New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-21
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
ALDERMEN HAVE A LIVELY TINE.
TILT IN THE DEBATE ON THE APfLiOAiioN
OF A COMPANY TO LAY RAILWAYS IN
LARGE NIIMBEE OF STREETS.

A rrIr IN THE DEBATE ON THE APPLICATION
OF A COMPANY TO LAY RAILWAYS in
LARGE NUMBER OF STREETS.
rh. Board of Aldermen which will go out OF
Office at the close Of the year had an exciting meet
ing Yesterday afternoon. The Peoples halroa"
COMPANY a corporation not before heard OF III 'he
city applied for franchise covering large mum
ber Of streets not now occupied by sreetcar tracks
F. J. Callahan signed the application as president
of the company. and Frank Gardiner as secretary
The company asked franchise for routes IN oahu-
ST. from the Bridge to Fuon-st.. to Middagh-st' 10
Uenry-st. to Amity-st., to Dean-st. 10 Grahu-"'e'
10 Gatcs-ave.. to Downing-st TO Quncy-s.'' ~
Marcy-ave.. to Middleton-st.. TO Mckiboen-sI' !"
Leonard-st. TO Greenpoint-ave.. to Manhattah-aEe'
TO Kent-st.. to Westst.. to Greenpoint-aVe'' u VI.
Tenth and Twenty-third st. ferries; also on III
laryst to Fulton-st, to Clinton-st. to PlerrePo''
St to Henry-st; also in Grand-ave. from Dean
st. to Washington-ave., to Flatbush; also from
Marcy-ave.. in Quincy and Linden sts.' "!'"o
ave- and Palmetto-st to Ridgewood; also from
South Ferry in Atantic-ave.. thurman anu ''"'e
SITS. Henry-st.; also from Grand-aVe' III Iios
pect Place Brookyn-ave.. Dcgraw-st.' buia'o'
st Marks and Ralph aves Pacihc-st.. Rockaway
East New-Tork, Liberty and Railroad aVes' 10
Cypress fills Cemetery: also from BROADWAY III
Kent-ave South Eighth, Roebling and South Nin'h
SITS and Marcy-ave to 31ncys,di sa arIo SITS
The company asked permission to use horses or
elactrictv and ofered TO compensate the city at
the reasonable market value OF the franchise DIS
Alderman McCirath moved to refer the matter to
the Railroad Committee. President PICKERING OF
Alderman Heaney who lives in Amity,st, sarcasti-
eay asked to have that street S9dtd 10 v 1e was
being taken the amendment, Alderman biaes
called to order by President Pickering. who told
him that was not the time TO change vote. i1e
remSeI me 10 take my seat Mir Pickering raped
his gavel and repied: you cant punuoa ny ny
Chair, and can only change your vote at '"e
p'aps scene of confusion followed. and Alderman
If you chairman you can Gepr ~ me- me %
my rights in hs =, rise bm no have El risen
to too many points Of order In this board my BOY
Finally. President Pickering induced the recaci-
trant member to sit down and the vote was AN an
H1defman black changed his vote and the amend
ment was lost and The application was referred
y The board elected George Kehoe Supervisor Of
TIE R to who dsd Term
A caucus OF the Republican members of the new new
to decide on candidate for president of the board
for 1894 The chief aspirants are Jackson Naa &C.,
Twenty Ward.
president Callahan, Of the new railroad company
perience in Rochester. Syracuse and other cities,
and SAYS he desires 70 give BEG rS ad hgT amSn
Ferry with the Eastern District and Greenpoint
ferries.
THE TAX COLLECTORS SIGNATURE FORGED
The officials in the Tax Office have found that
another case Of the forgery of the name of Tax
Collector A. S. Swan has.taken place and that
woman has been defrauded out of 500 which she
intrusted to a friend pay her taxes. She re-
Gently received notice of arrears OF last year
taxes and investigated the matter Her recep,
was shown 10 Collector Swan. and he says that
the signature is forged. The payment is not re-
corded on the books. Steps are being taken TO
arrest the guilty person, but no name was mace ;ne
Collectors signature discovered last year is
nou carving a term of three in State Prison.