The evening world., 1909-01-22
FRANCHISE FOR:
! QUEENS RAILWAY
! OVER PROTEST
ph f." Mayor Says,
i When He Sees Swarm
Of Directors.
'..-
'GHEY SCENTED A JOB.
but Taxpayers Plea for Bet
ter Transit Wins Before
Estimate Board.
'GAEY SCENTED A JOB.

I'VE protest against granting this
bsachise 10 the Brooklyn Queens coun-
y and Suburban Railroad on several
grounds" spoke UP young Mr.. Robert
Brinkerd, the newly installed secre-
my Of the Citizens Union, at a meet
ne Of the Board OF Estimate to-day.
Re spread brief on the table and pro.
seeded 10 read.
'1s that a briet?" asked the Mayor.
at Is, Your Honor"
Then you may submit Il. It will
carve as an argument"
"But, Mr.. Mayor, desire to say
go on; so on" concluded the Mayor
sssignedly
There are loopholes In the contract
began young Mr.. Brlnkerd.
''Where are the loopholes?" demanded
Comptroller Metz
why this franchise, II granted. can
b used for speculative purposes. Moth
ting TO prevent it. Mr.. Brinkerd was
warming mp 10 his Job
A tall man with bald head and a
beard doomed up. We protest because
OF other eXactions," he began.
Your name, please" he was asked.
"Oh, he's one of those Citizens
Union guys, too" came from Pres ident
Ahearn In an audible aside,
Then the-man- with.the- beard fshed
with gloved hand in an inside pocket
produced a card case and extracted
card II bore this engraved nscrip-
ton. mir. T Elliott Hodsskin."
All Of Them Were There
ALI these fellows from the Citizens
Union the Municipal Research Com.
mission, the Bronx League and the
rest, are watching franchises like a ca,
watches mouse" muttered President
Ahearn.
Are they all here 10 he heard?"
asked the Mayor glanctnc around the
we'll filled Common Council Chamber.
Yves, all the reformers on earth APP
pear to be represented" answered
President Ahsarn
And here the truth must be told The
Mayor didn't mean to do 1t, but it Just
simply escaped him,
ION, h" he calculated.
"DoYGu represent the queens County
branch OF the Citizens rnIon?' de-
manded taxpayer indignant over the
protest against the granting of tie
franchise.
II understand that all the Citizens
Union branches throughout the United
States are repr seuted here" the Mayor
INTERCEPTED And everybody laughed
Nov. MIR. Mayor" started In n second
Taxpayer give US this franchise. 1t
means more transit for us poor tan
payers in Quesr'. Give US the franchise
and let US fix up the terms af;erward,"
How About the Library.
"oh, no, thank YOU, exclaimed rresi
dent McCiowan We are very sorry,
but we first must get our cake before
We ent it
Hello" the Mayor nudgeh the Comp.
Reform Associa ton this time See that
old gentleman Wonder Hes the Wash
iIgtUn square Association
THE reformcrs are f1ockIng to-day"
ehirped Ahearn. "By the way he
public spirited reform gentlemen tell
us how to run tn" city" I'd Ike them to
tell me. for instance, something about
that four mlIon-dollrr Central Library
for Brooklyn. They want that, and yet
they Kick about the iaNes. Give them a
milllon-dolar library and let us 30
without bridges. Hey Fine business"
"Oh. you want those gentlemen az
your advisory committee" exclaimed
the Comptroller.
mo, Heaven help me- They are your
,proteges. You can have them. Wal,
four Or FIVE months when the Mayor
atty candidate Is settled on and you'll
ISee how these gentlemen will treat you.
go ahead and tie UP % them
II don't want them" rotorted Metz.
And | observe that Henry-Henrv
Bruere-Mr. Henry Biuere Is here" put
In the Mayor. The Comptroller hlushed.
THE chaste ksser," interpolated
president McGowan.
Well, anyway. the Queens franchise
ITns granted.