To cement the charter route, a franchise was applied for, which was granted by the
City of Brooklyn on February 29, 1864. Archibald Meserole was of a family of local luminaries in the Town of
Bushwick, and is remembered today by Meserole Street in
Williamsburg and Meserole Avenue in
Greenpoint, both relatively minor routes on a citywide scale, but fairly important industrial and residential streets locally. The Kent Avenue portion of the route required trackage rights from the
Brooklyn City Railroad, which was grudgingly given, but a snag appeared when the residents on North 4 Street denied permission for the new line. The City averted disaster by amending the franchise on December 16, 1867, substituting
Grand Street between Kent and Driggs Avenues, along the route of the
Grand Street and Newtown Railroad, again requiring a Trackage Rights contract. ==Operation==