New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-13
AGAINST STREET-CABS IN BROADWAY.
rHg ANTI-MONOPoLY ITAGUT's ENERGY-MAYOI


EDsON TO BE BACK Is TINE
meeting of the subcommittee appointed by
the Executive Committee of the Autobiography
League on Monday to devise means to defeat the
franchise lately granted by the Board of Aldermen
for a surface railroad in Broadway, met at the
Office of l.. +. Chittcnden, at No. 100 Broadway,
yesterday afternoon. There were present John
Morris j. J.. SerTcU, John {. Clegg. Edwin Crosse
and Edwin NJ. Wight of the committee and /. T.
Chittenden rs the representative Of large property
interests in Broadway. Charles =. Miller, VINO IS
associated with Mr.. Chittcnden, ont Of town
comforting with propeIIy-owneIs. The only bust
ness done was 70 appoint sub-commttce to
communicate with the Mayor and urge HIM 10 re-
turn 10 the city at once 10 give hearing 10 the
committee and the property owners IN opposition
90 the railroad scheme I'm case the Mayor failed to
return and grant the hearing within the proper
time TO prevent the ordinance from becoming law
al was decided that mass meeting should he held
and proceedings begun to defeat the scheme in the
Tie committee went from Mr Chittenden's Office
direct 10 tie Mayors office in the City Han. Mr.
MOIns told a TRIBUNE reporter that Alderman
Kirk, who l. acting Mayor, assured him that tie
time in which II was necessary for The Mayor TO act
would not expire until the. next meeting Of
tine Board of Aldermen on Tuesday next, and
that he, as acting Mayor would take no advantage
of Mayor Edsons absence TO sign the ordinance
himself Mr.. Morris also said that Mr.. Iukcns the
Mayors private secretary informed Him that Mayor
Ldson would certainly be home on thursday.
Edwin Grove 3aid 10 TRIBUNE reporter, that,
having heard a TumOr that Mayor Edison who is in
tie AldtOndacks, proposed TO remain away from
the city until after the expiration of the ten DAYS
pfoNlucu Nv law, 20 mat the acton OF the Alder
men might become law without his signature ne
had seen Colonel Wood. the Mayors bro her-in law
and that the latter had said that the Mayor had as
sured him that he would be ia the city IN time 10
hear all objections which might be uigcd against
his signing the ordinance.
All HAN SHOOTS HIS BROTHER All YUIT
Several pistol shots in The Chinese laundry No
1iG Canal ST. attracted u crowd yesterday. China
men were running out Of the laundry when Police
man Berkeley arrived. He went ~ and found All
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and bleeding from shot wounds IN his right side
arm and lett knee. lie arrested All Han, "a vicious
looking thinainan All Nuct's brother, who was
pointed ont as the Afsailant In the prisoners
pocket was found large self cooking revolver four
chambers oi which bad been discharged All luct
was taken 10 the Chambers Street llo pital where
Che surgeons thought his wounds were fatal The
quarrel began over the refusal Of An luct tn furnish
ills elder bfOlhef with money to start n laundry In
Third ave. All Yuet knocked his brother down
when hc was shot. liy Chinese Law elder brother
f. entitled 10 the .eafninRs of the Younger and II ia
state prison offence for the younger one 10 attack
his brother Az the iOubs Police Court All liam was
committed to await the result of Ala luets injuries.