New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-12
PASS LIE At HEARING.
Il LiUeLy Discussion OUer the Port
Chester Road.

The Railroad Committee OF the aldermen had
an adjourned hearing yesterday on the app!ica-
ton OF the New-York and Port Chester Railway
Company for permission to cross certain streets IN
The Bronx The committee made no decision
James L Wells ex-presdent OF the Tax Com
mission, was the first speaker talking in favor OF
the Port Chester companys application
sidwell S. Randall. who said he was large
owner of Bronx property. spoke in favor OF INC
application. With Mr. Wells. he said the COM
nttee should give whatever reason It still has
for delaying a report the franchise Tho PorI
Chester company had proved its financial response
blty. and that had been the only question EalSeu'
and that only indirectly. Charles H. LoNet'' AlDeI
z. Davis. Of the North Side Board Of Trade; W. :.
Wood president of the Carpenters Union OF Mount
Vernon and w. W. Mills. OF the North SIDE 6oaro
of Trade. also favored the application.
William Peters. for the Chester DlstF1ct Al
lance declared that the lawyers who at a Prev
Gus hearing, represented themselves as authorized
to opposs the franchise for the alliance had spoken
without authority. The alliance. he declared
unanimously favored the Port Chester franchise
James W. Osborne's partner. Mr.. Hess denied
the charge that his firm was retained by the New
York. New-Haven and Hartford Railway Company
and said he would take oath to that effect One
man demanded excitedly that he do So but MI
Hess continued his argument He wanted MI
Cotshan and the Port Chester company TO deny
an affidavit by Mr. Robinson Of Dick * ROBINSON
that the Port Chester promoters had offered TO sell
this Commissioner Wells asked Mr.. Hess II he
was retained by the Westchester company. He said
that he was not: that his firm WAS retained by hVe
property owners of Mamaroneck.
william A. Coakiey. president of the Chester
District Alliance, declared that he had Il right to
speak for that body despite what MI Peters had
said He wanted to speak for the members who
paid their dues Peters spoke for the men. he said,
who never paid any dues.
That's a ne!" shouted Peters The chairman
raped for order.
John keenan, spoke IN opposition to the Port
Chester road because it would tend to reduce the
voting population Of NewYork and The Bronx
It would carry them out of town John l. Cokallon,
who said he was q member OF many organizations
IN The Bronx. denied that the people there favored
the Port Chester road -
We look upon Mr.. Gotshall and his crowd as
fakirs" he said Why don't they dlsproVe or
even deny Mr. Robnson's affidavit that Gotshaii
has offered sell out TO him? Gotshall is taklr:
Mr.. Gotshau, in ending for his side, SAID MS
company was not opposing the Westchester com
pany He was willing il should receive al II
wanted He said that Mr.. Dick. OF Dick Il hoblh-
SON had told Mr.. Harding. the man VINO Is aIieeeq
10 have made an offer to sell out. that he WouIG
not stand for Mr.. Robinsons affidavit that such
an offer had been made ~, -. 49,,
Frank Sullivan Smith. counsel for the Port Ches-
ter road said Mr.. Harding. who was responsible
man had told him that the affidavit was false IN
which Mr. Robinson asserted that an oter was
made TO him of the Port Chester franchise MOI 9
than that, he said, his company would NE peha!
bond in the sum OF 100000, and that ought 10 De
sufficient guarantee.