New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-26

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| of Mauaroneck however rose 10 object 10 the
| invasion Of the company. and was fortified IN
| HE orposition by the signed protests OF ~ PCT
, cent If the abutting property-owners MI
Mills first commented upon the growth or the
town of Mamaroneck. and attributed its de-
velornent to the fact that wealthy people had
bought property IN the vicinity because OF 'he
existence of a good road TO ride ana oriFe upo'"
because they own carriages and horses MT
Mills went on. they employ carpenters ""ee'
rights and horseshoers. and because OF their o's
holdings around here they necessarily e"'P'0s
artisans gardeners and in fact' al Minus "
labor But let point out TO you tha' u ~"
take the Boston Road from these peop'' YOU
will drive them away. and at the same time you
will drive away the capital which helped 10 Jun"
I'D this town and the resources Which 'iai"'"''
H. The prosperity of this town IL not depen"e'.1
mon the poor II rests upon the middIe anu 'i0i'
classes. and they who have so long con'riou'eu
TO YOUR veilbeing will move away III eoHse
ouence the majority Of the poor men In this
town will lose their employment we oo, w
,ect 20 the trolley system but we do object 10
a.. ho,,v allowed 70 come in and take away from
ps our principal riding and driving road Let
49, ,or,rarv buv its right OF way II you want
q ride on a trolley-car you have to pay your
fave. - Won want TO buy piece of land you
must purchase H. Then let this company nuy
what It wants and not drop down upon us Win
. demand TO conflscate our best road
~ warn YOU that 10 allow this company 10
stem in and take for trolley purposes road tnat
has been graded and perfected at enormous eA-
rense will be Injurious 10 the town and prevent
it's progress
OUGHT TO HAVE EN-" SAYS IRELAND
A. this point Commissioner Ireland inter
rupted Mr.. Mills by saying. Il think we ought
TO have the trolley
Then, do I understand that the case Is al
rsadv decided without giving us an opportunity
"a state our views. asked Mr.. Mills'
1T should Judge So Mr.. Bushe exclaimed.
",ron, what the Commissioner said at the open
ing Of the meeting 1t seems to me that he has
already come TO a decision. when ne ought 10
no neutral 1t is we who ought 10 decide.
There's other people besices you the COM
missioner replied. pettishly. Two or three
people amt goin' 10 run this town
well. here are signed protests OF 80 per cent
Of the owners of property abutting the roaa'
which wish to go on record, and which wish
you would read" said Mr.. Mills.
Read EN- yourself. don't want TO read
EN- You've got specs on anyway was Ire
lands courteous and urbane answer.
The Commissioner-As / understand this
thing what we've got 10 do rs 10 try TO see now
many people Is opposed to this trolley. There
don't seem 10 be no one except you against it.
Mr. Mills-Each one Of the property-owners
who signed this protest is opposed 70 the rail-
road being laid on the Post Read
The Commissioner-There amt many names
on t.
MI Mills-These names at any rate represent
50 per cent Of the property-owners racing the
road.
William D. Macquesten the owner Of Shepard
Farm. spoke in favor Of the application, because
as he explained the trolley would be conducive
to the interests Of the district and instanced In
support OF his contention the progress OF var!-
Gus Massachusetts towns which had permitted
troeys 10 use their streets after violent opposl-
ton. Mr.. Macqueeten maintained. however
that no franchise should be given until the
company had bound itself 10 lay down proper
tracks. levened so as not 70 interfere with driv-
ing: TO give an adequate and cheap service, ana
TO leave the roadbed IN the same perfection as
II found.
I'VE want EN- TO 30 the right thing"
You say you are the owner OF forty acres OF
property" said Mr.. Mills TO Mr. Macquesten
How did you get it,?
~ paid FOR It in cash" answered Mr.. Mac
ouesten.
LET THE COMPANY BUY A ROAD
Exactly Then let this company buy road
or let then, reimburse US for the thousands Of
dollars spent on the Post Road" urged Mr..
Mills
Mr. Bushe then proceeded TO point to the great
inconvenience which would be caused by al
lowing the troeys to take. possession Of the
Post Road II road Of peculiar construc-
ton and was in fact. the only continuous thor
oughfare to Massachusetts. He maintained.
also that the company was promising more
than II could perform. Even II the FRANCHISE
we're given TO II, the company had sun many
intervals TO ill up in the way OF acquiring
Other rights of way before ii would be OF much
benefit TO the neighboThOod. He urged that be-
fore action was taken the town should have a
more definite and detailed knowledge Of what me
company intended 10 carry out. II would ask
for instance whether this application Is for
single or double track, he added
Il don't know" the Commissioner replied In
tmating thereby that he was prepared TO hand
over valuable franchise 10 a privately capital
lied corporation without knowledge Of the con-
ditons OF the franchise.
Mr. Jennings, to whom the question was re
peated said it proposed 10 build single
tr ok in the centre OF the road.
Voice-Is your company a part Of the
Hucklebe-ry system?
at will be- in time" Mr. Mills remarked.
when this company gets It's franchise II VIII
sell out ~ profit We are simply the lubri
Gators % a prospective scheme"
Mr. Bushe said next that although there
an evident intention on the part az the Comnis-
s,oner 20 favor the company. he appealed 10 him
che Commissioner not to decide upon the mat
ter without giving 10 it the gravest considera-
ton. THE question Is one OF such great i'm
portsnce and fraught with such vast conse-
quences that 1t deserves deep and mature
thought before reaching a final conclusion" he
said Il hope" added Mr.. Bushe, weighing his
words carefuIlv II hope--and say il with all
respect and seriousness--that YOU are still free
70 consider the merits Of the case before YOU l
trust that the expressions which show prejudg
nent on YOUR part were inadvertently used, and