New-York tribune., 1879-12-17
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A. a meeting Of citizens Interested IN Broadway
properly Yesterday addre made by james
W. Gerard Senator wagstaG aud samuel Z.
Lyon. anl committee was appointed to
Ct the names of property-owncrs who
Wy ult take united action TO protect their interests
ard 10 get control of the railroad in Broad
Way. If % sioud be decided 20 have
] I'e speech of Mr. Gerard was not hostile
to such line. and senator Waastaf and
Mr. Lyon spoke in favor OF IT, Mayor
G. roper vetoed tlc resolution of the Aldermen for
tle Chambers Sreet Cross Town Line, and the Cor
port on Counsel gave an opinion that the Alder
men bad uo power TO make the grant under such
circumstances. The time for building the Manhat-
tanvilo Road was extended.
TRYING TO UNITE PROPERTY-OWNERS.
COMMITTEES APPoINTFD To wOiK FOR rnE PRO-
TtCuDN r. BROADWAY INTrRTsTs-ADDREssTs
Hy JANIS W. GERARD, SENATOR wAGsTAF
AND OIuFRs.
A meeting Of property owners and persons
Interested property Broadway held the
Mctrop lltan Hotel Yesterday afternoon. The signers
OF the call FrrCerck " stevens. James W. Gerard.
Henry Hi.ton aud L.spenard st'w war an0 il ad-
dressed 90 are Gcsirous Of having the prop
erty-owu,rs coutrol any railroad that be built on
that street, and protect their intorests The follow
IN ge ticmeu were present at the meeting: \. Wait
niau. +. p s.llng. James ". Gerard. J. Il. Mihony.
James Z. Keruocnan. Hugh y. Camp. Thomas II. Wal
". II. Norell. Isaac Bernheimer. II = Brown (reD
r.sent property D. d. y. Ropes. Charles
jenkins (repre,entug the Easi River National Bankl,
IL. \ johnson, G. '. Powell W. d. Sloane. samuei L.
L,o the Rev. George q. Carter Feuresentng property
which De- is oxecutorl, L. NeamBurg. and
COR Warstaf
Nj Gerard a. one of the signers of che cal and n-
teresed large extent IN Broadway property, called
NJ fu ". T.
p Selling Oeng requested 10 undertake the dunes OF
secretary.
TIE chairman then stated very briefly the objects OF
II a curious thing ne remarked. that
fhe more bold tho attacks tie rgnt OF the
successful they wero aud The less the opposition
offered ,o tuein Thi, parity arose from the feeling
cveryDoy had somebody else attending 70 the
matter, and they nS-d trouble themselves. wnat
was everybody. busn became uooodv's. ana the
rights y Pro- erJv re be- ng swept away without ans
,folf Do, lg uaI, against uy tne owners. There
doubt 90 there being mlvgm n, on foot-several
movements. ia actlo have surface railroad IA Broad
way. aud ih-- meeting WAS called, uot O. decide upon
tae yr0pwety desirahy of having sncn road, bur
20 take Steps hy wlcu their interests. event.
should Doe ectrd. IL The charter 'hs road
be forced Though the municipal and legislative
BODIES. desirable tAat those ma avin- lDfcre-
che street should mat proper road WAS built
o. would Not interfere with present facilities i0r
carrying on business.
BY au amendment made % The Constitution in 1873.
NJ. Gerard SAID u.,ncr. before right could be
CURED ay down surface reilroal. there must he the
cou-enf t0 t oatlneG n hAf n value of tnc adjacent
owners AMI tnc nsent of the legal authorities must
also obtained These provisions ~ tle Coa,ti-
tuition. and no Lrg'saturc could prevent ter heins
carried out Nov tne point io be considered was the
possibility rtainus what Che feelings OF the peo-
pie this great gnwIY n lard 20 TINS pro-
posed railroad. Nsat this Oc could not
Al b. n
bOdv's pocket ann ts cDIfrns were nor disclosed. be-
tne franchise of tne pr0perfyownfrs Was taken
awaf they ought to know wuaf was being done. and.
therefore. mad suggested tnai committee should
b. appointed receive h. names Of property -ownrr- in
galway, ami perhaps vi tcna t. wh1 cared 10 nave
tuelr interests protected by means of tns 'socon.
io" theJ woui- see Ani 'he ieelnf va. ID iesr J." ms
ruau, We hcr tlrY would build 10 themselves, rdCn
owner 20 TAKE stocK according 10 me- uDntase--lvng
me ou niDu- propneofs an opportunity "loi as tltr
interests won.d De- 10 certain extent Ireju-
pass. franchise be- irter-d away. tneif rights
d. and bc kept M the dark a. % what was in
Iurnauou a. what Efforts made t0 estib
street. proprriy-u ncrs would of course desire 10 nave
10 50 cons lcted tlat 10 would interfere wth the
present road traffic. rails should hat tney
could be, llat tuy would not oD-uci tAr passage of
ve.iccs and also. road should De- proper distance
nom tlc sidewalks 90 allow Venic 10 be d-iven
mp 10 the shops, an other matters womb suggest theh-
serves heTc O tue committee to which considora-
uou shoud be gwen.
wOsR OF THE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Selling then read the following resolution:
RrsOfreq. That "a committee ~ four bee appointed 10
names OF those owning or having interests
ID BrOeO Hay or WI ena.-st. WHO arc " hng to unie
protection ~ their Interests, and To take meas
mr.. Tor controlling any surface railroad may
quit i'm BIoauwIY, II such ra road SHAH ne deemed de-
sir1he. Also, that such cOmmittee ascertain WHAT 81 ~
beng bY O.hers than prODeiiJONurrS Tor tue
OUta nlag Ot tac franchise and the CONSTRUCTION OF
railroad Broadway and toreport al ne nexi meeting
VIEWS OF SENATOR WAGsTAFF AND = 4. LYON.
ator Waest expires belief that the great
r.ta trade IN sixlhave would not have left Broadway
d they had had "a raj road years ago. He had always
fought these railroad Ines feud that he had
made a great mistake after on Broadway
now ntenanted. aud they, property-owners should
seek some remedy for this state o. things. IL Was
strongly in favor OF a surface ROAD
s.mu q +. Lyon observed tlnt the resolution made no
mention as 20 the desir8DDty Of a railroad. Broadway
vas destined Dee appropriated bv Wholesale dealers
and raj road would Of advantagt ana the event
no tre-e neinr such q railroad laid doo u, perfectly
nigh that persons most interested Should have con-
irol ~ it.
Henry II ton. ~. y. Potter, Lspenard stewart aud
james Kernornan were appointed as the committee
a t''t'i'n pr
snug HaT9or mentioned ta they were strongly in ias0r
OF broadway suriuce Railroad
The meeting adjourned 20 ecenDeI 80
RAILROAD SCHEMES IT THE CITY HALL.
JOHN u. HAsKIN's OFFER OF SLO0O,OOQ-THE
MAYORS VITO OF The CHAMBrEs STREET JOB
-EXrENDING A COMPANYs TIME.
In the Board of Aldermen yesterday letter
from John B. Haskin was read which ho offered O
cve 81 600 900 for the franchise Of railway Broad
way TO Central Park H. thought that the city should
bud and operate road itself sell the franchise al
pubnc auction nut II tnat = done he his
offer. Beside paying Sl.OOO,O0O ne Will pay the city all
OF tno prodt over 10 per % pr cent of tue net
,.,at. The ouiulou of tne sCOrporsfiIn Counsel he