New-York tribune., 1884-12-07
A RIG CHECK PAID TIE CITY
ELEVATED RAILROAD TAXES SETTLED

PIX sun or Sl ,2s5. .533 TRANSFERRED I" lhh CITY
TREASURY LARGEST CurcK EvrH RECEIVED
Aner seyeral years Of hti cation the officers ol 'ho
Elevated railway companies have paid the taxes "'
,heir structures and rolling stock. Jay uo"i"''
ms W. Fiola and Il. NJ. Gallaway mot yes
terday at the Controllers once a"" @ 80 =,
20 that official chcck for T|-'o'' 'r..,a,
The check was drawn on tho Meio""''0 -.
Company, signed by II. N. Gaii"""S' ,r',,,,,.
dent of the Manhattan COMPANY Oo'''J'', ''.,,,
Grant caye II into the custody OF 'n''"'',' , '"'"
Iaidlaw This Is the largest chccN 'u"' "'' 9
mad into the city treasury wl'hih inc ,v'noI' ~ r
nonu,v controller storrs and the oidcr o"'c'"i' VI
tho Finance Department.
Wv ,,prspoNpRNCE on THE MATTER.
<,..or,,,o,, Counsel Lacombe on November 27
';,aJ from Mayor Edison letter asking his
oni,ion os 70 the adyisabIlity frcm legal point OF
,re,y of making the settlement proposed by the
.,.vo,ed railroads In this letter Mayor Edison
said:
these sri;, AGAINST the elevated railroads have now
been carried for many years. and II appeal Is taken
Is altogether uncertain II can he safely predicted nov
eyer fhat the final result would moi he reached or many
wears and what such result would be when icachcu lI'
c"nNh, rolnain 10 "A very great extent prOhcmaticai
IL i not all certain that the Wow taken ny lhe Oh a."
disputed points of law Will ne hhaiiy auoI.c" az, pl
the courts. of the positions taken by .he
city seem very technical In their char'o,eer' M YER
rI m nt m .:irc and c1uity the city is likely fail to cs
absh only its original claim PM also in1ch oe o
whit II will get accepting the decision OF Judg" lial
Therefore, taking practical business N1w0 me. i ,
by themselves would seem to me for the best inter s
OF the CITY 10 adjust the differences al TN. point hy
private eoialions substantially on the baNs 1'a'e
g. judge Pratt ana to discontinue @ @mIs" % ,rS ',""
securing what now have ana cover "t o"'o
into the city treasury large sum OF money
Corporation Counsel Lacombc replying to the
Mayor, SAYS under date OF December .;
In my con muucaton to the Controller under da9 o.
l~~ l. o. when was lutiiHh'' -
you. I forth at great Length ali the loS'u i,c'i ,i
which have been raised in the igatlons coccilln- ~
matter. since that time have given much mum,
these questions and have examined tneln more III M %o' @
consulting upon them with James g 'trIi "iD W. ~ az
pcarcd fol the city upon the trlai Z" tne c,Ss b
disposed of by Jntse rIal Inc @ CiS hid am annca
some strong points upon when ~ arsuc SpuI m m 81.
bs takeu ON the other hand, however, lhlrc are o'
ZION. to the assessment and tax raised by the companies
IN support ot when strong argument laii "" 'i,,'
and an adverse decision OF which would pcInhP,
Ie ycIy airoachingn its results. All hiisanon lS oil
conrsc uncertain aud It would he hazardous Tor any
lawyer to express the opinion in advance oi thc u W
irnrpriory of d,posing of the LITIGATION with which II
is concerned on business basis ANA ia some manner J>
In n ~ Of hc nature Of the rcucral character Of the
question which have arisen I'm ths li'isauo many OF
fact that the decision Of the Special Term Il d
.fWr-o 70 ue ciy' ana 'aI7 idi.,2iri,,Dr
Wha,eyr ,c-tioa of iact are rsod hy ne pl,a iins
against and. iutthCr in ysw OF me acl Una, me 'i
rartauiy nc prriicj.i fac warranted n ad!i ine y.o
e tcy yoqt oonmgn.e1uo1p n, 'hal g..i }gg }g
rfrrlr rDftd url scouting I'm the tr'
~ roJ -1.n' 10 tr ci'y of si of money mnch h'T
ihan tif 90 nli.h n Is uoW hDll entitled, Whl. FIoI
tfc not ttt e1 cirut a- 90 tlidot 4 improper ~ M
tu!iof ~ ,xti i-c thU povtt conN1pl n hiw hy Seo'u
m thtr -trrc tlahs 8hich 'hr rii{ h nrli0si p.
;,stia sa,t b, tiaiiJt lrs ari rlri'ior o. 1'' .i
10 L,g ~,,at. iliitf ~ lre ceni,fet uNf'ul ~
l,t ~ H. iiI.aliN w itF Gt a,r'rol 'ht 'H
l.aI fi4i4nit9 .H pnirei io- ia~i9
FIt Aho npt.
The hi9@ins table 81 Gas amoaAi7 d"e fr'N iha
Iaii.oad companies, from 1879 90 1901. inclusive
with interest added, Waa prepared ~ tuui'"iIcr