New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
VETOES RIP ROAD.
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not untii sued the company did I recover any.
thing and then got back only ShfOo o. I'D
claim -. A.
n he ha6 not known 20 be never would hsNs
made any such charges before fne nearing ~
60. fber meeting win me- away shows what
kind OF q fighter be Is ~ has been unc.'h COZ
between counsel from the teEiL..lHs ia - ~
personalities should be induced in. Mf. Us
horne Is che frst 20 OTerTtep the proprieiles ~
this respect ] never had anything 70 40 ON
riaIy with the New-lor k. c1e7teI az. 49, 10,
- si5 vim the New-York City and West
chester. however. In fact ] own that company
Mr.. Oshorne's illumination. although violent
while n lasted did not make any Impression
=, she Mayor. who interrupted the speaker
three times after some bald statement was mace
by him II was noticed that Messrs Hughes
ers Graham cot away from Mt Osborne az
c,f,o,,lv as pcssfble Mr.. Osborne fingered a.
-. CIV Hall and tried 70 explain TO some Of the
,,svrenare- men Sust what he meant when ne
eaf8 that the Democratic aldermen had asked
.nfr Hughes. where Is your money!" he seemed
- eel son,ew-haf downcsst over his slip OF
tongue.
wERcHANTs ASSOCIATION OPPOSITION.
Charles A. Collin. counsel 10 the New-York
.ps Stamford Railway Company, started OF the
s.f,efe OF opposition 20 the signing o. the West
chester and Boston permit resolution.
~. "a matter OF serious regret that the Rail
-oss Committee Of the Board OF Aldermen cid
not a. II was promised they would. refer this
,..olrt,on 70 the Corporation Counsel" said NJ.
Con,n. II the COMMITTEES had cone this. prooa-
b,v there would not have been any need CT
hearing"
Y5e then briefly slEetched the history Of the
,.s,,--ectea yVestchester and Roston Company
s.cl1-4nr that Il was absolutely dead. and
chs, IN. remedial legislation Of last year had not
resurrecteo t. he said that unsatished juog-
r,snts for $4,000 against the company IN 1870
brought about g receivgrshtp. and that the or
der u the court expressly directed that al the
interests OF the company we're vested In the
rsceivershin.
The receiver put this company Up at pub
no auction" continued Mr. Collin. "and sold Il
20 the highest bidder. a man named Harris.
who turned u over TO william r. Van Pelt."
Counsel read from the statutes 10 show that
the ole company. even Il did exist. would
have 70 abide by the original routs laid down IN
fts charter Part OF that route Is now occupied
fy the New-York and Stamford Company, repre-
scented BY Mr. Collin Ee said that II the West
chester and Boston Company got its permit Z
would be the means OF beclouding the title 20
hundreds o. real estate holdings along the line
az the New-York and Stamford Company Mr.,
Collin spoke for about twenty minutes giving
mastery review OF the legal features OF the
case
a. D. Lockwood. representing the Merchants
Association, read brief placing the Rssocia-
non squsreiy against the westchester and Bos-
ton company and In favor OF the Port Chester
company. Mt Lockwood said IN part:
The opposition OF the association to this nan
chise Is based upon two reasons:
First-Because 0f the unjust and unfair treat
men which has been accorded 10 8 similar ap-
frrff de- -
York and Port Chester Railroad Company.
Secono-Because OF the merits OF The two OF
CARNATIONS which have sought this franchise.
The treatment which WIS accorded 20 the
New York ard Port Chester Railroad Company
and the treatment which ives accorded 10 the
CITIZENS Of the Borough Of The Bronx were IN
The application which was made by the New
York and Port Chester Railroad Company was
made by company which has Demonstrated 70
The satisfaction OF the various authorities be-
FORE whom prior applications had to be made IN
oonJunclon with the building OF this road It's
luii responsibility, and Its ability willingness
ano intention TO speedily construct and operate
TIE road. On the other hand. the New-York
Westchester and Boston Railroad Company Is q
corporation concerning the validity OF whose
charter and whose ability and tntenfton IN
speedily construct and operate a road there Is
Il ,s essential to the growth and DEVELOPMENT
OF the commerce OF the city that a new resider-
VA iecahty should be opened Up and road
such &c the New ork end Port Chester Rail-
road Company contemplates would 90 Far toward
aiding IN accomplishing this result We re-
spettfully submit therefore. IN view OF this ne
cessity OF relief from congestion that Il would
be Tar more wise and desirs Die 10 grant the nee
essary permit 20 that one % the two coutending
Rno integrity ano good faith rather than to
grant the permit 20 a corporation whose stand
Ing and whose charter rights are, 10 say the
1eGst. under grave doubt
PORT CHESTER ROAD oNLT RELIEF.
Z. x Brown, chairman OF the Board Of Super
visors OF westchester. sai6 that the supervisors
had carefully considered the rapid transit sub
Sect as business men. and that they were cogni-
rant OF the needs OF the situation He said the
eastern part OF the county In the grasp OF
the New-Yorlz. New-Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company. and that the only relief IN sight
wac the Port Chester road. He said the West
chester and Boston Company was not acting in
good faith. The supervisors by unanimous vote
had declsreo IN favor OF the Port Chester COM
pany.
Alderman Thomas A NcKennel % the Mount
Vernon Common Council. said that two-thrds
~ the people OF Mount Vernon were compelled
20 rely on the New-Haven road He protested
against the granting OF any permit 20 the West
chester and Boston company. for the reason
that Il would postpone the relief which the
Port Chester road was sure 10 AFFORD within q
comparatively short time. II would take three
or four years for the westchester and Boston
road 70 night its charter through the courts as
had the Port Chester company, he said and
during all that time the interests Of the people
CT Mount Vernon would suffer
Mark d. Styles. OF the Taxpayer AEsocia-
sion OF Mount Vernon. said that the business
men OF that city had made Up their minds that
there was one company only that could afford
the people rapid transit. and that company was
the Port Chester