The New York herald., 1879-12-17
BROADWAY RAILROAD.

MEETING OF PROPERTY OWNERS AT THE METRO
POLITAN HoTEL-A COMMITTEE APPOINTED
10 INQUIRE INTO THE MATTER.
A number of gentlemen owning property on
Broadway met in of the parlors Of the Metropo-
tan Hotel yesterday afternoon to consult regard
the proposed surface railroad that thoroughfare
Among the property owners who participated in the
meeting were n. Whitman. J. H. Mahoney. James B.
Kernochan w. H. Morrill,. Thomas H. Walter. H. s.
Brown, Isaac Bernheimer. Charles Jenkins. H.. N.
johnson, G.. v. Powell w. d. Sloan. George G.
Carter and e: Naumburg. The meeting was
organized by the appointment of Mr.. James
W. Gerard as chairman and E. T. Selling
secretary. Mr.. Gerard on taking the chair
defined the familiar legal aud constitutional restrc-
tions under which such road could be built, and
congratulated the meeting that no such scheme
could succeed without the appreciation Of the prop
erty owners. the municipal authorities and proba-
possible, to ascertain what is the feeling Of
property owners along Broadway They have some
nedss wnSa tSar n0s 10. % y eannH1 DO ae
street, He characterized the project to invade this
property right q bill in somebody's pocket and
scheme hatched in the dark, and said thar 1t had
been suggested that a committee Of Broadway prop
erty owners should be appointed to ascertain the
Mr. Gerard's speech Mr.. selling. who represents
property in Whitehall street. offered the following
Resolved That committee of avo be appointed ro
on %hssss ssress Who are willing nss
r FOR When msy
on Broadway such railroad shall deemed desirabie
Ssns taken BY others than properly o~nsr. S
tanning Of franchise and the construction Of railroad
Resolved That such committee instructed to rspor.
In speaking in support OF the resolution, Mr.
Alfred wagstsf. Jr.. said he thought q railroad In
Broadway necessity. In the Legislature he had
uniformly voted against all schemes. but he
now convinced that in lighting the railroads he had
made mistake Ho has empty store in Broad
way. which Is empty because in seeking to relieve
that thoroughfare business had been driven out of
it. Some measures must DO taken BY property own.
ers to rent their property IN Broadway. and he
that end. II '
Before the resolutions were put Mr.. Samuel L.
supporting them In favor OF surfsce road.
The resolutions were then read again aud unani-
pensrd Stewart o. b. Potter aud James p Keruochan
were appointed a. the committee. and the meeting
adjourned until the 3Oth inst same hou- and place.
when the committee is to report
BEFORE THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
commu nication handed to the Board of Al
dermen yesterday from Mr.. John d. Haskin relative
to the suggestion to build railroad in broadway,
which was referred to ths Railroad Committed. In
this communication Mr. Haskin repeats his PROPOSE
tion last March, that II the city does not itself
railroad In Broadway sell the privilege at
public auction he will purchase it. paying the city
the sum of SlOO0,00O within ten days from the
time Of the making Of the legal grant" II the offer
is not accepted Mr. Haskin continues, "the gentle
men whom have named. forming . corporation,
will build equip and run the railway under such
reasonable restrictions and regulations ~ may be
imposed, paying into the city treasury all OF its
profits ten per cent reserved by them for their
~ ,,sv ~ sr st - ,hn o en-.
the city treasury" The names alluded to in Mr..
Haskns document are Robert b. Mooney. Washing
ton Hadley, James O'Brien Edward J. Cramer. John
j. Blair and about dozen othors.