Year: 1868

The Elevated Railroad Hauled Over the


COals-An Indignant Member.


At two O'Clock yesterday afternoon Alderman
Conan, President OF the Board, let fall his gavel
and called the members present to order The roll
was called, minutes disposed Of and the regular
routine commenced by the introduction OF resou-
tions for paving or grading, or lighting and sundry
other public work to be done.


Among the papers handed in was one by Alder
man Moore, of the First district which, in answer
TO a numcrously signed petition directed the Street
Commissioner to compel the Elevated Railroad Com
travel placed by the employees of the company at the
sou heast corner OF Cortlandt and Greenwich
comply with the order, then the street Commissioner
to do the work and charge the company with the
pense: The resolution further directed the Croton
Aqueduct Department 10 cause the excavation made
at the corner mentioned TO be led and the Counsel
10 the Corporation to institute proceedings for the
lions.


In urging the adoption of this resolution Alderman
NoRToN-who had caused the matter to be laid over
for awhile until he had armed himself with the laws
Of 1s67-said:-This Elevated Railroad Company
claims to act under authority Of the law passed In
1867 granting permission to certain parties to erect
an experimental line of railroad onehalf mile In
tent. TO be completed within q specified time. The
to the wishes OF the property holders the line OF
the proposed railroad and IN violation OF the vested
pietlon Of the half mile had passed and the expert
ment was failure. The company or It's agents went
To Albany last year ana attempted TO smugge
through an extension OF time on bill entitled IAN
act TO provide for the collection OF revenue In the
city and county OF New York and the county Of West
chester" He alderman Norton) detected the fraud IN
the Senate and endeavored to defeat the measure but
In some guise 1t went through and he felt satisfied
that the company was acting under an unconstitu-
tOna authority. Now this company had for the
working OF the endless chain by which they purpose
running the cars dug up the sidewalk In front oil the
puolic school house on Greenwich street, near Rec
tor and had constructed there an engine and boiler.
Ihey had hired the basement or No. g3 Greenwich
street. under pretence OF wanting II for dwelling
ana during the night had dug a vault out from the
mousse under the sidewalk and street and had erected
there more OF Its steam apparatus Mr. Norton then
quoted from the laws OF 1867. TO show how the su-
perylsory commissioners were 10 be apponted-two
by the Governor and one by the Croton Aqueduct
Board. He said that the property owners almost
without exception had protested and now pettioned
against the erection maintenance OF the railroad
as Jeopardlzng the life and property Of those dwell
ing or doing business near the steam boiler aud
glnes and az tending TO greatly depreciate the value
VI tue property The company had dug up the street
ana sidewalk az the Intersection OF two crowded
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Greenwich streets
anu the Board should take some decided action In
the matter. The resolution adopted and sent to
the other Board.


A resolution was adopted directing the Croton
Board 10 lay six inch Croon water pes the entire
length OF Backwes Island.


Alderman REPPER called up q resolution directing
that the cro3swalks on Finh avenue from Eighth
street 10 Fiityninth street.-the reaid and repaired


Alderman HARDY said he Thought that was rather
q sweeping resolution. The usual course was when
crosswak needed repairing 10 have 1t attended to,
but this was rather wholesale.


Alderman hErrEa spoke Ia favor OF his resolution.


Alderman HARDY repeated his objections, aud the
resolution was lost.


resolution was introduced directing the clerk to
furnish the members of the new Board OF Council
men with badges slaves Of oce ami stationery. Tue
resolution was laid over, and after little further
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