New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-29
ODD WESTCHESTER WORK
in OVERLAPPING I'D"
Port Chester You'd Build Ill or
None of Its Route.

committee or the Board AlCeTinSil yes
terday contributed another surprise in local fran
chise history. He announced a final hearing
the. Port Chester company's application for a
franchise in The Bronx July Il, at O'Clock.
He also put through the board resolution for adj
vertising the Westchester and Boston franchise
twenty days in "The City Record" and daily
newspapers. and in the same resolution the West
chester application was made special order fo-
next Tuesday. when. it is understood. among the
Tammany men. the board will adopt the report of
the Board of Estimate and Apportionment with
reference 20 terms. and finally grant and confirm
the Westchester and Boston cOmpany's franchise.
The hearing on the Port Chester company's APP
plication held in the morning while the res
olution concerning the Westchester cOmpany- was
not acted till the afternoon session of the board
The two transactions vitality concern the same
neighborhood interests in The Bronx. II is neces-
sary to keep track of the acts of the aldermen in
dealing with both applications. understand what
is likely TO happen. It is likely that two
roads will be built. If the aldermen Tuesday
give the Westchester company it's asked for fran
chise it is question whether any other franchise
will get through
Scores of Bronx and Westminster people were on
hand when the Railroad Committee yesterday
opened the hearing the Port Chester company's
application The committee consists of Aldermen
Haggerty. Gass. Sullivan, Downing. Goodman. GafT-
ney' Mccall. Wafer and Mccarthy. Others present
were William L. Bull. president Of the New-York
Westminster and Boston Railroad Company which
Is opposing the Port Chester company; Adolph c.
Hottenroth president of the Taxpayers Alliance:
William c. Gotshau. president of the Port Chester
company, and William c. Coakey. OF the Chester
District Alliance. Frank Sullivan Smith represent
ing President Gotshall. declared that the Port
Chester had the right from the courts to build
All we ask OF you and the Board of Estimate
Is the right to or under certain streets
OF this city,, said Mr.. Smith. There has been
good deal said about the rivalry of the corporations
because 1t has developed that the Westminster does
not intend TO build below Northumberland
seventh-st We want to build every foot of the
road from Connecticut to the Harlem River. or We
don't want to build any part OF it,
The only real opposition TO our company "a a
sort OF film that We not able to build Yet at
the last meeting you heard John g. Mcdonald that
wizard or the subway. say that he was ready TO
reach out his magic wand and create the railroad
The Westchester people may. III accordance with
the ordinance, build just what they uke-drop a
mile here. If it IS not profitable. They have the
right TO skim off the cream. We want to build
al or none You know how bitterly the New-York
New-Haven and Hartford foughx US all the way
through Yet our ability is questioned. in spite
OF the fact that fought successfully the 800
10000 represented by that road The Pennsyl-
vania- with its 100000 has been against US
do You wonder. then that men do not want to
come forward and say that they behind the
road in the face OF this opposition? We have taken
the letter of Dick & Robinson ard investigated It
They the only names that know of that have
been mentioned in connection with the Westchester
r. Ct. Dun 81 Co. rate them as b. L. which is
about 10000 to 100000 We havs used the name
OF Charles T. Barney & Co. in good faith. They
are rated by R G. Dun & Co. "A. A a. l. the
same J. P. Morgan & Co. Kuhn Loeb & Co
and Soeyer & Co.
Il have been permitted by Charles T Barney &
Co TO announce that soon the legal author
iy Is given they will furnish the money for this
work They are willing 10 build every foot of the
line They willing put up bond Of 100000
to secure the building OF the road"
William f. King. of the Merchants Association
said that he had investigated Charles T Barney *
Co. and had found them perfectly able 70 conduct
the enterprise.
I'VE want workmen to 1--we In The Bronx.
not in Jersey" he said. Therefore favor either
one OF these roads,.
men Of Mount Vernon. suggested that the building
OF the road would benefit not only his city but also
There is another reason why We should appear
opposition to the Port Chester road is the same in
the Port Chester. We ask your careful scrutiny
%e AMY a Pf2P9s0n which has the backing of the
y simply want to say that I am here again."
in favor OF the Port Chester"
William A. COkeley representing the Chester
District Alliance, and speaking as representative 7
OF organized labor, said
The village Of West Chester certainly needs
more rapid transit Its people in the success
OF the Westminster the opportunity to get it They
tunity to anything except promises and DELAYS
1t Is a very serious question to those people. Who
cares what the name OF corporation is which
the public work? The important question is Who
that the Westchester company alone measures up
TO this standard"
Board of Estimate and Apportonment the terms on
which IL agrees TO franchise for the NsW-Yort
WestcheSter and Boston Railway Company. Ac-
1t was resolution which provided
that the terms be advertised for twenty DAYS
at the comPany's expense in The CITY Rec
ord and that it be made special order
ton was offered by Alderman Haggerty. chair
did not know anything about it, but had smnII, IL
had no objection 10 the railroad company spending |
its money for this advertising but in his OniTio|
made under the State Railroad law and NOT r Ms
the charter; Why the board should impose this ex
The board then voted. and the resolution - niioW
clared carried How the ordinance can ba 800, ae-
date OF the meeting at which the board viii i'm, Hs
upon the franchise. Bronx people could not u,jS
President Hafren sent in communicates l.. |
which he respectfully requested the board ~ III
Of the New-York Westminster ana Bos+ nI,en p2
road Company abandon possibly that part - III
ward. He wanted some guarantee that this secfioD
Throgs Neck, branch to
William F. King. chairman OF the committee q, |
franchises and transportation OF the Mercbarts. |
Association said after the meetings:
II the Board of Aldermen refuses TO act vy,a,
the interests of the city demand It, there remains
the Snfe aernatHe or an appeal to the power OF
do. The failure of the Board of Aldermen proper
the legislature TO usurp those functions and dc for
the people OF nus cry what its representatives
The Board OF Aldermen should not nv itS io
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