New-York tribune., 1902-12-17
TUNNELFRANCH HISE WINS
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Aldermen TO go slow in the matter Re - cqbs Oh
cluded by declaring that he was opposed 10 m tne
passage of the franchise in its present T IIi IL
and took his seat amid cheers from the am
many members. -
President Swanstrorn of the Borough OF
Brooklyn. followed favorins the passage --- oL -
franchise He objected 10 President CahtoIs
assertion that the Pennsylvania Railroad ,', 5 a.
ceptanoe of the clause otherwise uneolls'i'o
tional would make il constitutional
President Cantor interrupted 70 set eict S-onrt
had omitted to refer to opinion OF the 9er 10
OF Appeals handed down last trldaS, eti41- ti+tI
which the suggested ella lse would De coii9'
tioral ,+
President Swanstrom protested that the oTse
legal minds in the State held opinions IN tie
matter contrary to that advanced by Mr. cantor
Timothy P. Sullivan said: .+;o,
We must have the courage OF our conNlctloiia
regardless of the public opinion ..t.o
we have the spectacle he sald Oh -
-ba nar7ocra-fc marty standing UP now for the
principles upon which the fusion admins @ non
was elected to office. This is not the nrst ~ ~
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad has tried 70 COLI a
into this city he added The last time 1t "a
denied that privilege. though the Clty Guy 5ar
have received more then than II would uhoei
the present proposed franchise
The railroad learned by its past eAPV5 -
ana got the press of the city on its slde, ne
said He did not wish to imply that tne pt,s +ts4
had been subsidized: but he wished TO say nc Lo
in his opinion the subsidiZing of some OF - Ltt
pa pers would be within the posslb bllues .,I -
as much buying OF support u H
members of the board. .z +ba
He said the Democratic party represehle' '-
public and the interests OF lapcT-
FUSION AND "CONFUSION'
Alderman Dowling who said h ran as
fusion candidate and was now 'conIusion
candidate declared that the whole ooaro was
confused and classed himself as conlusio"
member" He thought he said. the Penhsy1-
vsnia Railroad would not abuse any man ne
referred to the advances in wages nade oS
that road voluntarily, and concluded oy ue
claring himself heartily in favor of the iran
Timothy P. Sullivan conceded that the lam
many forces could not stop the passage OF. the
franchise.
President Fornes said that the building OF
this tunnel was demanded by the PUBIC anu
he could not be silent. He was in favor OF nav
ing the labor clause he said. embodied III tie
franchise but when he found he coulo not
have it he was still in favor Of the rranchlse'
eft is when we offer the laboring man labor
not when we offer him false philosophy tnaC
we show ourselves friends of labor" he said
This is not a franchise in the sense tnat you
giva +be privilege of a street." he declared
President Cassidy Of Queens argued the legal
aspect of the question of inserting the elgh1
hour clause in the franchise, and maintalneo
that the board should not place itself IN the
attitude of standing for that which the court
of Appeals had declared unconstitutional
The question then put TO q vote
Alderman Doull, in rising TO vote. declared
that the interests Of labor would be sacrihceo
by the passage Of TIE franchlse' anu i
voted No
Alderman Dowling said it was strange now
some members had outbursts in favor OF LABOR LABOR
s.Gnca or tyyice wear they speak for labor:
the rest of the time they give them the go py.
He declared that he worked as friend Oh laoo
when he voted Aye
President Cantor, in voting, took exception 10
the assertion that he was not a friend OF queens
He voted No amid applause from the lam
many members. - o.
The vote as first announced was II ayes 70 %
noes After the vote had been poiled II was an
nounced as Al to SO.
Irnmediately after the passage OF this iran,
chise the New-York and New-Jersey Kailroaa
tunnel franchise. granting the privllege 10 ldIti
their tunnel in Manhattan. at west lehIh
CHRISTOPHER and Greenwich SITS, was taken up
and passed by a vote Of 45 10 II.