New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-30
FRANCHISES GIVEN AWAY.
BROOKLYN ALDERMEN BESTOW CHRIST
MAS GIFTS WITH FREE HANDS.

PRIVILEGES WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
GRANTED TO TROLLEY AND LIGHTING
CoMPANIEs-so RICH PLUMs
FOR CONTRACTORS.
The Brooklyn Board Of Aldermen yesterday
signalized the approach OF Christmas by giving
away presents which are roughly valued as be-
ing worth nearly S16.OOO.0W. Fifteen million
dollars Of It were distributed in franchises
follows:
East River and Atlantic Ocean Railroad $1,000 oco
flatbush Gas Light Company .............'.. 3"uo
Municipal Electric Lighting Company. 100000
The appropriations which are to make the
yuletide merry for contractors are the following:
Repairs to Mnburn reservoir. 500 GOO
Total ............... soo""
The East River Railroad Company Is puppet
Of the Nassau Electric Eajlroad Company. The
rights Of way granted to |. covers about fifty
miles Of streets. many Of them the most I'M
portant business and residence streets OF the
city There are included parts OF such we'll
known streets as Hicks-st.. Liberty st. Bridge
st.. Hoyt-st.. Livingston-st, Nevns-st.. Carroll
st.. Casson- ave. Washington ave. Paciflc-st.
and a number OF streets In the Eastern District
these franchises for three years. but the Al
dermen have hitherto been afraid to grant them.
Yesterday the resolution was sprung without
any preliminary warning except that given by
The Tribune just previous to election.
About two thirds Of the Aldermen failed either
OF nomination or election. and they seem 10
have thrown of all restraint.
The franchises are granted on condition that
the company pay per cent of Its gross receipts
to the city, and give six tickets for - cents
The only Aldermen who voted against the reso-
luton were Doyle. LEIGH. McGarry. Ruggles
and Wafer.
1t Is believed that Mayor Wurster VIII veto
the resolution. 1t will require nineteen VOTES
to override the Veto and there were seventeen
who voted for the franchises ana SIX VINO
showed themselves not unfriendly by reiuS'nS
to vote. II is believed that Judge @ Shl! '..
decision In granting an Injunction aga!hs. t .ne
Kingsbrdge franchises on the grouhd ma VIZ
charter OF the greater city forbids HhhCh'scS
in perpetuity applies In this case ,to, ro-
The Flatbush Gas Light Coinpahy' VIZ VIZ "a
ceIved permission to extend IT'S gas pipes ana
electric light wires beyond the limits oi the
Twenty-ninth Ward and throughout the cl'y, 80
owned by the same Standard on men W"' ,, ~ a.
troll the Brooklyn Union Gas CoHlphIlY' ~ 20
he,ievad I'M, mis- is the preliminary move on the
part OF the Standard OIL Company Tor an h't"IA ~
on the electric lighting continuation "i''' u -
represented In BroOkNn y! 1'le ~. ao,sI,,
Light and Illuminating Company. ! ne - ~ N''s ~
ure last winter granted 20 the flatpuSh 'oi.-
many n charter that allows II TO operate 'l
Kings Queens and suffolk counties. ,,
II is not known who controls tht Muil''''''
riectrc Light Company now. The Edls"n peo.
nle deny that they control H. but II Is evident
that II is TO play a prominent part IN me CON-, con-
ing struggle between electric Hghtlng con'pal'''
IN New-York as II has obtained an extension ot
ita Franchise beyond the limits or the Eastern
District wards originally covered . ,, 49,.
The Milburn reservoir was DuIi' uu'lns :. - va
. as"',,s,ratIon OF Mayor Boody by Edwhrh
Free, II would not hold water and IN. conrs
sustained his contention that he specinea,1on,
we're AT fault Just how Sip"" can We 1. spen'
voir viii give the overburdened taxpayers vi
Rrooklyn much painful thought
There was talk in Brookiyn last n'sht OF app'-
cations for injunctions