New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-28
FRANCHISES AND POLITICS.
AMAZING STATEMENTS ATTRIBUTED TO
ALDERMAN PARKER.

ALLEGED 70 HAVE SAID THAT THE POLITICAL
,.,;,rr;:NcE or mn REPUBLICANS IN THE
roAfo DEPENDED on THEIR VOTING IN
FAVOR or GRANTING THE KINGS
ERipcE FRANCHISE TO THE
THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD.
Alderman Parker. chairman o, the Railroad Com
n,ttee OF the Board of Aldermen. said yesterday
a,ra . long ALLEGED interview with him printed
,,a.,oraav In ..The New-York Wofld' on the sup
tect of the KingsbrdTe road franchise that II was
an highly coored and 50 full Of inaccuracies Una.
he did not care TO reply TO 1t "a detail some .,
the statements" he said. ARE correctly maze anu
some Of them are without a grain OF truth ana
do M. think Il is worth my while 10 pick out the
false from the true
.sWhile the resolution granting the franchise may
be called a party measure. there has been great
demand for the road" he added. from residents
OF Kingsbridge and Washington Heights who look
10 the completion of il improve the value OF heir
real estate Many people downtown are also IN
terested and have joined in petitions 10 the boaiu
in favor OF the road. The Builders League Oh
which l am member, also asked that the IRAN
chise be given to the company. The Alderman
laughed at the statement that the Republican Al
dermen had undertaken 10 push through the lhiru-
ave. companys application for the purpose OF op-
tanning campaign assistance from the railroad com
pany.
han had given orders 20 the Tammany Aldermen
10 vote against The ordinance when 1t came up
again to-day promptly denied by Mr. Sheehan
The impression prevailed yesterday mat the
franchise would receive enough votes to-day 10 put
1t through.
The following extracts are taken from Alderman
Parker's interview it appeared in yesterdays
World" obtained Tor It, the paper says by two of
its reporters ono OF whom verified the work of the
other and declared positively TO be absolutely
=
Why. yes: politics enters into the matter: OK
you know that W9s not do every one OF hTss
Hall last Juesd"! an9 given instructions no" 70
know now tn that Tan sm Sitting here Siek brown
the man who stcercd the whole thing for Tam
many. He gave the boys their orders 10 report TO
a hne man that fellow Brown is. Why he got
his election the last time through the influence Of
the Third-ave railroad He made them promises
an er ey @ he nE d ch o hem on n to this
time, bur now he has turned traitor.
on the subject but Republicans recognize that
our political existence depends upon our vote on
.Tammany Hall is looking Cor big campaign
Company and that accounts for the votes OF the
Tammany Aldermen against granting the franchise
IF Republican Alderman votes against granting
the franchise TO the Third Avenue Railroad Com.
fauterbach is counsel for the Third Avenue Rail-
road Company. and you know he stands close TO
Why in my position as Alderman l have prob
ably got five hundred work on street railways
There is hardly one of them that did not steal from
the company; Many Of them came back 70 me 10
boast of their thevings. One fellow told me he
able to steal s. day. and another said he
was able to get away with as much as so in a
Now how would the city fare under such cond-
lions? A railroad run by the city would develop
into Kondike for the politicians who manipulated
II. Then. too think of the process which must be
gone through before the city could obtain owner
ship. The road would first have to b, condemned
property and fix the price. imagine such a pro-
ceedng In reference TO the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company. To he one Of those commits
sioners would be great position for some poll
tician
"'The outcome would be that the city would have
10 pay double the value of the property, which
would bankrupt it at the outset, and then the
politicians would proceed 10 plumber and steal the
income until the road. instead Of being n paying
investment for the city, would require an appro-
priation from the public funds Cash would never
reach the Treasury and the small amount that
did would be plundercd by the politicians
'Dou you think that the franchise will be granted
TO the Third Avenue people Tuesday" 49, .
II think 1t will Clancy. of Tammany. Will stick
to US. and think others will come over from Tam
many l tell you. those fellows In ticklish
position. They have got 10 get places Tor their
constituents The Third Avenue people have been
the Third Avenue people in getting that franchise
through, every man who is at work on the road
who put there by a Tammany man VIII nave
his head cut off. They know that, too Clancy
81 think Hall viii be with US in the finish. too.
He has been holding sort of shy because he was
fishing for noInin ton for Councilman, but he
won't get Il. | think will get JerOlomans vote
also. guess the Third Avenue people Will come
out all right"