The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-05
ANOrnEiI nlG sCnENIE.
The Latest FrauOhIssS Gwen Away by III
Now York BnnTd Of Aldermen,


The Latest FrauohIssS Gwen Away by the
Now York Board OF Aldermen.
New YoRK, March 4-Thero was com.
parstiys cessation Of talk about the
the Broadway Surface Road scandal to-
day when people got to discussing the
four valuable franchises OF aimilar
nature which tue Board Of Aldermen
practically saVO away at their meeting
Yesterday. In extent OF territory and
number Of tracks to be laid under the
new grauta the Broadway Road franchise
is insignificant, for ono franchise alone
that OF the Cable OoDlpany-embfaces a
system Of seventy miles Of cable rosd,
consisting OF twenty-nine distinct routes,
with parts Of routes and branches, aud tho
names OF the streets alone Though which
they have been privileged TO- lay their
tracks would I'LL a column In themselves.
This gigantic scheme, In the aggregate
forming d considerable addition to the
railroad plant Of tho city, is backed by
what Is known as the New York Steam
Heating Company-an organization which
also controls q network Of sLeampipes utl-
derpfourd for heating buildings In tho
business portion OF the city. The dirGc.
torsof the company are D. w. Andfewe,
Thomas +. Ryan, Homer A. Nelson, w,
s, Williams, r. N. Hazard, j. j. O'Dono.
hue and W, 7. shinn. They propose to
make QUE comprehensive road TO their
systern--inst ss the traction bys!em Is In
Philadelphis--Rnd one fare will pusS n
person over their linss. ras road will ex-
tend from the Battery to Yonkerp, tap
ping every ferry Oh both sidaa u the city
by branch lines aud spreading out III the
rapidly filling Ep portions Of the city
above Central Park, 90 that q perfect net
work Of tracks iB laid from one river TO the
other. The cars will be moved by cable
motor on tie street level, except for about
fifteen miles on tie OHHkirtg Of the city,
where IL will DO elevated. The road viii
have TO pay q percent Of itg net reoslpts
into the city treasury, but this ig htiCh q
paltry sum in comparison with the value
ol The franchise that II Is almost rldiCu-
lous,
Another Of the granIs gives Il company
the ripht TO build q road through Cen.
trAl Park from east 10 west. This iB back.
ed by the Vanderbilt boys, who want II
ID said, au exlenbion Tor their Fourth aud
Madison Avenue Hue, and at Tho same
time for the New York Central Railroad
which has station at tile very street
which the new road is 10 traverse. This
would bring to their steam road the
traffic from lhe west side Of tue city from
which ihe Central Park out them oil nt
present. The other two grants are ioT q
similar character, though they aro iOr
down town streets,
All manner Of explanations were made
to-day for the sudden Ection Of the Alder
men Ia tho matter, but nobody seemed to
think that II WAS unattended by Corfup.
lion OF some sort, and in this was reflected
the popular ldea In this city Oi what au
Alderman has come TO Os. There ls some
hone that the franchise may be saved by
A veto Of the Mayor Until such time 90 an
ordinance now Under consideration. iE
made law. This will prevent the Alder
men from diapoBlns Of tue ClIy'a streets In
the disgfaceful manner In which they
have done the past few years, and compel
them 10 sell the ifanChistB at public
auction,
The cut IN transconlinental freight rates
II ls said, caused a decided reduction III