New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-01
SOME DENIALS FRoH JACOB SHARP.
BROADWAY STOCK NOT DEPRECATED.
no sTOCKHOi DERs DiSsATI FIED-HE SAYS HE
DOES NOT WANI FIFlR-AvE.


DOES NOT WAN F!FIR-AvE.
Jacob Sharp returned to tlis city yesterday
uftcran almost absence OF four months nPon
his farm near Rome He went away in August in poor
health after only partial recovery from severe H.
ness Yesterday his h-cks rosy and his eye gave
tokens Of rs old fire. In the office Of his counsel Scnh-
ner & Bright he gave his consent to talk FOR TIE iRb
uNE regarding the Fifth Avenue Railway Com
pany's project and recent Attack upon
the Broadway railroad. He first took up
statement published yesterday from an alleged stock
holder of The Broadway ana seventh Avenue RuiIoa'
Company. THIS so-called stakeholder was anNI"n7 10
know all about the relations OF the Broadway Siri''
and the Broadway and seventh Avenue Railroad COM
uancS and CHARGED that The liabilities Of the Broadway
and seventh Ave1uc road had been increased 80 100000
in It's guarantee or ih4 other roads bonds wmie tho
Stockholders still drew their oil per cent quarter
is dividends; so that the stock had fallen from 500
to $40 and "a meeting to b. called to-day by the
disappointed stockholders for an inquiry into the
situation.
nave a piece OF for vou first Of all. said Mr.
sharp ANA that Is within week the CniYerslty-pace
cars VIII be rp.tured and fifty cars will bo running Oh
that branch Of the road. TIE delay IN putting "h hes
cars has been caused by the necessity OF buld NJ ne"
stables for accommodating d>uhle the former number
OF horses, which Will number 900 The erection
81 these stables, The purchase 81 h"rses ana CPhp-
mcnts the new road nave maze Il
arse Outlay OF moaeS iG ,,,
me has n,tFf, red win thr arcariuy lar dividends
on, the >tock; bat tns VIII be only short time.
Ycs viii s. positively than next quarter there be-
a !iT.rr dividend declared Jlr question OF dccih M
ARG, dividend WAS t~Ca~sct inns asst time IN order &c"
See II we couldn't .4uc re through bat hmIly de-
ended Tor prude si reasons thdt II was not adFiShle
NOW, a Tor charge tiat the B'oud"iY aud
seventh Avenue stock mas deprecated. ltlS moi So
II" real OF The Od stock before thc new Iod was
built " Is alb $40 Afrr the n'w road vs. hul lhr
o.. stock .r2dH t. 20 up nupuislv"y "e"l@e the r.
ccp of the whole road were 10 he increased ann I''
increased The stock went Hp 10 900 cN SnarI' w.
sold at %3O1' that wa me highest point r"cA'
The stock Is low worth $500 -
Are the Euul irrS OF fuc Broadway ana StNth'h
tv"nue road rc.y dissatisfied, Mr. sharp 3
Mi sharp looked stern FOR momcnt aud ihcn sp'Sr
abruptly: " 40, ,ir; in'y are not 10 you EH" %o
4a, Stau. this s.rri Il docs NOT c.mr lro,H u.
anonymous 1t comes from u parry VINO
sou-It To- get hu.d Of the road Had i1i.'i
10 10 lt-forocn ptrjies and prrs'us who are hi-h DO
rrc Yul know some OF ., but ctnuo' i've tIr.r
Games. This Lat attack IT, part ~ tar Ioir ,''
,io, od,r. apt 10 nov wtM toll YOU k1"N
jaat .ue steckuoh!. - are al aatah 81. bI!"%ay
t.n.r bcnrIt .nc.c ploitrr- and Ildrc the uSriVe'
Mr. sharp hen divctr3 his rlht 10 Pea.a't
'~l'"f on Yoye .nsr - in when he d.
.ea u hc hat any ~, ini.fgi "a b, "a. l,I, "
of m kar Auy ~ tue tme ny letter, rn'
q tu"tr i.r "f 'ar paper 'd ,hDn Oh 4ast r~'lri'S
,t . it,.',i,gtv rna VIZ g,4,s to pnv Jhc cry
io.. tai. ud Every r. ms hern tA~u To ascertain
icrr.. men were uoici mr., al Fourir, uth-,,. for ne
rIraosr. t. uporariy; now the conductor Keep the
jagy on a more nj CT plan. Any man Of
common sense tau the difficulty OF my
entering into collision with scvcr bun red cor iuctor'
20 drpT.V. the Gag dives. lnr TAX Tor i' present
year has hccu al uudrT Otth and tIc olt8 r'ccPl
..Ncn II f. remarkable idc; that the conditions OF
the charter the Grri|Wav surftr" roI have h'd tho
effect of converting the irp'tvAY a-d crV-utI lave.
road from free q" a AHp> Ia- r1.d, ana rnW-
ur~ is to WAY prrCcn gg t. Tho cty abo1i - r'r
cent of - entire ie,eip result wholly UNLOCKED Tor
aud OF gtrit Vdluc - the city,
Mr. sharp disciaimcI all interest IN the Ffth
Avenue railway scheme he thongEt the special
Jaw Protecting The avenue IN "nsuperADle am
ctlty and besides, he did I1t believe that the road
yuHlG ..ay. You "iny say said ne that have been
90 he I.irOia business To make money ana tnat rs
believe That the proposed road will not pay, That Is
sufficient fUr lHy not favur the sca"inc. The
,ae peopr viii nave bid of tArr franchise at auc-
non. Yes have tbc franchise of The od omnibus Hines
aud YOU MAY say inruu-A ina TRIBUNE tht ID g."
PROPERTY IN Fif'hsvc " M them VIII sell them
lie reAt 6, nsr then h. Fl't.-avc Tor lar pilr".
Fg.deTjtA lay or, t' secretary ~ the flih Avenue
Railway Company. has gone tAr wy OF - ID. Odhwtn
and LOWS = ) and has rcsl.uei from the s'heInr lie
ia, That paDc Opinion has been too n4ucA for nun
also.