New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-23
FOR EAST RIVER BRIDGES
uDEr,rEy APPROVE THE SCHEME.
PETITION OF TIE COMPANY APrEoVhp-'lii III
,-opK OF TIE BOARD.

PETITION OF TIE COMPANY APfi'o' "'
WORK OF TIE BOARD.
rl, roard OF Aldermen yesterday aF.ro'0' con-.
.,.to, ~ tho Fast River Bridge Company - WV
P"'.'" ,,.o orl maintain two bridges and the "P
- o.or the East River by uilonuho'' WV 80,
~ rho mombcrs present. Mr.. Flynn ana D. T. 7''''''
NOR, ~, only ab-cntccs. THIS consent Ia ~" - e.
,o,.,tcI railroad acres the city 10 HprH'E 'n
,,,,,,lote6 I'm thc grant that The company N"''' -
,.n, - 1000 900 10 rcll"rc Nh" city ron AN i'
- cutting thcrcfOm. and giving me 'o'','''
toner o, pl:bis WORKS control OF the size 81 ' ,,,
49,, ,,--uo-s Emf 70 compensation IS provided u"'''
,h ,cccin.s average 5000 a day on the OroB' "''
p, ooo = day on the railroad. WHEN tho'" sums nv
reached the company stall pay pr ''n' - c,,,.
,r,dca reccips to b. divided between NV l"'" 49,
on. rr,ollyn and per cent OF the railioao wv
20 Nev,-York City. For each additional f1"'" .,r
49, IN. railroad ard 5000 on the bridge one p''
W., ,t,ion,l Is 70 ". paid the same plan.
r,nro the franchise was granted a pubic he"''"e
-, ,h, u,bo,c pnard was bad. John VI. ScHW''r' IL
ooursel representing the Dry Dock, Last bro''"''
,r, pa.tory railroad Company. opposed the aPin''
lion. , bolders
clarence c. Ferris said that TIN property Ho'"'is
Ictvc II Delaney and Rivington SIS "ahou " M ~
-, v.hich side OF the block the road would run u
-, :, vas N 70 through the middle Of I'll" llrc"
H. oer.d also # IL was to bc two or three ua'"
road. .o.,oorv NJ
vo ono nppcarcd 10 answer for the companl' a.
1cuqh \ clerk was present from the Office Oh Eu"'''
routcrbach. counsel f)r the company, VINO nadc "'''
u the proceeding. ,,
when the ease came up for action III 'h' h'"'"
Alderman O'Bclrnc asked that tc franchises ~. ''
elevated railroad and f1r the approaches 9'o"" -
considered separately. and wanted -" whole H.A''''
laid ove- for one week. 40 attention WAS pau "
NJ o,ucirne and Tie resolution was passed Without
dissent. .,.
!. franchise was also granted 10 The SKIN NN'"'c
Railroad Company 10 lay tracks IN flltletbS'' anu
F1nvnr,..st from Siythavc., 500 feet west 80 "'
4, can usc the stables Of the broadway ana S'N'"'"
Avenue Company 1t Is the intention to abahd IA
thc sixth Avenue Company's stables between rory
second ard Forty third SITS.
Tho uoiri passed the rr)vl loyal estimate Tor so
after adding $4,000 for free baths
rcuor from the Committee on streets favored per
hitting the Ncw-York Power Company. of New Jersey
10 lay mains and pipes in NIL The streets. avenues
alleys lanes and public places Of the city, 10 construct
manholcs and sewer connections, and 10 tear up u,
wherever 1t please, Tor the purp"-' 81
sunplyiug compr,..scd air and salt water under pres IRE
for power, ventilation or any other l"rpo,' NI"',
man OBcirne ob. cctcd this Wholesale grant luH' III
committee Mr.. O'Bcrn" said ihat the Power '"n'-
nary was the successor Il the United states lirhung
and Power Company, which secured n franchise W
lr-O and had done much t. dishgure IN" cary s'tN
and make lie "A Huriru In Sow York. Last july Us
franchise was amended by inserting the words com
prc,-o mir and practically II cot ne" iHi'hl g.
Now II sd for IN" r"cIanting 81 IN" lranchls" ~ M
name Of the New York Power Company ~ N'W ''T'
Soy with "cYmprc Sd air ana ~nlt wafer "hl''
PRESSURE inserted. The only Conditl rs attached were
int the company should Me map 81 H. prupo,rl
lines With the Department ~ Public Works. aud I've
II bond for s25OoO 10 the city, u cua'nut'c proper
rcln,iug the sidewalks