New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-04
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The Boards OF Aldermen OF Mount Vernon and
Sew-RochelIe and the Board OF Trade u Port
Chester az meetings held last night unanimously
adopted resolutions demanding that President Mel
len OF the Network. New-Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company restore the local passenger
trains that were taken OF a few days ago. The
Board OF Trade OF Port Chester. which IS composed
OF hundred OF the business men Of the place. de-
noUnced the new schedule Internal out
rage and passed resolutions instructing the Board
OF Village Trustees 20 take steps al once 20 abolish
the soft coal nuisance which the Newt Haven
railroad is carrying on in the village daily. a
committee of the board Will wait on President
NeHen at once 10 deliver 20 him personally copies
Of the resolutions.
Alderman Hayes. who offered the Mount Vernon
resolution. declared that as q Consequence or the
company's taking OF some OF IT'S early morning
trains many OF the residents are now compelled to
get up an hour earlier than heretofore and make
the TIP 10 Manhattan by trolley. The alderman
stated. Furthermore. that II the timetable not
changed It would mean a great loss Mount Yer
non and the towns along the Sound, and he urged
the concerted action OF al the authorities in West
chester County 10 compel the railroad corporation
70 give a better public service Alderman Hayes
said that many residents were preparing 70 leave
city this fall II the cancelled trains are not
restored.
The New-RocheIle aldermen also MADE strong
protest. They are particularly indignant over the
abandonment of the theatre train, which formerly
left New York at I3C 2. N They also called at
tendon 10 the fact thac under the new arrangement
the trains are so crowded that many OF the pas
sengers cannot md seats and are obliged 10 stand
the entire distance between New-Rocheue and
Mount Vernon. and in some instances 10 tho Grand
Central Station. The New-RocheIe Board viii ask
the authorities Of Larchmont. Mamaroneck Mount
Vernon and Port Chester TO cooperate with them
in demanding better service
The New-Haven has restored its o'clock morn
ing train from Neyg-York TO New-Haveu at the re-
quest of patrons Of the road There We're many
protests against the removal or the train. a IL
not only kept business men from reaching their
nome towns N early hour, but shut our drum
from their daily runs into NeW-England The
order was issued the result or a visit OF PTesi-
dent MeIen 10 this city Tuesday.
Al oficial said yesterday AZ the company's Of
fees
We have received some complaints but they are
before il known what was going 10 be done
when started TO withdraw trains. The trains
We Withdrew were trains that were doing little
business. We dlon't see for instance the OF
dsparching train with or fifteen persons
aboard. This was what was happening. and we
could not stand Tor II. You see business is bust
Trains were dispatched on the hour and now they
go the half hour. y e consolidated, say. the
the stamford local. that went at T. and now send
train al $50. We may have made a mistake
generally spec king, the needs OF the public have
not been interfered with.
Now YOU take this demand Of the Mount Vernon
aldermen Tor a train leaving here AZ 1890 each
evening. There is no necessity whatever for that
train. That train has gone out time and time
again with only fifteen passengers It is an
az $50 which Is late enough to take people to
Mount Vernon who are not staying for the theatres
well hut We find the theatre train 1T 1e o'clock all
sufficient