New-York tribune., 1886-02-26
THE BROADWAY COUNSEL.
FORMER RELATIONS TO sHARps SCHEME.


more talked Of no. only lawyers but among busi'
ness of all occupations and in social and club life.
than the relations OF the counsel In Broadway raFoaa
matters past and present to the various interests IN
voved The positions OF Colonel George Bliss eSJudge
RUSSELL L. E. Chittenden, Robinson. scribner Bright,
Clarence A. Seward and Charles p Miller have greas
deal OF light thrown upon them by the proceedings be-
fore the Committee Railroads OF II Board of Alder
menfrom October 20 to November 1884 regarding tho
application OF the Broadway Surface Railroad for Its
franchise This particularly interesting in view OF the
fact that Messrs Bliss and Chttenden sit side by
side In brohery love in the interest OF Jacob SHARP be-
fore the Senate Railroad Committee while Mr. Seward
appears Of the counsel for the body
The Aldermanic Committee consisted Of Michael r.
Mclaughlin NOW dead Charles b. Waite, Robert T.. Do
Lacy, william H. Miller and Charles Dempsey. They
reported unani nously in favor of the franchise.
The record OF the proceedings shows that Colonel Bliss
appeared there squarely his feet in behalf OF the
Broadway Surface Road. Mr. Seward represented the
National and the Adams Express Companies, and in
to Colonel Bliss denied that the Adams Express
Company had signed consent for railroad in Broad
ExJudge Russell in tehalf OF the Stewart estate
and ex-Judes Hilton, expressed a decided opinion In
favor of the Surface road and commented drsscay on
persons who are really retained in the interest of the
Cable road which seeks to keep any road out OF Broad
until it may get that franchise" He wanted the
Surface road for the convenience Of the public and Of the
property -owncrs In his remarks, MI. Russell said:
While the gentleman whose representative Avn mas
been lighting Jake Sharp for thirty years don't hlSard
to say that 1t is his judgment that JAKE sharp, ms
ancient enemy has better ability, better capacity hetter
means at his command to quickly lay down road in
Broadway and to get rid of the ncnmbrances that now
exist Broadway than anybody else and he said mat
publicly, and permits me to say that publicly here.
Lawson n. Fuller wished TO know II Mr.. Russell mad
signed for another road, and the answer
"Idid. When became satisfied that that mere
for cable road whatever forms and designations
they may have assumed, and have previously assumed
I publicly withdrew that consent.
L. f. Chittenden, speaking for E. NJ. Knox, as one
reason, opposed:
TO giving of any consent TO or in behalf or or on the
application Of the present applicant or its substantial
and and insist upon the right TO submit
evidence to this committee to chow that the giving Oh
such consent to Jacob sharp, Thomas b. Kerr, Lewis
May and their associates 70 any corporation with
which they permanently connected would DC agalnss
the interests OF the public and the city and violation Oh
the special which 10 vested by law In the Common
Council.
Mr.. Chittenden delivered panegyric on Broadway as
the first the American continent and then,
speaking of the of the Stewart estate, exclaimed
against their change opinion He considered the fran
obise in question worth than the franchise OF the
Union and Central Pacific Railroad Companies put
together and the Credit Mobier put on top OF IT," He
wished 10 show the Beecker Street Road had
passed into the hands Of the new management 1t had
not paid dollar into the city treasury, and added
IL seems to me that evidence which shows that JACOB
Sharp Lewis May, Thomas b. Kerr, and Harrison kerr,
in the MANAGEMENT OF other city raroads nave asa 10
the Obligations OF law to this city, is a substantial
reason why you should not @ h ntp se ~ Ssan "'
Mr. Brieht-Do you appear here al the REQUEST o. OF
the retainer Of or under an expectation OF any
fee from. the Cable Companyi
Mr. Chittenden-FiIst, 1t Is none OF your business;
second, no.
Charles p Miller presented himself for the persons
VINO have consented to construction OF the Broadway
Railroad Companys road and who are opposed to Mr..
sharp's road" Messrs Miller and Bliss had this little
tilt:
Mr.. Mrler-Mr. cadwalader is here on behalf Of tho
| Broadway Railroad ,
Mr. Biss-And you and Mr. Parsons are employed by
W Mr. Miler-Now don't get yourself in such heat;
there is necessity for It whatever As raj az MI
srnted the Broadway RailIoad Company and th9t
Mr. Bss-Then he didn't skulkf
Alderman Waite volunteered this information in reply
| TO Mr. Fuller:
| Jacob shsrp we don't know him except that
alderman WaiteMWe know nothing excep; that tho
Broadway surface Railroad Company make THIS appn-
cation here.
WHAT WILL To-DAY'S SESSION BRING FoRrHf
The investigation has been set down for III a. H. to.
day and is looked forward to with much interest," yet
not with deep expectation which was felt on satur'
day last or Tuesdly The neralded promise OK
confessions stimulated the interest in the last two
sessions TO an almost fever heat. aud every
| body is now asking "Do you really believe
| that any Alderman has confessed' aud
the answer is getting to be: Nonsense. That all
to scare somebody" Now that Aldermen and those IN
public office supposed to have tasted OF the contents OK
Jacob sharps mKcan are found TO nave acquired tner
wealth in speculation and in betting at horse-raees,
the scales fallen from the popular eye ana people
expecting much as they once were thst tue
senate Railroad Committee will encounter doodle"
Some OF the Aldermen, too, have explained that the
doodle never distributed to more than one recipient
at the same moment that he could only give himself
away" This has restored puOc confidence in the In
| tegrity Of the Aldermen.
.RiIlv" Mooney was still an unknown quantity at
| last repurts and was set down Willing the hours
away n Philadelphia. 1t is expected that Mr' snarp
will again be called to the stand to-day but possibly not
| until tomorrow. Aldermen Jaehne and De Lacy are
| to be in attendance. still eager TO 20
called to tell about the Broome-st. saic.
provided they know anything about IL, Alderman
Waite who used to drop in at Jaehnes Jewey store,
will DO on hand again. There are still assertions thas
the uausition will far-reaching scope out tho
committee aud counsel look wise and say nothinS
The committee from present indications will report IN
favor of an nnnument the charter and furnish whas
they consider evidence sufficient for the Attorneys
era 10 bring the proper 1t is said that there wall
| be minority report
| DETECTIVES AROUND THE GRAND JURY ROOM.
The Attorney office was visited yesterday by
number OF police officials unusually large even tor
these tines Of agitation Inspector Byrnes VINO mas DO
come daily visitor. made his usual morning CALL arriv-
ing even before Mr. MARITIME appeared at bis once.
superintendent Murray also called In tho morning ana
was engaged for time IN conference with Mr. Mar
tina Inspector steers and Foreman King, OF the Grand
Jury were also among the visitors There were eonsui'a
tons between some the members of the Grand jury
and officials connected with the once
Inspector Byrnss left the building aer MS morning
tolk with Mr. MARITIME but Detective slevin VINO nad
heen in company with him. went stairs 10 the Grand
| ury room There wore several other detectives who
had peen about the building before the arrival OF the in
.pector and they did 60 immediately afterhs
dsuarture Detectives Reilly. M'Dgn, Mcknight, NC
Gure and MoCuskcy were among those IN the Vlciny
- , Grand Jury room They rem aimed in the witness.
oom and about the corridors until the Grand Jury had
| a.samblsd aud had been for Q ume In ses-
| ,,op. Then the six detectives went one after
tbs other, iuto the Grand Jury room
and remaned for nearly half hour They departed