New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-21

RECEIVER ODRIEN TAKES A HAND.
TRYING TO ARRANGE WITH THE CONNECTING COM
PANIgs-MrCH LITIGATION PROMISED.


Receiver O'Bricn, in accordance with his pur
poses as stated in THE TRIBUNE Wednesday. made
formal attempt yesterday through his counsel Clarence
A.. Seward 10 make an.cabic arrangement with the
Broadway and Seventh Avenue and the Foriy-third
street Railway Companies by which he. as receiver,
should obtain the proper proportion Of receipts derived
from the use Of the Broadway Surface Railroad
paper the substance Of which follows served upon
President FoshAy, OF the Seventh Avenue road, and
similar upon President Sharp, OF the Twcnty-third
street road:
am niornei that under wo agreements between your your
lcrhaI, rtrinets unknown your company
20 a rG'a 81 he snrlce COMPANY fro me 1T
troneh Boaiwav to ~" across Glureenihs andt2
and along mon square, sl whitehall 81. state st. and
B. ~ iiac baye 20 hlorn !oa nat rs@r' All - 4a
4tar tlc stat Of NcTl oi T. oasse on NJ J. 1850 en-
Railroad COMPANY ami t"t rcpnilie each .nd 'vcrf oi
'uec 81, bnan9 upoi me- ~ su rcs,'.I as o,e
yon company n,cor Of -ad arAs ec u
ho,iiS You Ia. your company sns py
use 81 'c -li ricS ETC., Of TIE sand Br."l" ay surface
fhc runruzo he ears OF company uon
IT,. ,I@S -, 81 hue ' i ~ % -, ~ 49,
lint volr company ling 10 make some armneemsnt
with m touching lnst ana iar compensation g. oe paid -
~ - VII, tr iycr ~ il' infih as - YOU Se'aiy -,
ON, D., o. , ''i '' ,'' ' he he" parm al InTeof
,fl 10Y tetis 3grt for az ord. g'e.crgns ne terms
>iir;ace Compass by your company may 10 continued
President Foshay hanlcd his copy OF the paper TO
William G. CULVER OF Alexander & Green, while ,ir.
sharp depoltel bis IN The hands Of his lawyers. Tie
companies viii probably return answer that they DO
not recognize Mr. OBrien's authority the ground
TINT the ACT under which ne appointed uucOn-
stntiona Thus the matter viii get into the courts aud
prediction made All along by the companies VIII
That is, that whatever move the receiver
may make the Will continue running under tho
present lease to the seventh Avenue Company ant no
visible. indeed no actual change IN Affair." VIII take place
until tie coustituuonaty Of the Broadway bills shall
have been decided In the court OF Last resort
Controller LOow smiled when he was informed or the
Of the receiver aud then determined air as
"MEategcr action tn receiver may take. ono
thing certain the city will have Its $4,000 annually
and per cent OF The gross -pts The receiver
repudiates the contracts with the Broadway Surface
aDrogated the Seventh Avenue COMPANY, which owns
all rolling stock, can withdraw IL and then what VII
the receiver do True. the surface rUal owns hve OF
the cars, but those the receiver could run only to
Fourteenth think lie would hni himself in DIM
cult position under the crcum ,taDces tor the city must
receive the $1,000 AID the per cent OF receipts
The public demands that the ears shall be
desire in mat direction. does he Well
he would ma difficulty IN doing any thng else The truth
that there questions regarding the whole
matter the reccivcrship do not how the con-
trncts 10 hs reputate The clty certainly IS TO he
projected IN al that IS due IT,"
one ~ counsel OF the road said This matter has
come precisely what have claimed all along. Tho
eglsstnres action In anuuIug the charter placed In
its tru, light; It simply meant reputation Oh valid
contracts Perhaps that Is constitHuOna!-aYd perhaps
not"