New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-07
CLAIM FOR FOUR MILLIONS.

TIE NEw-ENGLAND IRON CoMrANis SUIT AGAINST
TIE GILBERT ELEVATED ROAD TOR ALLEGED
BREACH OF CONTRACT
The case now on trial before Judge Freed
man in the superior Court involving question OF
- 900 900 promises To be one OF unusual interest II
grows out OF a contract made by the NrwEngland iron
Company the plaintiff Ia this suit and The Gilbert Ee-
vailed Railway COMPANY one Of the defeHdauts The
provisions Of This contract made il $40, are in writing
but there questions, first as to its real meaning anu
second as plaintiffs ability TO iuhl IT, In bTlei
the plalntiG says that it made contract
with the Gilbert Elevated Railway company III
1872 for the building of the road al me
rate Of $500 900 a mile, which It expected 100000
profit mile. 1t in difficulties, but these "ou'
not have been serious had this contract gone on Is
made -uO-couracts which would nave Ielt IL a manu-
some margin OF profit The Gilbert Elevated Railway
Company has built miles OF road since then ana Oh
the basis of 100000 mic. TINS would amount 10
81 O0o 600 which with 50 900 claimed by platinum as
damages.
The defence not vet fully developed, is that tins con
tract which rs not denied intended Tor inc eye Oh
MI Collnsou. an agent of certain English capitalists,
and was on the understanding That they should
advance the necessary money TO carry 1t out As th@
wa. not carried out an fell through. The plantm snS
pended and went into liquidation and only revived u
bring this Oihcr Occncts are tlat Mt roster WHO
stoned tnc contract for defendant had no authority
10 do So aud that the acceptance OF the Pdus D! TIC
on rincpr was never given.
~ lar the ease of the plaintiff only has been given
and that oury ia part. T. r. WiggH, president Of the
nlaul II COMPANY has been examined al great lcuFlh
me formation of the and the ability Of me
plaiut 10 fulh His evidence IN substance that
me contract was signed by MN IN coou
faith The wave of 1873 sWcpt over thein
and they suspended work. but al any umc ny means "l
their sub contracts with shops at Brho aha CmGdSo;
they could gone ou with The contract II required
10 do so aside from their power To ght men own hIts
These suhcouraCts would have LETT "A guOd margin OF
prod He was closely Examined a. 10 the form
and method Of making TIE contract. r -,
Edwin H. HeWiuS, the engineer az the pMnllH on tIe
department Of bridges. Architectural work. etC htGll
ms testimony his discussions WIN the engineers OF
The defendant but lultrTuI tea by Inc appointment
ASSISTANCE FOR 4 CHARITY Al ROME.
At a meeting of the New York Ladies As>O-
station I'm and OF the Gould Memorial Home and school,
Rome Italy yesterday afternoon, at the residence of
Mr.. V l. Farragut, No. ll3 East TlirtysNth-st. Dr.
John Lord presided This association has upward Of
100 members among whom are many prominent ladies
Il the CITY, Its officers are Mr.. v L. Iarracut, Mrs.
n n Osborn Mrs ". X. strong, dircctresscs; Mrs. a
r. Smith, recording secretary; Mi's j. I. Bailey, cor
responding secretary; Ms. t. y. crosby treasurer.
Among those present were Dr. James b. Could, Of Bos
,on and Mrs George Warren Hammond, recording
,ecretarv OF the Boston association rcpOrt was read
nv the secretary showing the work OF the association
'or the past year forty children being cared
',l by the Home. Nearly 1000 has been contributed
thp ctu-c the Newly uIk dHSUclatlnD, ana auOu
An. same amount hy that ~ Boston. paper BY the
Rev Frederick BiNle~ Allen giving an account on the
'ounduc o. the Home schools al Rome by the late
Nr. Emily Bliss Could was read los MS W. H. Osborn,
md one hy W u. lIowclls Trt-eutcd 10y Mn.
.eorce W trrcu Hammond. These papers were pre-
,cufcd y authors at tie late annual meeting VI
lie Boston dsSOcldtou