New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-20
"rhe omurbuses and the Mayor"

10 we EchoT y INC iFlounfs
SIR The statements in your psper OF yestcr'
day morning. under the above tue signed BY Observer
are almost every particular untrue and tho writer must
have been aware Of sir alsehood Al the dme wrote
them. Ny whole stage business may be summed up thus
Fusf The Bowory and Gsand-sL line granted
about twenty years ago snd has been bought and sold
ersl rmes purchased interest in H. and amer lapse
Of about ak years and my partner sold 1t, chiefly
credit, TO Lent Jimmeron; and they have subsequently,
sold IL 81 advance Of $1,000 10 Jmmers0n Co. Yell
an singled out ~ having committed public otsnse In
selling my In IN this property
eight nine years ago and erred 10 lie present
about four years ago. After having been bought aud
sold hve six lines myself and partner, Adm Hatfield
bought this line in &c Of Joseph Palmer and sold In IS to
Ludlow, Pulls McCellaDd; they sold II about year
ago a. an advance OF $3.50 10 Ludlow ohTy Ter AN
singled out as having committed pubic ohense Tor his
Third: | bought The Finh-sv. Line and Al the nsarly
unanimous request Of the prOpretsrs OF his city, and
Of my partner. sold 10 Curtis Pulls McCieand Tor
S86s0 In the property sold were three lots Of ground
and contract for twenty-five stages and twelve seghs
did not sell any permit all with the line, Ia any other
than permit which s the lease or goodwill of the
route necessarily sold with every line line OF stages
cannot be ought sold without the permit goodwill
stage line IL Ike any other business-the property snd
goodwill necessarily 20 together Messrs Curtis Failis
McCleand subsequently sold this line TO the Marshais
and got much larger sum Tor the good will or permit
Observer has IT, than received aud hereafter 10 VIII
be sold at a stil larger advance
Fourth / eceyed a grant Of the Firstsy. line from
Mayor woodruff and Of my request h was put il another
mars name: aud for that Mr. Woodhuu esp9nsi-
be Amer had commenced running II, sold 10 Messrs
Garrison 4 Merriam. chiefly credit did not SCI any
permit with Il other than goOdw which Is nsepara
be from every line Messrs Garrison Meusm did not
swt that they gave me $4,000 for any permit stated
by Observer"
Fifth. never had a permit" for line through Four
teeuih-s and Broadway. and consequently could not sell
u tor large any sum
Slf The Grand ard Spring ST. line visa granted on or
about the 9Th ofNovember two months bstore Mr. Kings
land into Office. The grant was 70 Mr Ryerson, and
did not know Of its existence Until considerable time
Rnerit was given, when entered into partnership with
him. Mr. Kingsland had no knowledge Of any "specula-
ons and claims have made his decision 10 revoke tho
Grand St lie before Mr. Tyson got up hs petition. This
petition he received before he Mayor and since he
into Office has refused TO receive any petition from
myself or partner, or 10 give as hearing
SeVcn The only charge made against me that have
been active ard entepsug Ia my business and mat nave
extended business Ultimately 10 more than one line with
success Ii charged that have received large sums Tor
the good will Of the lines IN which have had an Interest
have bought and sold other men have dope-Rothiag
more nothing less The good VIII OF lines IN which have
had interest has been boz ght and sold az four times he
amount have received Mr.. Tyson himself offered
sell the permit good will OF his line FOR SSO9 or
$4,000 including the property; my offer was $4,000 Jf
Eighth The Mayor has offered to withdraw all opposition
H. would haul of the Grand and Sprngs de This re-
fused the ground that the public demand s continuance
rs Will show by petitions signed tea 10 one against Ty-
soma fictitious petition JAMES L bhhIiNE'