New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-11
MAYOR GRANTS ILLTlMED SCHEME.
HIS COMM ssIoNERs HAVE NOT RECEIVED
,,,,,,p ,pporxTvrxTs BLIND FOR
ruoSr ONLY WHO WILL NOT SEE.

>o,o ~ +ba men named b. Mayor Giant for RAPID
ro,s,t commissioner received his official appointment
yesterday Immediately after the Mayor hri' P""''
a., enc. ~ the men whom he had decided upon, ne
hurried away from the city Hall 10 tih' a Tram i''
,uaDr 20 attend the Wednesday night reception OF the
Governor and lie did not wait to scnu 10 cA'" o'''
# the Commssio ncrs his formal and ohcia "ppo'"v
mon, The Commissioners will undoubtedly ect ul'l'
,nnointments by this mornings mall a. t"' MAY
has had time TO get back from Albany anu P". "
signature TO each mans commission O"V''"o 10 W.
ranks Of Tammany Hall and The handiHi o' s"''.
od .uoculstors who expect to bcBcht ~ ""a' '''
Navor has done. there was none to 'oinn''"" w.
v.vors action in appointing these Commissioners at
,aa. ,,,hout giving any public notice that such was
his intention. 49,. .,.o ,,.,or.s
Tho charge was made a year ago when the M'Soi
rammanv Han RAPID Transit bH was "'o.' ~
senate that the Tammany leader were m''l ""N'V"
Tho, ,he ,ill then known a. the Mayors b'l' '"o'''
ma" nav. va ,,'~'. law ANY other measure they "p.
no.ed The Tammany Democrats ID tnr Se""N ANU
,,,l, t,uuht tooth and nail against the d"'"'
, ,hich senator Fassctt offered IN the lh'e''''
,f ,rue rauld transit. and 10 prevent lHi"'N W.
,inpr a hold Oh the streets Of thl' CIV WHO" u WIN"
,alo v.,rs 10 shake oil. Every one VINO IA" e'''' '
MAYORS bill any consideration h'o"S ''''' 80 ,,,,
,.,ded only a. Il side issue - the Iami"'S "' '''
,, ., ~. u.cd for political purposes only
| A., ., r,,, stands the Mayor j, charged WIN o"'
,,,, in .,,noiuting this Commission al tli' WIZ"
Rand Transit bill was on the eve Of passing '' 0
80, and in tart did pass before all the Commissioners
| od IL, the Mayor knew that they had Dee" "P
,,o, The MAYORS record for time III MaNi"s "F
,,,,.,,s vas l,.tcn in this instance, II WHAT aPp'''
~ the face Of the documents be True -"
| .,o 4 little doubt in the minus W
! .,r Eliza. this lad been pre- aiiAnsen' an
,,a, word from Albany alone was ncedo" i'' Wv
| ,,, 8, ,,,vn The discussion Of senator i'''''
| ,,,a rr.,,, ,,l showed the Governor that INC IA
| i,;c,n. are. in earnest in their efforts I" give '''
ctv in the state such rapid transit ~ us ''"]'''
| ar,,o ,,,ciu,mcnt Of this commission unn'I '"o a.
49, lc.vc. the Governor an excuse Tor N'''"- "'
r.o.ett lin ,,,eu il comes 10 him. IL '"i"l'd''' ~
n, ,r,th the excuse given for tho veto Oh INC ',7
| ,i.o,,o Hill nf lao because commission i" 'N"
| c ro,.i.o tho Excise laws had been alP"h''" an
| ,o Win hi, trick to get the Court oil Appears
ton ont.dc If its jurisdiction and give an """'" "
| r,o.eurc which is not yet "A la" IL i h"'"' -"
| Tho, AZ least two Of the men named by MI VIA"
~ commissioners Will accept. Ihcy arc A"s"S' ~
, and william Stcinway. The tlhN "'"'O1
| n,,.,dn f. Potter. wa ont 81 town yesterday an"
,t ncc in the Potter Huldins his IclIc'tm,,eN
H., he did not know whether or not 'i'' i'
accept. Ala, pcnuilican Commis siOncr
.,nd cxru,rd himself from talhnS aD'"' ,.f,,.
,,rd,v on the plea That lie lIiu nVt WI, lac aid /,
official notice Of his appointment, n fdri,rat, for hin
.''.'r ~ Mon. II Charles =. Smth. th' pr 'I"' e.
,,c Cha,nhcr Of Commerce. j. the MN "' IT,, d.ciinr
Sn,,nISsjon as named by the Miy"i,, 'rai,ily /,
| ~ d;lrres thr appointment also. uhui, "' tin1d ,
s a. ,hat he lad been named. \ Gus un.it
Dsid however that he did not thn "a tha
ro,ld accept Il do not THINK: IL, h'" Ian IRA,
mV"l" e. can lac drawn into any 1ainnaHN I'M, v"
, mrc his lie is too shcwd man % DC i'P'''
| ,,r.n I'm this manner.