New-York tribune., 1884-11-14
BROADWAY FRANCHISE GRAINED.
PRICE STIPULATED THIS TINE.

rur sr-pr.cr ROAD GETS TrE RIGHT OF Way
PERCENTAGES AND AN ADDITIONAL SUN.
The Aldermen met yesterday at p. M, recess .,s
Of one and onc-half hours having been taken py !o
Hoard of Supcrvisors engaged in canvosslng the
election returns. President kirk announced ina' n
he had received communication IRON Jnst,oo nr, ra-
rett stating that he had vacated the OTucr pio-
hibting the Aldermen from granting peImissioh
TO the Broadway Surface Railroad 70 CON CO,
struct surface railroad IN Broadway ,,,,"n mI mo
Ianphm presented q preamble and resolution; ,.;
They set forth that the broadway SURFACE haiu"
Company had applied for permission 10 cons,ruu, o
surface railroad IN broadway. that the Oo.,"'"s ~
Connect had comnlicd with all the requirements Oh
the law in advertising tnat petsops nv l
estcd in tho pr ject w,1ul be hoa,u nn Tha
nrnumcnts made and all the evidence taken nau "'t
snbmitted 20 the Board. In the oplhhn uI -, Wy
Common Council u railrond was h.c,'1 y. ,L, n H.,
way and Il was the opinion of ihat pon' ,nau ~ u
adJtion 70 thr amounts provided for by the act oi
NAV iSsi such additional amount should ne lhi"
for The franchise as is decmcd reasonable. ~ con-
s,i.rot ion of these facts the Common Council gives
pcrn,ssion 20 tho broadway Surface hu'ii"ao W.
construct surface railroad IN ronc WaN iiom Wv
Battery to sftitcenthst "n '"c '"'''"''S WV
ditlons -,
Tho railroad Il to bc built the most apprnvch r"n
with steel rails and IN the centre OF tho i"nuw" " r,
to obstruc ordinary travel ~ tt. ~ l"ss"', ,m % sr,y
10 lie drawn by two horses and 20 be provided WIN "n
crs aud conductors, hu, II deemed hocS,N
i've power than horses may housed hu, l,,l % Inn
Tho rnnrrc for each passenger shall not ho more ,an
nvc cents the entire ronl" or l,S nrnn,H snh
m,otious This s Ia apply the broadway hh, ScN'hn
Avenue Railroad Company II uses thc ,rn'ns ~ o,
broadway railroad II Is madc tne n'S "' m I por" the
ana treasurer of the railroad company on o. iI r."
first day of November in each year L" make Ncslu u,
port 10 the Controller OF the cry oi thc % e" % fr
It's receipts derived from passengers is u. tn W d he
the year ending Oh the preceding ,," , % ~
books Of the COMPANY shall he open to tne me
tbe Controller. For the pdrpose OF computing Iio i ic,
ccntagcs TO be paid into the eiV T., "'ai.h .i,hr
Girac,,o Girn an" on any part Of Broadway south Of
Fifteenth-st in the cars of the company Sna We hno
as having paid five cents fare to the coll'hy ~
car he shall ride and the payment OF the percentages
all fares received from snch pas ~ Snrface
road company using such tracks inc bro,n' h r",d
consnctcd the company to keep in repair the r"au
way between the track, and for distance "i -, h aiJ
o each side of The tracks. The compensation To pe pau
the CIV In addition 10 the per cent OF the goss re-
CENTS each year Of the first five years ana pei h
neI annum thereafter, prescribed by law s,, @ oc
S.o ooo ner annum equal to per cent on Sl.oooooo
Mr.. O'Connor moved that the matter lie over uh-
iii Monday next. Tins was losf, ohiN neSsar. ~.
| Grant and OCoDnor voting for II. X3le Whs as
t en- taken the ORIGINAL resolution: wen tiid
roll was called President Kirk SAID that he favored
a railroad in broadway. lie bclleVci thai ile ;o &
dItions of the resolution oDviated tne opJooaoo J'
that had been ra sed against granting tne liancnse
| tn the Broadway Surface RaIlIoad lie therefore
voted yea Mr. Cleary sad that ne repIesen,eI" aI
the lower part of the city. He had favored IaiI'
road IN Broadway ior the last thirty years. oc-
i;eved the construction of one would benefit prov,
erty on that thoroughfare The result OF the roll
ca!l was us follows:
Ycas-Pre.ident Kirk, Aldermen Clcary. Dc 'aog' I
Dempsey Duffy Farley. Fimck Fnllgai, Jaelle zen zen
ncv Miller NcCabe. McIOughin. Mcl9ladc' " Nrii,
Pearson. Reilly. Rohman. sayeS, Shells "ai'e' "en"ci
'' Ways-Aldermen Grant CTan.) and O'Connor Repl :;
total =.
Mr. McLouglilln offered a resolution that as the
resolution lust passed was III substance te s'he ~
that passed al the special meeting OF AuEusu .,u
the latter could be repealed. lhis was o"iiio"
una aliinOnsy. . r - .,,on,, .
make tbc report to the Controller. and the payment
of the percentaqes then the rights, privileges ana
franchises OF the company. are lorleiic"'