New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-30
A TROLLEY GRAB HEARING
THE PELHAM Ray PARK RAILWAY CUM
PANYs APPLICATION

PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE REGION WHO OBJECT
-poUBr AS TO THE ALDERMEN's RIGHT
no PASS UPON TIE FRANCHISE.
The Railroad Committee OF the Board OF Alder
nen gave hearing yesterday afternoon IN the
City Hall upon the application OF the REMAIN raIN
Railway Company for franchise TO run a ooieS
road through Pelham Bay Park IL the company
gets the franchise and is able to lay It's TRACKS,
along the beautiful Shore Road through the park
cutting up the expensive Telford pavement mere
will spoil about miles of one OF the fnest drives
In the country, which was constructed by the ram
Department at cost Of about $4,000. The shore
Road is a fine driveway, about one hundred feet
wide, running through Pelham Bay PARK paraliei 10
the Sound II is the only road through the PARK ior
driving and bicycle riding, and the owners Oh prop
erty near the park have declared that the plan Oh
spelling the drive by a trolley road Is grao mat
must be resisted. The Park Commissioners are
also opposed to the plan. and there Is doubt IL the
Board Of Aldermen could give franchise lot t"e
trolley road through the park without the conse"'
Of the Park Commissioners.
According TO the terms of the franchise asked
for the trolley road is to run from New-fochehe
through Pelham Bay Park. along the shore hoau
and across the Pelham bridge along the Eastern
Boulevard, and on to Westminster tho P'a''
apparently being to connect the ROAD Win t,''
Huckleberry lines Property-owners opposed u ''i0
granting Of the franchise have declared th"t III
the trolley road would make driving across the
Pelham bridge impossible or dangerous. and DOCK
traffic there on account OF the narrowness vi ,"o
bridge 1t has been asserted also that the trol'ey
company has no men of financial ability pehiho
IT, and that the object Is to secure FOR ho'"'is
franchise which be sold to advantage.
F. II. Allen. f. W. Jackson of Throgss Neck
president Of the Country Club; w. J. Boyd OF Guy
Island and others were present at the heaii"e
yesterday oppose the granting OF the franchise
Jerome Bell. James Smith, J. Z. HAWKINS anu
James b. Prout, OF City Island, were IN FAVOR Vi
the trolley road +. Ii. Allen represented NUM-
Der OF property-owners He said that the ".''o
Road along which the trolley road proposed "
rum was city park property, and shouIu "'' 10
given up to a railway. The trolley ROAD was nv
| needed The suburban branch OF the Ne"-Ha'e"
Railway, running from e-hundred-aHd-t"e"''
nnth-st.. gave sufficient railway accoinhoua u. 10"
| 10 the people living near Pelham Bay Farh' ms
authorities OF the town Of New Rochelle he UNDER
stood had refused franchise TO the ROAD a'ohs
the continuation OF the shore Roau aD9Te NV wv.
Rochelle would simply end out IN me Souitty n
be OF 10 service 70 anybody WINE daUyer on
| Pelham bridge. which is so mario" lAdt " ~. be
riages can barely pass Mr.. Jackson SAD tnS' h hs
| represented the three hundred members Oh III"
Country Club in opposing the trolley road. "n'G1,
he said would simply destroy Inc b pea Come ne up
Ell G,@eg n%"f Paf n Rs aSa
the other residents Of City Island wanted the TSau
In order 10 connect city Island win the cty INC
said that with the present railroad lacNIttes'
cost them " cents and took them Two louIs. a;
best TO get to the Battery. }. +. HAWKINS sa.u
| that he mad lived tweniy-seven years ~ ~
Island and he described the efforts or the resoe"'a
OF that island 10 get any railway faculties al alt
| James g. Prout said that Pelham PatK hau s,i t
of CRY Island from the rest OF the world sis w
| people needed some way OF getting OUT II ny
| city wants to isolate city Island. "hy doesi1 ~
put a wall around II and buy up the place , tneL
| VOL get of" said ne. He argued that, teIhaLn
! Park WAS OF pleasure GROUND tot '..o
| people OF New York so long as the people Hau "
| pay big railroad fares to get TO II.
| The hearing nnally resolved itself INTO an al gu,
| ment as to the right OF the Aldermen to grant an!
| franchise Alderman Hall asked Whether he
| Shore Road was not under tho jurisdiction OF w
| Department OF Parks. a representative OF tne
| railway present said that the Shore ROAD hau eN,
| lsted before the park laid out. ana was a
| public road The Park Department. he argued
| had only the Interest OF an abuttng properly
| owner whose consent was required O., ,o,
r II. Allen rep ed to this that me Shore Iros
was a part Of the park. lie SAID that Ioin1 M
soner Cruger had sent him letter expressing M =,
| view From questions asked by Alderman nan ~
| was developed that the Park Department. hau aons
| all the improving OF the Shore Road Inc raltoao
cannot be laid on the road II 1t Ia park proper
| Alderman Hall said that the Board Gou!I hafuE
| do ANYTHING about the franchise whlle tne risuS
| OF the Board to grant franchises was peiore 'he
| courts.