New-York tribune., 1884-10-14
A BROADWAY PLOT EXPOSED.
THE MAYOR AGAINST FREE FRANCHISE

HOW rur ctry HAS REIN pFFRAUDED AND MIGHT
RI ,GAlS-sTgoNG LETTER TO THE ALDERMEN.
Mavor Edison yesterday sent to the Aldermen
long communication taking strong ground against
giving away the franchise for surface railroau IN
Broadway. He shows that unless the franchise Is
carefully guarded by limitations. the Guy
NAV not receive any remuneration Tor this
valuable grant. He quoted precedents : TO
show that this fear of the ctys being deirauueu t
not unfounded The Application for permission 70
construct and operate surface rpsacs - Railroad
Company Ii sets forth that by an agreement d n'a"
with the Broadway and Seventh Avenue kalHoaa pat
Company passengers are TO be carried froh 'no
tery To- Central Park for cents, W,h-
ont change OF cars. The Mayor quotes ino nc
statute providing that every op oorporat,'n u
incorporated under, OF constructing or opolai.s
ra r0ad under the provisions OF tae rroae 20 a ona
cities of this State having population oi -" Tho
or more shall for the first hye years pay INTO Wv
city reasnry annnaly three per cent oi tho 49,
receipts and thereafter Annually, nVe per con' Va
| the gross receipts. Tho Mayor says:
While dee not say that the application under con- ~
tio MAS made with the intent to cheat and drlrm w
civ out of the percentage which the statute prnHnc
shan revr i the same time the effect of granting thn
c"nseut kr Tor will in my ind mcnt. be- Ia deprive inc
city Of the rcop of such pcrocnitsc IN ntho' y. v
Z W ~ H. rit i'm m, case of hr rwcnry third street
hallway aud the hlcrclci street aud fulloh iol'i ', '
FULTON fcrr, i,aihoad company, which hid erc"m"
| ownor hN nssirmcut of ihr tUnrhl,e rrlntvl Nv nn
earlier legislative cuncimcnL was authorized to %
its trncks through certain other streets palns 'o @
cit, license ire ~ $50 fur each ear run nu tu' 'vn
sion IN MAY of the samo yea, chnplrt "i o' 'i Wv to
| Legislator aud ,ity authorities "a. lhu'",nr
| ~ liberal and ~ public spirited ~ ~ u'
prcscut proposition does to carry a., n~ nrn
.ougcrs from the lmucry 60 Central Iark over ue usm,h
| po.od broadway road and the broadway ana Sc''nlh
| Avenue road tor fare of i've cents lhE a', ~,
vidcd that n lieu ~ the ccusc ices for ear, uS'l ~
| company the tcxtension authorized ~ @ r
-houll nav the city one per cent oi IN" kr"'' ~
! ceiuf- of -aid COMPANY the amount Or Whlch Ei'@'
| ccipts shall he determined by the sworn, Nla'tl
| menl- Of The president ana ust-uty,r .hoir hooks
bv he controller" Delay in the cninplcllph VI wy,
extension prevented the accruing OF TINS pi'en',a,-
prior to -7G. Since that JcnI Tue road mas ' hccn
| uni.y used and operated car b", -
aud arc mn over about four ana one
half miles ot 81 route fires are cone ,',l irri','r
passengers % amount ccrtainN ~ srt,i ~ '
| ~ compensation 10 the city Tor sncn it.,.unc
diverted into tho 200 ket. OF those who cont ~
tous Of ihr road The following l. the method ~ Nh'n
! This diversion has been accomplished; en-, ,....
rs chapter -23 81 the lave of l7o9 chapt,I - - '
Of is-y md chapter 100. laws Of SO inc "'h'1
third street Railway Company wi~ hiln"'h'' NV ..
third ST. win short extension AZ ~ ca .e'n g,- 49, y
I'M. franchi.r W.. granted for lump sim OF ~ 'ppV =
which having been pild the company became in' '""n, M
of free road pltlI. 20 thr cty n.lh,r il' n''
Company leased tho b'.fatt street nn' ei''.
Icrt Railroad mr .cnnc u ycais =, Sl.I.,
.i,,.,,', ~. or'rs,ei t ~ rsor strr.i ani ntou
lcfr, RIIlr,li ronpllnj win ifu fn o.'t 1ttt 1,
| of .rf,u mules. f.ft tnf 0utIuf inln- NJ "hi w'
H'lc.frr -fi..t amt iti1n ir-.t t91ir tl 'i' i
if tnr rsrtii. ill-l 4-rrrt i;ilear rin is conir"
r0i.rf fHr fi.la frrDf..l from N.. 'if
naie'g o.rr ti.. gl,', a' -.,l, ~. IN, -,i. ,r
tr.i,, r.. b. ~IfH. ffIr tHr ilN HiHf 90. To-. ''H
plri ffor 'h. fe..r'. If 'li. -f'. I"-