New-York tribune., 1886-02-23
secretarys salary In the evening the members attend
ed the performances at the BlOu Opera House.
THE BROADWAY INVESTIGATION
WILL IT PROVE TRAGEDY OR coMEDYi
ELEMENTS OF THE PLoT-INTEREsT IN WHAT MAY
M

ELEMENTS OF THE PLoT-INTEREsT IN WHAT MAY
BE DEVELOPED.
Public sentiment in this city is divided just
now the question whether the Broadway franchise
Investigation is to turn out tragedy comedy. The
doubt hinges wholly the point whether any Aldermen
OF the past the present have "squealed." IT the
squeang has taken place tragedy may be looked for,
and IL Is comparatively easy matter to the plot OF
the play and the skiful I'm which 1t has been
built up Clerk Twomey, OF the Board Ui Aldermen
induced say that he the notice of the dsolu
tiOn OF the III ddy injunction from William H. Moloney
There the indications In this direction temp orariy
suspended. Then The Counsel to the Corporation
led to state that the law in the under advise
ment when the injunction was vacated, which gave the
Aldermen that a. m. golden opportunity. Although
not apparent then what the tendency Of this was it is
clear, tragic basis, tHat these two points had
bearing Oh MolOney in connection with the Aldermen
and John Keenan,. Next came the bonignant and
memory stricken Mr. Hays, who did not know what
became of the 81 100000 bonds. Mr.. Sharp was the
next Important OBJECT OF tho tragic plot When the
squealing" is let loose on him 1t is rondy asserted
that It will put his check book route, revive his waste
basket, shatter the Broadway Bank and carry the
aOg5 milk bottle to the clouds In part VIII 9hhecI
Mr.. sharp with the Legislature, but above all WIN
As Tor President Richmond of the Surface road it Is
believed that tine s9-al nolye WIN ma nay hiUl9 n6
Val injunctons combIned In pOLnla pSrianSe TINS TINS
tIagedy will have like effect on the Sharp Kerr
FOshay sale To the Philadelphia syndicate.
report current that the tragedy has got beyond
the limits intended for IL by those who stated IL aEd
that may lead % climax never suspected Yet Mr
COnKling and Sena0g Low are said TO De lneN0raDe;
and Lhey that they will follow up every cow ana
work the tragic vein for all IL Is worth for the puOlo
good All Dir. COnkling's efforts 80 far appear 70 be
tentative and this strengthens the conviction that when
he brings the threads OF his pct suddenly together there
viii be IA ira -eiy in dead nest.
ON the other hand IA good many people, Aldermen
apparently ded their at the Idea tt
there any squeal and blunty say that all pre-
tensions IN that direction merely phase OF com
ely. Those still sceptca call 1t a farce rae
public look anxiousy forward 20 tue hearing to-day at
i "A. H. TO what it may bFtnR forth.
There report yestcr lay That ex-Aldertnen
william II. Mier was his way 10 this city from
Florida. This denied ut his house. At his place OF
business In Becckorst. Mr.. Mer's brother said that
Alderman SILL in ST. Augustine sunernb from
heart disease Mr.. Miller declared that his brother was
nO one OF the notorious eighteen but Il he had been
present at the "A. session he would nave voted
against the franchise. He hal the hardtnOod To declare
ne W0ridS" sQuea.ing" claims only piece OF Dun-