New-York tribune., 1902-12-10

e laid on the table for one week under the
rule by the aldermen yesterday. The Rapid
Transit Commission contract with the company,
uhich only neeos the approval of the aldermen
.o become effective will up for adoption
o- rejection Tuesday afternoon next at
o,c,ock The Mayor sent a letter to the alder
,,en urging approval Of the contract.
The Tammany showed weakness IN the
hoard yesterday in not inviting test OF strength
n, q motion of Alderman Wirth for immediate
consideration. The Tammany say that
they have forty-1ve votes against the fran
,tise This is FIVE more than is necessary to
defeat t. On the other hand, the Republicans
xs- they are sure Of victory next Tuesday, and
.. Is rhe prevailing opinion that the Tammany
men are losing ground II developed yester-
dsr that Borough President Cantor is against
the franchise. while all the other borough presi
dents for it.
II am absolutely sure that there will be votes
enough a week from to-day TO approve the con-
,ract' said Vica-Chairn1an McInnes. of the
hoard to a Tribune reporter 1T was right
snd proper 10 lay the resolution over for a week
under the rule. We gained two or three votes
by so doing
-1ve seen Alderman Gaffney's list of mem
bers supposed TO be against the franchise said
Alderman Movers and / noticed the of
six members who will vote for the franchise
one week from to-day There are lot of
surprises in store for the Tammany men when
the vote is taken"
After President Fornes called the session to
order a man arose in the gallery and protested
against the tunnel being built He declared
Providence would destroy 1t and the high build
ings by an earthquake. The man was seized
by a sergeant-at-arms. who escorted him from
the gallery
Samuel B. Donnelly and Matthew Quinlan,
of the Central Federated Union, were the most
conspicnons representatives Of labor present at
the meeting.
During the disposal Of routine business the
crowd in the chamber was continually pelns
added to until finally the rear Of the chamber
hack Of the seats of the aldermen and the gal
ieries were crowded with spectators
MAYOR URGES PASSAGE
letter from Mayor Low on the FennsyiFa-
MIA tunnel franchise was then read in part by
Reading Clerk Frank Martin. The conmunl-
cation follows:
& 5DnoFs tP0s bosr IS n Such
Importance to the city as TO justly Ia bin fe
fF9ncbiEe 9 1e Should be approVed such statement
because this franchise in its first form waS a
TeeeIed rs ey XqgT n3aTa us froush a
Committee representing both the faape fjves
on 4hs Committee did their work wei and II may
confidently Re said that m as 1ne 4t Taefn entted 70 your
consdsfation After its approval by the eonfsT
a Gem'nssoPp Pc lgaFH pubic ohe neqTns niefestsd T
stantiaIly no opposition to the iTas1eil,s id a. fo~
Inc eight hour day and the payment Of the pre-
yailiTg rate OF sis peneraiIy used every proper
means to obviate this objecuen;, a put az ei
tTeT 9eeiaTed as It has Uniformly declared from
the beginning. that il Woulo Eot aCeepr + IF II
chise II these clauses were mace d par VI ~
RAILROAD MUST DECIDE
1t is an old proverb that You can LEAD s horse
The Pennsylvania Railroad is proposing to speend ent
SO 900 or thereabouts upon this enterpTase pG ~
no one can compel it to spend dollar unless ness & II -
satisfied with the terms OF the hs nrovisions
entities It taken literally at its WORD IN F bc
board herefore is simply whether this great @ fo ep
,erprise shall be permitted to go on OF '
The Pennsylvania Railroad proposes 70 make qse fse
of land beneath the surface of the rivers ana ia1
beneath the surface city by means cans Of Th569 @
island Railroad terminal in the Borough OF Queens
In doing the railroad seeks 70 ctea'e steIn on
the island Of Manhattan, and thus II ton WIZ bv
two boroughs Of the Gs9 ,tb To accomplish these
results the railroad asks for authority 10 % Side
two stations in Manhattanone on me @ meSs Stfons ions
ard one only at There Ihe sifG9 it 1o
does it ask for Access M f 10 ane 5e 81 uses and for
damage nicts, and the only ecting the
public is The closing Of single hloek % he OF For the
ID +, e T It ts uses sii and Of no value
hody iand which Is used by nobody, and wh1ch pa.
I'm M p43anifrs GI of vast of money such as
this company proposes to sreno
ONE OF THE EFFECTS
one effect of this company's proposed eKpenaiff f If
then will be 10 give ta3doi6 AKA re a1 of the coll
Gar beneath the surface Of our streets hne bSn
as planned n9I only PnTJasd facilities for mari
fine commerce but il also leaves all our north ana
south avenues Manhattan ayailabe , I0r p5es
under those avenues 1aI nsom IN te .s ~ inITaIuable
t'5 eoiii1ies TO the city NewYork. without
diminishing in any respect any lhciiii' W 49,
For 3,e privilege of connecting With the surface
and Of ma king terminal in the city for t5 a
= nsYnen4 for the franchise in sum 70 be real
.ustcd every twenty-five years a'id t nsars m 81
ont fo- very mile of track 1t lays within the limits
Of The city OF NewYor This provision for & peroG1c a
Off payrnents account OF tiie ILai
chjse viii enable the city periodically to increase
what it Will receive on ACCOUNT + 1 viii have the
honor Unless N is prevented by the aclon OF your
board Of being the first AerfSh An rifT in earlier days
had been as successful in caring Tor the Pupic pup n,
terests is revenues r IRON Of the cifys annual ex
penses If the first successful ef1ort 10 For % a
frsrctis b,,, also the opportunity periodicaIiy 10
proat by the constantly lhcreaSrS and widespread
disappointment
RENEFIT TO THE CITY
7. , has, said that '-he who makes two blades
of grass grow where one grew before IS nbPpopan
oeneiactoT ~ nNo trunk line railroads with the
West and South of the United 3o1ed before car
res Ti,b II The promise of great a nehent 20
the city as ought to eornlailn mems II accepted
more Un, for The aboring man of New @ fots' 1a no.
ons during the process OF osdrosd'g operation;
il means more business for our OUT sn oTe Commerce
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