New-York tribune., 1886-01-30
FATHER DUCEY WARNS TIE ALDERMEN.

The Railroad Committee of the Aldermen yestcr-
day listened to those interested I'D the granting OF
franchise t. the lWenyeghtn ~ ana wtniy M
operate Il erOss-tONn surface railroad Ihe plan Is
to lay single tracks through Twenty y-elghth and
Twenty-niI TN sts., and double tracks on the West
Side from the FOrty-secOnd-st. ferry, and on the
East side from the Hunters Point ferry at Thirty
fourth-st., to the GreenpOint ferry at twenty
j. i. Harrison, counsel for the company, argued
in favor of the road.
Henry " Mead opposed the granting OF fran
chse and read a letter from Assembiyman Robert
Ray Hamilton opposing the project; o..,.,;.
Father Ducey. pastor OF St. Leos Roman Catholic
Church. is of the committee OF property holders
who oppose the road. lie said
There Is historic phrase hat aro yon gong to DO
aboI iti' that was once used IN thls oy' agtaS ol
side that there Is now In the Board OF Aldermen an
1n troarh rairoais in utter disregard people
that possibly the time VIII come whGl mere WIZ 90
mp howl more terrible than that OF 1871 unless the
Interests of the people are served
President Mooney of the Aldermen, said that he
went :uto bank the other day ana was as Shown % a
broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad stock
at 2e5 When asked why he sold his stock the man
he thought il prudent to get out
~ Gsorge w. McAdam. John NJ Scribner ex-Sen-
ator Luke +. COzans and Y. Marsh, appeared
against the railroad. Jonathan H. Crane and
further hearing was adjourned to Wednesday at
d. IN.
SMALLPOX IN A CROWDED STREET-CAR
When some Italians were found sick with small
pox in the tenement-hOu3e No. 10 MuIDerry-St.
on Tuesday The sanitary officers overlooked a baby
which one of the women III the house had taken
from the Founding Asylum at Ihlrd-ave and
Sixty-elghth st. TO nurse. The woman afterWaId
took the infant 70 No. 121 Mulbenyst. and kept 1T
there until Thursday afternoon although its little
body was covered with the smallpox eruption;
Fearing that the babe would die, she wrapped
1t up in blanket AMI took il on Ihrd-ave. street
,ar at Hester-st. Another Italian woman accom-
panied her. They rode up the avenue TO Sixty
eighth-st, the car being well filled with passen-
gers most of the way. AT the door Of the asylum
Sbey were stopped by an attendant, ywhO noticed
that the infant was ILL., The AT lending physician
was called and the nature of the child's sickness
was recognized at once. The W man were led to an
onen area and locked in there with the child, UNI
brellas being handed to item 10 protect them from
the ram while the physician went to the Sanitary
bureau TO report the case. he babe was removed
10 North Hrotber Island in the evening, company
with woman who had been found sick with
smallpox at No. 516 Tenth-aye ,
IL was said at the Sanitary Bureau yesterday
that two cases of smallpox had been concealed IN
private dwellings by physlclans ana tnat tne pa
tients were recovering. DR.. Taylor, Of the Fourth
Division who s said to be getting evidence against
the physicIans did not disclose the names oi the
perGons. ...<.
~CGENERAL DENIS +. BURKE REMOVED.
The Tax Commissioners have removed General
Dennis +. Burke, Deputy Tax Commissioner lie
has had charge OF the assessments IN the First,
SECOND Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Wards;
President Coleman, OF the Tax Department. said
that General Burke had shown general ineniclency
In the performance of his duties lie lad SHOWN nls