The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-10

unparalleled good fortune tS get I'm pI So,n
dor Of s s95su and InS nS
the Hudson River and the East River Is re-
sut only possible in these days o. gigantic
resources and gigantic underthklhgs. ~ Us
1, proposal worthy of the city to which Il Is
made and the city should reply to Il In man
nrr worthy OF itself.
For these reasons ! venture TO hope that
the proposed franchise will receive the APP
rroval Of your honorable board v.vo,
The clerk next attempted TO read the
communication from the Merchants Assoc
ciat ion favorable 10 IA. franchise. Alder
man Armitagc Mathews moved to dis
yrnse with the reading oft. for, he said, each
Alderman had received IA copy. IL was not
read
Tn. report Of the committee a formal
pronoun,rinent for the grant, was read.
Alderman Meyers. who is for the Franchise.
moved 10 make its consideration special
order for next Tuesday al o'clock. He
saw no MASON, he said, why the subject
should ~. taken out Of the regular order.
If thoaIght IL was going 10 he l@aten ]
would not object 10 ,aking II up to-day,
raid he, bit ] believe il will be parsed
next week
Alderman With didn't know why they
should delay Alderman Wafer, who
voted against the grant in the Railroad Com
ni,tec, made "a speech declaring that the
Board 81 Estimate was no better body
-
power than the Board of Aldermen,
Senator Pla,r and all his lrutanants say
that such legislation will b" passed, said
Alderman Wafer. but the Board oi E-ti-
mate has two propositions before II no"
concerning franchises that have been cook
ing for Xix months The newspapers all
say this Is "a hold-up Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. III bet not ten "dit' have read
the contract.
Here Alderman Wafer was interrupted
4 L.. t,..t # Nm -1s
light photograph operator. He gave th"
nOor To Alderman John T Mccall, who said
he didn't believe that Gov. Odell would
sign bill taking the power away from
the Aldermen. II was just gallery play
bv senator Plat. he said, and Odell ~oul,ln I
stand for it.
Il ask for time 10 prepare a minority re-.
port for myself and the Aldermen who did
not vote for the franchise in committee
said Alderman McCall II was late last
have time To draw one up. The majority
report was ready because it had been pre-
pared by the Rapid Transit people 1t
had only TO be signed
Alderman Mathews spoke for DELAY.
He wanted the newspapers TO print the
franchise.
They give two columns to the disouali-
tication 81 a football player and four col
umns to the lives If a lot OF football men,
said he Why not print this cont rsct?
l. wa- drawn 10y the same people who drew
the Rapid Transit contract and had To go
to the Appellate Division twice 10 find out
what their own language meant
Not vote was cast against DELAY. As
soon as this question was disposed Of the
chamber cleared and many Of the Alder
men went home
Alderman Gafnev said: The friends Of
the grant asked me- to consent TO week
DELAY ! suppose they think they may
get some votes away from Us. But We have
st,Av nd y... ttnny l.4a l -,
get some others II we 90 after them. The
tunnel is beaten to-day and it will be beaten
next Tuesday"
Before the question was reached in the
board a grav-haired old man caused a
lltte stir by making a speech from the
gallery, in which he said he had a divine
right TO protest against the grant. A
sergeant at arms quell.i him