New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-14
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
OPPOSITION TO A STREET RAILROAD.
THE MAYOR GIVES A HEARING TO PROPERTY
owNERs-vALUABLE FRANCHISE


GIVEN AWAY
Mayor Boodv gave hearing yesterday 10 inc
nrotestants against the granting OF franchse u
operate a street railway by horses or the Uoney III
Union-st., from Hamilton-ave. to prospect am
which the Aldermt1 voted last week. The "e"o'''
., the Union street Property owners Association hp-
peared In numbers to oppose the scheme 10 Pu' "
railroad In their street They were represe"'e" y,
sidney V. Lowell, who read protest from DE- ''
T. Brown president OF the association. In IL LIT
Brown said: -
aft seems 10 Ms and is. an outrage against our
rights since we represent In protests S2'ooooo ou' u
a total valuation OF less thnn s4'oco'oVo' 0Ho'
l. ope NJ the most beautiful streets leading from
south brooklyn to the park. an unops'ruoou W.
wav ana much appreciated by the residents OF 'ou'
Brooklyn and the park slope. and 1t should De pre-
served from all railways. II you permit the hlue"uS
trolley system to be erected on the street theh d"so'
70 life will always confront u.s. our street VIII cease
10 be residential street, and our property VIII W.
prccate and we will be compelled to look ELSEWHERE
for homes as the noise, and the ringing OF pch'' anu
the unsightly structure will always be WIN u.s. w"
ncighbors residing Berkeley Place ana rreS'uo"v
s. shond ioin US heartily In protecting our street
from the proposed railroad these streets VIII De-
,oo seriously effected as homes Will be con
Worried into cheap fats and on the vacant properly
stables would be buAt Consequently our i'ionu'
owning property In the rear OF our homes "ou'u 10
unplcasanty annoyed by cheap tenemcnts ana the'r
property deprccated.'
Mr. Lowell argued that the railroad was not needed
and that two attempts TO get railroad IN the s'ree'
in the past had failed. 1t was driveway 10 lho
mark and had been improved a cost OF nearly $500
600 The Introduction OF the trolley would be eX
csednrlv detrimental franchise existed for q rail-
road in the adjoining street, berkeley face' ouV II
had never been utilized. There were lines OF cars
I'm ,entv running from the ferries to the park ana no
more needed
A protest against the granting OF the irahch'So 10
the Union Railroad Company WIS presented oS tho
Union Street Railroad Company. which made An ohcf
OF $4,000 for the franchise. 1t was presented by
f. NJ Grout. who argued that the hderheh h'u
awarded u valuable franchise in ace OF the rcmoh-
rance Of property owners and In face Of the offer
of a rival company Of $50, 900 IN cash. lie also
asserted that the provisions OF the charter Ind MOI
hsen complied with By the company. which also had
failed TO get the consents Of majority OF the property
owners The granting OF the franchise was waste
Of public property. While holding that railroad WINS
needed In Union-s Mr.. GrOnt argned that FRANCHISE
should not be bestowed FOR political rensons and that
II would be better to wait before putting street rail-
road there until feasible storage battery system
could be put In operation.
The Mayor also listened TO protests against granting
TO the Coney Island, Fort Hamilton and BTOOklyn
Company n franchise for the portion OF F1rhave. bc
tween Thirty -cighth-st and Sixtiethst.. which WAS
Also voted by the Aldermen last week. The cmef
opponent was President Richardson. Of the Atlantic
Avenue Railroad Company. who desires 10 extend MS
road m Ffthave over that portion of the street and
will be shut out bv the new company. lie admitted
that II his company had the right 10 run over the
street in question for which they had the onsent
OF owners he would not oppose the grant 10
the other Company.