The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
IN A FRANCHISE TANGLE.
MAJOR WURSTER AND THE BROOK
JYN ALDERMEN AGAIN ENJ0INED.

The Trolley ana Eiectrto LiH1ttng Grants IN
0usstion-Tho Mayer wants the Aldermen
to Help the East River funnel. bat TheS
Adjourn without RsaainE mts FaessaGe'
The Brooklyn Board OF Aldermen adjourned
yesterday without trnnsaoting any business.
This was due to iniunctions Issued yesterday
and TO tho uncertainty in relation to the city's
finances. Justice Van Wyck OF tho supreme
Court granted an injunction on the application
Of Mrs. Florence 8. Halton Of COL Leonard
street and Edward r.. Collard Of $50 Leonard
street restraining the Aldermen from pass
Ing over tho Mayors veto the resolution
granting q franchise to the East river
and Atlantic Ocean Railroad Company for
tho use Of Leonard street, on the ground
that Leonard street Is exempted by law from
railroads. He also issued another injunction on
the same application restraining Mayor Wurster
from approving the resolution. On the appIica-
tion OF James Matthews Of A. d. Matthews &
Sons Justice Van wyck granted an injunction
restraining the board from overriding the ex-
pected veto of the electric light franchises
which were voted by the Aldermen last week.
When this last Injunction was served upon
President Stewart OF the board he said 1t was q
blanket injunction. putting q stop to all bhsi.
ness.
Mayor Wurster sent q communication to the
board urging speedy action on tho application
for permission to begin work on the East River
tunnel. In IL he said:
Directly connected with the plan for restor-
ing the surface Of Atlantic avenue to the people
Of our great city is the projected tunnel from
the terminus of the Long Island Railroad to
and beneath the East River. 30 that cars can be
run to the heart of the business centre Of New
York at q rapid ratio of speed. This will afford
quick transit to a large section OF our city and
adjacent regions to be embraced In the Greater
New York. The right to build this tunnel 10 de-
| sion OF the surface tracks in Atlantic avenue.
The Two projects stand or fall toge5her; mn -
$50 q od 5S , oTSPG fn New eS sp Fork from lor as Sy Gn SSS;g9o 10
road which will give rapid transit TO the upper
part Of the city. T Il !. money ia to be expended
payers: But this projected tunnel from down
town New York through the centre Of Brooklyn
In Atlantic avenue Is to bs built at private
cost. and will afford to our city, all that the
sn0T% %ors s, e. s1nns,sS q, of public 4. MONEY Eat, in
that 1T will be possible to travel from the Imam.
cial centre of New York to the City Hall In four
minutes, to Flatbush avenue in seven minutes,
to East Now York in twelve minutes; ana to
Jamaica in twenty minutes. This rapid transit
will DO the most positive and direct benefit to
This tunnel railroad will occupy no portion
tirely beneath the surface 30 far that 1t will
cause no disturbance to either public or private
The hoard adjourned without having Mayor
Wurster's message read. and 1t was rnmored
holding up the tunnel project and certain other
matters in retaliation for the Injunction pro-
ceedings relating to electric lighting and the
trolley roads. " Is expected that by its next
meeting a definite policy will have developed in
the board in regard to all these matters, as the
question Of the validity of the trolley grants
will probn bly, be determined this week.
The officials in the Comptroller's Office weOn
busy yesterday making out the salary warrants
for November and IT. is thought thatthe payment
OF the salaries. will be begun to-day OF to-
morrow. although Comptroller Palmer refused to
say anything definite on the matter.