New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-28
TAMMANl'S BRAZEN HOLD TP"-
'"i lied FORNES PHYS INTO THE
HANDS OF LITTLE TIN" SLLLF14N
Murphy'S aldermen
u1P'9s ider"en SNEAK from Meeting to 4void Vot;ng on the Port
Chester Franchise

Chester
Charles 2 NurpAy1s friends in the Board ~
AlaerTnen Yesterday held Up" the Nev-York
sze Port Chester Railway franchise annlics+fo,
y vas o',e q ne most unblushing exhibitions OF
&C tashtone1 Tar1rnany underground work ,hs.
hss been seen at the City Han in years
Despite the facts that the residents - -.
Bronx have been clarnoring for the MASSAGE ~
80 Franchise Ter nearly year. thar The cstias -
Nc11t Vernon and New Rochelle have nasss5
favo-aoly upon IL. and that the state Ranross
Co-lo-isslon has approved Il. the Tammsnv men
have bad THO har5ihood 10 block The franchise
n IRE railroad committee Of the board since lss.
Kay. Repeatedly has The Tribune made Il Main
iast 'Ae psoTie q The Bronx are greatly in need
G IRE new read.
Fearful az a pesr vote in the board yesterday
ne -arnnnany men Boy trickery secured from
F7es-1e1t Fornes an early snap adjournment
r. he board until after election This so in
"s1ss1 he Eepublcaa members. who have all
along insisted or prompt disposition Of the
ar2--cation- that they signed the following call
t7- meeting Of TIE board or Friday:
= ne President Of The Board Of Aldermen.
n e Aerefy respectfully request you to call =
fqec-2- meeting q The board for the considera-
York and Po-- Chester Railroad Company on
I-9sv. October so 1913. al . p m al the city
Dated O-tohe- .. 1903.
JACOB LETTNER
JOHN q BEERNANN
EREDERICK v LoNGFELLow.
JAMES COWDEN METERS.
W 2 VALLEY
ELIAS GOODMAN
HERBERT PARSONS
JAMES z. NTNNES
HENRY WTLLETT.
r. a SHEA
Il A. MALOT.
GEORGE CROMWELL,
John WIRTH
JOSEPH OATAIAN
WILLIAM L. JAMES
JOHN I GOLDwATER,
SAMUEL H JONES
DAVID 8 STEWART
= remains 70 b seen whether Tanuany can
h7lL ~ the project any longer in the face Of an
almost cvervhslIlilg public sentiment.
he principal actors in the sieeht Of hand
work which prevented action on the franchise
spp. eaten yesterday were President Fornes,
Little Tim" Sullivan, and Michael 2. Blake.
chief clerk of the beard and Charles ?, Muir
phys personal representative in that body. MIR.
Blake, WIG lives IN EurPhy's district, receives
= salary q $500 year. Mr.. Fornes played
into the hands q the Tamnsny men who are
holding - the franchise
friend ~ President William c. GotEhsu Of
he Ner-To-k and Port Chester Company. said
last night.
Representative CO Tar1rsny Hall have
been 70 Persistent GotshsTl and intirzsted that
the franchise vvouis go through all right IL they
we're 'reeosnized.' President cotshall toId them
that his company would net pay one cent OF
dirty money to get the franchise"
THE MAYORS URGENCY MESSAGE
Mayer Low sent the following urgency mes
sage 70 the aldermen:
The Hoaorable the Board % Aldermen q the
civ Of NcU-Eork.
The authorizes Of the cites u Mount Yer
non and New Rochelle have requested ne 10
ask for the favorable action Of your honorable
Er6 PORT Chester Railroad for the permission 10
cross certain streets In me Borough OF Inc
E-o1x. above and below grade.
have asked the engineer q the Board of
Estimate ard 4 Advertisement and the chief en-
rs 20 report 70 ne on the sun3ec- Do-n -
these gentlemen concur n saving that IN tnelr
~r--ioU. The Interests OF the city WOllo &c II 10
Wy 5eopar1ized = this permission were grant
e rhev rrirk on The contrary. that the road
--~--1 furnish welcome transit facilities n 4
ra~-f~- ~ ne cfrv not otherwise likely 70 be
--9r.5es FOR ii the near future The appllca-
-i1n therefore. appears 10 be a proper one 10
30 granted.
however. 70 the fact that The proposed road
~-res either above or below grace SIX
rnt streets already open or dedicated thus
using 5026 linear feet o. properly De-o--el4ls
90 re cicy Al the rates charged 70 the Fenh-
.-.------is Railroad This would necessltate a
.-z-re a. 80 cents Per foot q single track Tor
--a e-s- Ten years and o. 81 per foot Tor the
-evr efreen years with the right 70 readlust
Terms every TWENTY-FIVE years thereafter
IN -HfT case also. streets not now opened VIII
's-e~ become the property OF the city allu coL-
6-tr1s attaching 10 the consent should proVioe
properly for this Contingency .
r-a----s be action would be highly apprecl-
s-es -or only by our neigE5orS 70 me norlh'
tr.- also by our people Of the Borough OF ne
p---r who haze made known 10 ne through
tfet- local authorities and through me NO-u"-
.s-- sc-ior q public spirited bodies without q
---o.a-- SETH LOW, Mayor
,-eu-Yo-k oct 26. 1893
---t1 ~. Fornes went over - Ta-nrnany Han
e was heartily II favor Of passing the FRANCHISE
resolution. since his Cop his ar1or has cooled
COULD HAVE PASSED FRANCHISE
Alderman Parsons had served early Dotioe that
yesterday he would move the discharge OF the
G,sr-os5 Committee from further consideration
~ --e franchise resolution. canvass OF TIE
board showed rt7t with the help Of the Demo-
crate members from The Bronx The Eepuoh-
rare would Dc able 70 pass the FRANCHISE 10
-stcr II Timothy p Sullivan, without having any
sgrr II he room appeared al the meeting o. tne
road Committee Just before l O'clock tne
-eq-5s~ hour tor The meeting q the aldermen
ard demanded that the franchise resolution Dc
4 T PATRICK LOSES.