The New York herald., 1879-03-08
THE IL" ROADS.

POPULAR PROTEST AGAINST THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATIVE INTERFERENCE WITH THE RAPID
TRANSIT RAILROAD FARES.
meeting of the citizens of the upper part Of the
city held last evening iu the Bloomngdale Meth
odst Church. in l0th street. for the purpose Of
testing against any Legislation that in any way
interfere with the building and rapid completion Of
both elevated roads to the Harlem River DR.. Isaac
L. Peet chosen president aud long list of vice
presidents and secretaries unanimously elected
after the usual fashion.
DIR. Peet read carefully prepared speech in which
he spoke Of the superiority of elevated suber
rapid transit roads, and deprecating the op-
position which has been shown by many property
owners to the roads in existence IN New York.
THE RESOLUTIONS
The following set Of resolutions was then Of
fcred:-
Resolved That tho speedy completion Of the rapid tran
BIT roads to and through the northern sections of the city
Of New York Is absolutely essential TO tho prosperity Of
development Of is vast unmproved area and to the
Rosolyed That we Congratulate the Metropolitan Ele
waited Railroad Company on their energy II extending
kr0f s IMP 80 q and do
Metropolitan and Elevated Railroad companies
in,um through between Battery and the Harlem
Rsss n, ss " BY s cent
mile fHr two @ hours morning and evening ana one cen;
companies lower rates than those any other steam
railroad in the world, and cannot with due regard
be further reduced by legislation.
Resolved That the people and tho press should oppose
vigorously and attempt the progress
already Initiated BY the elevated railroads.
Thongs O. II state to oppose the
companies further to reduce their rates Of fares.
BENEFITS OF RAPID TRANSIT.
Mr.. Eugene A. Jackson spoke, in secondng the
resolutions. OF the dangers OF bad government. The
people had suffered greatly in the past from this bad
government, in being compelled to travel over sur
face roads in horse cars Good government was
going to result in quick transit The two companies
were composed OF gentlemen whose names were
Cyrus w. Field was one of them. The fare was not
too high There doubt whether the Third
avenue road paying expenses at its present rates.
but II il should be found that 1t would pay better at
duced.
Ex- Mayor Temann said he used to pay, when q
boy venty-hve cents each way for travelling to the
upper end Of the island. He had then suggested to
the Harlem Railroad to carry passengers tor ten
cents. but the president replied that the company
was losing money then. He replied that II the
company should double its fare 1t would lose still
more money.
Mr.. Lawson N. Fuller indorsed what ex- Mayor
ON tho advantages of rapid transit. He too thought
effort should be made to reduce the fare. Speak
ing of the proposed arrangement by which the roads
are to cross each other on different levels Mr. Fuller
said that this question for engineers to settle.
He for one was willing to risk himself where Cyrus
w. Field would risk million and half of dollars.
Mr. Charles Crary spoke in the same strain on the
question OF proposed reduction of fare. The
projectors of the road had undertaken their work
basis OF rate of tare fxed by law. They had vol
UNFAIRLY fixed their rate at less figure than they
allowed to charge, and 1t would be unnnhly to
enbarrass them ut this stage of their enterprise by
forcing them to reduce their fares.
The Rev. Mr.. Lent and others made speeches in q
similar strain. and the resolutions were
adopted.