New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-22
mile from the place where Miss Deering was brutally
assaulted on Saturday night last
OPPOSED TO ELEVATED RAILWAYS.

rr~,rss r,,r pRopR.TY-owNERs ARE COMPENSATED
The Chickering Hall anti-eevated railway
neeting met with much discouragement from the
weather last evening, and the attendance, all told dd
not exceed $50 The call for the meeting Is interesting
in view OF the fact that many Of the persons present
were active in the meeting of sixthave propertyown
els Masonic Hall, when the schemes for rapid transit
already set on foot were denounced without stint 1t
reads THE citizens Of NewYork who are IN FAVOR OF
rapid transit but who believe in the rights OF property
the unbiased administration OF justice ana VINO are
opposed the Wholesale conscaon OF the streets ana
avenues for the benefit OF private cOrporauO are re-
quested to meet" etc.
This call seems not TO have been Objectionable TO many
who favor the present elevated railway for the names OF
Peter Cooper, c. NJ Fry, wa j. Sloane, and James stu
art Of j. j. Stuart Co.. are appended to H. ana these
gentlemen also published approving the call Tor
the recent meeting at Chickering Hall in favor Of me
present schemes Tor rapid transit O the ~ prehIeht
persons signing the call for last nights meeiing lve III
Brooklyn, at Newburgh. IN NewJeIsey ana III CON-
nectIcu Others who signed the can had also sRleu
petition TO have the Ninth Avenue Elevated Railway eh
tended in front of their own property Among those
present the platform were Henry NJ IaDer cnaIrm.h
OF the meeting; LLOYD Aspinwall, Henry Bergl. ID. NJ
Stone, Robert H. strahan, DE- J. l. haSes' JOSIAH r.
Fitch Charles ii. Marshall, Gen. T.. H. Niee, anu zen.
Spnoia who provided for any emergency, dsiayeu the
white dag above his coat collar -.,. .. 3D., s.,a
Henry NJ. TaOcr, in calling the meeting 10 OIueT Sdlu
the object Of the meeting was tue assertion OF geat
prncpleit was that prOpeFtyOwners llad rights Wnc
even stockholders IN elevated RAILROADS. anu OMeb VI
uptown lots were bound to respect lie was III laNoro
rapid transit when 1t could be accomplished upon just
principles: Inc names Oh ~ NcepItsIuehtS gvro IT, H.
but only Of them SEEMED to Oe present mayor Eiy'
Howard Potter. and other prominent cizcns being aD
sent Marshall 0. Roberts, in his reply to an ln'IVton.
says: 90" regret that my engagements VIII not permit
be present AT the meeting 10 be hed al Cbckcng
Hall Tonight to remOns rate against inc nconSlufate
people StIylDg tOpush forward over ING aIects
ard OF this city, the most hde0us ana nDOhta
bic planned by man, aDd known Dy tle
name OF the Elevated Railway This onelegscd nhl.
Is reprOach, as believe, 10 the tOOu |isto VI
every connected with IT, and 10 would appear 10 ais
interested parties attempt OF Tie stOckhoIdeis O
this company put money in their own POCKETS by con
hScaung tue property of other men, J am III iaNOf ol
rapid transit (rOpery cOnstruced). but not sucl an
aOomnatiun tus IL, ana 1s acknowledged 70 DC nv
guardedly says: II the promoters OF any schtlh'' .
any law, contemplate the cOscttion or OBSTRUCTION OF
any mans property, without c9LllcL-iuS nun lUr To-
they Ought not 10 succeed. Inc itOll JOhh Hhuc,J
Chairman of the X lrOad Committee Of tue Assembly,
says New York Guy must get RAPID transit " pa, ns
Tor H. The rights Of proper neis aOS 'h' p,uPacu
that private property shall dc taken destroy cd, or It's
value impaired; but ia every case far comp hstlon
should be rendered" Henry l. hawley read "a series OF
resolutions denOIucing the present scheme 81 an elevated
raiway nOse 20 the rlght5 OF properly OWhcf>
ANA injurious To tine business intoicsts OF tue cry ue-
mandug that when RAPID transit, when they profess 10
desire, attained, the city pay Tor ali properly III
iurcd. providing committee Oi 20 10 promote
Wise ami proper method Of RAPID transit"
Lloyd Asnwal, III rising 90 second tue lesolutlohs,
said advocate of rapid transit IN - Droadest
and most nbera meaning. Tho cy needed and would
RAPID transit form, but nc protested III tAe
maine o. nulnanl ana common Jusce against INC ere
waited scheme being urged. He OWi,d 10 property
proposed route, objected 10 the present
great asLcc 10 fellow Citzen, VINO GO own
property ON ne pro. lat does tnat took
ke" he cried, pointing 10 a picture 81 me Analyst
section Gilbert road. It does not LOOK Ike any
tng the eartn, in the heavens above or the waters
he caItn. IL looks more Ike cave wueie dctl
mems bones lie If thai structure - erected ln TIE
streets il viii 6I Itself kill rapid transit Let them give
compensation 10 prOperty-Owners ana 80 "hele tney
please" lAppuiIsc