The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-21

TIE STORY OF 4 NEW SUIT BIZ DR. GILBERT
AGAINST rRE GnBRRT ELEVATED RAILROAD
UNFoUHDKD-wHAr DIR. GILBERT AND TIE
OFFICERS OF THE ROAD HAVE TO SAY ABOUT
THE MATTER.
In morning paper yesterday statement was MADE
that Dr. Gilbert celebrated the protector Of ele'
waited rapid transit had begun n suit IN the supreme
Court against jose y. Navarro. William Foster Jr !;
the Gilbert Elevated Railway Company, the New
York Loan and Improvement Company, and the Edge
Iron Company In which he sought an Injunction
to restrain these parties from carrying out the scheme
by which, he charges, he Ia 10 be deirnuded ous
Of about half million dollars According 10
Dr. Gilbert himself this statement was made pubic
for some Interior motive that hs docs not quite COM
prehend. No suit has been begun by the Doctor
since the old one the particulars OF which were pub
shed in the various city papers over two months ago.
In fact, even that suit has been settled and there
no other in question. Among those who lake an in
forest In securing rapid transit for New YORK city
is believed that the publication made to embarrass
the promoters OF rapid transit. The Gilbert road Is
the one in which the hopes OF all advocates OF rapid
transit have centred. II originally designed alter
plans made by Dr. Gilbert, and It's construction would
have involved u cost OF $7to,0o0 mile HIS plan was
expensive, would II ID thought have ultimately re-
bounded 10 the profit OF the stockholders and the con-
afterward modified and cheaper style Of railroad
adopted A HERALD rep orter yesterday called upon
Dr. Gilbert and called hts attention 10 tno statement
that he had begun suit against tho parties already
mentioned 80 have been out Of town." SAID tho
Doctor, land this morning whom came in read
an article IN one Of the newspapers which stated mat
action had been begun by me against the gilbert
Elevated Railroad and others will say frankly that
q settlement has been almost reached in tn,s mat.
ter The suit mentioned IL old one but think 1t
10 IN fair way OF being arranged.
REPoRrER-Tell me, Doctor, II the SUIT mas pcen
disposed OF for RoodY
Or. GlLsERr-The suit begun some time ago,
and as said before. Ia an old one expect WIN oe
disposed OF can't say that II ID disposed oil Tor
good, because there is something TO DO SAID yet
The Doctor seemed disincned to talk further on the
subject aud the reporter left
Mr. 4. r. Meade, ex-momber Of Congress- partner OF
Mr. Walter s. Poor, No. l45 Broadway, said 1.-THE a.
fair mas been settled. aud the difficulty between Dr.
Gilbert and the Elevated Railway Company Is at an
end and the arrangements for settlement are con-
cluaed"
Mr. Foster, Of the Gilbert Elevated Railroad Com.
pany-whom DR.. Gilbert in his old complaint says en-.
tered into contract with Navarro and that III pursu-
thero tncy seized ana held the shares Entrusted
them and have thus been enabled ever since to con-
troll all tho elections for directors aud officers OF he
company AS well the general administration OF ts
:-''Thore Is nothing new IN that story 1t
published . few months ago aud the suit men.
toned Ihereiu has been settled don't know that
have anything more to say about NJ In TACT, there Is
nothing moro TO say than that 1t 10 settled"
Another OF the officers OF the company said :G"The
10 not TACT The suit made mention OF is IN old one
HERALD contained all the particulars about 1t
against this company by Dr.. Gilbert we know nothing
OF IT, because papers have been served upon US and
NO pupers havo been served upon anybody else con-
nected with the road"
Rrronrxa-what Is tho prospect OF your company
and OF rapid transitS
OyyIcIAL-l tn,nk It very fair on the whole There
may drawback aud that that In the elections
next ia the aDtrapid transit people may succeed IN
carrying certain Senatorial aud Assembly districts that
would givo majority Ut the New York delegation In
the Legislature TO the antrapd transit folks In tho
Fifth and Eighth Senatorial districts they Will try to
run antrapid transit candidates. and ThurlOw Weed
Is Al the bottom ofthe whole scheme. However, we
are quietly awaiting the decision OF the Court OF APP
peas suit that has been before them Tor some
m0ntha
WHAT AN AssxMBLYMAN REVEALS.
Mr. Thomas Eccesne who was menper Of Assem-.
bly, ut Albany last yCar, and faithful Trend or rapid
transit yesterday said to the HERALD reporter when
spoken the subject Of the aliege suit: have
from pretty good authority that 500 200 were spent
Last winter up In Albany to defeat rapid transit"
RHroRTER-Do you suppose another attempt OF the
same KIND will be made next winterY
Mr.. EccLrsSE-As long as grass grows and water
runs The street companies will PRACTISE the same
policy and the chief hope for the people who de-
sring rapid transit Is in sending the right class OF
ho n~is1 LATIN