The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22
THREATS FROM TIM SHEA.
HE SAYS HE'LL GET THE OYSTER
NEWS MONEY and MORE, TOO.
Trying to Get Some OF Them Indicted ana
TO Find out who Got the SluooO-
He saws They've cot To Pay His Bills.

TrvInn to Get Some OF Them Indicted ana
10 Find ont who Got the S1o.
He Says They've cot TO Pay His Bills.
II Tim Shea were wild Comanche he
couldn't get on more war paint than he 10
wearing now Yesterday he read In The BUN
the story Of his outbiddinR the Ovstermens
Association for the lease OF the bulkhead At
West Tenth and West Eleventh streets, and
then he told a reporter how 1t all came about
and how lie proposes to scalp the association.
When no bid in the bulkhead In April at q
yearly rental OF slO,250. Just $3.50 more than
the oystermen over before paid for their privi-
leges, he was driven to 1t, he says, because he
had learned definitely that Boyle Housman,
and others meant to buy 1t in again. and thon
GUST him and his business. He meant at first
to act fairly enough by them, and let them
keep their floats In the old places. But or
course he was not going to lose anything
on his lease. 80 he sent around bills In
April, charging every FISHERMAN rental
about 65 per cent. in advance OF former rates
under the cheaper lease. This advance. Mr..
Shea says only left him enough profit to So
cure him in case the Dock Department compel
led him to make repairs on the bulkhead. Time
passed. and Mr.. Shea got neither letters nor
checks In reply to his bills and was, moreover.
allowed to understand that tho oystermen
didn't propose to pay any more rent than they
had done in the past. 1t was then that MI.
Shea took measures to eject them
There's law" said he yesterday, which
fixes the wharfage rates OF North River barRes
and market boats employed on state waters St
80. cents day for vessels between i 30 and ZOO
tons burden. They claim that their floating
business barges come under this classification.
They forget the very next section, u special
law Tor the oyster and clam trade which they
themselves had passed, and which fixes
wharfage at Ia cents ton day for oyster
and clam boats and targes. Now, l only
charged them from $1.75 to s2.93 day each.
They won't pay that All right But the S74
cents day law doesn't apply. and me n. sneclai
day each. To compel me to resort 10 legal
process thol efore. inspres me good profit
- BY the law each dockmaster is vested with
power iu his district to remove such vessels as
are not actually employed IN receiving or dis
charging cargo, and to fine their owner $50 for
every refusal. All these oyster floats are not
unload but are actually buNiness places which
rs a matter of fact ought, to he built on shore:
make the Dock Department remove them;
Why. when / went to Corporation Counsel
~ Why dom, yon hire tugs and pull them OF
But I'm not inviting any violence Suppose
iioats: What them Why re- simnly bring bring
Judge. who signs the eIectment ,pnpers comes
to designate the power to enforce the eject
ments. he will find that the Dock Department
is the only mower available. We will then see
whether tho Dock Department will refuse 70
comply with the orders Of the Supreme Court"
But in my case said tho reporter. you
mny expect appeals. ard tho matter Will nrob-
ably hang fire year or more. du.ing which
Alb" said Mr.. Shea. Gleefuly. but
will he paying no rent. either. for / cannot be
required to pay for what have not been put
IN possession Of Then. when Judgment does
bills. mt n cent and a half n ton II day for each
float. to servo unon my agreeable tenants
Mr. Shea here became very solemn, and when
he spoke 1t was with emphasis:
declared war when refused to enter into that
unholy association which was formed to bride
the Legislature with $4,000 to have a special
bill passed. mean to find out where that
$4,000 Of bribery money went to. FOR REFUSING
IL q fugitive from tho State. have my own
ideas OF where that went. but want to know
for certain. also want TO see jacob /. Hous-
man prosecuted for his testimony before the
Commissioners Of Accounts. l have written
TO District Attorney Fellows about it, and in
tend that this thing shall come before tho
myself"
Tho oystermen had little to say yesterday.
They declared they would never pay Shea's
Charge. said they had the law with them. and
were simply not going to pny Shea a. cent until
tho courts adJudged the matter. and classified
their barges.
I'm not on tho bulkhead myself. said James
W. Dovle. but Just TO one side OF 1t. ! rent
from private owners ut $14 n foot. The OYSTER
mon on the bulk head paid about 500 q foot
under the former lease to Mr.. Housman. Now
Tim shea comes along and demands rent at
the rate OF S36 a foot. 1t is outrageous, and
the oystermeh simply won't pay it,"