New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-05
BRONX ATTACKS " RIP"
Resolutions Strongly Urge Permit
for Port Chester.

n rI1dBS meeting OF many properly OWHcIS
and taxpayers OF The Bronx held last nigh.
in Loeffiers Hail. Observation-Disclosures eighth
st and willis-ave.. to take action on the Port
Chester and the rip railway propositions.
Captain Charles Baxter presided.
The meeting began with words between
Captain Baxter and Captain William CokeIy Of
the Taxpayers Alliance of The Bronx. Captain
Baxter. in putting to vote certain resolutions,
declared them carried without asking If any
were opposed to them. Captain Cokeiy there
upon called for the noes" himself. and was the
only one who voted in the negative.
Captain Baxter resented this interference and
said:
Those who are here tonight are not in the
pay of any one"
Captain Cokely quickly responded:
Don't you dare impute anything Of that kind
To me. You know II is not true. This matter
will be thrashed out at another meeting next
"Wednesday night. and YOU viii not be there.
and we Will then find out who is receiving pay"
The hand OF tho Rip road was apparent
Though a man. alleged to he the press agent OF
the Rip concern. circulated among the audi
ence before the meeting was called in an effort
10 have the Port Chester resolutions defeated.
his attempt was fruitless.
Tho resolutions were declared to bo adopted as
follows:
Whereas. The legal record OF the alleged New
elusive evidence that that company for more than
twenty years has bad no l e1lstence whateyer and
satSiled ise,f thst u has as no LEGAL life; and
Board OF Estimate on the application OF this de-
funct company Will greatly and unnecessarily. and
the property rights and interests q the property
owners and taT@paysrs; payers as % well r as the public IL
215o00 people: therefore
mass meeting does hereby rcspf1lIT petto5 an5
demand OF the Board of Aldermen. the Board o.
and ffn Nav Of fra .gf-
rIicatio1 of this d@funct New-York Westrhssfeer
and Boston Railroad he now peremptorily elected
such application can only injure the public and
taxpayers OF Tho Bronx
whereas The New-York and Port Chester Rail-
road Company has been Incorporated under the
laws Of 1850. has obtained the certificate Of the
tvice unanirously sustained by the Appellate Di
vision and twice by the Court Of Appeals. placing
Whereas. The New-Y York and Port Chester Rail-
Of Mount Vernon and RoSheile and % has ob
tancd from the Supreme Court the right 70 cross
the highways Of Westchester County: and
Whereas. The NewYorN and Port Chester Rail-
over or under the streets Of The Bronx and its
application and ordinance are row before tho Board
| pa=ers, property owners and pubt OF the Borough
of The Bronx: therefore
Resolved. That the taxpayers and property ovyr-
Of The Bronx, in mass meeting assembled. peti-
The said Sidcrnen ard fi1c Javcr on tho arrc,S ~
tion OF tho NewYork and Port Chester Railroad:
Resolved That tho ordinance Of the Nev--Yorl,
and port Chester Railroad be Immediately passed
by the Board OF Aldermen and be Immediately
action viii rebound to the incalcuia6le benefit ot
the entire Bronx and Westchester County
John Haffen Of the Twenty-third Ward Prop
erty Owners Association. introduced the fol-
lowing resolutions. which were adopted:
As We have no faith IN the New-Yorl and West
Chester Company demand that the Board OF
Aldermen put the latter on the same footing as the
shall have the right TO cross the streets Of The
Bronx.
Captain Baxter. representing the Building
Trades Association Of The Bronx introduced
the following resolutions. which also were
adopted:
interests of The Bronx that rapid transit facilities
be provided for the east side oc The Bronx at the
That the New-York and Port Chester Railway
Company Is bona nde concern. while the other
company has valid charter and no right of way
Tberefore the people Of The Bronx favor the
Port Chester company, and demand the granting Of
Il franchise to 1t so that tho road may be built
without delay.
n b. Humphrey declared that the McKeown
bill was the most seductive and dangerous g
all the bills which sought to revive dead char
ters, and II passed would put a cloud titles
I'm The Bronx. He expressed confidence in Gov
ernor Odell and said that the grab" bills would
receive his veto If passed. Several speakers Op-
posed the Wainwright Carpenter Home Rule
bill as an Albany measure and making against
home rule. William Peters Henry Kruser and
Philip Freudenmac cher asserted that the tactics
of the Board cf Aldermen IN the Port Chester
matter compelled them to go to Albany for re-
lief.
The meeting also passed resolutions protest
ing against the passage OF the various grab"
bills in the legislature. favOring the passage Of
the Rapid Transit Commissioners bill authoriz-
ing the spending of additional moneys for new
subway lines and favorinS the application of
the Union Railway Company for permission to
extend it's lines provided proper compensation
was paid and n universal system of transfers
arranged.
In the discussion on the CarpenterWaln-
wright bill, which had the approval of the people
of The Bronx before 1t was amended. man
from Merose, who refused TO give his name.
accused James L. Wells of going back on his
former position. He said that MIR. Wells had
threatened that unless the aldermen granted n
franchise to the Port Chester company he would
go to Albany and get it. Mr. Wells ran down
the aisle and for a moment IL seemed as If the
two men would come TO blows. Mr. Wells con-
tented himself with denying that he had ever
made such threat