New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-02

rueac or t ~, - Wy ard Port chester Railroad
Company ard know that the Tort $500 eou,sit IS
"a Be- seg gu, ' sar ,be rsason that NC know tha.
there are ample funds back q the Foft NHes''4
Me- ,rsst you WIN expose tho saa12slss.,Tes' g
- ttS-.+ors m ana we hore you VIII bring u
out 80 tfnt every one VIII understand X -, cur
AFSn tsnS Sa6 trSstia that YOU w .ontn1s
70 keep yigiant eve on The We should they
.1ote anofher attempt hold I'd the Pot W.
a4s n Board or T T.sl5.5t
New-Rocheue. Feb. p. 1904
To the Editor q Zrhe Tribune
e.. n. T>ventv-thlrd Ward Property O"I'ers
.,-,..so, expresses to you in this letter Jus AI
,-.l- - r-vatitude for the strenuous and
s,ooessf,,l contest you waged against lhe aesIoS
60, Of -be defunct New-York Westchesler -
Boston Railroad Company in its attempt ~ ~
-, the Port Chester Railroad Company, % %
curing ordinance from the o. 70 enter
,7nde~ conditions which arc not necessary ~ '''-
me otber dav one Of the allied associations OF
this borough. tfat is the Taxpayers AlIiallC ,
communicated with YOU and luciaiy ana Co.-0 s
60. forth q number OF reasons which oehloi4s1 49,
t.n,,,+ 5gpbt that the westchcster and Boston
Railroad was a dead corporation. We inoOrse alI
Of the reasons given 20 you IN me - ~ -,
,rsxpsvers' Alliance. We trust that yoa val - 80,
tirue 20 expose the i1iquty Of the holo-up' s'"'U
SIS IA -l.ers attempt 20 90 on with II
~, y-estores+er and Boston company seem 10
p. orc-.7v7- themselves OF atc tn getting Up per
@onaJ attacks on some Of the officers OF INC -
w ard Port Chester Railroad. aid in utteTihs
ea-nbovaut statements. II ever the ignorance =.
- ~ SO assumption Of men whichever way Il
,e looked uron was apparent, Il IS in tho state
-neuts u lawyers OF tho Westohester ana hoS'-'
,.ao,1o 10 the effect that they do not heeu any
permits or consents while At the same ulLs ~
are eeek-rg to get permit from the city o. Nv"
york ana a; tre same time are making strenuous
,liet efforts 10 ascertain whether they can SECURE
permits 20 pass through the cities. towns ana VI
lares OF Wcsrchoster County. The statement ol
a lawyer Of that company that The Port chester
Railroad Is occupying itself solely Win the thA0'i
of getting permits Is another or tire decetfol prac-
tees which that crowd resort TO- They well Kao"
that the Port Chester road has completed every
thing n the matter Of permits down 70 mo CITY
line OF Nev-Yorlz and that in addition the Port
chester Railroad has sustained itself by two unani-
nous decisions from the Appellate DIVISION ol 1he
Supreme Court and by two unanimous DECISIONS
Of the Court Of Appeals ~ this state INC west
chester and Boston people well know that even y
there vas anything u their charter they would
have % 80 through the same proceeding. which
would require Al least FIVE years
The public Of the Borough q The Bronx ara
Yves, ches.er County have Satisfied Themselves.
through their duly appointed representative, OF
,r. aoIlaitv good faith and upright intentions NJ
t1e Nevv-Yoyk and Port Chester Railroad. We
1sa seen and examined. in the Offices - that COM
lsay, p VS. , ,tgefva ano careful -ui1 sva ana
on which shown each and every pc ..-..,.-
m.sA ~ Sys1I ba taken in addition. havs
49, fo go, ~ Designs q an 0f The highway.
crossings and bridges. In addition Ar SToL.l....
~ re cost OF construction ana operation OF the
Port Chester Railroad. which ne preIst.l r,il
ne f,ort chester Railroad for the following rea-
FI-st-Recause lis representative have aivsys
met the public in an open, frank and oosie'7''N7
5scond-Because the public tlrough their reo ,
Tizrd representatives. have been siI'Llr, $500
.r.arf5or- 5tc Of. The Por. chester Railroad.
TF.-d-f .ocauee 10 the public has been shown a
srr amount Of detailed engineering ana "il W'LH
which has required the Port Chester fa-.'oaa ABOUT
Fifh-Because all Of the officers. attorney, en ard
known TO he OF the utmost sohdits. tlTiEi'-
ness snd Stamina oil, 60. dealing, with, the pub
IN B ier al -iiroad has been careful
not 20 make any absurd ridiculous promises as
tfaf declined a donation of land amounting 70
coudt 0re IMPOSED would have iUpair"c Inc OBJ a
tion 81 the railroad. IN another similar case John
same reason. Theee men soid. When sGch "t-'fs
oo-=t-lciion ~ model. high class electric road,
and that donations 81 land and everything else
seyenth-The Port Chester rerre-entatiyes have
v-o1Id hecn within six months or Immediately after
the assent was granted. They have always shoNh
mem and they frankly stated thar they could not
set a ff-rn for trEirDUE until court proceedings
md other fapsl REQUISITES had been disposed %.
Tho rerrceertl-iye- Of the public have had the
o-..,r-+..-f--- - meeting the banking house back
al the NeW-ACrk and Port chester ttallroa1. ana
ara fu "a uoe!tiun 90 rcfute the uCrFenFicai stale
r0a~te Of Tho opposition touching or this point
The Egcetchester and Boston crowd have taken
al the matter before the Railroad Commission
which NJ G0fShaIl gave relating to the conStruc-
lion details etc. Of the New-fnrk and Port Ches-
Ter Railroad. together with great deal of other
matter which he has published, and sought 10 aD-
propriate 80 FOR their own use
Again thanking you. and trusting that you Will
co~ iuun n help the public defeat this Ubiquitous
Wesfcheste- and Boston hod-up and grab. we are.
PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF THE
TTy FNTT-THTED WARD.
Charles Baxter Chairman. Executive Committee.
Nev.-York CITY. March T. lHos-
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
sir: since the veto by Mayor Mcclellan - tho
hold-up ordnance 81 The dead New-Yorl. West
chester end Boston Railroad. have beer IN
c-fpt % great many communications calling At
tenton 20 the excellent work which the daily press
of tho City % Network. roge-hc- with the entire