New-York tribune., 1903-10-06
SUCCESS NOW IN SIGHT.
Railroad Com miftee Consents tO
Hear Port Chester application.

The persistent agitation h- The Tribune lock-
t-s toward action hy The Board of Aldermen or
-le application of The Nev-Tork ana Port Ches-
te- Railroad for permission TO cross over and
under streets IN The Bronx has borne fruit.
Alderman Dieuer chairman Of the railroad
committee. announced yesterday that he had ar
ranged for public hearing for Monday. Octo-
he- J.. az ?. m. in the Aldernanic chamber.
City Hal. 20 consider the Fort Chester applica-
t.au.
Having larEe and representative delegation
from The Bronx IT the hearing was considered
a. conference held in the Office OF Borough
President Eanen. ne-hundred-and-seventy
s=ve1th-sr. and Third-ave-. last evening. Repre-
se-tatives Of the North side Board of Trade.
rha Taxpayers Alliance. Twenty-rhird Ward
improvement association Citizens Improve
sren- League and the Cnionport Property
Owners Association took part. Besides Presi-
cent EaFe1 there were present ". Y. Niles
Congressman Joseph 4. Goulden. Joseph :,
'Eoo-s e Mount Vernon. William Peters su-
G.err-erseut of Parks IN The Bronx, Aldermen
Tar--a-r. Goldwater and Leitner. . 3. Morris,
Charles stsurer. s. s Randall Henry "A Cum
te-r- frederick EIsen. Charles ponahue, Will
iou CokeIy and Lucius Howe.
President Eanen vas elected chairman OF the
meeting and Henry 4 GUmbIeton secretary Il
~es voted 20 continue the conference as per
llarfnf c-EortEzElcn Erril lae cD5-Cl q az H.
oepu1n had been attained
a letter -zs --1d frorc Jacob A Cantor. PTesi-
Gent os Manhattan Borough. stating that he was
heartily in favor of the Port Chester project
a1c would Go au Ia his power 70 bring about
favorable action OF the railroads application py
The aldermen
@f 70 The Bronx aldermen who we're absent
-'e-n Ne conference Peck Csass. LongfeiloW ana
-'-I'--se liager. Gssurances were given that they
Do Favor q. granting the necessary per
'-s-'n i.r The use ~ Bronx streets.
--fy Gurn1ieton reviewed briefly the
t'"--s * the application from the time = had
'ee- ioouced in the Board OF Aldermen on
-1@f 81 -ri-- The present Every civic and tax
s~--.f association. 1eII as the local boards
~ -Le Bronx. mad passed resolutions urging
leE-iaHie acton ay the hoard. Letters had
PISSED -et7ee- President HafTeu and Alderman
L'-ae- regarding d public hearing. and finally
E-7s-aert Fcr-es ~ the Board % Aldermen
N1cfe 20 Aldermen Diener. demanding that his
co7r-i--se Rake actor
L-t13 2. Morris said that The Bronx had been
SUBJECTED 70 many indignities the hands Of
1-e Board u Aldermen for the last two years.
arc tEat Il was about tine 10 end the series Of
-ni-lps- II the aldermen persisted. ne de-
cared, there would be swift punishment Tor
~-tEl n Tie polls. Others spoke IA the same
El-alr
after the epeechYnakns 4 vas decided 10 ap-
poi.t committees 10 visit the leaders of the va
llocE political parties IL the city and prevail
upon them 10 get their aldermen IN line TOT tt.e
80 C1ester apTllcatloa- 2 re se,FelaIg Nas 49, O.
rected 70 communicate with each civic organl-
s4l-cD in TIE Bronx. requesting u 10 nave .
--r-c Lesegati5a present ~ the pubic nearing
neat AoLlrE-