New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-05
ALDERMEN WEAKEN A BIT
Railroad Committee to Consider Port
Chester Before Tuesdays Meeting.

The Tammany members of the Railroad Com
mittee OF the Board OF Aldermen begin to see
a light Stung by public criticism OF their at
titude In refusing TO consider the demands
OF the people OF The Bronx for better transit
facilities ana scared by the spreading OF the
general belief that IL is not wholly philanthropy
that is controlling them the Tammany mem
bers Of the Railroad Committee yesterday de-
cided 10 hold conference on the Port Ches-
ter permit on next Tuesday before the meeting
OF the board II is not at all certain that any
thing definite will be done then. In the mean
time the hombardment will be kept up by the
taxpayers Of The Bronx and Westchester
The Common Council OF New Rochelle last
night appointed committee Of Ave "a wait on
Mayor Mcclellan and urge him TO send an ur-
gency message 20 the Board OF Aldermen with
reference TO the Port Chester permit. The reso-
luton directed the COMMITTEES 20 protest a xainst
any furtheF-e0nsiserati0s. cT t!.e Application OF
the RIP" road on the ground that It's title is
vulnerable and that a great deal OF time would
be consumed in perfectinE the title
Alderman Haggerty. chairman OF the Railroad
Committee OF the aldermen. said yesterday that
the Port Chester people were not entitled 10 con
slderation.
when viii your committee call n hearing or
the application Of the Port Chester company"
he was asked.
4 don't know thing about H." said Chair
man Hageerty. This Port Chester crowd has
been pretty mean. anyway. They are making all
sorts Of charges In the newspapers They DON'T
deserve anything"
Then you don't intend to do anything with
the Port Chester pcrmit2"
mo. We dou't-not just yet. anyway They've
been hollering about bribery and other things
and they don't deserve fair treatment"
I'm in favor OF the Port Chester permit said
Alderman Downing. one Of the two Republican
members OF the committee. The Republicans
have only two members in the committee, and
can't DO anything without the consent of
Tammany. l am in favor Of reporting out the
resolution n the earliest possible date"
I'm Just as sore about this delay in disposing
OF the Port Chester permit as anybody" said
Alderman Gass. of The Bronx Tammany mem
ber Of the committee. My people want the road
built. and | would gladly vote for the franchise
II the committe would report IL out. / in
favor Of the franchise, but I am only one of
nine members of the Railroad Committee"
II do not need TO explain my attitude on the
Port Chester matter" said Alderman Elias
Goodman. the Republican leader in the board
and a member Of the Railroad Committee. Il
was sorry 70 see any talk about money being
used in connection with the franchise. as I be-
lieve it does the Railroad Committee an injus-
tice I shall ask at the next meeting Of the
board for immediate consideration Of the Port
Chester resolution. / have worked for II from
the start and al the time that the Westchester
and Boston franchise reported out OF the
Railroad Committee moved to substitute the
Port Chester resolution"
There will be conference with reference TO
taking up the Port Chester permit on Tues
day next" said Alderman John T. Mccall Mr..
Mccall IS the statesman who. i'm commenting in
open board Tuesday on the Merchants AS
ISOLATION letter said that he against the
reading of a letter from lot OF fakirs
The whole matter rests with Alderman limo
thy p Sullivan. vice-charman of the board. He
is against the Port Chester proposition, and ad-
mits Z. He drove The Westchester and Boston
franchise through the board but has refused
up to date TO give to the friends of the Port
chester road a similar courtesy.