New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-17
THE TUNNEL FRANCHISE.
A RESOLUTION THAT ARousEs THE BROOKLYN
ALDERMEN.

A resolution to give the New-York and BROOKLYN
pauwav companv a franchise to build tunnel
under the East River for railroad purposes IN conn
pliance with the provisions OF the Marsha" o,'i'
was introduced In the Board OF Aldermen o' M'.
Mccall the Tammany leader. YESTERDAY an" "
aroused a storm Of indignation among 'he D'ooh
lvn Aldermen Nobody seemed to know much
-, EN- cornnany to which 1t proposed TO
.,,,s the franchise but several Of the Brooklyn
Aldermen believed there was Tommany P'o.
IN get the franchise away from the bone isia"
Railroad Company and compel that COMPANY u
buv II in at an enormous cost Even Alderman NC
CAN apparently did not know what capitalists
r.re interested In the New-York and broo"Si
railroad Company. The resolution was reielreu
a., cornui,tee and there is TO be an inVested-
,,on nv the city politicians before 1t Is neard Vi
again. ~ ~. foot
Alderman McCsIs resolution recied the ia0.
that on August g. 1896, the Board or Aldermen oi
the City OF New-York gave formal assent 10 "s
construction OF a tunnel for douoie-'rack RAJ" o@u
from Ann-st and Park Row TO and under .he
East River as far the jurisdiction OF 'ne o'y
then extended. upon the application anu map -
by the New-York and Brooklyn hai'roau ~
many The resolution then continued as 1ohows'
Ordained by the Municipal Assembly Oh 'he ivy
OF New-York that the assent and consent Vi VI.
oo-nora,ion Is hereby given TO the construction OF
a double-track railroad in, by and through tui'"ei
10 be built under the water or the East River "
,be intersection OF Adams and Wiuousho9-S''''
under the surface OF streets. alleys. public places
,ounicinaI piers bukheads and land crossed oy d
line az located on a map of said railroad oepos'eo
with the Municipal Assembly, with sucn cohnec-
tons branches. turnouts. sidings ana s"i'0he9 "o
NAV be requisite and necessary In accordahce
with the plans and proiles herewith depos'eu VII"
the board. - VOL, ond
Provided, however. that the SAID New io'h an
Brooklyn Railroad Company shall enter in.o q"
agreement 10 nav into the treasury OF the CITY vi
York three 90 per cent OF the net pronts -
rived from the of said tunnel aIleI nroats
been retained by said company iron. s6tu smount
an amount 10 equal five 80 per cent or tne amount
reouired for the construction Of said tunnel. WI,
Proyided further, that should the salu wv -
and Brooklyn Railroad Company hoo 90 md not
oascient nubuc service at reasonable rates anu S
onSntainP the nroperty in good condition through
out the full term of this agreement this consent
pro,,ided the terms Of the agreement shan De
6fty wears with the right Of an additional ts' W
The said New-York and Brooklyn HalIioau In ~
iipe 'city as NAV be determined by Board OF val
nation TO be constituted as follows one III vi
OF the Board TO be named by me ci'f puooSivn Rail,
one member by the NewYork ana brookIyn ito'
rned Comnany and in case of disagreement d
5bird member 10 be named by the two yolntly anu anu
I'm the event of failure 70 agree III tIv ~ The
81 the third member, the Supreme court oI VIZ, c
state OF New-York shall have authority 10 name
the third member. $3.50 49,.
Alderman Bridges said that he had hearo 'he
resolution was coming up and had trieo to find out
something about it. but the promoters hao kept II
So quiet he could learn nothing at all concerning IT,
The resolution caused squabble In whlcn tIle
Rrooklyn members declared that the concern De
hind the tunnel scheme was trying 10 get lIdn-
chise before the Long Island railroad Coipan
SO II could hold the latter up for large sun %
money Alderman Mclnness SAID ne "dhse9i. q.
know what the concern was. anyway ana II II
amounted TO anything except on paper.