New-York tribune., 1879-05-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
BRooKIYN,s BOARD OF CITY WORKS.

EMPLOYEES DISCHARGED BY PRESIDENT MAssEf-No
NOMINATIONS To FILL THE VACANCIES YET
MADE.
President Massey. of the Brooklyn Board OF CITY
Works, yesterday sent a communication to the
several bureaus Of the Department stating that IN
consequence Of the vacancies existing In the Board
its powers and duties were in suspense and coutd
not be exercised. He had been advised, he sald'
that he could not renew OF continue the employ
ment of laborers who were engaged without
resolution of the Board at a regular meeting, and
wished notice given to such persons that they could
not receive further compensation. He thought 1t
advisable however, for those whose services were
absolutely indispensable to remain, and he believed
that the city would pay their So laries. There are are
about $50 of these employees, whose services VIII
thus be dispensed with.
Mayor Howell sent communication to the Board
of Aldermen yesterday in reference TO the nomina-
ton of Commissioners for the vacant ofnces. ne
said "The condition Of affairs in the Department
of City Works is such that at present 1t is poweress
90 order any particular work or enter upon any & new
business 1 have refrained from sending TO your
Board any nominations for Commissioners To-Day
for the reason that bill is pending before the
Legislature providing that mel the aad and as
have reason TO expect that the bill VIII become
law deem il inexpedient 70 nominate any person
for Commissioner until definite information is re-
eeivcd AS this measure is eminently wise and
matter of great economy to the city. ask that
your honorable body favor and ipdoTse the measure
10 pass the bill" Alderman Black moved that
resolution like that suggested by the Mayor De
adopted, but this motion was promptly lald ON the
table on Alderman Stewarts motion, by Vole ol
i7to7 ,,..
man Aitken directing the Auditor TO audlt ana the
Controller to pay all claims for materials, services,
etc. furnished To the Department OF 1ity WORKS.
when they were certified by President Massey.
RAILWAY RATES TO THEATRE COMPANIES.
A PROMINENT PASSENGER AGENT AND WELL
KNOWN MANAGER BOTH DISSATISFIED.
Samuel Carpenter, Passenger Agent of the Penn
sylvania Railroad and John I. Ford, of the Balti-
more and Philadelphia theatres, met few days
ago in Wallacks lobby, and were introduced by
mutual friend. Allusion was made to the custom
lately established of giving special passenger rates
10 travelling theatrical companies. whereupon both
the railroad gver and the theatrical receiver of the
reduced rates OF transportation earnestly depre-
Gated the existence of the custom. And II was
ouuous to observe how both. from opposite POSI-
tions. reached the same conclusion. A..
Mr. FOrd-The custom Is actually injurious 10 tue
permanent aud well-eStabliSbed theatres IN large
cltes because it deteTs people from distance
from coming into the cities 10 see good plays by
Cool companies New-YOTk and Philadelphia ana
Boston few years ago drew largely from SUBURBAN
towns thirty and even more miles distant, NoW, now,
the cheap rates Of transportation lead metropontan
managers to send their companies 70 the suburbs,
and the result is that PLAYS are given nearly as
well in the country towns in the large cities. The
result Is that the country cousins" do not come TO
the city theatres as formerly. ,
Mr. Carpenter-It doesn't pay the railway COM
panies. There are good commercially reasons why we
should give reduced rates 10 large number OF per-
sons travelling in a body as theaulcal trOupes
DO But II has broken d up R the business oes SI
is as great # not greater than the advantage
Nevertheless. the rival roads continue TO run
after the theatrical patronage at reduced rates.
TENNESSEE BONDHOLDERS' CLAIMS.
SUITS AGAINST THE RAILROADS TO BE PRESSED By
THE COMMITTEE.
The Committee of Tennessee Bondholders, of
which Eugene Kelly is the chairman, will issue
n circular to-day to the holders of Tennessee
bonds few months ago c. Amory Stevens,
te treasurer of the committee began suits on bonds
held bv him against the railroads in Tennessee.
Charles O'Conor had given opinion that the
bonds issued under the Internal Improvement Acts
were first mort gage lien on the railroads The Kelly
committee has decided 10 adopt these suits with the
approval OF Brown Brothers d CO.. maitland,
Phelps & Co.. Ward, Campbell ~ Co.. and other
large holders of bonds in this city andn baltimore
Philadelphia, and Chicago. The CIRCULAR gives
list of roads on which the bonds
are first mortgage liens and the amount of bonds
outstanding against each road. These bonds amount
to sill 647 600, and with accrued interest to $14.-
325, 40. Funding bonds issued IN payment OF IN;
terest under the funding acts of 1866, 1865 and
1873 are not included in the amount.
Bondholders wishing to share in the benefits OF
the proposed litigation are required to deposit with
coupon from each bond. The committee an
nounces that the bOndbOlders Will not be
called on for further assessment and VIII not incur
personal liability. The commlttee Wlli engage as
counsel Charles O'COnor aud J.. l.. Andrews of
New-York, and Judge Hoadley, OF Cincinnati.
AMATEUR REGATTA on THE HUDSON.
The Metropolitan Association Of Amateur Oars
men met last night at the Gilsey House to make
arrangements for their third annual regatta, TO be
given on the 4th of July. Jaspar T. Goodwin, of
the Columbia College Henley crew, presided. and
representative from the ATLANTA, ATgonauta and
Nereid Rowing Clubs were present. committee of
three was appointed to survey the course for
the regatta on the Hudson opposite Washington
Heights The committee will have a course laid
out on each side of the that the races may
be rowed on whichever course Is least disturbed ny
the wind-shOuld any prevail On tue DAY of the
race. Another committee was appointed TO devise
means TO defray the expenses of the regatta. Presl
dent Goodwin said that three or four colleges had
intimated their intention of sending crews.
Wesleyan and Columbia were named as certain 10
enter, and 1t WAS stated that possibly the
Harvard eight might row on the ,Hudson
after their race with Yale on the Thames.
If they do Columbia College may enter an eight
against them. The races on the Fourth consist OF
two open only to college crews, fOur-Oared shells
and eight-Oared shells with cOxswain and the fol-
lowing open to all amateurs: egnt-Oartd shells
with cOXSwain, siX-oared gigs with coXsWain tomr-
Dared gigs with cOxswan juniors four-oared shells,
par-Oared shells senior single sc ana lilhOf slhge
scul The following amateur clubs VIII De al least
il one OF the races Columbia Atala9ta, Nnutlllus
and DauntlcsS of Newly OTk; NeIcld ana llOneer,
Of BrOoklyn; Palisades and Ncspers, OF 10nkers;
CarmaD, of Carmans0ille; .Argonauta, OF Bergen
of Rea ding Pennsylvania. The University Of
Pennsylvania and Princeton College may also send
crews The entries close ON June "a.
After some discussion IL was resolved that the
METROPOLITAN Association should give worlds re-
patta In the Summer Of 1888 or the year when the
fhe Worlds Fair should be held at New-lOrk, and
that a committee of hve should be appointed to de
wise means to the presence Of representative