New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-14
BAD FAITH, SAYS OAKLEY
COUNCILMAN RESENTS THE AcTIov =.
THE LONG ISLAND TERMINAL
RAILROAD COMPANY.

When the application of the Long Island Ts--,..,
Railroad Company for franchisc for a -
under the East River came up IN the Council -.
day Chairman Oakley OF the Railroad Coms'.
tee said he satisfied that the ce7,1"-
had never acted in good faith. A s-eaf -
Fad been said about TIE committee ~.
statements had been maze. and cEsrzss -
we're utterly false lad been MADE a,,1-
members OF the committee The couars,.,-,
had prepared report that would protect the a,
terests OF the city. but before that report WIS
scented the petition had been Withdrawn. He H..
invited President Baldwin OF Tire Long Island a,r
road company 70 appear before the cor,-,,,,.
an1 deny the charge that ire company had 800
in rad faith
CounciImen Frarcisco and Cassidy said IA, =.
company wanted grea. deal from the city for ro,
in- and when word got out OF the character az ~
report the application was withtrawn rou,,g
man McGarry said that The application had bss,
long enough before the committee, be acted una,
before great wrorg bad been doRe to N.
Borough OF Brooklyn. and there ould ne a eav !.
reckoning for those Brooklyn representatives VI,
had thwarted and defeated every public izas-ov.
merit that had come Up.
Councilman Francisco took Mr. u Ciarry's cFs--,
as directed against himself, lie said ne had ac,a.
in the interest Of the RoTnuch OF Brooklyn and "a
cIared that the day thc bin was passed By Il.
Assembly at Albany authorizing the tunnel eighty
three votes were recorded as cast fer H. xaT.
there were only twenty members present.
Mr.. Oakley said that tho committee refused -,
apologize for the delay in making I'D report "
McGa-ry got up and excitedly charged the meube-,
Of the commit-ae with havinr i7ten ionaIlv deayss
the repcrt &c said n would take No0QnN "A
depress thc tracks in Atiant cave.
The MuniCt1al Assembly can revoke their t-lr-
chise'' said Mr. Cassidy
WHY dor't tHev 10 q, why done they DO lt-
excitedly cried MI NcGarry.
Because they don't want to- retorted AT Cas
sidV- This ended the discussion.
An opinion was read from Corporation Counsel
WhaIen to the effect that the NUriciDa' ASssmbT
had TO rover under the charter - dtSnense relss
or give free coal 70 the 0OO-- He said that ne
power had been vested originally in the Commissir-
Of Charities brt since consolidation ~ Commis
sioner had the riCnt 10 dispense coal 20 the outdoor
poor.
The water schedule passed bv the F1arI n PubH,
improvements some tire and printed vas
unanimously adopted by the Council
The Committee on Streets and Highways reported
in favor OF ordinance 70 keep trucks our -
Fffth-ave u was laid over for a week. An aDoH
cation WAS read from Macy & @ FOR nsrrniSs!ar
10 connect the store at Fourteenth with the eis
va-ad station IN SiXth-2ve- " was laid over.
Councilman Oakley objected 70 a resolution TO n
crease the salary Of two pages SaHo each. On The
ground that his private secretary hsd worked two
months end he'd got nothing MT. Ensel said ina,
he had had Morris Rose aD7~in-ed pm attendant
fifteen months ago and the attendant had not been
paid.
The Council adjourned after transactins some
further routine business