The sun., 1892-12-01
WHAT IS THIS COMPANY? |?
MIR. GRIM SAYS HE KNOWS NOTHING
UH.lTEpER .iBOGT TE

Consequently Alderman Rrowa VIII Try to
Have Its Snit Water Piping franchise
Re.c,nded-AId-rnnn OBeirne's Desired
Explanation Is sim to Be Sought At~r.
Alderman Nicholas r. Brown. who presented
the original petition OF tho New York Power
Company for tho franchise which was granted
on his motion 10y tho Board Of Aldermen at
Tuesdays meeting. asked Mayor Grant yes
terday to withhold his approval OF the resolu-
ton as 1t IS the movers intention to recall 1t
at next weeks meeting OF the Board. Tho
Alderman said he was led to take this course
because J. Sergeant Cram had denied any con.
nection with the petitioning company. Alder
man Brown had presented IL at Mr. Grams
request.
There has been great deal OF mystery con-
nected with the company and tho granting OF
the franchise. and tho members Of the Board Of
Aldermen say they are rs greatly mystined as
any one else. In 1880 the United States Heating
and Power Company received a franchise to
tear up the city's sstrects.iavenues and public
places to lay mains to suppl" steam or CON-
pressed air. This franchise was allowed to
lnpse for non.user. and last spring Alder
man Brown presented n petition on behalf OF
Il corporation known IA tho National Heating
Company which sought 10 revive. the old
Ing hot water. When this petition was re-.
iortod fnvorably from Alderman. ,Fiynn's
Alderman Flynn secured an amendment by
substituting tho name OF the New FORK Power
uompany and the ifanEdh'sr nd WIS granted IN
Teeontly Tie same matter was revived by
pany also presented by Alderman Brown.
which slbstitu,sl the words salt water, for
was ast n to brms ns was wn s
provisions of subdivision oi section 81 OF
iii. CONSOLIDATION act. which. prohibit! tho
OF ,he sort asked for except, to supply salt
water" compressed air. though prohibited
under this provision; 81 the law. was combined
wn,Gr under pressure
rIynns Committee on Streets, the franchise
et With o2EosHn rS On tn9 part tv %S AIdennan
t Restitution was referred back TO the Street
Hpy to 6o srns n on Tss
on an eXplanation. only TO get n tongue lash.
II. from the big Alderman. FROM the First
aiTirmatvc i;l 70 votes. hut nobody was able to tell
10 whom it had been given. The name OF
Lewis ii. Miller was signed to the petition as
found WHO knew Mr. Miller. was
Yesterday Alderman lirown said that he
thai J. Sergeant Cram had asked him to pre-
sent the petition. and that Mr.. Cram was act
ing n 5 attorney Tor the petitioners. Other AL
that they voted for II because they were re-
quested to do so by Alderman Brown. Alder
MIR. Cram told me the matter was coming
up. and voted foriit.. understood Mr.. Cram
to be the attorney for the company.
Alderman Flynn said: II took it for granted
1t was all right. | always vote for anything Il
fellow member asks me to. Who is behind
the New York Power Company have not the
remotcst idea.
j. Sergeant Cram said with reference, to, the
matter: Z" am not the attorney for the New
matter is that last sTring my opinion was
asked nv Parish Il Pendlcton of A. Broadway
United States Heating and Power Company.
I eNpres sod it as my belief that 1t had lapsed."
Parish & Pendlcton refused TO discuss the
matter Mt all.
Though no definite information was OBJ
tainnhle as to tho use { o 10 made OF tho fran
rhise the belief was expressed in many quar-
ters that it covered scheme Cor conveying
packages in pneumatic tubes.