New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05
ALL PROTESTS DISREGARDED.
THE posroN POST ROAD GIVEN Up TO
TROLLEY TRACKS.

crru IRELAND. HIGHWAYS COMMISSIONER
or,>.re FRANCHISE FOR ONE HUNDRED
YEARS To TIE TARRYTowN WHITE
PLAINS AND MAMARoNECK COMPANY. .
prrwrrx THE LATTER VILLAGE
AND NEW ROCHELLE.
4 franchise granted to the Tarrytown' "hi'e
plain. and Mamaroneck Railway Company oy
Caleb Ireland Highways Commissioner o'
Nanaroneck. was flad in the County clerk
oe,co = vestche.ter County in White Plains
Yesterday morning. The franchise relates tha'
tho Highways Commissioner. being the loca' du-
thoritv having control of the streets and high
ways Of the town. gives consent to the con
str,,ction and maintenance Of surface ran
uov onerated bv electricity or any motlNe
,ou,or other than animal or steam, on the Ioi-
Iou,rq HIGHWAYS Of the town Beginning NJ the
a,,.,eion line on the Boston Post Road between
the village Of Mamaroneck and the town %
Man,aroneck thence southeriy upon and along
tbe said Boston Post Road to the division Ilhe
botvnon the town Of MamarOneck and the VII
lage OF I,archmont on said Boston POST Roau'
Also beginning at the division line on 'he Do'
ton Post Road between the village OF h"''"
mont end tie town Of Mamaroneck thence run
ming southarly upon and along the saiu poS'o''
Post Road to the division line between the
town Of Mamaroneck and the village OF New
Rochelle"
Thu franchise contains the usual requirements
an TO switches. sidings and poles water anu
drlin pipes and the grading ana care VI ''e
highway Girder rails are 10 he used' H'' US
than sixty-six pounds to the yard. CARS are "
no run at intervals not greater than one houI'
Tho fare from Mamaroneck to New-Koche"e u
fixed at five cents. The company is required "
give bonds Of $1,000 to secure the town OF
Mamaronecl from any and all damage 'ha' ma!
result to persons or property during the CON
struction and building Of the railroad an" d
bond OF $1,000 Is required that the company
will keep in permanent repair every street III
rho town between tracks and two feet outside
Of its tracks using the same material as me
remainder Of the roadway. The tranchise II
granted for the term Of one hundred years.
This franchise is granted neutrality-suspicious. ui
hard fight that for some time mas oSen mdstI
by the wealthy property owners IN that he'sn-
horhood who have tried by all possible means
10 preserve that highway for driving puiP!Se77'
Highways Commissioner CroaNY cav " ~
lev. hearing concerning the town Of East Ches-
tor in the village Of Tuckahoe yesterday. but
decision withheld.
At tho close Of the meeting. Mr. Willis. presi-
don't Of the Arthur Manor Company, OF scars
dale. gave the Mamaroneck company knock
ont blow BY stating that he was positlV" thal
the Highway Commissioners Of Scarsdale Woud
give the traction company a franchise at the
next meeting. He said that the larger tax
PAYERS had decided that they would not nave
two roads and that the road receiving the iran
chse must be in "A position 10 absorb All other
claims only the traction company could 90
this he thought. because 1t owned the old North
Mount Vernon franchise. we VIII certainly
be in a poor position to get trolley road, sad
he III Scarsdale gives the franchise 10 the
traction company and the Mamaroneck com
pany gets II in Tuckahoe and East Chester.
Commissioner Craayy was forced 10 agree with
Mr.. Willis. and adjourned.
II is believed that he will await the action OF
the Scarsdae Commissioners. who Will meet on
Monday. March Is. at 2:3O o'clock, in the Scars
dale schoolhouse.