New-York tribune., 1878-04-03
HELPING YEW-Y0RG'S COuMERcE.
THE USE OF STEAM FOR TRANSFORMING FREIGHT
CARS ALLOWED on THE BELT ROAD.

THE USE OF STEAM FOR TRANSFORMING FREIGHT
CARS ALLOWED on THE BELT ROAD.
The report of the Aldermen's Law Commit
tee on the question OF permitting the freight to be
drawn by steam the Belt Road during the night was
subnltted Yesterday to the board. The report con-
tained a review OF the OF the committee
listening the views Of members of the Board OF
Trade and Transportation. Chamber OF Commerce.
Produce Exchange, Importers and Grocers Board Of
Trade and others who advocated the measure, and OF
the representatives OF the Washington Market interests
the cartmen and the property-Owners on Wcsst, who
opposed it. After enumeratng tho advantages TO the
city to be gained by the concession Of the privilege the
committee give to the following objections
that had been raised against II That the trains would
block crowded thoroughfare, TO the prejudice OF the
business at Washington Market; that the business OF
cartmen would be injured that the value of the prop
erty upon the line OF Wests would be diminished That
the city OF NewYOrk should not De given TO the New
York Central Railroad Company The committee says ::
Reference 10 the resolution submitted 10y your commit
tee will show In answer the first objection. that the
cars are not uermitied TO stand upon the track switches
turOuts that they shall not be loaded or unloaded,
nTse tFss ss c6aTer 3e GS % he @ @ ne permits That
pany freight upon their racksand the present
project simply 10 cecuate object evidently
Contemplated by the Legislature, and for which the
river front Of our city is 80 well adapted
The second objection is clearly untenable; whilst the
constitute an important and worthy class Of
citizens their interests should not Do permitted to
stand IN the way OF TINS very much needed improve
ment Besides which, your committee Is iuly Impressed
with the belief that the opposition from th source , Is
proposed privilege granted tbs view Is also enter
the adoption OF the resolutions in question:
The third objection. even # well founded, aud as to
because several owners OF property on West-,t
have peoned for the privilege in question: clearly
unennble for the reasons assigned TO the second OBJ
The fourth objection is without foundation as must
y Dy Idr com1ltte When 1--WE ali rSrood edmnonIe
whose lines terminate at the port OF NewYork equal
privileges.
Appended TO the report were the following resOlu
tiOns:
RsOred That permission be and the same is hereby granted
to tot the g. srGsd "a w9's 20 s ,S terminate s a.
cars by the use Cf dummy engines FURNISHED 9y IN, the
River Railroad Company ,s,oy as may be Agreed upon
ce In the m s21s sGf e II 5 S Say Ap a aa
The l5h day OF septeinbeI aud between The hours Of
l5i day Of epepIsr ana The 18Th day q
Central Park, North and East River Railroad Company on
wstst aud from West e. TO- and on The last River sde OF
pay and lay railroad tracks and upon Of
aad nS East Rvers 70 With any rsoad tracks from
Wesis 10 on or near s ast ysI aseG Dy aa
the necessary branches switches and urnout and 10 run
lessor o. essces 0; said 6dhcads ref
FOR ne Of said branches switches ana ,"rn e
shall avail Itself Of The permission hereby granted shall unit
any one time 70 hteep ana me sPe 9i ssd engine TO- sT
license fee OF $50 for eac dummy engine run by SAID
pany permitted stand said
afOad tracks, shall they be loaded or unoadei except
said bukhoads and piers OF IN said warehouses PROVIDED
always that Park North and East River Railroad
Company shall extend equal privileges to said TSt mentioned
COMPANIES IN the use OF II. railroad track
Kts0ed, That the permission hereby granted shan con-
tDue during the pleasure of the Common Council
BY amendment. the number OF cars that any dummy
would be allowed to draw was reduced from fifteen TO
ten.
Considerable discussion as 10 the hours that
the privilege shold be allowed during the night. Sue
cessve motions to change o'clock IN the evening TO
and 10 O'clock were Lost and the resolutions with the
single amendment, were adopted by vote OF 10 10
B. Aldermen Reilly Herman aud Jacobus voting in the
negative.