New-York tribune., 1891-05-07
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
SIGHTING AGAINST THE TROLLEY.
SrxpAYERs pnNoUNOE THE ATTEMPT TO FoROE
TT UPON THE CITY.

ETSHfIN AGAINST lHE IhOLLEt.
ssxpAYERs pnNouNoE THE ATTEMPT TO FoRoE
TT UPON THE CITY.
Another hearing in the matter Of the approval by
- state Beard Of Railroad Commissioners Of the
Asnge a motive power upon the principal lines Of the
Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company fom horses to the
',.vheaa trolley system given in the Common
;Caneil Chamber of the City Hal yesterday. Com
sssoper Rogers presided, and after the application
A. the company relative to Its lines In Fifth, Seventh
and Atlantic had been read President Richard
foa for the company, suggested that the opponents
Re heard first.
The first speaker was George E. wooIIey, who owns
esvsnty ave feet In Atlantoay adoinjng the COM
uany's stables. He said that consents had been So
rnr,a by false pretenccs and not outright for the
tpolley system Mr.. Richardson asked him If IL was
NOT fact that he opposed every interest of the COM
many Mr.. woslley retorted that he had reason for
6as housefront had been stolen by barefaced false
hood Then becoming excited, and shaking his hist
at Mr. Richardson. he added with emphasis. that he
osss not truthful Mr.. Richardson has been so often
,aeaouneed thst he remained unmoved. but the chair
man called Mr. woolley to order and threatened ex-
pulsion II he indnged in any more unparliamentary
Expressions.
The following protest on behalf OF the trustees Of
fhe Memorial Presbyterian Church. at seventh-ave and
st. John's Place against TIE use Of the dangerous
trolley In Seventh-ave presented
TO the State Railroad Commissioners We. the IN
Mersgned trustees Of the Memorial Presbyterian
Ehurch DO respectfully protest against the introduc
fon of the trolley electric system ON the seventh
ave horse-car line Our property Is iocateo 1o,a on
vs and % is5 feet Y on s. johns Place The property
m re sTousd Of danger aggravated noise and damage
10 our property John CEs:henk william eMdr;eR MsSR.
son and David A. Body.
Dr.. II. A. Nelson, pastor Of the church, spoke IN
opposition and gave Mr.. Richardson another og'
Bust after ms church purehased Its property nc sao
fhe railroad people had invaded the street In not
sxaoefnl way. Advantage taken Of the LORDS
DAY when judges could not stop the work and 1t was
pushed Ear enough to be put in operation. 1t
would be impossible to hold services in his cnnrch
if there was any more noise and from hs experience
with the trolley system In Indianapolis the noise
could be heard three blocks away.
GerTitt Smith presented protest on pefal1 OF the
rousdstory Of the First Reformed Church which owns
GOO feet in seventhave. between Carroll and Presl-
dent ste. and has property worth S2ooooo.
owen Marion protested against the introduction
pf the death dealing trolley in lower Atlantlcave''
for he said mOrgue needed at the upper END for
che neoue kIed there by the Long Island Railroad,
and one would now be needed at the lower end for
sersons killed by the trolley
David A. Boody the new Congressman from the lld
Distinct spoke length in opposition to the apphcS
tjon The people possessed inahenabe rights 10 Ihe
and safety and If the railroad company asked what
ssould endanger life safety OF the humbest per
sm In the community it should not be granted Ihs
called forth applause, in the midst OF which MT h1clr
nrdsOn said "Thats So"
Mr. Boody went on to say: "The railroad COM
aasies come here and ask for certain privileges Ii
sbsy Can show that the trolley system is safe we can
I,Ant their demands The objections TO 1t, however,
are patent II has been demonstrated that there Is
danger attached to H. II Is now pioposeo W III
ytroduee this system surrounding our park where
'absolute safety is required; there are ialnihes
40, our children Co. our SUNDAY -schaol eo'
ffev ask that they be allowed to visit that
.rot with absolnte comfort and safety. We hold
THAT n cannot at the present time be introduced IN tiDs
saty We think that all the systems that have motVe
power overhead should be condemned So IL seems
to me. that simply representatives OF tau part VI
the city near park We have ample GROUNDS 70 asA
yOu to protect us. We have not reached the time
srhsn We can iqnore the Just fears of ctizenG'
w NJ Brsshear wanted to know if the consents
,f prpperty- owners had been filed with the County
Clerk as the Commissioners had directed, ana MT
Richardson forced to admit that 1t had been done
only on Tuesday. MIR. Brashear and his counsel
flames c. Church. asked time examine and verify
she consents, saying that many of them had been
given under a msapprebension. 1t was announced oy
Conmis sioners Rogers that consents could be wfo-
hrswn up 10 the time Of final adjudication.
s,dney w. Lowell representing Leonard Moody and
others argued that the consent OF the owners OF nan
the property in Leonadave had not been secured Tor
tho eight churches two schools and the hospital In
that street owned property worth Sl,8oo,OOO, and
this had not been considered.
The other property owners who protested included
A.. L. RlekersOn G. u. Teed James IL. Larhin and
Others william G.. Tate opposed the change OF
motive power In Seventhave., behalf OF the trasees
pf Grace Methodist Episcopal Church.
s. B. Knight an electrotyper asked Mr.. Richard
son what the current would be in the trolley wire
Mr. Richardson said IL would be 800 volts. To this
nJP KNIGHT said tle force would be SUFFICIENT to Kill
q regiment OF soldiers and he vivldY depicted the
Inangers If the trolley wires broke down in storm.
r. r. Kennedy brought out the point that the
Edison electric light wires were al underground &C
Ahe laws of 1884 wires could be strung poles.
cept by permission Of the subway Commissioner
nIenry Siemet1, Alderman Hesney ana L. Z. Cronln
also opposed the application
Argument in behalf Of the company was made by
"a. b. 3oardman, and he said that the opposition was
Aothing III Seventh-ave. and the hearing In re
gard 10 the Other routes asked for should be closed
The trolley system, he urged, was not more danger
lous to NE than horses, and the could be stopped
~ President Richardson repeated the arguments for
the use Of the system asked for and opposed the
arguments put forth against II: He said that the
lcprrenI would not exceed 500 volts and was harmless
lie read letters from the Mayors Of Troy and Newark
iand railroad officials In other towns, commencing the
'sysem safe and harmless After ne had concluded,
vshe had given her without knowing it was
Nor the trolley system. and she opposed 1t.
as benefit ~ property. He said the opposition was
feeble and hysterieal TRADE The trolley In
khtantic-ave would benefit every foot of property in
It.
The hearing declared the final one but thirty
days granted 10 examine the consents and 10
hh objections b their suffcienSy with the Commts-
dyawals OF consents must be filed with the county
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THE MAYOR TRIES To EXPLAIN