o. i7'J
/ navc 20 C.i;aoH 10 cXu,cs Ing the opl.on tha v
% D+c p , 49, , All lon of nr"nli II, ,tr,s OF what il
now is Al examination ~ tAc statistic tbn& wall
full, f.st; t.is assumption II true, or approximately
inc. s sicn!icance is alarming. Nnile We have space
or population eyery consideration Of priir, regard ior
health COi.r-, ci.factcr incNst-soc!a ara lcchii-
Llry-shoud induce nakc tnat space available AID
accessible We cannot keep oar own pe.To Until we DO
rhc Os' ~ million of population c-aHolY Dclols
ing D. almost ncaIciIbic i - eyidclce of rue
-"tling II of dry rot which, unless rieci 'prcl-
ily, Will destroy vitality and make wh"i oGGhi
The imperial city OF the Continent r'pr"ach To ouF,
selves. oar ase and eiyilz1ton lhe iii dct'rnined
effort for rapid transit Sas IL the riSh' e.ietu'h ti
seemed the beginning Of better Sta'e g. Things. hca
of means aud enterprise, seeing the Imartan and ne
ces. of tnt geueut came iorv rd to ai IN Le con
summation dcy0utly wished FOR 81 making all parts
N
t,, ~ nslc+s INA resid nee: but tucy fad mGIgcr
fiI OF dog. $40 nl do nothing bat siowl nlnc ons
Thus the Interests OF New iorl are ignored and Sue Is
conpaed With All her natural ayauaccs 20 fail behind
III ife Of competition VITA othei cites les favored
aid 10 submit 10 tlc slow bI sure process oi decay
SUGGESTIONS FROM OTHER SPEAKERS.
Richard LatLe.s Of Wc.tchc8;er County sad that ii
rapid transit had secJro ten years age the pop'l
iion Of tie c;y would have been doubled aud tie ropeI-
ty Eere wouid been worth twice much as 1t was
worth nov, because the value OF property always de
Il flufff .fttFE fftf
real estate was. IL the Of tenement houses IN
the center Of tie city, he said. ana they are nearly
empty bccauae tie upper part Of the city not filed up
with business men who cmDlOy mechanics and others
who Will occupy fencments here
Nayor East tnan Of P2ukeeIse said that the absence
OF rapd transit here had Affected the population Of mat
civ and Of othee cities audtovns than 70 miles up
the Hudson.
Dr. T. IT, Gilbert real repart in regard 10 the Gilbert
Eleynted Railway made by b. Baker, Engineer Of the
METROPOLITAN District Underground Rally way OF London
Ts contained aud calculations as to the strens"
of the eructgre pressure the various parts and
the total weight OF metal used in each arch and span
IN each mile
TIE RESOLUTIONS.
Tie resolutions adopted by The meeting were as fol
lows:
Rcsolrcd That the people of NcwYor' AID the II idson
River conni's, vegr.ed with long waiting fr ihc means
Oi rapid transit anu indiEhat az the eiblri--a'ehi
thrown ia its way L. the uf9ce railroad companies
the conduct Gf these companies, aud subject thcin 1"
such inc H. witua the power o te ciy govern
/ melt.
Res9iesi Tat the foreznug rcsold,i0a hc conaignl-
Gated to- the Mayor of hc city and tic menncr' OF the
Common Council. with Tsspettfui request that they
take ali sch measures tic law allows g. ascertain
whetc. the surface rail ar c0upnuies any o thcu,
have made % their corporate lunds Ia clnbrrlss or
defeat rapid transit aud II fuch found 10 nave
made tLeu that they withdraw such OF III" rai-
chses cf Tho Offending COMPANIES IL i Witnm TIE
power Of the CIV Government 20 withdraw.
Resoired rbat in the selection OF members OF the next
LcslttIrr special care Ia taken 10 Nominate ana eject
representatives. and such only ~ favor Oi
Yarid transit with ali their hearts
By a special resolution the Chairman, Nf. l. " G. \.
stark Isaac ID. Cole II. ". DnImcck, J. II. Goodwin
and g. H. appointed committee to carry out
the views expIcsecd ia Cie resoutious
4 MYSTERIOUS DI5APPEARANcE FROM TRENTON.
IRENrox- n J.. LnlX l3.-lhers is great