New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-04
4 SPONTANEOUS STREET RAILROAD.

so ONN To BE FOUND WHO Knows HOW lHf
CHAMBERS STREET CROss-TowN RAILROAD PLAN
ORIGINArFD--PEOPERIY- owNtRs fNpiGNANT
The action of the Board of Aldermen in
granting franchise 10 tie Chambers Cioss-town
Railroad Company the cause OF great deal OF IN
dignation among property-0wuer- along the proposed
route Yesterday re- aorer OF TIE TRIBUNE called on
number OF dong business IN Cham
bers-st., hut was unable 10 find a single person
in favor If the road, while all denounced
IN Unmoasnrcd terms The scheme 10 impede
a crowded business thoroughfare with street
railroad. If the pr0Dorty0wucfs SAIL they would
fshi the scheme the n,tter end and II II could De-
defeated they would doit The franchise when granted
by the Board OF Aldermen wiAbe useless unless ma
iority OF the prcncrty-Owncrs n interest petition In
favor OF It. or q appoint by the Supreme
Court clarcs the road needed TIE projectors vii
use the sanction of the Board Of Aldermen It is said TO
obtain from a Supreme Court jude the appointment Of
p favorable commission by means OF which they hope to
secure the right 10 build che road
The Aldermen who voted for the scheme had little 10
say about 70. No knew who back OF IT," not
even TIE OF the resolution according TO his own
statement. II generally reported however, that
the following pers among others were interested IN
the scheme: Daniel d. Conover. George NJ Van Nort,
Sheridan shook Jacob Sharp. Sidney r. Nichols. George
s,arr aud james Richmond Some Of the Alder
men who voted steadily FOR the scheme and
against awarding II IN way. said Yesterday that
they did not know 1t To be presented To the Board
but that il struck them that II good thing and
they determined to stand by Il.
runored about the Cry Hall Yesterday that this
was only one Of the many schemes that would be
~ md passed before the pres nj Board OF Al
dermen expires Among other projects 10 come M.
= surface rod Broadway. ami the spuola Steam
ueatimg scheme. ]; also said that attempt VIII be
made to he Fourth Avenue Elevated Railway
lob which has been alreauy II ected.
d. ID. CluOS cr, whose name has been connected with
the scncme. sad ne knew nothing apout the Chambers
street CrO~--town Railroad. He had been advocating
for years road route nearly similar, but he
not concerned IA the present undTr uking.
j. Al Frazer Il Son. engaged the hay and feed tu-i
ThTty fOurtl.t Acknowledged Ow ming stock In
/ the new corporation. but that about the
extent Of their certain knOwledge on the subj CT
on OF them. II seemed doubtful which. had been
elected director IN the company. One pf Them also
thai this the measure mat mad been
twice passed by the Legislature ana vetoed by Cover
nor DIX, while the other equally positive that IL
wa entirely different
Ex-POnce Commissioner SIDNEY l.. Nichols stalel'that
ne mad interest Whatever IN the pro OeG road. His
presence tbe Council Chamber was lulely accidental
lie knew nothing about the present COMPANY, nut had
been interested I'm such scheme formerly and cou-
srred something OF tie dpd public necessity Jacob
Snarn president ~ the Iwtnty-tilTd street Railroad
who had also been mentioned Interested H. the pro
iept stated thgt a knew nothing Oi H.