New-York tribune., 1886-03-17
THE ALDERMEN ENJUINED'
FORBIDDEN TO PASS THE CABLE SCHEME.
Or. srrGER GETS TEMPORARY INJUNCTION
rux noApn AND VARIOUS RAILROAD PLANS.

Or. srrGrR GETS TEMPORARY INJUNCTION
THE BOARD AND VARIOUS RAILROAD PLANS.
Dr. Ferdinand Seeger, presidan. 0i tue Ant-Mo
ooroiu / e~c;;a Yesterday obtained from Justice
ISSrense IN Supreme Court, Chambers tempo
rarv Injunction restraining the Board ol Aldermen
from passing over the Mayor yeto 'nS tbe
consent of the city to its scheme for laying seNehC
mules of railroad tracks on the twen roTteS %
laid out by the Rapid Transit Commlsslon ino
hearing on the question whether whether tue III
innct.on shall be made permanent W take Pla01
next Friday. DIR. Secger IN his complaint declared
That as a taxpayer he will be injured by the con-
struction of the proposed roaos anu tuat W. y,Snr
unauthorized Oy law. He recitcs the laws Hh9oa .f
which he contends that the construction OF Tue
roads is unlawful and asserts that the resoIutioh
vetoed by the Mayor, ami which he is INFORMED INC
Aldermen are about TO pass IN spite OF MS OoJgU No
ton~ i'm effect creates new franchise by giving the
company the right TO construct and operate such
portiors of its roads as il pleaseS. He complains
that The resolution requires the payment 10 ihe CITY
ot only DO per cent on the net of the com
many Tor a franchise worth millions and when II
disposed of at public auct on, or in any other ust
reputable and honest manner" would bring 10 the
treasury of the city much larger amount.
GeI.rral George w. Wngate, who presented Mr.
Seeler'- application said the organlzat,on oi tie
ion by the General Term of the Court OF common
Pleas declaring Ii Invalid and at mucn IenEth
orcnod that the injunction should be granted l ne
scheme was another piece OF AldeImanlc JoppeiS
and il was time 10 order down brakes
Iu the Board of Al lermen, the Mayors veto OF .ho ,
all
rules war Land over The Board cannot act IN IL
for ten days after receiving i from the Mayor.
Alderman Earle offered the following
Whereas The Board OF Aldermen ma AZ lts IeguIn reg M
meeting hed March 2 1ss6 Voe and confer upoh we .ne
NowYok Cable Railway Company franchs% & Iot n uHe
operation Of cable system OF railways ln Io f ~ ad
Whc,eas His Honar the Mayor has Vetoco the ,M sau
franchise granted h TINS b1srd % 10 6 e S ht sdsdnte
way Company mainly upon the gro.mu n tu'' ""'4""'
compensation is not derived hy the ctyi ano .,o s
WhIrras Certain individuals, or areprrsentatNe syn
dic,ro of men dill at a public hearing held before Tue
Mayor declare themselves rehHy ava Wng 9 o6 40 Sy & o %
u>es ana benefits the said franchise as granedi now
ctsorcd That the president Of this Board is hereby
requested to appoint committee to consist OF i've mem
bors, who shall he empnwertu 10 Ho' buo' and
pIOpeit ty owners along the line "i the poloseu
and lid for tns valuable franchise shall he heard at the
sans time. aud q al the said committee Sna, oC 20"
eTned their report by the wishes of the 4eope bene
fitted and interested and for the best interests oil Tue CITY,
aug Se Thot Thursday March ls Friday March l9
and saturday March 20, lie the days set apart for TINS
purpose and that the meetings take place IN Ine %
her OF The Beard of Adermen at II O'Clock OF each
abOve-namre day.
The franchise granting Aldermen promptly sat
down y IN this resolution and by an almost nnan-
mons vote il was laid on the table on Alderman
Masterson's motion. The only votes against Iay
ing II on the table those of Mcssrs Earle ana
Van Rensselaer,
Alderman Jarhne twired his amber mustache re-
nectIvey IN his seat i'll the front rank Oh tne Board
His brot er Aldermen fathered about INN ana
shook him warmly by the hand as an expression Oh
their sympathy for him in his trouble.
