New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-06

arc talking about the proprety OF tho grant to tho
asrecment WITH the seventh Avsnie GomSany we were
actually able 10 make IL condition of tho grant from
the tul OF every paid ny all those pas,en-
gers who rode foot any where on Broadway peo. ~
Fifty ninth st. We agreed TO pay and DO pay the per
centsec to the city great many millions OF passen
gers used to ride down University pla,e witnout
paying anything to the city and who would have Kept on
riding tina; way rattle: tna9 paving two rGI Put bs n1w
for tue University lace line is carrying 80 few pass
engers that It don't hall pay expenses .,,,,,,
PERSONALLY these bills that tine Le9isaturc is talking
about passing don't trouble me much IL they want 10
get at my bonds am ready at any time to pat them up
any court decide whether have right 20 keen them
Isn't that fair proposal mean n IT, h m n aver iso 10
country The stage people sold ont their hundreds OF
9s one their sy s hsd se
WORTH but the prospect OF railroad on brosHW ,h hs,
no tbcw sav The oMners Of two Of the thee lines
have died and their widows haven't much II any
edi Should they be runed to set at mo or to punish
Aldemeni Why it's an actual fact that MI Sewstd,
Av,nue Stage Company one these licenses and stood
up Albany and Insisted that the bond? on the it o.
owners should be made OF value II don't seem 10 me
that any lawyer has any business to dc such thing
the read commenced running $sO0OOO OF the bonds OF
the Broedw surface Company and PAD IN good mone
and they did sell them IN the open market ana tney o
They have shown OF offered to show counsel to the
COMMITTEES where these bonds went to and let them
satisfy themselves that these people bought them nno
ccuty and In ignorance OF any msdeeds Of Jake sharp
any rbery OF the Aldermen One OF the stage inrn
has fied to be heard aud refused. But conklng
and Seward and the committee and tue newspapers all
cry out that there arc no bona Me holders OF thesc
bonds that every one ought to have known what the
commltteo admit they haven't themselves proved yet,
thar s that there was fraud some OF the papers say
was obtained by fraud and any who after that took
any of these DoLds must have known better II he ald
lieving it, II he did not know be ouah. to be pm
ishei Tor not reading what we said ana some OF .ns
vary papers who say this az that very tlme said he
grant proper one to make aud properly obt@hcu
PURCHASERS OF BONDS
have list OF those who purchased Donus from
VeaIlye & Co There is savings bank down east that
bought 900 worth and paid for them IN the money
widows and orphans and they are to be robbed to
punish SHARP who Offers to let Tho courts DO With
him and his proI ty they think lust on tie list are
several ladies who bOug ht 81 GOO. $1,000 S3OOo tSOOo
an even S25 900. One OF them, a nelghhor OF Mr.
ConIlng's at Utica one bank Massachusetts bought
$50. 900, another one $1,000. There are trustees TOO
BrooklyD but In New Haven Worcester, in Taunton.
in Portland, In Providence n Buffalo in Ultra ana so
on. No. can't et you tax. this list, :or Nermilye CO.
haven't consented to its publication. The purcnasers o
the bonds may not want to have the public know thnt
they have money Invested where lts vaue is ~ & oc
destroyed by the legislature The savings banks may
not to expose themselves 10 possible panic ahu
You see these vefmlye bonds and these the stage
people took amount to more than hat az @ tat VIZ M
Issued rho Pullman people hal Slooooo TAKEN ior
ears and others which oven Originally "ere I'D
tho hands Ot bona de holders sho paid Money 70, he
should they he made to snfer because am said 70 nave
done wrong STOP II you choose, every bond which Is
suspected OF any rascaity but amt you e9iI
uniting rasoaIy yourself II you go further Mbch Is
from the city or the steal by which you propose to
take ali value from these bonds 10y act of the Lesis-
s'1e cnapce to AH saV WAY they should not Sc robbed
"Then again here the holders OF over two millions
The ors OF that road holding less than quarter OF
the stock have guaranteed the roadwas Surface bonds
But now yOn propose take away all that rrotccted tue
company Ia its guarantee and leave the lawyers 20 sn.
ont the quest, whether that destroys the guara go OF
stil leaves the Broadway and Seventh Avenue company
liable; that would make them worse than tottlnS tl /
but am mighty such thing amt Justice ana
sooner OF later the eopie who are taking i'll ''' way
No. there again YOU are wrong young man d aneSe t
hills that are In tho Legislature don't propose 10 10y Sny
Surface Company has got. Nothng OF the sort, ILGy
and sleepers which the committee say didn't ooet
800 though that amt true nut 70 aSe tue fsh,
to use Broadway end sell IT, not ror ho Dehe. oi
the bondholders and others but for the benet o. tne
Now any one cen see tAat what thsre Is m"ii "a
having, all that ho bondolders Thought they goL as
security this right to use the cars whicB were !"
the money 20 pay their interest ana PrNep&ni, &
Take that away from them and they nave hohihg lou
might well sar you don't rob man because you tAke
what's in his pocket book and sve hlm pack Ms pocket
book.
FrApY TO GO TO SING SING II GUILTY.
Now understand NE, young man. amt talking for
myself n brDod any one try mo ana sehd me 10 Slhg
sing for the Of my life. I'm here ana gong 70 stay
here and shant run away. II I've got any bonds or
sock which ought to hare and which these bills
re intended to take away from me. offer TO put them
up In any proper hands and let the courts say whether
shall them back or not 80 you see you can say
It's only sharp trying 10 save bis SKIN ana us oOhu
ami n6thne OF the But don't want to see such
outrageous injustice done to innocent people VINO pave
Invested their money scheme to which pave
devoted thirty years OF my lfe FOR began 70 work tor
railroad Broadway that time ago ana suGS 70 u
when every one said II absurd, wOuc rum itroau
way and all that sort Of stun Eut who would now
want To take the of Broadway It's the best bu
and eGuipped road the country aud everything did
WAS done under legal advice
thought had got through talking, but that reminds
me thing What do you suppose VIII 10 'ue
effect these tills they rass Z understand them
charter OF the Broadway Surface Company aud Mr.
Conkling and the committee say the rlsut 70 use cars
nm Rroadway sous. What then There are no stages
how are people going 70 get up ana down Br'sdwdy
Where will business be that street Mind you the
rhI 10 run cars ceases the friends OF the bs say the
mOment tney are signed. Bu. they are gong, as s"on
as they can get through lot OF legal machinery 10 sen
the right some one else suppose 'no) w hHu 'u"e
some one buys It, How is the purchaser gong 10 run
Where are cars. wheie are his horses wefe are
hi. stables No, the thing Is absurd The cars must
atom running for months OF the whole thig lnist
practically 90 back where II s now mo the na's " & o
broadway and Seventh Avenue Company. And VINO
can compete with them The only thing tAat can come
of il will he TO strike that company TOT some Wofc
money II will be much simpler 20 say that ub tuc
Broadway and seventh Avenue company pays lhe Nv
a further sum the right To ears on Broadway SDali
sop until else can get up new ount hh tbaV
when he does every passenger going above ftern,h,
shulI nae 10 cents ate instead OF as now WIN tnl-
!, might lie that the Seventh Avenue ROAD
wouId come down though not with my consent and
then travel on Broadway wOult 90 oD
~ FYTPENELY LIGHT VOTE IN ono.