The New York herald., 1879-03-12

sosoe tracks through upon along aud over the streets
aud Whitehall street the etyo New York
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and stands for the proper operaton md "esom
said company shall aeesp, the furnishes and PRIVILEGES
Of its railroad shall the most approved
plan for the construction q horse railroads on the surface
the public convenience may require and but ono fare shall
passenger on continuous Journey whole any
portion Of its railroad route when 50 extended and tho
s ,a ,S s rS"she s s or b1 70 lsrs
annually into ts city treasury five Of Tho gross
o hereby s p u s
TO remove all snow from the carriage way Of broadway
pavement good repair and condition between their
tracks and for two feet each side of tho outer rails OF
Resolved Also, that the Twenty third Street Railway
leased Iy Il from BeecKer and Fulton Ferry
&
Bread~ay BswSe% Bieecker street TO Fulton street henee
o @ single 20 s.nss 10 With s
st s city s'I s %i ss & s the
Park there to ~ S x the % sAns %
be ;H,sasS s.
WITH viii the ssisiiag tracks q ,Ss slessIs5 s.rssi
In broadway between Beecker street and Fulton street
snsn sas ss"as Railroad Company" Su, the The
Street Railway COMPANY. before connecting the leased
to pay the Broadway and seventh Avenue tho
Gsss BeecKor and Fulton and said
street Railway oo%pany p y, s be ass a
repar Of said TRACKS and Of repairing the pavement and
points places provided in the first above mentioned
Resolved Also for further of the public
aud 10 make Broadway below Fourteenth street, more
rcad Company may be allowed 70 extend its existing
horse railroad tracks on tho surface OF Fourth tn avenue
IN yl
fasss acUsS Broadway
,h sse in BropdWay State street and Whitehall
Street from Fourteenth street South ferry such
panies aforesaid
A CURIOUS DOCUMENT.
The reading OF the following lengthy communica-
ton. which was introduced by President Mott, by
request, created good deal OF merriment 1t
referred to the Committee on Railroads, the
members of which are Aldermen Robert Hall, Jaco-
bus and Roberts.
To THE HosoRABLE THE BOARD ALDERMEN Tue CITY
In view the applications of John Sloane Pierre
A. Lorard and others and also Of August belmont III III
privilege and grants to Law and operate tracks and run
and upon the in their several applications,
tn. UNDERSIGNED makes the following suggestions and mp
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granted operated through Broawaya subject upon
which there T. wide and honest % ss Of
BY and through TIE @ %ss OF the S ey goy
payers to reduce our present and
Of
and their supervision and in France as well
ssxes n the State Goorsia point unsrrnsy
'a. "'ss action The yoas body m the honest e
on sasass coad hnVo bse built and
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assaredy plain and unsompliss,ed SURFACE
sold Il public sus.lan after snsiens
bidder provided the city will not build and opor
your honorable body determines to sell this
ST ooooo within days from tho making Of the legal
Fo.rtAnd If neither of these suggestions and propo-
and S h q s s%
hereafter named to form corporation similar in
ses a sSsf s SpssS 81 nd %
respectfully asks and petitions that tho grant
better ss%s than 3D. banker. @ and
VaSabs grsneise who havo tor years drawn larger
sns s @ . %
q those whss % srS % o ~
sgsatvs assumed e be within yonr sift and these
sa% @ when n Ssy
worked more 70 the election Of the majority Of
than any other equal number of gentlemen and orsan.
& ss sSy ssSs%s Buss
James Bren Theodore E TSm,insson Robert Gather
sessri Ss roar sy on shfs
.s sssas FL yu nsaVs Ts
These ssaem" promptly build and this rail-
s sy sfi ss"ss S
convenience and elegance Of the Meroposn G Esystsd
snS ns
sn% s pay into tbs
cent % . * the met ct
Of sh 81 hsy a to-
basis Of per interest the cost of building
these pSropc.,ons this application is
est good faith and tho best interests Of citizens
f. s JOHN mSsKN
After transacting some further business the Board
OPINIONS ov ruE CITY ruNcTroNAn1Es.
A HKnArD reporter called upon several of the city
functionares to elicit thcir views on the proposal to
ton The iirst person visited was Mayor Cooper,
who gave the proposition immediately his broadest
and most emphatic approval.
MAYOR COOPER APPROVES. +,
"Mr. Mayor. may ask You whether You approve
the proposition to sell the franchise Of the broadway
Railroad ut auctionY' Mayor Cooper was asked
81 have not formed an official opinion on the SUBJ
ject because it " not hefore me-. But gen.
eral proposition am in favor Of disposing of all
valuable grants in the manner proposed. that tho
city treasury may realize the largest possible return
FOR the Dement'S anu .nat every CITIZEN snail
franchise. On the other proposition, whether there
should be railroad at all ON Broadway. have yet
formed no opinion"
WHAT COMPTROLLER KELLY SAYS.
Comptroller Kelly expressed himself very dcci-
dcdly In favor of the HERALD suggestion that the
franchise should be publicly sold at auction.
''Mr. Kelly, what do you think OF the HEnALDs
proposition that tho franchise of tho Broadway
Railroad should be sold at public auction by the
Comptroller
al think it's excellont one." Mr.. Kelly replied.
''In my opinion it is the only proper mode OF dis
posing Of such immensely valuable franchise"
"a morning journal proposes that sealed proposals
should be received, just as for bondsY
"Yes, that would be another good method, but a
sale at public auction would probably give tho most
general satisfaction"
.Do you believe that the Aldermen have the legal
power to make this grantf''
'.You had better ask Mr.. Lawrence, law clerk,
on this point US he keeps himself specially posted
on these questions of municipal law. MY time IL
valuable that / am pressed for every moment just
now, and must refer you to him Tar this qucs-
tion of law is concerned"
.'what do you think OF the suggestion to this
million dollars for model tencmcntsY'