New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-02
ANOTHER WEEK OF DELAK
PENNSYLVANIA TUNNEL FRANCHISE
NOT TO COME UP BEFORE AL
DERMEN TO-DAY.

The Pennsylvania tunnel Franchise will not come
before the Board of Aldermen at its meeting to-
day. because the railroad committee has delayed
action the franchise report. The committee
should have had meeting last week to consider
the report. but Saturday ii was announced that
owing to failure to call the committee together
the meeting would have to be postponed to yester-
day. Some members Of the committee were at the
City Hall yesterday, but they said they had not
been informed that the, committee was TO meet.
They seemed TO think that the committee might
have a short meeting to-day before the time for
the meeting of the Board of Aldermen and pass
on the franchise report in time to have it con-
sidered By the board
Late in the afternoon Alderman Diemer. who is
chairman of the committee, called City Clerk
SculIy on the telephone and told him to send out
notices for a meeting of the committee at p m
tomorrow. Diemer in Brooklyn and he said
he bad lust heard that of his colleagues had
been at the City Hall inqui1sng about meeting
of the committee. The franchise report. therefore.
will get before the Board of Aldermen until
1t was said late yesterday afternoon that Diemer
lad been consulting with Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff about the franchise report Diemer is
Brooklyn Republican, and MT Woodtut n, IS re re-
chise. Some of the aldermen have declared that
hee some rs no are Of the opinion that the
opposition the franchise is based more on nope
Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany leader. said
yesterday that the TaInmany aldermen had free
concerned. 1t was not an organization subject, he
declared
i nave issued no orders on the subject and i
know what the Board OF Aldermen will do about
IT Is the understanding the City Hall that
when the railroad committee meets II viii pass
the report in favor OF The franchise Inc majority
report will he signed by Alderman Diemer, Good
man Downing Peck, Lundy. Klett and Owens,
II is said although Peck and Lundy have voted
against The franchise once. and the minority re
port to reject the franchise. will be signed by
Aldermen Mccall and Wafer. The majority and
minority reports ready to be signed as soon as
th. committee meets.
President Fornes said yesterday that he could
NOT believe the Board Of Aldermen would refuse
IN -rrant the franchise but he feared there might
he long delay He declared that he did not be-
iJeve members OF the board moved by mer-
reuarv considerations in working to delay action
Alderman Goodman said he could not understand
the opposition to the tunnel plan. which was sure
10 he of great advantage 10 the city, but he had
begun 40 fear that the plan might he defeated
Alderman Sullivan openly declared his opposition
10 Tho tunnel plan without the labor clause. The
liclay I'm calling the meeting of the railroad COM
njrttee will give another week in which the OPP
posing aldermen keep up the agitation against
the tunnel. -,
Mayor Low Yesterday received from the North
Side Board Of Trade communication. urging on
him the Board o. Aldermen; Rapid Transit Com
mission and city officials the approval of the
franchise application without irrelevant conditions.