New-York tribune., 1874-07-22

Road 10 shift the track Of the Hudson Connecting
branch under which agreement he claims to have been
acting on ilonday Mr.. Hewitt said tnat he had not
cent invested IN the road and from the beginning ne
advised bis friends TO have nothing TO do with IT, as
he felt certain it would fl, being in the hands OF in
competent men, He was only rndeayoing as rusteo 10
save all he could for the poor dcGded nv %reGag %no
and he would not be trifed, with Dy mr. i
Pratt, whom lie considers bad man II the
latter desired the 5000 which he lad claimed
bOndhOlder. for the rght or way OF tho mOhtclhr
Road MIR Hewitt said he must go work through tne
courts but he has business to encrohch on the cted
tors rights III order 10 enforce persOhul ci' anu ior
all such attempts no Will be proseclted Mr Iitt mas
no right tell Mr. Yearance or any one else, That tho
road shall shall not be run Mr. Hewitt manages 7o
road for iis credtors entirely independent O other
road, and the oay connection between the hudson
Connecting Dranca and the Mohtelair Rlld IS
te' the tracks lS Of s the formeT Mr. Hewitt SAYS that
Pratt but will leave the whole matter the He
s confident he SAYS that they vii! punish Mr. Pratt Tor
his unus lbc eT4CrenCr with the rahnnE O Trans
ON the blontclar Road which act not only MUIR
lous creditors and thc pn0lc bnt IN direct opo
sitOn to statute the State Of NcYJcrsey. Nr Hewitt
viii await tbe DECISION of the Chancellor before taking
any steps ;oward puttlnG tho T0ad ia don
ing t arnbus Hall I'm Montclair at o'clock xpro5s
Indignation against the recent Ouriges IN tearing np me
track Of the railway and preventing trans from fHnhinH
THE CONTROLLER AND THE ARMORY BILLS
In the latter part OF 1873 MesSrs. Mathesius
& Frey supplied the furniture required for lifting up tue
9th Regiment Armory, and their bill was duly audited
the goods. An application Cor payment was met by the
Controller with the that he had no funds TO pay
the claim The creditors brought SUIT III the Court
OF Common Pleas in June last there was no answer
Judgment went by default and the plaintiffs got de-
cree for sl2G0i g. The matter came up yesterday ID
new shape, In the Court of Common Pleas. Chamoers
before Judge Larremore and this time the Controller
has an answer put in by his counsel Mr Carter tha
raises legal question to be solved by Judge Larreinore
The answer was that the Supervisors never had any
legal authority power to buy the articles and cabinet
work mentioned I'm the COMPLAINT, and that therefore,
IL was not "A legal charge Oh the county. - A.
Charles ". Hail. counsel Tor the palntlH', TOOK the
ground the Controller re itng the honest cred
itOrs OF city with cOnempt that he had acted dsh-
genuOusly the matter and not having sent IN an ah-
rWer the suit should not have his motion 10 reopen
the udgmeut granted The goods taken ana usei
for the public aud the Controller refused T. pay No
10 lit up the les; their audit was conclusive as TO
the amount and liability, and this had been heid ny the
courts 70 the rents Tor the arnOrlc3.
Mr. Cart replied that the Controller hal pad claims
for these houses hut they TO such magnitude thaC
the question whether the Supervisors nad authOr
ity to up houses aud the Controller has been
advised that they had none, unless they compiled with
OF that advice he ought not TO pay, unless com
PEELED by competent tribunal; but II should DC de-
cided by such tribunal that the super'lsOrs hu h
tnO.ty % fl up the armOrcs without Complying VIII
the law OF 1862, then these CLAIMS would be pald
Judge arremOgc said that he thought that this was
ought TO be speedily determined, aad Ae would
give his decision IA a lew days.