New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-06
THE MAYOR MAY VETO 1T.
POSSIBLE FALL. OF TIE FRANCHISE OF
THE TIuRD-AvENUE ROAD.
OPPOSED BY TIE TAXPAyEkS- -ALhh"EH -" VIZ
MACHINE POLITICS IN sEcuRiN"


Tho GRANTING of the franchise by the Board Of
Aldermen on Tuesday to the Third Avenue railroad
Company. permitting the operation oi rh"o'" ~
cable or underground electric current on N' "P'''
West side and the possible veto OF inc ho"'u az
ton by Mayor Strong. were topics ihuch u'H0"HH''
Yesterday The Mayor has ten days IN "h'" 10
consider the ordinance. lie declined TO foresar'"
h ,oureo bo means 10 take yesterday, saying that
he had other weghty matters which claimed his al
tentiOn first.
The resolution Of the Aldermen, oven If approved
by the Mayor will give the Third-ave. ioad 10
title to the franchise unless the corporation p'oN'S
to he the highest bidder when the franchise Is put
nm at nublic auction by the Controller. under the
rrovisions of the Cantor act The metropolitan
company or any other railroad syndicate VIII nave
the same opportunity to BID as the Imra Avenue
company. but. was remarked yesterday 'he '"'-
tor viii possess advantages over the Traction COM
panv because the Traction people could not operate
tho rool when built without having the right 10 lay
rails In 81 Nicholas-ave. northward 10 One-hundreu-
and-sixty-sccond-st. Such permission IS not 'o"-
tanel IN the franchise ohtlincd By the lhrd NNe-
nue. company but 1t already has Inc iroin one
hundred-and-twony-Afth-st up through Nin7'''-
darn-ave. TO the beginning Of the proposed Kings
bridge line.
Controller Fitch entertans no doubt regarding the
right of both corporations TO bl for the irancise'
but to prevent any misunderstanding on 'h' Poi'''
he Yesterday asked for the opinion Of the Corporation
Counsel Mr. scott ana ElrSt Assistant WI f''''''''
Counsel Dean mere looking up the law on the SUB
iect Yesterday and "a formal opinion VIII be sent 10
the Controller soon.
President Jcrolornan had consultation with
Mayor Strong yesterday afternoon on the questions
involved in the franchise. and the Mayor "i CONFER
with Mr. Jeroloman again before the decision Oh 'he
| Mavor as to veiong signing the ordnance Is
reached. Much pressure VIII be DronSH' Oh '"o
! Mayor especially from West Side taxpayers aSSo-
Citations and individual property-owners ana resi-
! dents Of that part OF the city. to induce nm TO
veto the measure. , ~. 81
! TAe argument was advanced Yesterday that ti,
ward I.autcrbach. who. As counsc! Tor ine "ii
| Avenue company. engineered the grant through t"'
! RailroaI Committee AMI the Board. made Use oi
''fnachinc" politics in furihering his company H',
tercsts Mr.. Lauterbach position as irrS'l''nt -.
the Republican County Committee. ana MS hth'al =
reiations with Mr. Plait We're alleged 10 have "a l'l
powerfully in securing the decided "" % lN ""l' I
| the Third Avenue people carried 'hcir l'olht ri'
| Tuesday The possibility that ihe Hepuoh an StH''
machine had a hand in the result wil II Was ta4 j.
be brought TO the Mayors attention In various iOi ms
before the ten days expire which the la" ai)~s 10!
| the signing of ordinances. The Mayor may declie
| TO give a public hearing on the franchise.