New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-22
TALK OF DOODLE REVIVED.
FIFTEEN ALDERMEN VOTE FOR THE
THIRD-AVE. CABLE ROAD.

THEY WANT TO GIVE 1T PERMISSION TO EXTEND
ITS LINES UP THE KINGsBRIDGE ROAD-rHE
MEN WHO OPPOSED THE SCHEME
At the special meeting Of the Board Of Alder
men held yesterday unsuccessful attempt
was made to pass the ordinance granting the
Third Avenue Companys scheme for surface
road from Northumberland sixty second-st and
Manhattan-ave. TO the city line The Metro
politan Traction Company. the rivals Of the Third
Avenue Company. applicants for the same
franchise. The grant sought to be obtained
Yesterday proposed the construction Of a road
"a be operated by cable electricity from Man.
hattan-ave and One-hundred- and-si xty-second-
st.. north through Kingsbridge Road, a distance
OF four miles. 10 the city line The extension
would give the Third Avenue Railroad the con-
pscon 1t desires through its Tenth-ave line.
The transfer OF this valuable privilege to the
Third Avenue Company was advocated by fifteen
members of the Board Of Aldermen yesterday
under the leadership of Alderman Robert B.
Saul Of the XXVIIIth District. Mr. Saul is a
ranmany man whom his constituents Of the
XXVIIIth District retired to private life last
month and most Of his associates in the Alder
manic sortie also failed Of reelection. He pro-
posed to carry the project over the head Of the
COM
mt,ee be discharged from consideration Of the
ordinance. This committee has had q report
ready for month more which grants the
franchise TO the Metropolitan Traction Company.
II was signed by Morgan. the chairman, and
Muh. but Wund. Brown. Noonan and Schott
have failed to put their names to it.
The unheralded attempt of Saul revived the
Doodle talk which has been in the air for sew
eral months which created an impression that
the franchise was up for sale to the highest
bidder and that whichever of the rival COM
panies offered the most money for Aldermanic
votes would get the coveted extension The
Third Avenue Company II was rer orted. offered
100000 and TIE way some Of the Aldermen
sprang up TO champion that corporation led many
10 believe that the Doodle was up. and that
a report that a stakeholder had been appointed
was true.
The situation complicated few weeks
ago by the action of a ST Nicholas-ave. prop
erty-owner William A Hoe. who got injunc-
ton restraining the Common Council from grant
ing any railroad franchise whatever on that
avenue
Kingsbridge Road without passing through
ST Nicholas-ave.. but the Third Avenue Com
pany can make the connection through It's Tenth
ave cable line. from One-hundred- and twenty
ffth-st, TO Observation-Disclosures y-second-si..
avoiding the use Of st. Nicholas-ave.
The plan, therefore. was to recall the papers
from the Railroad Committee. strike out the 81.
Ncholas-ave part of the route. thus Guiding the
Injunction. and rush through the franchise from
d-s!Nty-second-st., north on the
Kngsbridge Road. 1t was well-aid plan but 1t
failed
When Saul moved TO discharge the Railroad
Committee from further consideration OF the
Third-ave. applica tion Alderman Brown entered
a prompt protest and drew attention to the in
junction referred to. Vice-President Noonan
supported Brown. Saul and one or two active
advocates OF the Third-ave scheme argued the
necessity Of the road 10 that part OF the city.
and asserted that il would not touch st. N!cho-
las-ave.
A two-thirds vote Of those present neces-
sary TO take the ordinance from the committee.
and the Third Avenue people had not men
enough Fifteen voted "aye'-Baumert. Dono-
van Eiseman. Gecks. KeahOn Long. Mcclure.
Saul and silver Dollar Smith the latter now
under indictment for cutting and stabbinS EEL
low-rumshop keeper.
Twelve voted 'no"-President Mcclellan. Vice
President Noonan. Brown. Burke. Lantry. Muh.
Murphy. Oakley. O Brien. Schott, TAFT and Wund:
President Mcclellan declared the motion lost. II
having failed 10 receive the necessary two-tnirus.
The plan as arranged was then 10 inslfuct tne
committee TO report on the ordinance FORTHWITH.
which would require only majority vote. pu'
Saul in his excitement. missed his cue. ana fresi-
dent Mcclellan hurried the board to other busl.
ness before Saul got his wits together AGAIN II
was therefore too late 10 do anything YESTERDAY.
The application OF the Third Avenue COMPANY
was introduced by Saul last February IL vas lIs
second appearance. having been de'eated yesI
previously The Metropolitan lracuoh 'o"PdH' :"
netjtion was submitted by Rim last June.
"Silver Dollar" Smith was on hand YESTERDAY
n was said specially TO vote for the Ihird-aNe'
ordinance He left the Council Chamoer i'hhe-
d,atey after the vote was announce ,..
cba;rn,an Morgan. Of the Railroad Committee.
was not present until after the delea' OF 'au'
motion. ,,,sa, o, . n ",
when another effort may be MADE