The New York herald., 1879-03-12
THE BROADWAY RAILROAD.
Refusal Of the Aldermen to Sell the / Fran-
chise at Public Auction.
PUBLIC OPINION DEFIED.
Chances Of a Lively Fight to Secure
the Concession.
A JOB SOMEW HERE.
The Grant Claimed as Part Of
the Political Spoils.
VTEVNC on DTTPTTN MEM
A JOB SOMEW HERE.
VIEWS OF PUBLIC MEN.

devoted to the consideration of propositions in
connection with the proposed railroad on Broad
way. The offer published in Sundays HERALD from
q responsible gentleman, in which he pledges him.
self to pay $1250,O00 for the franchise. has been
freely commented upon by politicians about the
City Hall for the past few days. and it generally
conceded that the Aldermen would have to take
notice of the matter. Tho surprise. therefore,
not great as might have been expected when
Alderman Roberts. in the Board offered the follow
Ing series of preambles aud resolutions
Whereas tho subject of Broadway railroad commencing
ownSr s"S on s line ." the rosd and s o o hs
people Of the entire sty who Justly look upon Broadway
naturally flows tho tide Of rave from all seeons Of the
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from time to time in the public in regard
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position Of the subject such whether rails should bo
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ton Of the railroad this Board do this time
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purpose approve PROV, of she following resolution =
will approved by this does not embody
Fr-A line from the Battery to the Central
rate of fare not to exceed nve ccnts for the entire
rmtThat tho franchise shall sold ut public auction
shall be smsa ss for s s the
tho property holders on the line and the travelling
DEBATING THE MATTER.
Mr.. Roberts moved the adoption Of his resolutions
and called for tho yeas and nays. few Of the mem
bers when their names were called made few
marks in explanation Of their votes President Mott
said he heartily in favor of the latter portion Of
the resolutions declaring that the franchise should
be put up at auction. Whatever doubts might be
entertained to the power of the city to dispose of
tho privilege in that way should not be allowed to
stand in the of obtaining s1.OoO.oOo for
It. To the first part Of Mr.. Roberts measure he had
not given careful attention, and. therefore. he
should be compelled to vote against it. person
who agreed to pay 81 000 900 for franchise should
have every consideration in the Board.
The vote. as subsequently announced by the Pres
ident showed that the resolutions were lost by the
following votc:-
Aldermen Jacobus, keenan,. Perley, Roberts and
Sass-Ths Ts President Aldermen Carroll Gsvanagh,
Hyatt, Kennsy. Kisrasn Shells, sievin, ssewar; and
A motion was then made to send the matter to Cor
poration Counsel Whitney for his opinion as to the
but it defeated by the vote given above with the
exception that President Mott voted for the motion.
The whole subject then referred to the Streets
Committee
ANOTHER PROPOSITION.
Another set of Broadway Railroad resolutions
were then introduced by Alderman Haughton. They
granted permission to the Forty Street. Man
hattanvllo and st. Nicholas Avenue Railroad Com
pany 'to alter change the route part of the
route Of their road by extending it from the ferry
foot of Forty-second street. North River. through
Forty-second street to Seventh avenue through
Seventh avenue to Fourteenth street. to connect
with the tracks the latter also from their tracks
At Seventh and sixteenth street. along Six.
teenth street to Broadway. thence through Union
square and Broadway to Fifteenth street. also from
the tracks at Seventh and Fifteenth streer.
through Fifteenth street to Union square. Broad
way also from their tracks at Fifteenth street and
Union square or Broadway through Broadway to-
west Of Bowling Green to and across Battery place
to State street. through State and Whitehall streets
one Of the ternini to be at the South and Staten
Island ferries also from their tracks at Fourteenth
street and Broadway through Union square
Fourth avenue, to connect with the tracks OF the
New York and Harlem Railroad Company at
Sixteenth street, also from their tracks Fourteenth
street and broadway through linton square 10 con-
nect With the tracks of the broadway and Seventh
Avenue Railroad ut sixteenth street. together
aud accommodator of said railway. No more thai,
Ave cents shall be charged for person for any dis
tance ON any portion of the route, from to the
termini at the South Staten Island ferries at the
foot of Whitehall street,
The resolution then goes to provide that tic
hattanvilc Railroad Company shall have the priv
icge to its upon the tracks OF which IL may
connect or to which II may run parallel or which Il
may cross. upon such terms as may be mutually
agreed upon by said Respective railroad companies.
Every railroad company Mth which the track OF the
Forty Street, St. Nicholas Avenue and AIanhat
tanvilc Railroad may connect shall have the
privilege to run their cars upon the tracks of said
company. upon such terms as may be mutually
agreed upon. The resolutions then provide
that the Forty.second Street Railroad Com
three per cent Of the gross receipts OF the road
to the city, and shall keep in good order the pave
mont on the carriagcway OF Broadway. from Four
teenth street to Battery place. and shall remove the
from it immediately after each fall OF snow.
the city to provide convenient places TO dump the
same The style VI TO be run ON the road is to
be submitted to the Mayor. Comptroller and Com
missioner Of Public Works. The mcinbcrs Of the
sauer-will also have opportunity of considering
the foregoing application. II may be said Ia this
connection that only short time since the Forty
second street st. Nicholas Avenue and Manhattan
Vile hailroad Company obtained permission from the
Commcn Council ito alter or change Its route SO
as to run on several hnc streets In this city The
resolutions on tho subject passed by the Alder
men, notwithstanding great opposition from tho
press and other interests.
Tho following resolutions on the sainc subject were
then introduced by Alderman Sator, and were re-
forrcd TO the Railroad Commttoo:-
Whereas deemed for the public interest that we'll
regulated street railroad shoaldbe and pat IN
operation Broadway state aud Whitehall street
extending from the south forry TO Union souarc: and
whereas ssvernl proposals by this
from ciiixens 10 accept She franchise aud 10 tho
CONSTRUCTION et railroad said streets; whcrcas
thcic is nrcady an existing railroad broadway
INK northory frem Fourteenth street 10 tho iurtun f
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railroad is cwn.i and operated BY tho broadway and
Seventh Avenue Railroad Company and the said coIpauy
A. willing to extend it's railroad down broadway 10 south
vtry upon terms avorabo 70 the city and tho general pub
lie whereas such of said cSsliuv ,.I
woud AFFORD tho pabc continuous route from sonth
fuify the Central Park for single fare aud wth,u
transfer or change OF care while grant to parties
would nccosstc change OF atreet or
Union and the of double and Whereas
large number of property broadway havo ndi.
desire for tho sion Of said rajlrond 10 in
crease tho facilities for business said strcss Now
therefore, u is
Resolved That this Board on behalf Of the
authorities of tho city OF New York hossy gives ia cn
that the broadway and seventh Railroad Com