New-York tribune., 1883-03-13
STEM CARS on the WEST SIDE.
xrAHLY THREE HUNDRED PERSONS KILLED SINCE
1S5s-REMEDEs PROPOSED.

NEARIY THREE HUNDRED PERSONS KILLED SINCE
1S5s-REMEDIEs PROPOSED.
The Aldcrmru's Committee on Railroads gave an
otAur hearing YESTERDAY TO the members OIL tne
tious who ask the Board TO prohibit the use OF
,tegm cars In the streets and avenues ana To pre-
vent tho blockade caused by freight cars stahdlhB
in Canal ana HUDSON sts., and Tenth and tleNehth
aye- Leo C. Be-eir Of the lpper W vest SIDE AS7"cl-
ION Iresentvd .Iact, from records OF the city
government. showing that IN lNJ9 tho hudson
River Railroad Company obtained nom the Com-
mon Council permission 10 run small passenger avs
as a street railway from ChambeTs-st. 20 fiily-
thrd-st and Eleyenth-ave. and to charge i've cents
fare THIS ordinance also prohibited the running
of steam locomo oivcs through the CITY slieots. 10y
auot her ordinance passed. IN 1907 tho railway con-
many was authorized O. Use dummy engines by paw
,r. th. CITY n license lee Uf 80 for each dummy.
The company had mover recciN cd authority To 30
mo.o than run q street RAJ way. MI DcS'ar thch
read from oincia reports. showing .that from >Jo
90 1915 inclusive there were ~ persons khied oy
bcinu run over bY cars on tho Vest olde' ana th1t
lOj others were injured. Ibcso uid not include cm-
plOyes OF the company butlng tho ia't week -
ireight trains were run each way on Eley'nth-aye
bet IS cen 9 "A. and =. IA. cach day Ia addition
to these there were - separate locomotives or
" ildcats" run each day. SUue OF the trains had
~ cars oach Dr. llayuuga. president OF the Lover
West Side Association, std, IN support OI Mr. Des-
ggrs R..ertions: Ia 1879 there were - persons
kIlel: IN 1850, Is: In ISL -; IN loN., - total
~ Thu since lsJS there have been III persons
killed. The blockade 10y tue trains 10 at ali times
nuisance. There Is tou.otlmes continuous line Ol
car, one quarter OF a mile IN length. 49,
+ BlercEcr Miller. secretary of the Lower West
Sids Assoclntion said " The Corporation Counsel
has informed the Legislature that the Bonrd oil
Allc,urn has ample power 10 remedy tue cNll, m
10 you We looA lor redress. resolution as passed
by tins Board of AlGermoL IN february, 1861. pro-
limiting the railroad company from drawing more
than one freight car with horses or mules. III was
aIsn nrrreel that the cars Should not he stopped
longer than was necessary ara should not lollo"
,ach other ut less than blocks interval. Slnce
th.n tne use of steam has been substituted Ior
hor.rs but tho restriction as TO ono cur being
,IrnI, at a time has never been repealed The llud-
,ou River Railroad Company has diSreSardcd thi'
nrovison and draws - or more cars at time.
l. C. Cuegwdden declared that no railloal had
any rtoht TO use steam the streets ot the CITY OF
Nsw York. The Coumon COuncll had not the power
In rront a rgbt whicn was clearly illegal. Alder
man Kirk wished to know what remedy was pro-
uosed Mr. Dessar replied that one remedy was 10
nI,ce the cars Oh lOats ana carry them MP the river
as wa, done on the East Side. On consultation WIN
MIR Drpcw he found that this was not pracl lcable.
IIc thoupbt that the solution OF the dilhculty MAS
IN omen wei ith-aYe. and to transfer tho track
Canal.st. aud Hudson st. lie believed that the de
not should be placed on the water front. The OBJ
ectiou that the reig ght could not ne carried from
the cIty by water WAS not well founded. John Il.
Made said There rs "A large open space that can De
utilized for depot ut the loot OF Canal.st. ms
belongs 10 the city. Let 1t exchange THIS including
Clinton Market for the depot ut st. johns Park
Bring tho freight down from S1ieth ST. on oats to
the foot of Canalst., and carry from there what :
deliyered There In ample room fOr tne efcctlOL OF
n depot and bulkheads there. Real estate west OF
Hudson st. and below Canalst. To Laght has been
rendered practically valuecss by the railroad.
house which formerly rented Tor ~ 800 per hnnum
at the present time brings 5000" 80
The Iurtner hearing was then adjourned until
Friday next