The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
FRANCHISE pUT THROUGH.
ALDERMEN VoTE 20 TO 3 ron PEI
HAM BA r PARK X, n. EXTENSION.

Tammany Men Amend tho Grant 40 ~ ts
Make II Perpetual uuatead or for rs Years
Municipal Ownership or ? Franchises Can Wait
One ofthe lIumbugs OF tho Late Campaign.
Aftor a long and noisy session, at which many
speeches were made, the Aldermen voted yes
terday to sell the franchise applied for by tho
Pelham Bay Park surface road, which desires
TO extend Its tracks from Barlow station north
to New Rochelle and south TO West Chester
village. AS the proposed road will run partly
on property under the jurisdiction of the Park
Board, the consent Of that body, rs well as the
approval Of tho Mayor. will have to be obtained
before the franchise can bo sold at auction to
the highest bidder.
Tho resolution to adopt the report OF the Rail.
road Committee was carried BY u vote Of 20 to
3. Those who voted against IL were President
Jeroloman and Aldermen GOODMAN and Hall.
The Tammany Aldermen voted solidly for the
grant In spite of the Tammany platform, one
OF tho principal planks Of which Is municipal
ownership of franchises. The report of the
Railroad Committee stated that the franchise
should DO granted for a period of twenty-five
years only. IN conformity with the provisions Of
the new charter. This evidently did not suit
the Tamman.y members of the board, for under
through an amendment which provided that, in
case the Appellate Division Of the Supreme
SotN OOlut tuhb AZ VII o4u ntht bOI y
chisos in perpotuity. no time limit DO put on
The report o. the Rsilro.d Committee vas
men Hall and Goodman, who withheld their
signatures. made no minority report. When
The resolutt0n e adopt tho report ~. was read;
seu ISid hs over nrIn foG o onS wsek % a. th IsIsn ans b bsp tGs
members q THO board. - .. ''' ~
ut seems u me that the Railroad Commit
tee is IN a great hurry about this matter" he
said. 1.-THE public hearing was held only yes
chise through without giving the Aldermen an
opportunity 10 study the report. This board
is now practically under an Injunction Of the
height Of improperly to pass upon such q mat
Alderman Halls motion was lost, and when
the report of the Railroad Committee he pro-
tested again against the haste with which the
franchise was being rushed through.
other side of the house. how they reconcile
their present action on this franchise with their
"Yo are out Of order" retortcd Tammany
Alderman Goodwin. and q dozen members be-
gan TO, speak at once. President Jcroloman
po %iiI answer SH ere that Sest qu w,sa @.' G eried Alderman
Goodwin. Election is over"
How about municipal ownership Of fran.
"..Oh, Wen cross that bridge when we come to
It." replied Alderman Oakley. and Clerk Ten
Eyck proceeded with the roll call.
chascrs arc not allowed to charge moro than 3
cents fare for a continuous passage over the
road, and they must pave and keep clean tho
space between the rails and two feet on either
side. The northern. extension will run from
Barlow along the Shore road to the city line.
The southern s1a5 aro extension ten Psl,d is ;, planned .Ideo a along So tho
the Eastern Boulevard to West Chester village,
where II will connect with the Unionport troll
Icy road, thus making a continuous line to