The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-10
NO VOTE TAKEN ON TUNNEL.
MAYOR SENDS 4 MESSAGE IRG-
ING THE GRANT.
supporters say There viii He - Votes
for the Franchise Next Tuesday 10
which Ia, a Vote II Put On-Tih
SuIIiyan's lhOw.t how ~ PrONerbs'


chise Sas postponed yesterday for week
nv tho Aldermen ON motion Of the friends
of the gran, and without obiec' ion from
;ts onnonents A count bv the friends OF
tho improvements indicated that the Tam
MANY lobby had majority against II yes
terday. The opponents wer" content I"
Lot IL 10 over, declaring that the ~
votes now marshalled against u VIII u"
against il next 1uesuay.
Alderman Meyers who made the motion
IN defer the consideration of the franchise
until next week and who il the spokesman
of the Republicans. said sfierward:
Conferences with other members con-
vince me that the franchise will he approved
mex, Tuesday ! do not wish 10 he under
stood as stating that have received sIS'cl-
fic pledges. but am confident, from what
have learned of the votes that VIII he cast
by the members who hay" 50 FAR not COM
mit,ed Themselves one way or anothef'
that there will he IS votes for the franchise
next TUESDAY If Mr.. Gafiney l. RANKING
ON all the names he has on his list II" VIII b'
considerably surprised next "e"i. Ih"i''
are probably five of his forty seven VINO VIII
vote for the franchise next Tuesday
The Council Chamber. corridors ana
lohbics were damned with people "Ieh the
subject came 10 the surface III the board.
Wherever one looked anon. the spectators
he saw group Of Tammany faces
message from the Mayor setting torth
reasons why the grant should he passed vas
the first mention Of the subject in tn. ses-
sion The Aldermen listened idly to the
reading If the paper, Here aud there the
Mayor quoted an old saw. This form Of
compositlun did not enthrall the Aldermen.
Little Tim sullivan swung round IN HIS
chair and called to Tom Foley
"Ilark TO what the Mayor says You
can drive u horse t. drink on the road 10
Rome. but YOU cannot make MN ear TWO
blades of grass where only one grows
During the reading Of the message Little
Tim out on pensive look. Alderman James
CARNEY vawned above vast field OF white
waistcoat. and smaller Tammany Alder
men. who san him yaHned also. Inc mn
tation may have been the involuntary
muscular act which has amused the world
80 often or it may have been a form oi
compliment, There is no order from
Leader Murphy on tina, question
President Fornes had 70 bang HI. gavei
occasionally TO Keep ORDER, Inc mayor
letter ran a. follows.
NV loRs. Dec o. 100?
To- the Honorable the BOARD u Aldermen of
hc Ctp Of N'T York
pending before your honorable board, il
Of such surprising importance 90 the city,
"A
the reasons why he thinks the franchise should
be approved such statement seems 10
h ~" me wb"n ,Gis trsnchse. in il. rs
fIoru was rejected by your board. | used al!
Of my influence 10 secure I. reconsideraiioi,
both the Rapid Transit commission and your
bard l"Hr r"pr",I n,,,m's mpNn 1m,s com, rmn
fdentiy hr said that the franchise Il In better
form now than when 1t was first ,uomitedfor
After is approval by the conference com.
mittce, and before ~ adoption ey n" Rapid
arnnSbb Nv ,SIt hHdv r., WHEN syery one inter
ested had an opportunity 70 De h'ard There
Wa iorm cyap, as 81 70 ' s omis
sion to provide for the elght-hour day and
the payment OF th" prevailing rate OF WAGES
obviate even TINS object but as TO these
lively dee Jared ~ Il has u iformlv declared
from the beginning, that II would not accept
the franchise II tines" clauses were made a
/, is an old proverb that You can lead
drink The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Is pro-
posing to cNpend s5ooco,coo, or Whereabouts,
upon this enterprise. but no ore can compel
the terms OF the franchise The company's
consistent attitude as 20 these provisions
in respect of them The question before
your, honorable board: therefore. is simply
whether this great enterprise shall be per
United to go on or b" forbidden
The Pennsylvania Railroad proposes to
make use ol land beneath the surface OF
city, by means Of which 10 connect IT, terminal
in New Jersey With the Long Island Railroad
this the railroad seeks TO create terminal
facilities for IT, great ,ranscontin"ntal system
on TIE island Of Manhattan, and thus il will
giveto thetw boroushS Of the city IN broke n
come Ction by rail with IN" West and South.
TO ACCOMPLISH thes" results the railroad
asks Tor authority TO instruct two stations
IN Manhattan, ore on the West Side and OF .
a Fourth avenue. and ooply az the station
II proposes to pay Tor AZ n. land it uses
and Tor all the damage il hfiicts, aud the
only .t'r o";,cn IT WI fn." Sn "Sistns
the closing Of sin Il. block Of Thirty -second
: street, where its main depot is TO DO For
anybody. land which is used by nobody, ard
which pays 20 taS.s ard which can be made
sum of money such As this company proposes
to spend
Z penditurc. then, viii b" to Civ" taxable value
TO some OF tho soil beneath our rivers and t.
some OF tie soil tar below the surface Of oui
streets The work as planned not only pre-.
serves for tie city absolutely unimpa red
the ctv's urrivallrd facilities for martini.
4. and south avenues in Manhattan avsim bl.
for subway con ruCtion. because tho PROPOSED
n tunnel passes under those avenues iar below
u the surface. This enterprise, therefore. vii
n AFFORD new and nvnunbl" railroad faCiltie
u 10 the city Of New York with out Diminishing
J.
N enjoys.
II For the privilcc" Of connecting with -
II surface and Of making n terminal in the cit
II for It's trnnsContirrntal system the Compan'
N agr ''- to maxi a PAYMENT for III" frHuCl Is" Il
II a sH TO hc r"aduStcd every twenty-five
u ,yeaI-, and which l. to begin AZ So cents Ue
foot rising In ten years TO 81 per loot for ever
u mile of track " lays within the limits OF III
d city Of New York This prov isiou for Doriodi
III read iustncnt Of payments on account OF ia
II franchise will enable the city periodically I
4 Increase NNUt II VIII receive OIL account oil ~
Il franchise. Indefinitely A. = result this eli
n VIII have the honor. unless " t. prevented h
y tive action Of your board. Of tring ~. frs
Nm 'riCDu cit" q ~, 10 safeguard it, interest
n |. me city in earlier days had been rs success
iul IA caring for tive public Interests is roy
u enuos FROM franchises would now provide 70
a large rHrt Of the CitV's annual expenses
the FIRST successful oNor' tn secure for the cit
4 not only ADEQUATE initial rrvrn"nt for a fran
chi>e. hut also "a" or or'uuitv periodicals. {
nrO0t hv thc 'onstIHtlv iuCrru sing valve of #
Widespread di~pproir'iu,u
i N has been said that HE WHO makes ~
blades of grass grow wh"r" orc grew DO
. fore is n public huroihCtOr." TIE offer /
give to n city unbrok"n connection bv ~
4 trunk line railroads with tho West aud Sout
of the United States. when only ore sue
II connection has been On joy,d before carrie
/ with II the promise Of so great - benefit I
1 the city rs ought 10 command from N. nI
ti,Qt n :. IIl - 1,