New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-06
GATHERING BAIT HELD OFT.
wEsTCHEsTER TROLLEY FRANCHISE SEEK.
ERs STILL AT K-INDIGNATION
OVER COMMISSIONER IRE
LANDS ACTION.

Whether the New-York Wcstchester and Con.
necticut Traction Company or is rival the Tarry-
town. White Plains and Mamaroneck Railroad.
will get a franchise 10 run double single
track trolley road from the county seat. White
Plains. Mount Vernon f. sim in doubt. The
Mamaroneck corporation Is Offering 10 take pas
sengers from the county seat 10 Mount Vernon for
five cents The traction company Offers for a single
fare OF i've cents TO give a continuous ride from
White Plains New-York over its own lines but
how soon this can be done Doe iOrctold. IL
has not single mile Of road IN operation either In
New-York or Westchester County. II Was eX-
pected the question Of the franchise would be
settled on Saturday. FAR as the town Of East
Chester was concerned. and It openly ire
dicted because the Mamaroneck company Is local
concern backed by Westchester County politicians.
that II would be the successful applicant. But
James = Church. for the traction company set
forth many g.irtering promises 70 the Yeople
that II Commissioner John J. Creavy had been
temptet,to make a decision IN favor OF the local
company he was obliged 10 withhold a.
Mr. Church assured the Commissioner that while
his company held franchise from Mount Vernon
White Plains acquired In the purchase OF the
North Mount Vernon Railroad and believed that 1t
good and valid. it had reappned IN East Ches-
ter and Scarsdale cut Of courtesy 20 the local AL
thorities. He then presented figures 90 show that
the total valuation Of the property IA, White
'Of this said he. we have secured about $4,000"
Later Mr. Church's statement was disputed by H.
C. Merritt loca. contractor whom be- hal quoted
as having secured 10000 IN consents Mr. Mcr-
rift said the consents Old ones given several
years ago 10 the North Mount Vernon Railroad.
The people who gave them mad no intention OF
signing for the n c'iOn company. Mr. Bel.eW. an
other who was' referred 20 by Mr.. church as
having secured consents. said that he had obtained
consents for tn North Mount Vernon Railroad.
and had never been paid Mr. church told him
that the TRACTION company had nothing % do With
that lie thea produced a letter from Merritt In
which an Offer made $1,000 II was
afterward found that Merritt was employed hy the
Mamaroneck company hauling rails and tbs.
The death OF Justice Nathaniel II. cement. 81
BROOKLYN VII indefinitely delay the trolley hear
ings in Rye Justice Clement was member "
tce Dykman 70 decide on the necessity of the P0-t
Chester electric railroad extending It's lines 20 Rye
Beach and Mamaroneck. 4 new Commissioner VIII
have 70 be appointed by the supreme Court and
some Of the testimony gone over again before The
hearings can proceed.
Another example Of the evils of the trolley roads
Is being complained Of IN Mamaroneck, Wnerc tne
Tarrytown White T'ains ana Mamafoneck COM
pany is hauling freight through the streets IN IN
slightly cars TIE franchise OF this company Dn-
wisely parmifs IL 20 transport freight. including
Goa and railroad ties, but sNplNtt. ihhi 80
freight-cars shall be run between and Fsn = m
and between $50 and $50 D. m also tnat no it,snt-
cars oxcep, those which are closed ana OF good "p-
nearance shall De run In the daytime.
The franchise shamelessly given away 20 he
comnany on saturday by Commissioner ireland
covers the frontage OF some ~ the nn.st estates IN
~ co,,ntv and the people are highly indignant
tn sav that the franchise T. Illegal and before
they viii permit, 20 be run under ~ they VIII
carry II 10 the highest courts. They base fher
,iaIrns on the outraeeOusly unjust ana ridiculous
manner In which II was given.