The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-12
LABOR And THEP.R. R. TUNNEL
FIFTI.TUO LtBOR UNIONS VOTE
~ FAVOR or IT.
Do,ilis District Goes Back on lis Repre-
sentative Borough President cantor.
Who Has IIoppcd several Times. Pre-.
pairing an Grafton Against the Grant.

rppr.-s ntativ" Of the Pennsyl vania
Railroad said las, night that the company
had received copies of resolutions passed
10y fifty-two labor unions of Greater New
York fa,orirg the Ia~sagc of the tunnel
Franchise in IL, prr-cl form These unions,
1t was said. were not of tailors. scene shift =
ers or larudrymcn. but of the trades like
stone workers. plasterer- and engineers,
who would find employment in the con-
-tructiun Of the tunurl The attitude
OF the Penn ylvaiia II that the Aldermen
are rot representing labor in their hostile
attitude toward the tunnel, but are using
certain elements IN organized labor 10 serve
their own purposes.
The follow ing resolution wer" given out
az a type of those adopted 10y the various
unions:
Nh.-,Gs The honorable. the Bonrd Of
Aldermen ha- tor .ou," time per-i,t"utly
refu,cd to grant tine reni -ylyanI tunnel
Wfcr,da. The "\penditur. of ffty million
dollar, ,sjo.po.oool upon this great project
would mean untold opportunities for en-
Iaol1ncut To- organized wage "Irn"r- there
fore be- II
n, soirod. Ttat III. orgar i.ttion. confident
ia IN" strength OF orgat11ed labor TO- -ecnr"
recognition, H. ar" Ia" miners ~ Penu~yl-
Vauia hel"N"- II J. not to labOr'S interests
To d"yriy" sew iorf city OF thi- great project
simply hncHtI-" certain Labor ClHtl~e> are not
contained therein. aud h' Il further
R,s5ird. That "n,r tie work i begun. II
labor feels di--nti,H"d ;ro!I treatment by
the contractor. recent rapid transit history
prove. hat IN hor = ,ap1hl" enough and ~trong
enough. to -ecur" idIr tr"a .rrut, and l. wiling
TO assume lnhlIlty oil obtaining -n;i ny grant
ing this franchise. without the Dor clause,
rather than -" IL" q yaIti" undertaking
lost TO IN" CITY
Borough President Cantor il preparing
a speech which he will denver next Tuesday
in the Board of Aldermen. He will attack
bs NJ an b. he vrGllnI, he lailfnanv
Aldermen have assaulted l. on, and viii pose
himself a. friend Of labor. President
Cantor has Topped around several times
on the tunnel question, and some friends
of the improvement b'.ieve that he VIII
vote for II on Tuesday, although they
know n viii make "a speech for the eight
hour and other Illegal clauses asked for
10y TQmmany. But his mind i made up
to Vote against II If no Wind blows him about
In the interval.
Prcsidcr, Haffrn of th" borough OF
The RrOnN ha- tried not To commit himself
on the qu, -tion. bat il became known
Yesterday that II" will vote for the tunnel
on the pain ground ,hnt it l. an improve
rrcnt which, lik" all her rapid transit
improvements for Greater New York, will
bring large benefits To The Bronx
Friends of tn" tunnel We're unable YES
terday to count a sur" majority in the
board. but We're iSurinG on Scant 40 or
so. which included come men ca-sed a.
doubtful Republican influence was at
work OH Aldermen Dl"mrr, Whitaker and
Matthews, Dut no results came ~ the sur
face. Alderman MrtraA"r. who repre-
SCENTS the di>trlCr which halls capt /. Norton
Goddard a. Rrpubloan leader, laid ye-ter-
day that he wa- going % vote against the
tunnel aud that on" of ils reasons was thar
the East Sid" Republican club, Of which
CAPT Goddard l. HE rrgniug head passed
resolutions som" months ago asking him
to vote against tunnel
Alderman Reginald = Doull Of the
Eleventh ha~ made several speeches in
which lie said the proI.rt yholders of his
district in the usighhorho"d of Thirty
first Thir' Y second and JhiIty-third streets
did not want the franchise 10 60 through.
PETITIONS 20 the Board of Aldermen asking
favorthI" ACTON On III" Application tav"
been signed by hOldsr> Of more than 500, =
10000 worth Of property in Aldermi n
are Rogers, Pc, & Co, Saks * Co. X. II.
Macy n Co, Grand Rapids Furniture Co,
Smith, Cray * Co, Imperial Hotel, Wal
dorf. oria Nc Alr!n estate Mutual Bank.
Livingston estate, the We~, Side Bank,
the Victoria Hotel Hoffman House. Fifth
Avenue H","l. Hotel Navarro, Charles
HGup'ucr i Co. James Mclean. Ludwig
Baumanu Barmanu Bros. : BIumenthal
Co. T.. J. Bavli"> Dunbar Box and Lum-
Der Company. ~pragu" Electric Company.
Elxar estate, Loriildrd Refrigerator Com
paLy, NV Amsterdam National Rank,
Marlborough HoI"l, the Martinique. and
! the Sieder Fur Company
Alderman GaFn'v. ,u" of the leaders Of
tho opposition and the noInher from Leader
Murphy district. sad Yesterday,
Gospel truth. Nv Murphy hasn't said
u word 20 IN" about this franchise. No
Instructions haV" boon .esued. Weir" voting
Just as We please.