. Manual of the corporation of the city of New York . roved ruinous to the proprietor of the HazzardHouse. The public cart, the grocery wagon, the omnibus, the railroad car, andevery other description of commonplace or useful vehicle, effectually monopolized 602 the carriage-way of this broad avenue, or, at all events, sufficient thereof to ren-der its use by the private carriage or the light trotting wagon, at a rate of speedapproximating to the gait, not only a matter of difficulty, but at times ex-tremely ^Sa^ard-ows / and, as a consequence, the source from which the proprie-tor of the
. Manual of the corporation of the city of New York . roved ruinous to the proprietor of the HazzardHouse. The public cart, the grocery wagon, the omnibus, the railroad car, andevery other description of commonplace or useful vehicle, effectually monopolized 602 the carriage-way of this broad avenue, or, at all events, sufficient thereof to ren-der its use by the private carriage or the light trotting wagon, at a rate of speedapproximating to the gait, not only a matter of difficulty, but at times ex-tremely ^Sa^ard-ows / and, as a consequence, the source from which the proprie-tor of the House derived his principal patronage, was eventually driven entirelyfrom the road, and diverted to other localities, generally outside the city limitsand in the adjoining counties, where it was less liable to interruption or inter-ference ; while the more useful, though less ornamental, purposes to which theThird avenue is now applied, adds materially to the wealth, progress and pros-perity of the entire upper portion of the city. oJU^>^:i^?-j).
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