New-York tribune., 1907-11-16
AHEARN FROWNED ON.
DIR. LEWIS IN SANE BOAT.
Manor Tells Latter He asked Him
to Quit.

BIRD E. Coer. Borough President of Brooklyn.
rtood out bold relief At the meeting yesterday OF
the Board of Estimate and Apportionment les
ser light Borough President Ahearn while
President NcGowan was not entirely in the back
ground.
When the application for franchise by the
BROOKLYN Queens County Suburban Railroad Com
pany 20 construct A trolley road through Metro
poitan avenue Jamaica. came up. Mr. Coler said:
We ought not TO be postponing continually the
settlement OF franchises Either ought to grant
the franchises refuse them but TO be continually
postponing IS getting tiresome and against the citys
interests
The application Of the Brooklyn City Railroad
Conpany TO construct a new track under bridge
property connecting Fulton and Washington streets
then came before the board.
This is stealing the city's property. and II should
not be allowed" said Mr.. MCGOWAN.
I an responsible for this. I gave the permit"
replied Mr. Coer.
But what right have you to grant permit with
out the granting of a franchise?" asked MCGOWAN
We'll. did it and assume all the responsible
ity." said Mr.. CoIer-
Tt ought 10 he allowed" said Controller Metz
otherwise It would work hardship"
I don't care what hardship IT works. The railroad
has no right 70 steal the Streets continued MI
MCGOWAN.
By q vote Of - to Mr.. AfcGowan's motion 70
have the railroad requested show cause for the
spur and to apply for franchise was passed.
The contract for the removal Of snow and ice by
the Street Cleaning Department was appIONeI- L.
pleased Mr.. Coler because the board is to make
the payments. President Ahearn said he didn
understand. but Mayor Mcclellan ignored him en-
tirely.
When the question Of recommending the issuance
Of 5000 TO pay the expenses of the Metropolitan
Sewage Commission UP the chairman Dr'
Daniel Lewis, appeared
The Mayor glanced him and asked:
II understand yor TO say that did not ask your
resignation?"
Yes I said so" replied Dr. Lewis.
7 certainly could not have more clearly asked
you TO resign. when you were in my Office" said
ihe Mayor.
The matter was referred committee
when the bills of John Fox & Co. for extra
work on suice gates and drair valves at Jerome
Park Reservoir came up. the Controller said:
This work has been done and the city ought
20 pay the bill
Have you The money! asked the Mayor.
NO. but ought to approve the payment and
then pay il when can"
! hope to help some day to get the city out Of
hook remarked President Coler. and everybody
laughed.
M. Coler wanted to know about the application
Of The Atlantic Telephone Company for a fran
ohise. and was told that it was in the hand a
committee consisting OF the Corporation Cou sell
the Controller and the chief engineer OF the b, ird
On Mr.. Coler's motion the committee was dis
charged. and all applications for the telephone
franchises were ordered placed the calendar for
next weeks meeting.
Several proposed pBblic Improvements or
dered discontinued because OF the low ebb of the
Guys finances.
Following the application of the Queens County
Lighting Company before Justice OGorman. in the
Supreme Court, for a peremptory writ OF man
damus requiring the Board Of Estimate certify
resolutions passed October granting the
pany a franchise 1t yesterday that there
would be further investigation before the
company got the privilege of supplying gas to the
eastern district Of Queens County. Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Burr pointed out that the fran
c9lise had been recalled by the board by its action