Year: 1860

infer that there exists no Necessity tor more tlan
two single tracks at any point on Canal street. and
that side tracks or turn tables are entirely unne-
eessary. Now, everybody knows that Canal street
is the grand center of the city, and to accom-
modate the public it is necessary that the cars on
all the roads should terminate Gas the omnibusses
do) on that street, and will therefore simply say
and | say it with all due Difference to the opin-
ions Of said pettoners-that. if they were to at
tempt to maRe the water in our cutters run up hill
and discharge into the river, they wonld be quite
as successful as they would be if they were TO
undertake to bring five roads into Canal street. or
at any other given point, and operate them on two
single tracks and in proof of which assertion
refer them to any and every place where railroads
are in operation.


Fouthly. Said petitioners state that, ''in effect
convert it (neaning certain portion of Canal
street, into depot and stable.n Now, if it has
ever entered the head of any one to erect depot
and stables On Canal street, / am certainly not
aware oft, and shall always be ready to cooperate
with said petitioners any else in preventing
move of that kind.


Fifthly. said petitioners also further state,
that "a great deal of money has been recently ex-
pended by the city and property-holders in i'm
proving and embellishing the center of Canal
street so as to convert it into public promenade
but these very improvements, it seems are also
adapted 10 d railroad, and the contractors soon
perceived that if they could obtain the use of this
space thev would not only have the finest road bed
in the world, already graded and ready for the
rails, but would save the expense of cutting a
trench for the rails through some Is 900 feet of
granite pavement and forthwith solicit your hon.
orabe body that they be allowed in effect. to ap-
propriate the space of ground to their exclusive
use and benefit" Now, Ireply to all this, that in
regard to the expense Of improving the street
will simply refer TO the two petitions, which will
clearly show Which of said parties who have been
to the expense of improving said street in favor
and who are against the proposed change. In re-
gard TO the Is 900 feet of granite pavenle mt to be
cut through to lay the rails and by avoiding which
an enormous expense, according to said petition
ers, will be saved to the contractors, will ask
by what rule twenty four squares, Counting both
sides of Canal street from Magazine to Claiborne
street. which comprises all the block stone ON
Canal street the tracks will run tlroughl measur-
ing 5000, is made to measure ts001 feet. And in
regard to the track costing less in the neutral
ground than in the street, said petitioners are
much mistaken, as it is directly the reverse On
the neutral ground we shall have to make the
pavement between the rails, and will cost more
than to lay the tracks on the streets where the
payements are already made.


Sixthly. In regard to additional valuable priyi.
leges having been conferred on the contractors,
and the contracts being again advertised and
opened to competition, will remark that, the
Oi"iSe ~ it'i n'e"o " "a s"eu toi W 'ne Pe'Pio,