New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
BLAMES NEW-HAVEN ROAD
GRAND JURYS PRESENTMENT AGAINST
PARK-AvE. TUNNEL USED BY PORT
CHESTER TRACTION PROMOTERS.

At a hearing held Yesterday by the Railroad
Commissioners the application of the New-York
and Chester Railroad for four-track electric
road from the Harlem River at One-hundred-and-
thirtv-frst-st Port Chester and the Connecticut
line William c. Trull. counsel for the applicants.
filed a certified copy of the presentment of the
grand jury against the Park-ave- tunnel TO snow
that the New-York New-Haven and Hartford
Railroad was responsible for present conditions in
the tunnel
This railroad together with the Union Railroad.
has bitterly fought the application. which has oeen
urged by many of the residents of The Bronx and
which has the support of the Taxpayers Alliance
of that borough. Mr. Trull argued that the New
York. New-Haven and Hartford road had not
furnished adequate transportation facilities TO the
residents along their route and had furthermore
furnished no relief passengers who were COM
PEELED to travel through the Park-ave- tunnel
Henry w Taft counsel for the New-York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad. opposed the ming
of the presentment. which nevertheless accept
ed by the commissioners.
1T shows" said Mr. Trun. '',hat it has been IN
the power of the New-Haven road to aoate the
nuisance of the tunnel for several years but tnat
1t has given little relief in this direction as III
others"
THE New-Haven road could not make any
change in the tunnel arrangement' said Mr.. TAFT
But they need not carry their passengers INTO
the jaws of death and into the mouth OF hei'
said Mr. Trull .
William Peters, treasurer of the Taxpayers Al
lance of The Bronx, in behalf of the Port Cnes'el
company presented resolutions adopted oy trsI Ts
organization a meeting on Decenl per Ia
Resolutions ne said, showed the feeling tnat hau
been aroused among residents Of The Bronx ,1it an
their fight for adequate transportation faG1llleS-
In a word, the alliance protested against tHe oP
position which the New-Yorkr New-Haven anu
Hartford Railroad making TO tne apPil0e'A'i
of the Port Chester people, and ADDED MI
THE New-York New-Haven and Hartford ftdIt-
road is foreign corporation. the pohcy OF WnGI ~
been play the part OF the obstructIoList III
preventing the natural development OF tne leIti-
tory through which it passes. Accord1ngiy. h the
resolutions that any protestatlohs OF lLE ne
New-York New-H Haven and Hartford company VI
Improvement should be regarded as insincere
Several witnesses were put on the stand T1eiIS
A Dunkey. adjuster of accounts for the GdIlIelu
National Bank. said that the applicants nad
deposit there of S1252 25. DR.. John II. Eden a
property owner of The Bronx and WestcnestssI
County said in speaking on the resolutions dIFeaIS
mentioned: ,,.- - -
quires to carry a boy from New-fork 10 49,
Rochelle, but say that all the people OF Ine
Bronx want this road. An official OF the New
York New-Haven and Hartford Railroad SAID IN
traffic between New-York and this side OF MouIl
Vernon That is his exact language, ana ought 20
indicate to the commission the true intention 0i
that corporation in regard to its SUBURBAN lra1c
William c. Gottschall said that OF the SS'S-o'--f
local passengers carried by the New-f ork- New
Haven and Hartford Railroad only 7,49i. is3 were
in this State
The hearing yesterday was the resumption OF a
hearing adjourned November B An adJourh-
rnent was taken this afternoon The rearing
will last several days