The New York herald., 1872-12-16


citys" ),
there been any public record Of It coming from the
Department OF Finance. do not believe that one
q s Se ass esen to the city,
II would be happy to get some further agures
from you In relation to this matter"
"Y0u can say on my authority that when first
took hold OF this matter last year the following
sums were due to the city'' relers to some ofiica
Due from Henry Smith on lease of pier No. 40 an
Due from j G. Hayeriand for piers Nos IS and ST. i2s
Due from William Bradley for piers At the foot Of
Due from George Brown for pier foot Of East Fifth
%W3
Besides these items large sum of money was
Juvenile Delfnqucnts
II viii ask you again, Mr.. Gels, has any action
been taken IN reference to these matters since
NO sir. LIDO not believe there has. A motion
was made some months ago in the Common Coun-
THE RETURNS OF ARREARS
made, but the only thing, we heard was that
Messrs. Harcland Smith had contested the bill
might ask over what time these arrears ex-
From 1859 to 1871. Sir, oil these amounts were
due to the city last March, when first that resclu-
tion spoke Of was abandoned"
the Erie Railroad Company"
introduced which is under the special order for
Tomorrow
= want the facts which led to that resolution"
''Wel, must 60 back as far as
THE YEAR 1846
to commence my story. At that time lease was
entered into by the city with the Erie Railroad
Company to lease this block OF which we speak for
the annual rent Of ST. 200. In 1858 this lease was
Meanwniie, in the the year year 1850 new Contract r. 1 was
entered into by which the municipality OF New
s sGSsdsd Sssas t%saa tDSah Wsa yss1s
the lease to come into execution on the lst Of
% s Sep Sn nf
was to come into execution in January, 1868, but
NOT HEARD or ONE DOLLAR
Of taxes paid to the city since that time"
was the property appraised ~
present at s?2s,o?Q year,.
''is that fair valuation Y'-. 'H*
.No, sir, do not believe 1t s, inasmuch as
railroad man, who ought to know, has told me
valued at hall million year"
might ask your authority's names"
''He Is q man connected with the New Haven
Railroad Company to whom was at one time
pitching ir, when he made the remark that the
Erie Railroad Company were
STEALING HALF 4 MILLION DOLLARS YEAR
from the city OF New York;
''When was this property appraised ~
Comptroller Green told me that the appraisement
had been made Of $225000 Now thisi only half the
value OF the property, according to railroad
mans estmate but outside that the Erie Rail-
road Company has not paid one cent OF
rent for that property since the year
1868. According to the appraisement the rent
of that property at the rate Of i've per cent on
$225,0C0 would be $1,000 year In round numbers.
Not dollar OF this percentage IN small valuation
has been paid TO the city, and II has amounted to
big sum, as you Will see by this tablet
Interest at Ave S225000 for four years 5000
"Do you mean to say, Mr.. Geis that no rent has
been paid for this property for four years since the
lease Of 1850 came into execution ?'
"Yes, sir. Tue appraisment was made, as un-
derstand, recently, and the public ought to know
who the appraisers were. When first introduced
the resolution Assistant Alderman Connor sprung
from his seat and said that my resolution was
COVERT INSULT TO GENERAL DIX,
the Governor elect the late President OF the Erie
Railway Company. He added that since 1868 that
this property OF the Erie Railway Company has
been transferred, and that man named Mcintosh
is at present the responsible party. Lowry was
made recently the receiver Of the road. contend
that the very fact OF private individual having
been made receiver invalidates the contract OF
1850, which expressly provides that the municipal
authorities must first be consulted before any
change is made or receiver appointed, and In the
next place the city has anyhow been swinded out
OF nearly fifty thousand dollars since $685."
''Do you believe that this came about through
THE OLD ERIE RING ~
"Wby, certainly. They all had rake, and tt