New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-10
CITIZENS LOSE A POINT.
FAVOR THE PORT
CHESTER RAILROAD COMPANY.
ONE DISSENTING oPINIoN-IT NOW RE-
MAINS FOR THE APPELLATE DIVISION
ro CONFIRM THE REPoRT-REsr-
.>r,-rc A1rA1En AND INDIGNANT

DENTS AMAZED AND INDlGNANl'
II was announced in Port Chester yesterday by
Frederick W. Sherman counsel for the Port chester
railroad Company. that the Supreme Court Com
missioners appointed to determine on the necessity
of q trolley road In the town of Rye. had reached
n decision giving TO the railroad company every
thing II asks for in the way OF franchises IN the
town. The report was filed late yesterday IN Brook
yn with the clerk Of tho Appellate Division OF the
Supreme Court OF the lid Department.
The news created no little surprise. for the Com
mission after a session OF nearly year. had just
had its term heightened ten days. presumably to
give more attention to the thousand pages OF
typewritten testimony connected with the proceed
ings The Commissioners are ex-Judges Burr ana
Wallace OF Brooklyn. and William H. wright
banker OF Westchester County. Ex-Judge Nathan'
lei Clement, OF Brooklyn, was originally mem
Der OF the Commission, and It is said that MS oeatn
which occurred few months ago, was caused o'
cold taken at one OF its sessions.
HOW THE FIGHT BEGAN.
RIVE was first invaded by the trolley about year
ago. when early one Sunday morning several hun
dred Italians in the employ OF the Port Chester Kali
road suddenly swooped down on the town ana iaio
a line OF tracks nearly mile OF which crossed 'he
golf links OF the Apawamis Country Ciuo' Inc uh'
scrupulous action OF the company aroused INC
residents at once to the enormity OF the damage
likely 10 be caused to other property. and they
Association
Iohn +, Parsons a well-known New-York law
yer was made president and counsel. and has since
conducted the fight in behalf OF the property-o"n-
ers The railroad company was represented py
Frederick w Sherman. Ever since the proceedings
were begun the trolley road has been held up JUST
at the entrance OF the village OF Rye
Under this decision. II confirmed by the court
the road can now be extended from this point over
two routes one to Rye Beach and the other to
Mamaroneck. TO Join the Tarrytown, White Plains
and Mamaroneck Railroad. recently bought by
the Union Railroad of New-York. In their report
the Commissioners recite the proceedings held be-
fore them, and state that they have visited and
observed the routes of the proposed road and de-
termined that the public interest demands that 1t
should be constructed and operated.
A DISSENTING REPORT.
A dissenting report is submitted by Commissioner
Wallace who II against the construction OF the
road. In few days the majority Of the Commits
sion will ask the Appellate Division to confirm Its
report. That the trolley company has expected the
decision is shown BY the fact that 1t has twelve
cars OF steel rails the side tracks OF the New
Haven Railroad at Rye station and has been work
ing on a portion Of the route to Rye Beach. The
company. however has consents on only about one
fourth OF it's routes. and will meet great opposi-
ti0n from the wealthy property-own ,..u
William H. Catln, Charles A. Gould. c. Stewart
Schenck, George r. Reed, John II. Pool, 9. Edgar
McManus, Adolf Bender William A. Read and a
of others have already testified that trolley
road would be most hurtful TO the community.
Mr.. Catn has said that its most Objectionable
feature would be the damage to the highways in
which the people OF Rye have taken the greatest
pride. -
Joseph Park alone has expended 100000 In
identifying the drives. He has also spent large
amounts in making these roads. which John f.
Parsons has said among the best he had ever
seen, either in this country or In Europe. 1ndig-
nation is unbounded the prospect that they
may be surrendered forever a trolley company
TO save II the expense OF building a roadbed
Other objectiona BILE features testified to were the
promiscuous crowds that would be brought 10
Rye on Sundays. and the danger 10 which the
operation OF electric cars would subject driving.
MIR McManus testified that already the crowds
that came the beach were noisy and sometimes
indecent language was used. His father had con-
tempated the erection Of n large home on the
Sound. but was waitlng''- The witness was
not. permitted to 90 further. but there was no
doubt that II trolley road was permitted to reach
the beach the house would not be built.
Howard Wainwright also testified to the damage
likely TO be done TO shore property, and Mrs;
Bessie Daniels. the wife OF Frank Daniels and
nearly dozen others. to the dangers likely TO be
caused to vehicles. The trolley compsny's wit
nesses consisted principally Of its own employees
people interested In shore resorts. and few shop
Keepers mostly from Port Chester.