New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-24
HEATING TIE CITY WITH STEAM.

TIE spINoIA STEAM HEATING COMPANY OBTAINS
THE DESIRED GRANT-ITs CONDITIONS.
The Sinking Fund Commissioners completed yes
teday the grant of the streets 10 the Spinoa Steam
Heating Company. Recorder Hackott, who had
made three speeches in opposition to the
grant and had said that it ought TO be submitted
"a vote of the people nevertheless voted for the
grant The resolution previously adopted that no
action Of the Commissioners should be final
unless approved BY the Common Council
was rcscinded. Mayor Cooper and Alderman
Uauohtou voted against this change; and Control
Ter Kelly. Recorder Hackett and Chamberlain Tap
nan in its favor. The opportunity for the Mayor 10
defeat the scheme by veto Was thus defeated. The
opposition Of the Mayor to voting away such val
liable franchise without proper compensation 10 the
city was not seconded by tic other Commissioners
he grant as finally made, was that francls Is.
SpiuOa aud his associates " might lay pipes III the
streets OF the city south OF Canal-,s Tor the puI-
pose OF supplying steam under the Holly ComDl-
nation sy stem for heating and cooking" Inns per
mission was granted under certain conditions.
The company viii have to gave bond Tor
condition in which il may find them
10 supply steam 10 the city at 20 per
cent les, than the rates granted individuals; 10
give 100000 To the city for the privilege "6en
100 600 hue3l feet OF mains have been la'd aAdtQ
pay the city PEI cert on the amount ihNcStS
when the income on that investment shall exceed
10 per cent After laying mains below Canal-st 20
the satisfaction Of the Commissioner OF Iublc
Works, the corporation Ii 10 be allowed 10 lay pipes
through the remainder Of the streets. ,
La the final vote all the members voted Tor the
grant except the Mayor. The company VIII be-
gin work it's say, as soon as the con-
tract Il signed
WARMER WEATHER Al COMFY ISLAND.
The temperature and the weather III general at
Coney Island yesterday were all that could be de-
sired by pers us who did not care TO battle. The
water is still very cool. There were about 5000
visitors at Manhattan Beach. and many went
over from the Hotel Brighton T. listen 10 Gilmores
Band and Levy. The music stand at Manhattan Beach
will De finished in two or three days. The new
limits were used for IN first tune last night and
made a pood show. The dep0ts for the Marine Rail-
way are almost nsned, and the road Is in working
order between the Brighton and Manhattan Hotels.
Among tie arTIvais at Manhattan Beach are the
Rev DR.. schcnch, wife ana daughter. Brooklyn ;
Erastus Corning, jr., and wife, Albany the rev.
Dx Wildes Riverside }. K. ITyCn, ;. Ii. Wales
aud ,lfe Mrs. Elihu Root and chIid. l. :. Mitchell
and ]. Jarrett, ir., Aew-York l.. ". Hogc, PMla-
dclphIa M.chaos. Rochester; NJ. liumineI, j.
SunsOn aud l. ID. StinsOu. Philad~ lpha.
AT the HOtsl Brighton were VI. b. Taylor, Cam
den; L. G. GltAus, {. II. Henderson and wife, Chi
cage; ii. VI; NeeoSSqm, Brooklyn; j. H. Lawrence
Newport; John Glh.n and wife, Flushing; Mr..
and Mrs. SEipWlth GoT0su. Baltimore; Nh and Mrs.
Lawrence KIP, New York Major Nicholson, " ASH
iugton, ID. C.; ]. e. MoCullOugL Il. G. Livingston,
New-York; Jas. W. Scott and wife, Chicago.