The Rnilrtad Committee after glowing account
of .be BENEFITS to BE- derived from such action; re-
nortrd in favor of granting permission to the liar
lem Bridge. .MOTsanIa and tordham kailrOad, COm-
pany to buid extensions and lateral nrahcneS ESQ 80
their nrrseut lines in the Annexed District Alder
man Van Rensselaer, opposed tue adoption OF the re-
mort holding that his views were unchange that
franchises should lie sold to the highest bidder
Mr.. Mooney asked that the matter lay over Ior a
week he did not think 1t right that THESE reports
should be hurried through the Board. Inc report
was accordingly made the special Crder 1or next
Tuesday. ..., -.
inu the PERMISSION given by the Board to the llous
ion Street and pavOnia Ferry Company 10 extend
its tracks also like PERMISSION extended Nv tne
Board to the st. Nicholas Avenue kallroad Vn
motion of Alderman Mooney the Mayors veto OF the
Southern Boulevard Railroad was taken M ana the
report nf the Railroad Committee granting the road
the desired franchise was passed over the Neto by
u vote of u to g. Aldermen Van Rensselaer,, Earle
and Cavanagh voting in the negative.
WHERE CLUBBING WAS COMMENDABLE.
RUFFiANs ATTACK 4 POLICEMAN IN DARK ALLEY,
;. AFTtR ROBBING A MAN.
Policeman George Murdoch. of the Fifteenth
Precinct, SAW two thieves drag drunken man into
the dark alicvway at No. y south fiitn;ave.: at
of fnIee r0ung men. evidently friends OF the rob
~ters who were standing on the other side OF the
avenue. A low whistle gave warning 10 t1e men
i'm the allev and the officer heard the whispered
command Hit him if he comes in here When
Murdocks eyes had become accustomed TO the
gloom N the alley he saw the drunken man stand
Inc in the ward. between the front and rear tene-
,,,nt- -hou>es with his clothing torn. AB Muldnck
US ahout 10 enter the yard the two thieves spranQ
in;o thc alley and attacked him vigorously, one OF
thr,u striking him on the shoulder with club
They forced the officer do Nh to his knees and tried
to throw hiin on his back. but he shook them OIL
after a ha. strugg = and began to club them.
One rutljau ran back to the yard, while the other
dreg large revolver and tried to shoot the officer.
AS thc weauOn was raised MuTdOck seized II with !
M, left hand and held il against the wall while he
gave an alarm rap. The lobber tried TO get tbe pls-
tol away. but Nurdocb dubbed HIM until he let 60
Then he dragged the rutfan out of the alley PO- |
Iirrman Conrerv and Brown went to assist Muir |
dock and pursued the prisoners companion into the
ward They chased him into the rear tenement |
house and tonud him between two mattresses OF a |
bed after hTea king into the rOOm where he had hid
den himself The Hrunken man. who probably had !
bern robbed. disappeared about the time that TO |
liceman Brown and COnuerA arrived, being taken !
away by friends OF the Iobhers, IT was thought. !
The thief no tried to shoot MUTdOck said that lie !
was John Williams. of No. Il 1hompsOn-st. There |
were 80 many bloody club marks about his head !
and face when he reached The pJlCe station in Mer-
cor-s that any one would have had difficulty in re-
cognizng him. In his pockets were three knives a |
brace and lit for boring into safes several skeleton
KEYS and two picklOchs. His companion was |
Daniel Drscull, of 10. % South tlith-aVe., who |
claimed 10 he a shOema er They were locked mp |
for the assault on MurdOck. In the Jefferson |
Market Police Court Justice Duffy after publicly |
commending Policeman MuTdOck. held the accused |
for trial in 900 bail each on charges of highway
robbery assault officer, and carrying burg /
lars tools,
TO CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK'S DAY.