The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-19
HEARING 0NP.R. R. FRANCHISE
M'CALL SAYS VOTE As YOUR GOV.
STITI ENTS BID YOt.
No Matter what Any Intii,iduai', Named
Murphy i, says - Extracts From
the Favorable Majority Report Of
the AIdrrmcns special Committee.


The new Pennsylvania tunnel franchise
was formally submitted To the Aldermen
yesterday and 10y them referred TO the
COMMITTEE" on Railroads. Before making
their report To the board Tn" committee
will hold public hearing on the franchise
on Nov. 20 al =. NJ
An efor, was made 10y Alderman Long
fellow 10 have IN" report signed by inc
majority of the Aldermon's conference
committees read tn the hoard hut Alderman
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b"I""eh TIVs"'oi' 'an'o'' NV mummy
members OF tn" committee. mlght nave
repnrt 81 their own 10 make The re-
nor, ,r,s rasarrad 70 the Railroad Com
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WHh"u' ""p''e 'Nref0 no "'''''
Met all, the leader OF the TamlnnaN mem
hars ,,r,ad both sides Of tho house 10 con-
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suit WIN 'h"lr CONSTITUENTS ptio'' Hhah.'s
,.;. g., .ta s,sio, members who
nr"97lhe Ht-' INV i"'''h VA ~
",o,,,. a,a,,,r,~ - tina oitv ba .ucgssted
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thai 'hey should ma "u' JUST VIVA, 'hei
o,.,s,i,r.r,s >Vau,ad tbon, ia do with re-
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gard Y" 'h' 'rh'''il'9' anu ,"-,' Nv
II ask colleagues 10 do the same 7 ing.
NJ, ~, luijad hv any individuals or by
l'nh w. Sun'''' Wy any w Wy
the press. FIND out whH tho WORKING men
think and what the people Of your district
think BE guided by their wishes If they
4 a., a,,,,,,,., ,f ia. franchise then vote
Wv ~ ri, l. ala. I .hou a., a,d
aeaH's' u nav y ""o' T'"', Wv
ask every Alderman not 10 ''' hihs'i I've
influenced hy what the papers or any IN
diviIual may say
4 a 4. ,t,x.
according To- the papers" has told tho
Tammany men 10 vote for the franchise
The majority report which was signed
by four ont of the six members Of the con-
ference" committee after de5crlolmH we
concessions agreed 70 by th' ferhsrl N,ins
which have baen made To the terms II
sav-
IN" economic evil Of perpetna' franchises
i found in those grants OF public privileges
nsd1 n" amn%na a to 1., r sTe o3 bans
subject to reHdlustmcn' from fiLt" 10 Iin"
a. the rrivl'G" cnhlnc"S IN value. Ihls
owl j. obviously not present her" ANOTHER
objection obtains Ia grants of franchises
- s"rN" tn" local public such - operating
a street railway IN Guy streets WmGh AZ"
practically exclusive. ns Their" tn main con
std"raton for the grant J. an 'inclsht huphc
s"rNic" which can only %, -N,r'u Wy ~,
J"ctinG the grantee 10 t"rninahoh 81 Tvs
privileges at definite tune. IN this case
the frnnChis" IL not local IN Character nor
IL II cNcuslN" ono Guy nrlhH Tree Wv stn,,
any number Of similar ithncms"s uhu'r w.
many uai sv-rse streets and shch an oblcct2n
70 the proposed grant under consideration Is
Therefore, nm t"nnhle.
Tho raror, oors,d With tho oon,en,ion of
a. n .i..i,.s'53 "a I'll 10, .s ,La snaca
w retiiSs " at" .iiC'a'' .i'a' % Nv - a
required TOT tile 'hiinel was uiluei kIo ih'
and could not h" used 10y me Guy ior any
practical purpose and that as the city
would hancft financially and commercially
NV tba ,Innn, ,hn c"n,n. ", If 4, 600.
90 Ell s,r - &C., go lan,,,'G,a yasrs VAS
IS. ,'N'u ''' NV, III ,"'',I ,,o,,
concerning Tho insertion in the franchise
of the eight hour iny and prevailing rate OF
wa pes CLAUSE. the renort saws.
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Inc rdirold representatives. declheu 20
accept ~" irdncAiS" II conditioned uioh we
lrrtofmihr" OF any oDltl non "s 10 louas
oi "npl0Ement or payment OF plttnuht
wages, Hll"gihg t"f Sh0u provision N"ulu