New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
NO EXTENSIONS GRANTED.
PELHAM MANOR TRUSTEES RENEW THE
UNION TROLLEY FRANCHISE.
MISERABLE SERVICE TOLD OF PY CITIZENS AT
THE MEETING LAST EvENING-CoMPANf


UNDER $4,000 BOND.
The trustees Of Pelham Manor held second
meeting last night TO consider the application VI
the Union Railroad Company for renewa OF us
franchise The company is already operating
s,reetcar svstcm which connects the Manor with
Mount Vernon and New Rochelle by virtue or
franchise given It in 1896 but which has since oeeh
held by the courts to be Illegal, owing 10 the la-
ure by the company to deposit with the SecretarE
Of state a certificate Of the right given to II oy mo
authorities OF the Manor Tho new charter APP
piled for included request for several adul'oh'i
streets not mentioned I'm the invalid franchise
among them Pelhamdale-ave from the New-York'
Now-Haven and Hartford Suburban Road station
to the Shore Road, a beautiful riding ana DRIVING
thoroughfare skirting Pelham Bay PARK ana con
Meeting Pelham Manor with New-Rochele' Cly
Island and West Chester. and from point near
the Gates Of the country home Of the New-horK
Athletic Club along the Shore Road to New-Ro-
chelle and Glen Island
At a public meeting on Tuesday night OF thlS
week the citizens made II clear to the trustees tha
no trolley road would be tolerated. either on the
Shore Road or on that part Of Pelhamdale-ave
desired by the company.
In view of the overwhelming opposition 70 Us
plans the company last week withdrew those sec
tions Of its application ana the trustees have re-
lieved it of its embarrassing position of running
its cars without legal right in the manor. by In
iectng new life into its defective franchse
At the meeting last evening a protest was read
from A. 4. Hammett prominent citizen, against
the miserable service being furnished by the com
pany between Mount Vernon. Pelham Manor and
Ncw-Rochelle President f. T. GllNand, who was
chairman Of the meeting related his own expert
ence He said that yesterday afternoon he came
out to North Pelham on the o'clock train from
New York expecting to take Tolley-car Tor MS
home in Pelham Manor. lie waited at the railroad
station for ten minutes in the frgid weather and
then being unable to get a car. walked home ais
tance Of nearly two miles through the snow
"On my way TO Pelham Manor" said Mr. GILL
land. ~ passed two three cars going IN the OPP
posite direction but none came along that were
Going my Uay This condition Of affairs. ne said.
existed, Notwithstanding the fact the company III
its original franchise had promised TO meet eNcIfi
train on the New-Haven Railroad unul o clocA
each morning. -.
John +. Fairchd. engineer OF the company VINO
was present i'm its behalf. said that this condition
would be remedied but that the company must hIst
get some additional rights the highway in ordor
adopting the franchise took II up section by Stc'o
and held the trolley corporation down TO a Dohd OF
S25o 900 10 carry out It's numerous promises. r,iso
one of the trustees in speaking OF the 1rancnlS g.
said: eve have simply given the company WHAT IL
has already and declined to allow II TO make any
more extensions for the present: Mt No.
The company operates lines in remain Aliio'
rs follows: From the junction Of Pelhamdalc-aNe
and the old Boston Post Road southerly to anG
along Pelhamdale-ave. to the Boston IurlhIke'
thence easterly the Boston turnpike 10 Inc
boundary line to New Rochelle. and also from the
junction Of Pelhamdale-ave 10 the bridge OF mo
Harlem River branch Of the New-HaVen Railroad
The meeting did not adjourn until nearly midnight
1 hearing on the application Of the TarrytoWn,
White Plains and Mamaroneck Road for ran
chise from White Plains to Mount vernon VII, ne
held IN scarsdale before tho Highway Commission
or