New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-23
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A NEW RECEIVER AT ROCKAWAY.

JOHN a. RICE DISPLACED BY THE APPOINTMENT
OF GENERAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE BIG
HOTEL.
Judge Westbrook. sitting in Third District Su-
preme Court at Albany, Thursday, removed John
A. Rice from the rcceivcrship Of the Rockaway
Beach Improvement Company Limited, and ap-
pointed General Jaines W. Hustled in his place. The
proceedings looking 20 the removal of Mr., Rice were
ing Conducted 6y DE deputy 'i Charles
u IveJets IN pn,rt 81 rs"int te p at"rreT
General TO investigate The affairs of the recev"rship
Many of IT," aiiioayits contictng a reference was
Te lra the facts and evidence +" the Court at
special term held at ALBANY the last Tuesday in
Chr ls 7 Iaws Of isso @nt,ied xu Act "
Relation to Receivers of lns"lvent Corporations"
Tie Judges decision cmbodieS the following facts
furnished Icy the Attorney General i'll regard to
which he states that there Is no dispute:
FJrst-That John A. Rice. who was mate the re-
any order If the Court fixing his fees, as required
by Section $500 of the Cotc h,s paid to himself for
commissions the sum of %1S,722 ~.
&ecoad--Such payment was made by certificates
issued to himself which were received and taken at
the rate Of 50 cents On the dollar, while workno
aud creditors were compelled to receive them at
their face.
cent upon all debts paid hy certificate Of receiver,
and upon al certificates Issued.
Foarth-Without any authority Whatsoever the
receiver paid to himself hy certificate issued to
himself the sun of Tl3,GSo 81, the alleged iustica-
ton Of which was claim for services manager of
the hutel property, Hhich service WIS periO med
while he was acting as receiver.
F1ttk--lie has also borrowed upon rcccivcr's GER
tcatcs. VI :. g. Wheeler. the sum of $l2 100, Cdg
ing receivers certificates to the amount of $3.50
III excess of the sum borrowed for which he had
order from the Court.
The Judge continues ''Thc simple question which
tie application presents Is, " hen q receiver, with
ont any authority, has improperly taken over
SIT 900 of trust funds, should he be r.1novodf The
question adults of only answer, and that is
have been allowed I'll" r'ceiycr. they not due
til allowed An order must be entered removing
Mr. Rice and appointing another in his stead The
h. inl
when his successor shall have had an opportunity TO
inyestigat the same fully
mcnt, he went to the hotel AT ROckawav in company
with Charles J. Everett, Mr.. Ransom of the firm Of
of the Deavan House Albany Coloael Moore. the
custodian of the hotel. turned the KEYS to
General Hustled luatter of form. and received
them again from him. Mr. Leland, whose advice
General Hustled had asked. of the opinion that
til" hotel could not he pTOiitabiV opened this
season as most families had already selected their
summer resorts, and ii would bc difficult To hire
season already at oth"r points Those present finally
deciicd that il might be- eXpcdent 10 open the
eastern quarter or PERHAPS haIi OF the hoet ms
season for h"arI'rs General Hustled expressed the
Discrimination as soon as the Senate contest at
Albany should cease, to have an inventory of the
real and personal property OF the Company maGe
out and 1tcrward to call meeting of the creditors
al the hotel, where they might look over The
properly and express their views to it's manage
luent. General HuSted gave bonds III the sum of
$4,000 Senators Madden and BiXby being his
suIetes.
Mr. Ransom, counsel for General Hustled sail to a
TIhVTE reporter YESTERDAY that the creditors
his power to make the property profitable. and pay
its Indebtedness lie would moreover. upOn getting
possession of the accounts Of the company be ready
at any time give full information about it,, affairs
whereas many creditors found the former receiver
very reticent. The property MIR. Ransom said roallv
belonged to the persons who had furnished material
for the hotel The late receiver had kept Il need
lessly large force employed about the hotel.
Mr. tices counsel Ashley & Keoncr, were served
Thursday with copy OF the order removing M
Rice, and appointing General Hustled Nj. Kcencr
IDr ,I,f.t
Rice Was in Chica&@ y, tterdsy. The Ncw-Yo,k H.
separate organization. an consequently is not
Affected by the change in Tia, hotel management.
MILK DEALERS ARRESTED.
DR.. John y. lsham, an inspector of the Board of
Health; appeared before Justice Bixby in the JEFF
complainant against Louis Eckhardt. milk deal @T
NJ No. lSS Spring-s The doctor informed Justice
h2rdt he had aScortanct that one-thld of the
cream he'd been ren9ved, and II per cent Of water
had 9 do heen added The prisoner was PLACED under
planant against Mary Young, milk dealer at No
~ Ierry-st. She was placed under 500 bonds Tor
Dr.. Isham said 10 reporter that the New-Yurll
City Board oi Health was now enabled f. perform
july lit had jurisdiction only ON Manhattan Island
but now had power TO act IN any part cf the state
visit towns along he line OF the Erie Railway and
examine the milk which was sent to this city on
to strike at the fountain head OF the evil which was
lar ncre elective than prosecuting the milk dealers
In ,hls city, who not uufH. Quentlv bought milk
which had been skiunued, watcTcd or adulterated
believing ii 10 be pure
DENOITNCING 4 TEMPERANCE AGITATOR.
The WashinGtonian Temperance Benevolent So
Getty which has been at the head Of the tcnner0uce
movement OF PasSaic County, n j.. held a Ineetiny
AT IT'S rooms ~ Paterson, yesterday to discuss "a
Iie PGySon Ndiiy fresa Mr.. Bartram i. the s,cre-
tary of the society. and has been tor many yrnrc
temperance agtator in Paterson. He Instituted
war against the l4uor'yal~rs, hut after n time il
wa dis'9itih1ed. he People tncn accused HIM of
having been bought. In the communities ion r.
terIed to Mir. Bartran stated fhat he could
Buy ana pay for" every temperance man. This
caused !huth excitement among the temperance
Genoqncing the agtator. lie would have been c,.-
PEELED from the society had il not been for q r,,.t
san !nlts constitution prohibiting Xpus:on M less
member breaks his pledge Ihc discussion ycs;,r-
gay among ne members WAS anything bat cempii-
mentary 70 Nr. DaItIam. They said they wished 10
have nothing further to do with him. RESOLUTIONS
were adopted denouncng his conduct.
FAIiHLESS sons AND HUSBANDS
Margarct NcucIhcr2, az, sixty-threc years, and
ni nuSUahd Nic@laS' age seventy seven years, clno
30 this country from Germany June , with thrir
son John, age tw"nty-SeVca. When thcv arrived
h'rc they met another son, William who had inn
migrated TO this cOuutry IL 1865. Last Monday The
~ her gave his two sons money 10 bay tickets Tor
tIl" whole family To- Chicago The sons with a
nan named j. Lcmeus, spent the money, and have
not been seen or heard from since.
Rosine ttOcfele her husband Joseph and to-o
chrGf3n arrived ID TINS country July g. They went
q Phl.deIpha TO get work, hut cOuli rot s,lcc cd
In2 wife pawucd her trunk which contained every.
ting slc WIS worth. for 500 ana returned 10 MI.
city. Friends hired rooms for the couple here and
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