The sun., 1908-12-27
90. GAINS A POINT
In Its invasion OF the Queens County
Trolley Compehy's Field.

Tbs Whitestone Improvement Associa-
tion and other civic bodies Interested In
the development Of the North shore OF
Queens borough have filed a REQUEST Win
the North Shore Traction Company TO
apply for, franchise for the construction
OF new trolley line to Whitestone 70 con-
meet with its main lines. The company
has issued a written statement that 1t will
he ready to buiid the extension not later
than next summer IL a franchise is granted.
The association has enlisted the cooperation
of Lawrence Gresser. Borough President OF
Oueens. and an application for q franchise VIII
he made to the Board of Estimate. The
netition will be referred 10 Engineer Nichols
Of the franchise bureau. who will have the
necessary form and contracts ready within
three weeks. 1t is expected that the con-
tracts for the building Of the line will be
let during the winter and work begun in
the early spring.
This action on the part Of the North Shore
Traction Company is the latest move in its
interesting struggle with the Now York
and Queens County Railway Company for
a share in the profits Of operating street
surface railroads at the western end OF
Long Island. The Queens County road
controls practically all the trolley lines in
the Borough OF Queens and IL Itself con-
trolled by the Belmont interests. Some time
fwo Of Which we're for extensions from
F,,ishing to milestone and from F.ushing
no Bay Side. Both extensions would reach
dy sSsas ss NoTn snes puy q os g
or SrnsI else walk Walk several miles to the Flushing
After a lengthy sauabbls over the terms
lof the grant, q form OF contract satisfac-
tory. to both he applicant and che select
Sou mate WAS drawn up and tentatively ap-
daye dyeVf Of tie fsai pubic heari1s spd before
the the North Shore Traction Company slapped
in and applied for franchise 70 build and
operate q double track road extending
way. Way Tenth street. Ishburton avenue.
nut street to Brosdway and Main street in
the ESS SSss sSor. Of SonpsnE E.d po this
Nassau @ county, IL operates trolis{ road
inston % and has under construction extern
sIons from Mipeola to Hicksville and from
Rosiyn to the borough line. An extension
Careful scrutiny of. it's application re-
SabSa wsbia t he sor boroasS OF Queens ooincided
nsoposed ISe aSo %Ritestone extension Of tbe New
York and Queens County, road. which. u
Its grant were signed by the Mayor. would
have q tNcnty.u ytnh ihonOpois VI eiiS
streets included not only IN this 5000 feet
but also In the entire length OF the extern
sion. As Chestnut street, In which the two
lines coincided. is the only thorouShfare
by which trolley lines can obtain direct
access to the village Of Flushing an ex-
elusive grant there would shut out this line
as well as ali other lines that might In future
desire 10 enter the village.
The Board OF Estimate therefore re-
scinded its former tentative approval OF
OF the grant and referred the form OF con-
tract back TO the select committee for
amendment. The North Shore Traction
Company readily agreed TO accept fran
chise which was not an exclusive grant
and which contained q CLAUSE providing for
! the common use of e.O00 feet Of track In
Chestnut street. The Belmont company.
however, has strenuously refused to accept
such franchise and furthermore has de-
cllned, II Is said, to build the extension at
The North Shore Traction Company
now steps Into the breach and agrees TO
build not only its own Bay Side and Little
Neck extension but the Whitestone route
as we'll. These steps apparently are part
4 Of a well planned and systematic campaign
that will introduce competition into a field
that has been suffering from an aimoa
absolute monopoly fo- q great many years
Composition means better sevrice on the
part OF the rival transportation companies,
passengers and affords an. opportunity
a for The proper development OF . very large
part o. tae olty'