The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-22

Possible Action Of the Aldermen on The Second
Report Of the Commission
CHARGES OF CORRUPTION.
A Protest Against the City Hall and Fifty
Ninth Street Line.

The City Fathers will hold regular weekly ses-
sion to-day and it is understood the second report
of the Rapid Transit Commissioners will then be
presented in official form What disposition VIII DO
made of the document is about rs problematical as
the action taken upon the first report when the
little unpeasantness" arose between Aldermen
Sauer and Haughton. The enterprising statesmen
who several days ago summarily disposed of the re-
port defining certain additional rapid transit routes
throughout the city We're rather non-cominital
yesterday as to what they will do when the
question again comes before them to-day. 1t was,
however believed by majority OF the Aldermen
with whom the HERALD representative conversed
that the second report would meet with the same
fate as the first Alderman Roberts has prepared a
preamble and series of resolutions suggesting its
immediate rejection. Alderman Morris yesterday
remarked that he would unhestatingy second this
movement. Alderman keenan, OF the opinion
that the former action OF the City Fathers in reject
ing the report premature. An impression
seemed to gain ground yesterday in the vicinity Of
the City Hail. that attempt would be made at this
afternoons gathering to the rapid transit
olutions by again referring the whole subject to
committee OF the Board for consideration. delays
dangerous, reiterated Alderman Morris, land it
would be we'll to dispose OF this matter at once.
SUSPICIOUS or BRIBERY.
Stories again freely circulated to the use of
money by the elevated railroad companies in defeat
ing the project of a new rapid transit route up
Fourth avenue to the Grand Central Depot but
nothing of a positive nature in substantiation Of
them could be obtained. 1t was stated that the
special committee appointed to investigate the
charges made by the eXctabe Sauer against the pro-
testing HaushtOn will make report to-day through
their chairman Colonel iio1erts OF course not
OF the immaculate City Fathers, but the presump-
ton is strong in tho minds OF some OF the .third
house" celebrities that remains to be told il
certain active agents or the elevated railroad
panies could be compelled to testify.
Colonel Roberts was requested by member of the
investigating committee to insert statement in the
report that money had been used. but he refused
to comply with such request. 1t is consequently
understood that the testimony taken will be alone
submitted to the full Board, without the expression
of any opinion whatever.
Mayor Cooper would not give any opinion to
what he might do when tho second report reaches
his hands. 1t had not been seen by him when he
left his Office yesterday afternoon. The explanatory
letter OF the Commissioners, as published i'll the
HERALD on Saturday was the only paper received by
the Mayor.
ALDERMAN ROBERTS PROTEST..
At to-morrows meeting OF the Board Of Aldermen,
o vigorous series OF preambes ana resolutions will
be offered by Alderman Roberts. He gives express
sion to the opposition OF property owners along the
line OF Park and Fourth avenues and il the vicinity
OF Central Park, and protests against further dam
the annexed district. attacking the Rapid Transit
Commissioners for violating their trust and request
ing that they shall immediately resign The docu-
ment is worded as follows:-
Whereas, tho Comm appointed by tho Mayor
the I'd OF April 1879 to chapter COS Of he Laws
Tsft tho a On y @
Twenty fourth wsrds,; that it well understood and
transit in tho said wards aud there alone that
n,snd sgniod any for any further rapid transit
routes than those already IN that the
appointed to lay out roads only In tho annexed district
wording Of their and Of their powers
law. have in defiance of public opinion al
most unanimously expressed; and regardless of the
grievous and irreparabe wrongs to be inflicted upon
's G the and
Ffyninth street from the Fast sido e Ninth avonne
would involve depreciation Of at least half the value of
age entire boundary Central Park The
Commits siones specify that the road must he built within
SIMPLY that it may be built within and across the
second street to Thirty street there
the City Hall would also involve loss OF millions Of
would destroy place of costly aud
perhaps further up town. stii injury the
business of Tho lower part Of the city, which ha:
routes The line from Forty City
ws Be % ssec onion
aud ruin thousands Of comparatively poor men, who
"%sr aSt',s' the city ' on the line such
will also depreeate to an immense eAten tbs value
street sas 70 City Hail. and
above Harlem River unless they connect with
tor tor sssS s"i
the benefit ana Improvement Of large tracts II waste
still further deased and our property holders robbed
for the benefit holders in the
annexed district who purchased In many specua
seok realize the Of others and
further that OF thirty and half miles OF said road to
be built above Harlem River and half miles
will be property which will be paid for while not dollar
VIII be paid for the injury propcrty below and only low
wall be where the road cuts through block
these. OF be paid for; and whereas the
Board of Aldermen the l4th ins rejected the plans
for rapid transit routes presented by said
believing that with the experience which csscns have
of the effects of railroads the streets and
avenues through which they that the granting OF
further permission similar TRACKS wouiu DO
to knowingly and wilfully authorize the robbery
number of citizens convert the streets
for which they intended. TO violate
public faith with those who purchased property 'front.'
said violate, II not the letter,
ainly the spirit of the constitution OF this state. which
declares that shall he deprived of his property
without just compensation therefore for TO njurc man
property to deprive him of portion OF ITS value BE 1t
therefore
Resolved that the Board of Aldermen rcafrm its action
oil the 18th inst In rejecting the VI the Rapid Tran
sit Commis soners and do reject comdcnn and dis
approve of tho and specifications OF tho said Com
missoncrs before the Board And we further recon-
mend that said Commissioners resign without delay tho
Office conferred them by the Mayor the I'd of APRIL
last In their have not already Terminated