New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-05
TO REVOKE THE LICENSES
ACTION OF THE BROOKLYN ALDERMEN.

THEY VOTE BY 10 TO TO ANNUL THE
FRANCHISES OF THE HEIGHTS SYSTEM
AND THE ATLANTIc-AvE
STREET RAILROAD.
The Common Council chamber was crowded with
strikes and their friends yesterday afternoon 10
witness the action OF the Board OF Aldermen on
the resolution revoke the licenses and franchises
of the Brooklyn Heights system and the Atlantic
Avenue Company. granted in 1892. The TRANSACTION
Of the routine business lasted for about an hour
and half At $50 o'clock Alderman Walsh OF the
Seventeenth Ward. and sent to the clerk. Mr..
BENJAMIN. a petition containing 1000 or 1900 names
demanding the revocation OF the license. The resolu-
tons follows
Whereas. The Common Council OF the city OF
BROOKLYN has heretofore granted PERMISSION 10 tle
brooklyn city Railroad Company, its successors ana
assigns, and the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Com
pany. of Brooklyn. ITS successors and assigns. LOT
cave construct, maintain and operate certain
surface car lines by means o, animal power o'e,,
through and upoh various streets anu avenues III,
the city of Brooklyn for the accommodation ana
benefit of the citizens and taxpayers OF SAID city'
Whereas, BY resolution Of said Common Coun;
said companies for leave TO change their motive
power from animal to electricity by means OF tne
the reason for the granting of said permission. as
appears from said resolution, being that tne inter
ests of the travelling public in the city OF BROOK
lyn would be promoted 10y the granting OF the
their duties and Obligations imposed upon them IN
virtue OF their charters and Of the privileges ara
Of the city Of Hrookyn through
Common Council, ceased operating on the nttn nas
OF January, 1885, and then failed, ana nave since
failed 10 provide the citizens and taxpayers OF the
city of Brooklyn with ample. sufficient or sate
Whereas. The said companies. though we'll know
Ing the dangers of the system by means OF wnisn
these said roads are operated, and though wei
knowing the necessity for the employment OF
skilled and experienced moormen and conductors
1895 have placed whatever OF said cars they have
in operation under the management ana contro %,
and conductors. which has resulted in the maimng
and killing Of numerous residents OF ths , Guy ans
for travel: now. therefore be II
ea na ns to h rookyn city
Company and Atlantic Avenue Railroad COMPANY.
leave 70 maintain and operate a surface railroad
over through and upon various streets ana
on January H. 1892 granting permission and consent
to the said Brooklyn cty Railroad Company yyG ana
lyn their successors AMI assigns Tor ieave 10
change their motive power from morse 70 s s1
hereby revoked and Withdrawn
vote then taken on Alderman Leichs mo
ton 70 table the resolution HIS motion o MAS los.
and It was passed by vote OF 10 10 s. Inc yeas
ck Cohn PT2se de Iane and WASH Navy
Cary. Coson. LEIGH Walkley Hess. wallace Won,
As soon as the result announced a delegi
ton representing the strikers waited upon the Mayor
ard requested him 70 take immediate action on
the resolution The delegation consisted OF T. }
Collins and William J.. Halcomb, OF d. A. No 90
X of L.. Thomas j. Reilly master workman Of
- 4 40 22o X OF L.. and II. p. Martin. OF the
General Executive Board. *. of l..
Collins acted as Spokesman. and told the Mayor
what the delegation wanted. The Mayor received
the men rather coldly, and sail: when these reso.
iutions conc before me in the regular order OF
business | will take action upon them. and no,
before. nor viii say anything upon the subject
In the mean time"
Mr. Palmer tho Mayors secretary. said the
resolutions w1uld reach the Mayor on Wednesday
The Mayor then has days in which TO sign
them They become law II he does not vetd
them