The New York herald., 1877-07-11
STEAM ON WEST Street.
An Adverse Report from The Aldermanic
Committee.
OBSTRUCTION AND NOT RELIEF.
A Comprehensive Scheme Of Dock Freight
Railroads Advocated.

during certain hours made report yesterday adverse
to the proposition Tho report Is signed by majority
Of the committee, Alderman Bryan Reilly being the
only one whose signature is withheld Tho report
takes grounc thar the privilege asked would be IN
additional obstruction instead of an aid to commerce,
besides destroying the business, running wash
ington Market njuring property, interfering with all
traffic tha. crosses the ferries during the
night and carly noruine, such as passengers.
milk wagons, market stun and ircight, ana
blocking Up tho railroads through the passage
OF long freight trains along Fiity-nnsn street. As
Alderman Bryan RELY represents a downtown dis
tr,ct whose interests would DC most Affected by inc
use OF Belt Line freight railroad It is expected
that he will concur in the majority report which,
when received, laid the table ana ordered to be
printed. The committees report, afcr recit.ns hc
resolution, says
Your invited both and opponents OF
the eioposo" attend before them And present. The
wsfs ss ,o ~ those who we're
several msrch@nts a.t,voiy onased ia business d.
affected in the question Of npovemen.
equal, divided IN oDnion on the question q the exge.
asendancs, however was not so uil could have been
Sa, aS
tho real merits oftempoAnt matter submitted tor their
s q "s s % or S asnsn a
delivery ia she city. Generally conceded 8 70 make
i almost needles. TO state that i properly appree,aed
q hs cns.D T,anspoIsa,.n AssSsia0n claimed
" ssssi.ssa accomplish prsai;possd ,ne sonmiItss
hat Il the Proposition promised aard apartiai
s si ~ yoar
n' a hs Ss IN
the convenient spesdyand eeonamiea movement Of
delivered city withou. raising up addiIona sLsirus
Of The such and f produce they would
have have eit bound to repJr' n i1v9i OF ah' PRIV. PRIV
sesn only PARTIAL and insufficient It has been urged
pfss ssas s9%s s' @
Ssnsh' o. snse line Of the As%
ID, ,ssaea Ss sd in actually f ssfs se
the Of the port. in partial degree An.
ssT nis lei. hi sss thu the s sa.o" ssr ' S
NIL around The city would be serious injury TO the truck
wholesale and retail bushes. OF West street. and
Bs aa sS~ a ss Local sa s s s
as, & | sa m T. s tie "sa % s T a
sr.Ssn, S =. %sso MINOR mo- evils should not hsys
unaer which the c9mnsres Of 1o port snnrs through
committee have however. beer e;ed arrive the
submitted tor their dcation would il adopted by the
% an IN New TO the
evils under which We suffer, be injury property
a sass To be 4'
in s rSeS d ss % ny IN h
who're all the railroad connections bat one. eauiug
Is harisr ana come hroas and upon it, dicks aud pisr
CIV s Is ss ss s'sHs @ ssrsss ss
TO loo tons daily The ssster part o .hs INTO tho
POSED 60 ALLOW iregt ears TO use the irend tracks on
the morning. vast amount OF freight has
lines get into or out Of tho city between these hours
namodit would be inoossioe transfer
se rail-. and sssn to do ,ls /. would the s ac
o a % s ne on ne ,. a &
on OF say ten thousand reanrns handling and delivery
s line % sYgs hi m Is ,s IN a % @ as"s the
he bulk OF the remaining nine thou I'D tons
must pass rhs a,gumsn. @ sn.t tLis ..srnetion
docks un.hMruc,ed the whole day is not satisfactory
ru,s it IS besides insisted ,pon Iy di.int.rsrs I'd ner
who have been interrcrated bv ,our committee that
would be utterly iupracticabic the Belt line rails
Or ns S any an ase Gsg
line nre or less blocked by cars curing tue remaining por
The iact yonr that the privilege
asked OF the Common Council in the resolution under
oSe Sr and sn W YORK ceS 40
and nason liver line in ous down The city to the Battery
convenient method. doubt of shipping such grain
aa S a' s. the ss Eass s ram
msmDes Of the Produce Exehngc that sh"y would aeri"s
no benefit whatever from the op"sed method o partial
hs tr.a.shipms1! ct san Intended for iCrsisn
nan from H. Ssy to le upper pa !, The ~ "S ss
vest side; Of h,se Is West ana
sentral Rairoad for foreign shipment down the West
dummy ea ines aud along the lower does. Or We
can lake the yss ~ I'm. ns ye h~ y, to Sos.s asov
block up an mpcrt'nt thrrons.nrc, across which
snd leaving The e1s mus, pas. aes.ros the
local adyidn.l busia.ss without renae in4 squiva.
lent ia SHAPE general good. seriously uam.
pro eriy anu risk vrxatioas and dangerous inter
III. rs Of crowded part OF the cy ana ncomSen,esee
ana uSioad sss.s above Canal stree, tnan At any tie
sss hs freight ss u"s
ssHr v"sssi. up the broad hsnssy Of that river 10
docks above uan. street than by taking the heavy freight
wess :t,ugt .hsr ere re they would be public ob,iraeon 70
psneray and serious damage private property and The
Yo"r conmittee would instance gnltmore OF whose ter
mnai aci,ie, 50 much is SAID AS M illustration OF tho
90 not share In the apprehension expressed in Sums
quarters that tne metropolis may find success:
States The city o New York has heretofore ad
s x sw' or the uns n !" rs as .s
terminal i.ee. are scnserned ney hay cesn ured
ohio lsrssd in just such manner propose Tor the
ssis side Of the r"cr In a Ba""'s he9"
.s NO ~ay ssaGsS IN .So @es Of M saa Of the
On the contrary hc connection which to Baltimore and
pen, ,rec four miles dis,sn, rom the business portion
o. city ce and nyuT @ no anT % ohio 1s
v"%D. % the "so p"rss.s ,sS .1sS,ss
Of o.S AND IoS ss a a
into !he bay and naea un.r from the business parts o.
sisslsih street. where the New Yors Central ele
ystor is now crested Is from Canal street
Having acquired the
ownership of Locust Point purchase tho
Baltimore aud Ohio road erected its docks pegs
and elevators and this the only point whqh the
connects with the bay and harJor. and where II
from train Your insists
that this Is the solution of the question
snis " grn aud other arriving In the city
BY the Sew York Central trunk lne concerned IL Is
much easier and much better To take ships the liver
receive their feir ht direct from the railroad
than to continue he tracks OF railroad
down the city throash it, entire length 6frckng W ns
Inns OF doeAs. deAtlO private siness
aud scrousy impairing the value OF property.
Your committee believes that will he the duty Of the
Common Council of the city the proper time,
age promote, by every IN It's power the
strucon OF freight line OF railroad all the
the ety. along the ivers in connection with
prehe system OF dock and warehouse
facilities But the present IL no such proposition.
Your has thus far only considered the effect
the IN resolution would have upon
venlcnt ani handling 81 the freight coming into
going OF the city By tho trunk line OF fgirOnds.
II has shown IN urder facilitate
the distribution and transportation OF oncstenth
part Of that rar'ad rcigh IL would obstrncl.