New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-11
INDIGNANT CTTI/ENS ~ COUNCIL
STRONG SPEECHES AND nEsorrTioNs ooNDEMS.
GNG THE GHANTING or \ STREET
RAILROAD FRANCHISE THE MAYOR
ASKED 10 NETO II.
AsKED rO vETO Ir.


4 welLaiiended Indignation meeting to pro
test against and condemn the action Of the ma
jorliy Of the Board 81 Aldermen IN granting the
franchise 10 the Third Avenue Railroad Company
TO occupy the Boulevard and klnssbridge Road
contrary the VIII Of tho majority of tho people.
held last evening Ia Washington Hall. Am
steram-ave between one hundred and six ty-s,th
and One-hundreI- seventh sts.. under the
auspices OF the Washington Heights Progressive
Association. Christian Thinks president OF the or
ganizatlon. presided and John {. koopman was
secretary. \ military band was In attendance and
much enthusiasm was manifested.
Among those present \. Campbell George
Fielbg. Erwin schmidt. Frederick Adler. Henry
Beimng. Fritz Kuhnle William Klein. Charles
Scheilecker. James f. Costello. John H. Cahill
John g. kleei. George Sautcr, John Welckcr. DR.
+. r. Weber. John Peters. Jacob Dux John Friedel
William Kuhn. William f. Stillings. James Smith.
James Rowan and other wcll-known property
owners and residents OF Washington Heights.
President Thinks. in opening the meeting. made
"a stirring speech in which he denounced the scheme
most unjust monopoly and one OF the greateS
outrages ever perpetrated upon the public. The
action OF the Aldermen. he said was most despic-
able and the three West Side members who voted
for the franchise must have been under some pc
cu,iar influence The accomplishment Of the
scheme would ruin business. and the people must
depend upon Mayor Strong to prevent IT by vetoins
the resolution to grant the franchise. II was high
time, the speaker said, that the publlc shOup ue-
mand the designations OF the Aldermen who voted
for IT, G.oud applause)
Asscmblyman Robert Miller. OF the XN1Ith DIS
trct. said that the people were going TO get at
the Third Avenue Railroad Company and rip II In
side out" He alluded to the franchise OF the
Broadway Railroad, which was put through by
doodle" and resulted In some Aldermen going To
Sing Sing and others 10 Canada. and said that his
tory might repeat Itself In the Third-ave franchise
He was frequently applauded.
f. H. Thaycr. IN the course OF a long address.
said that IL had been declared that all the Alder
men, who voted for the Objectionable franchise.
ought to be In jail. but he thought that deciara-
tion might be modified by saying that some or
them should possibly meet the fool-kIller u.aush-
ter and app.aus")
Alderman Ware expressed his sympathy with the
people OF the upper West Side. He thought that
the city should run the railroads itsef and faiing
do so. should lease them TO the best advantage.
lie believed that the peope would win In the end.
and he was heartily appauded.
Alderman Woodward read history Of The pro-
cecdings OF the Board OF Adermcn who seemed
to have forgotten that they were elected by the
people and not by Mr.. Lauterbsch. the eoquent
counsel OF the Third Avenue Railroad Company.
Applause) . - ~ ,,,,
ana others. and resolutions. offered by Louis
Wendell jr unanimously adopted requesting
Mayor Strong to veto the objectionable Aldermnnc
action and for the appointment OF committee OF
Ave TO appear AT hearing 10 be given by the
Mayor. al his Office In the City Hail. at p. m. on
posed OF Assemb,yman Robert Miller chairman,
r. r. Thayer. II. Il. Wilson, John w. Flock and
Leopold Leo. and At . late hour the meeting ad-
tourned