New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-02
MIR. COLEMAN'S SHARP WORDS
uARKrTMEN SHOULD NOT BE ANNOYED.
SERIOUS CHARGES MADE AGAINST THE DOCK COM
MIsSIONERS.

sERIOUs CHARGES MADE AGAINST THE DOCK COM
MIssIoNERs.
Before the Board Of Estimate yesterday deiega-
tion of butchers from West W ashlngt0n Market
and of property-owners from the neighborh0od OF
Gansevoort Market were present TO urge the p0aru
10 do something toward building the proposed gan
sevoort Market or else TO give permssiIn " w,
yate persons to build or lease 1t. The Dutcners
presented their In strong terms ana con-
planned bitterly of the action OF the Oock DeptIt.
d %sn continually haIassed and ANNOYED
West Vest washington l Mark eT. The subject was
discussed at length but when Mr.. Coleman, OF the
R"erd of faxes and Assessments, rose to speak the
spect ators gave HIM UNDIVIDED attehlloh. -nl.
Coleman SAID that he thought the Thoe matter
was a thorough bleeding process. lie could not
understand why persons properly DOUG business III
the CITY should be bOreC, lacerated ana peI-
forated by a party whose only motive was 70 T 4
tbs c,tv of IFS lust dues" lie insisted that the
Dock Department was harasslng the lDarKeuneh
when il had right to do so, for It 1t should sue
coed in forcing them out OF west MasnlsIom Ma a.
ket that department, had no money to improve the
places that il would make vacant Continuing MS
argument the Commissioner said:
II the Dock Department should turn rs attenITh no no
bete for the department. and better for the city can
ing only the distance Pier No to Pier No 90 The
CODey Island Steamboat Company pays taxes On
County; the Pennsylvania Railroad pays taxes on
ST. 900 900 in the city Of Philadelphia; the MORAN
York Ss cenrs ON SO 606 900 Albany The Old %
miuion steamship Company has boosted and carried US
small town in Delaware TO avoid the
payment The NewYork and Charleston steam,
ship Company moved few of It's books TO small room
In MamarOneck and pays its taxes In WestcheNer da
Pacific Mail Steamship Company WIN cSp.i Oh ss
laliOn taxation for fifteen years Inc Oeh.Ia
road o. S S and Western
on S26 900 900 claims to be NONRESIDENT ana the NeW
as moi being liable on account of debt The Now-fork
and Baltimore Transportation Line pays oh no cap"i
dnd that Instead of the city erecting market on
Iands for that purpose that 1t was leased 70
the Raeckcr street Railroad Company Tor neeh years
for 81 OO year with exemption from taxes and assess.
ments that time that from 1869 TO ISL no SS5e
or ssments paid. ana on september Z| 1857
ind on record in the Controllers once an 0rder 10 can
eel for all these years pevio9s 10 ts R
road OF the Blocker Street Railroad ana he plant OF he
latter was signed over anu i%Se Cancellation took
place and why the city did not receive Ihe money la
tnapcl officer of this City demand and every
during the lease from the rdliroau tne '"A vi '"o
asse ssed value Of the property
Matthew Kane q marketman, said that there was
q rumor aloat that the Baltimore and ONO Kalir0au
people were striving to get possession OF Mesl
Washington Market and bad offered as an lhuuG I
meat to be allowed to go there and dlSpace the
marketmen that they would ut up the proper
whdrves and sheds and pay the city revenue be-
sidss Mr. Co'eman corrOborated Mr. Kane's state
ment and added that he had heard that the BaIti-
more and Ohio people threatenei that IL they
could not get what they wanted here they wOuId
organize a lobby and go TO Albany to seek spcciai
legislation. ,,,.
stated that about three weeks ago he had gone to
the Dock Comm sSIoners and asked them to cease
their annoyance Of the maIketmen. lhey nad
promised TO OPP it then; afterward ne heard that
the annoyances began AGAIN and letters were BENG
received by the marketmen and maps of the old
markets with new streets and wharYcS on IL, ana
the query written at the bottom: When are you
GONG to get out ~ Mr.. Mooney thought that as the
marietmeu paid tax of $4,000 a year they
shouid be treated with as much cOnsldera ION as
The nonresident corporations that paid nothing