New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-19

"Of this total wo hold Sl.IOOO0O In Judgments
against the city We put to the trouble OF going
INTO court to this Indebtedness at an expense OF
$4,000. or tho remainder $IOOoOO Is IN notes hgas.
which hold Ss6OOOO Of the city bonus as
low do you ac for the interest that the singer
Sewing Machine Company and It's principal members
It must have been fifteen years ago when the CITY OF
Elizabeth began the construction OF series Oh eAFsIn-
CANT public works, such as paving uhlhhtDite"'
hruspd streets laying sewers aud the Ike Inc men
who had sold swampa TO The city Tor streets aha iao
contractors who haddone the puDiclh i W
receive compensation The city hoatod heavy Issue OF
bonds 10 meet Indebtedness but few would BUY then
officials appealed to our company Httle more uan
seven years and we went to tho rescue we LOOK
their bonds and notes far below par Ipp ,o @ or of
had loaned Real estate declined inc o0tUn zen wv re-
80. 70 compromise or rather scale
down. oiiys lndeotouneSs Ior,ony ". or
fered To take fortyye bonds at low rate OF interest
but offer refused There are paUa
the perry for sale which these taxes are uue vi ~
would buy II at it, fun yae sndpag o ,1 This Offer
was refused because the assessment ring whicn
5 nnp G Kermit "t tRer property 10 be sold The most
astounding thlng OF an " from "' tina amount
Have You ever taken any part in the Gitys politics
70 help Yourselves outthat u.s. tried to gain cohtro oi
not in the least and that brings up point In regard
to shutting down. Among our SmpoSos "o ara com
cilmen other city officers These men IRE con-
trocd by the ring aud II Is s men who are
acting against our and their own intorss u ha com
Ia IL likely that the singer company VIZ
peled to withdraw from Elizabeth, ana II so "heIo WI"
IL gOP 80. .,oa,,o, already
Our trade almost entirely abroad some nc nso We
put up works Glasgow, where we are now turnds az
between 5000 and 1000 sewing mashines woea' az
Elizabeth we have been turning out between ouVo au
GOOO machines a week. But even OF thos9 n nnn
uiaciurcd In the latter city; III, -Vo,OV W
annually are shipped other countries IT, VIII tns 10
seen that we can afford 10 do ana reaIy ougt "
do ali OF our manufacturing ut Glasgow our pay-otii
now includes 10000 persons and IL IA nattol -,
will Interest the country II wo are compeeu 10
leave the City OF Elizabeth. We went To GaseoW III o
frs place as precautionary measure brought aoou %
our troubles at Elizabeth. We are now prePaIeu w
leave that city silently In tho night AS tho Aro ioH' us
tent ana steals away. 80 49,, ,,,.. ., Eliza
You have had oihor trouble with tho City OF El@a-
beth, have you not r. ,,.. 49, ra,,otion oF
our property From time to time the city mas 81
the taxable value OF works, although there are Lc
sans why the taxes should have been decreased. @
away at one corner OF Elizabeth. where We hare nv,
cost the ity a cent except To maintain one nam 49,
We pay the salaries OF the i've pUcenein nnu n
savers streets etc and always paid for their malnten
ance. We have paid magma uimousy LOT plhous W III
ciy's credit for ths privilege OF employing nut
mon and putting 81 100000 annually ih'o hef ''"N'
nj finn"