The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-03


TIE ALDERMEN ADOPT RESOLUTION PER-
MITrING THE USE OF STEAM ON THE BELT
ROAD
AT yesterdays session or the Board Of Aldermen
the Committee on Law made their report, giving per-
mission for tho running OF freight with dummy
engines over the Belt Railroad between tho hours Of
O'Clock in the evening and halpast four O'Clock
in the morning. In the OF the report the
mittec says
Those avorng the resolution wishes and
petitions OF the Board Of Trade nd Transportation Cham
Gers board Of TRADE chiefly opposed being .ns
owners OF property West and the
Of the cartmens interest supported by tho demonstrates
oisame snsd W over thousand cartmea doing bust
.a n d iv n a.e M emnahs ~ 'ney 10
" ns tn am @ n Sei cns
fTst-Ihst TIE trains would block crowded thorough.
fare 70 the prejudice ot the business Washington Market
seon-Ihat the business II eartmen would be Injured
West street would be diminished.
As Ssx Yo sy not be to
resolutions by your
NO, psrmtsS 70 stand upon the track switsae turn
they are upon pier aakhsad or IN a warehouse the
s cars upon their aud
simply serves 70 ehscuate AZ object eyiaenty cenem
The second objsction is clearly untenabe while tho
constitute nj important and worthy class Of our
citizens their permitted staud
which your committee is fully Impressed nelicf
viii be TO be 50 II the pronosed privilege is
hs wow Il a,sS en- M ~ I'm OF
ne third objection even II well founded and as to
several owners OF property West street have
tionabv the assigned second oojestin.
yoar eommitee. which Vii railroad companies whose
ter lie he Of York nriy
II may so that privilege sought 10 be
shs Common Council 70 Itself and viii q. ali times
ample AMI power to correct any abuses
else Of this privilege
THE PRIVILEGES GRANTED
Tho committee concluded their report by Offering
the following resolutions
Resolved. That permission be and the Is hereby
granted 70 me several raroaa eop"nss whose nss TER
their freight BY the Of dummy engines
River railroad company, ss,eed upon,
d.
ana the 10Th day o september and between the hours Of
morning the 10Th The 18Th
s said enra rark Norts ana East River Hssssad co%
pany West street and from West and
the consent Of company. lay railroad
a thu Worth and East " .aa w
any railroad from est street Grand street.
North and River Railroad Company the mecca
freight ears ssieon onsens Of the ownss
lessor. or essees said bulkhead and piers and
st had and obtained Every railroad company
winch shall ava Itself the permission hsreDy granted
limit number be dr.
engine ms 70 tsn and tho speed OF said
IL 81 hour snail tho city OF New York
an annual license fes $50 for each dummy engine by
said company None Of said shah permitted 10
stand on railroad shall ioaded
uno aded said bukheads ana picyx In said
warehouses;
Provided always that said Central Park
Railroad Company shall extend equal
said first mentioned companies In the Of ats railroad
track.
resolved That permission hereby granted shall
tinue curing tho pie Of tho Common Council
The report and resolutions adopted by tho fol-
loving voie:-Yeas-MessraF Foster. Bennett, Gednvy.
sbciis Carroll Hail. Piuckncy, Bglin, Keenan,, Sievin,
Lewis, Morris, Waenner, sauer, Csrhlri, Gunner,
Philips. Porley ana Roberts. NAys-Mcssrs. Reilly,
Herman and Jacobus.