New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-05
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THE THIRD AVENUE GETS 1T
TWENTY ALDERMEN VOTE TO GIVE IT
THE WEST SIDE FRANCHISE.


TAN TRACTION coMPANY-TALK OF A VETO
BY THE MAYoR-LAcK OF oUALIFIcA-
TIoNs or EACH ROAD FOR THE
VALUABLE PRIVILEGE.
The Board Of Aldermen did not reach a vote on
the hard-fought contest between the Third Ave-
nue. Railroad Company and the Metropolitan Trac-
ton Company for the franchise In ST. Nicholas
and Eleventh aves and KingsbrIdge Road until
6:3O D. m yesterday. Most of the afternoon the
antagonists In the Board kept up hot debate.
The battle finally ended with victory for tho
Third Avenue Company by vote OF 20 to IL
There was talk OF doodle In the lobby and
around the outer edges OF the scrimmage. but no
specific charges were made. and no allegations OF
bribery cropped up in the discussion
some people will net be sorry that the Metro
noli,an company was defeated when they con-
slider the Inconvenience and discomfort to which
It subjects It's passengers on some OF Its lines
It's deporablc system Of transferring passengers
TO and from Coumbus-ave.. Flfty-third-st. ana
Seventh-avc., and it's miserable method OF requir-
ing its patrons to change cars in all sorts oT
weather at Houston-st. on its Broadway cape
road have long aroused popular Indignation.
Complaint is made Of It's wretched plan OF trahs7
ferrlng passengers from and to the Sixth and
seventh
pie to pay for the privilege Of standing In the
street in sun and rain until the designated car
cones along
As neither company makes adequate return ior
the valuable privileges which II now enjoys many
citizens did not want to see this franchise-whch
must prove immensely remuneratve TO us pos'
sessor-going into the hands OF either competitor.
THE MAYOR MAY VETO 1T.
The ordinance now goes TO the Mayor, ana y
was said last evening that earnest appeals wouiq
be made to Mayor Strong asking him to veto the
Boards action yesterday. This course will be
urged on the ground that the people OF the vast
region which the proposed routes will traverse
should have the advantage Of the service OF both
companies and that neither should secure the ex-
c,usive heneHts Of such a splendid franchise.
Comments about possible veto from the Mayor
brought out predictions from the Third Avenue
side of the struggle that the bright intellects VINO
won such signal success yesterday would be able
to hold the twenty votes given for the majority
report and obtain the additional one needed Tor
two-thrds majority. Hence some OF the lhiIo
Avenue champions asserted that the grant 70 the
Thlrd-ave line could be carried over .ne s; mayor
veto II Mayor Strong should put In veto:
The Metropolitan Traction Company, which at
nearly every meeting OF the Board sehas pc
iltion asking permission to lay tracks 10 conne.s ~
IL
do so Yesterday. 1t asked the authority 10 con-
meet the Columbus and Amsterdam ave INES
through One-hundred- and -ninth-st. Inc petitona
was referred TO the Railway Committee, ana
Thursday. June q. set as the date FOR a puohc
hearing on the application.
Another communication from the lracuon SoIn-
pany offered 70 settle the fight with the Inrd-ave;
road by transferring passengers with mat ROAD
at One-hundred and twenty -ifth-st and at one,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. the boafa wouiu auHi
give It the franchise from One-huhdreo-a"o
thirty-siXth-st. TO Spuyten DuyVfl
The communication said further that the COM
pany would pay 10 the csy Sioovoo Desioe .ne 80,
centage provided for by the statutes II the ran
chise was given to them This Is the same otss .s
that was made on Monday by Mr.. Robinson the
conpanys counsel
HOW THE FATHERS VOTED.
Alderman Hall moved that the minority report
Of the Railroad Committee which Favored 'ne
granting Of the franchise to the Metropolitan DC
substituted for the majority report when Favored
the Third-ave road Aldermen Noonan Jeroio-
man and Ware made arguments in favor OF the
N@trnpoI,tan Traction Company. Alderman Ware
grew excited and said: Il came mere 70 40 my
duty and by God, III Dc it" Alderman 0oootnan
made characteristic speech IN IL, .a'Ur arorsrts y,
on which he has rung the changes many ttiee
before. x.u
the minority report should be substituted for the
majority report which was defeated by IL IN me
affirmative and 10 in the negative. NeN. tne
question was put WnetneT the HaJoiny
favorlu, the Third-ave. Company snould pc
adopted. which was carried by vote OF IL IN mo
negative and 90 in the affirmative The Alder
man who changed his vote when ne saw @ .ne
Third Avenue Company was going 10 get the
franchise was Alderman Randall. The Aldermen
that voted to give the franchise TO the IhiruaVe'
road were Brown. Campbell Clancy ,; Dwye,;
C;oatz Goodman. Goodwin. Lantry. Marshai'
Murphy. Oakley. O'Brisn: Parker. Randa!l; & Koe-
lnson. Schilling. School, TAFT. Wines and Wund.
Those who voted 70 give the franchise TO the
Metropolitan Traction Company were President
Jeroornau and Aldermen Burke, Hackett, HAIL
Krpneflck. Muh Noonan. Ocott. Ware, Windolpn
and Woodward. ..
Tho Committee on County Affairs reported
,,vorablv the ordinance requiring all passenger
vehicles To carry lighted lamps at night Tho
hard adopted the report and when the Mayor
apnroves Of the ordinance 1t will become law.
The question whether Essex Market should be
dovNrcd 10 school purposes came up again. and
after n long argument II was decided to turn the
hu,ldine over q the Board Of Education The
Law committee reported against renewing IL
censes 10 ticket spectators as they SOLD tickets
IN excess OF the box office price. The recommen-
dation Of the committee was defeated by vote
~ 20 to q 1t regarded as decided victory
afr.r.