New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-13
RROyX DEMANDS ACTION
Franchise for Road Would Benefit
Manhattan. III Is Declared.

-.o alse-manio Committee on Railroads gave
-. bsa-ing yesterday on the application OF
,-.,r-york and Port Chester Railroad for
- .+,- 70 cross over and under streets Of
- With favorable action hy the board,
- may be started almost Immediately.
= .,sa-nanIc Chamber filed with citi-
- The Bronx IN favor OF the construction
=. "a l-cad. LED BY President Haffen and
y 5eleeatIou Of taxpayers associations and
cher civic orEan'zatons-
.,ze--naa Behrrnan. from Wiiliamsbridge'
= e. vas the unanimous opinion OF the al
- s-1rn The Bronx that the franchise
.,s De granted President Haffen then ex-
-,.,-.s the urgent necessity Of The Bronx hav-
= increased and better facilities, and said that
e Gao passed through one OF the rapidly
SING sections OF that borough. lie added;
-.-.,s-,e- II rs the duty Of public officials TO
80, am heed public sentiment IL Is the
90 OF a people affected by public improve
rsl. - demand those things which they con-
- ,acesssrv fer the building Up ana oeNetop-
- - their territory. The people in the eastern
- s-anchise be granted and Il is your duty
--s -,-sSe-ltatives OF the people TO heed the
-sorle OF The Bronx Immediately.
r,-.sisert Wells. Of the Department Of Taxes
- Assessments. a resident Of The Bronx. also
-,ose n SAVIOR q the franchise There were,
"a he. mora than fourteen thousand acres Of
land in The Bronx, waiting 70 be opened up
ed developed through up-to-date transit ia
cnities. Said he:
TIE state Railroad Commission and other
,oSies have been convinced Of the necessity Of
.Lfr road and Il the franchise IS granted Il VIII
~asult IN opening Up the territory east OF the
T-o-x Rive. starting At Willis-ave. and run
ing hi q straight line 10 Port Chester by way OF
Mount Vernon and New Rochelle. Il will bring
-ade 20 the city because this district al present
* -o0rlv served. and people wishing 20 trade
here have great difficulty in getting there
Congressman Goul5en followed in g brief ad-
dress pointing out the lack Of transit facilities.
I'd tbe total absence Of them, in the important
and growing sections OF The Bronx. Senator
1on, A Hawkins said that y The Bronx We're
separate city IFS population wo.lld make it about
fifteenth in the Union. Il was, he declared
wrong TO deprive such population and Dor
oueh Of such territory Of proper transportation
facilities The granting OF the franchise would,
De predicted bring The Bronx and Manhattan
into a closer commercial union with business
ce--res 70 the state and with points IL south
western Connecticut.
Judge John Il Tie-ney. OF the I'D Municipal
Court II The Bronx. said he appeared as presl-
dent Of the Jefferson Tamuany Club OF the
xzc1vth District and the Bedford Park Social
with the rest Of the citizens il The Bronx IA
vo-ed the granting Of the franchise.
Tobn = Brady. ex-Councilnan A. c. HOtten-
roth Alderman Frank Gass, Assemblyulan
wainwright. Dave Eennen Morris, one Of the
owners OF The Norris Park Racetrack, and 7. II.
O-Neu. the Tanmany leader Of the Annexed
District. together with many Others. spoke il
favor Of the franchise
REYNOLDS Richards. Of thu counsel for the
lev-Ycrk and Testchesrer Railroad. formed in
1ss7. rival 70 The New-Tork and Port Chester
Railroad. spoke Il opposition 70 the granting Of
The franchise He sal5 his road, Of the two.
was the one II q financial position 70 construct
AID operate The Ike. Il had now, he explained,
a case before the Court ~ Appeals. and asked
that no action be taken until the case should
be decided, which, he said, should be inside OF
thirty days. The contention. ne said, was based
on a claim by The New-York and Westchester
road that they had & prior right 70 build
road; and that the certificate granted 10 the
New-To-z and Port Chester Road by the Rail
-oad Commission was Illegal and void
William G0t-schzlk. the president Of the New
York and Port Chester Railroad. met this as
serton with the SKI ternsut that the New-To riz
and westchester Road. since Il came into ex-
.istence IN 1857. had existed on PAPER only.
Why" said AIr. GotJschalk. Il am one Of
those who were sv-indIed by this New York and
WestchesJer road. and have papers 20 show
that scores CT widows We're treated likewise I
know ~ Ihis because they are widows % Ma
sons. and en- q Mason. too. Like myself, they
have nothing 10 show for their investment but
pieces OF Er-en paper that have been marked
by -he decision ct the courts as void We have
sxpecte5 nothing from this road since 1892"
r. C. Tre'L counsel for the Hew-YOrk and
Port Chester Railroad, followed Mr.. Gottschalk,
and spoke in the same strain, ending:
The Ne7v-yorz and Westches-er road was
formed tC sch itself and its sole ambition now,
s1ter sixteen years " life and nothing Of per
torma1ce Us ~ TIE up and delay the lIIl2orJ-4ll-
work o. construction 10y the New York and Port
Chester road.
". :. McCooubs, Of counsel for the New-hork
en- Wes,chester road, denied this, affirming
that the inability Of his road 10 construct was
Cue ~ tn refusal % the Railroad Commission
% give hearing and grant a certificate he
Declared rtar Z had been shown last week be
lore the Court OF appeals that the New OK
ana AestChest=r road intended 10 build ana Op-
crate the-r road through the same territory as
ne New-yo-z and Port Chester
This ended the hearing and Chairman Die
fler OF lhe Railroad Committee said that the
cCnnllt--e would reserve its decision.
sLANEs TEMMENY FOR CRUSH AT HALL.