New-York tribune., 1885-07-22
NO TURNTABLES WITHOUT PERMITS.
COMMISSIONERS SQUIRE AND JACOB SHARP TO FIGHT
1T ouT-woRK FOR LAWYERS.

IToUI-wORK FOR LAWYERS.
Once on time man named Jacob sharp made 9
unto himself a lovely scheme for grldlroning .
great city. In carrying out his plan he put turn.
tables and switches here and there ut the pleasure VI
his fancy And he smiled all by himself IN abun;
dant q fgs PnbS WorRs ha city
said uuto himself: " There is law against street
Instructions and what the Rev; sam Jones cans
Tile law of permits must be Obeyed." So the Com
missioner caused his assistants to gust the turn,
tables and break up the switches IN e tne desd q,
Sharp had stepped out of the city for rest ana
Thereupon Lawyer Scribner, keeping a. keen eye
on his clients interests, bethought him that sharp
was one of the shrewdest railroad lawyers IN tne
country for one 1eorgs Terry mao Saa Sas,s IT, top D
Jacob Sharp to come to the help OF The turntaDies
against the wicked commissioner. And he viii come
TODAY and the presumpruOus Commissioner VIII get
the beneft of their Capitalization" And there Is
danger in the air, for says Lawyer Scrlbner: ne
charter Of the Bleecker-st. road was granted py
the Legislature as special act. and the road can
6niId ifs turntables and switches it peases. and
il need not go to the trouble of gettinga permit
from the Commissioner as he VIII auy MY snnirs nni
will be compelled to show cause why ne shoul9 not
repair the damage he has done! lie may YET nave
TO carry back the turntables ana the SWITCHES anu
replace them duly. ,
ductorless cars of the Bleecker-st line YESTERDAY,
and saw them glide safely down Broadway from
Reecker-st to Ann-st., Park Row TO BeeckiDan-
st and thence to tie Fulton Ferry back through
Ann-st and thence up Centre-st- mus JACOB
Sharp got along without the use ol 1no 1Ahh-'"
switch or his turntables. - , s A..
soon after noon Foreman John Brady, OF the
Department of Public Works. loadei the large IRON
turntablc which had been torn from the Bleecker
Street Railroad. in front oil the New-iork eha Oi
the Brooklyn Bridge, on to arSe 'rIGK aa
At. Jacob Sharp can probably procurelt there on
application to the Commissioner squire Later III te
day q gang of railroad men restored the tracks 70
hey
was laid down. -, .
Depnty Commissioner Smith, Of the Department
of Public Works, said Yesterday that MI sharp
would not he allowed any more privileges than tne
charter for his railroad provided. III he attempted
Centre-st., Grand-st.. OF any other place along uhe
route they would be torn up MI. sml!n Mas Va
asked whether in case the Aldermen granted MT.
Sharp the necessary PERMISSION 10 construct tuIn
outs. switches, ETC.. the Department. Oh np,lc a
Works would recognize such authority. lie re.
piled that it certainly would, Dut nj Snai mus.
then come to the Department and Obtain ths
necessary permit Mr.. Sharp must bear In nina
that he could not override the law and ordinances
any more than any other citizen Inc department.
proposed to enforce the law rigidly in his case.
Commissioners Squire yesterday sent letter 10
Corporation Counsel Lacombe. acqnaintlng MN
with the facts IL the case, relating now Tue nli,
lawful obstructi0us" had been promOtly removed
and adding "As have reason to believe that
efforts will be made by the parties Interested TO re-
place them respectfully request you. as the chieI
law officer of the CITY. to take such action as may
be necessary to restrain them from entering on
the streets of the city until they can show lawful
right to do so"
Mr. I.acombe said to a TRIBUNE reporter that he
had not had time to look up the law in the case.
but would give All opinion IN day or two' ue
strcefs without having obtained the necessary
permit