New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-05
MANHATTAN TO MYERS.
INVITING A SUIT ON TAX QUESTIONS
NONRESIDENT GALnAwAY WRITES A LEIIEn
AND SHOWS THAT 81. 100000 WERE PAlD
IN TAXES IN FIVE YEARS BY
THE ELEVATED ROADS

IN TAAES IN FIVE iA"1' 40
THE ELEVATED ROADS.
The recent attack Of Controller Meyers upon inc
elevated railroads has rritatcd the managers VI ''o
Manhattan system into something that looks iihc az
gressveness. Mr.. Myers charged the Mammalian wiz"
derelicton in its tax payments ana whch 'ic o"eo ~
point affecting the New-York Elevated Railroad III par
ticular. was shown to be technical one. the Con-
troer refused 10 accept the explanation. Vice fIesi-
dent Galloway yesterday sent a letter TO MT AS@
in which he repudiates the legal obligation OF Tile NEW"
York Elevated Road for the per cent TAX Oh hc'
income. and asserts that the Obligation rests soiey
upon the Creenwclst. line Of the West Side ana inc
Yonkers Railway Company, the experimental pfeuo
ccssor of the New-York Elevated Road The Man
haitian officials are prepared to meet the Controller
IN any suit he may choose 10 initiate OH TINS point
They say that under an act OF 1868 the CITY was
bound to apply this revenue from the West side ana
Yonkers Road to the improvement of the appearance
and condition of the streets used by the company! An
inspection OF Greenwicst. would show the absence OF
any Improvements required by the act
In response to the demand of the Controller lot In
formation respecting the operations Oh the new non
Elevated Company III the last I'VE years All elapoiaVo
statement has been delivered by t'e M@nna Van
frcm 1855 10 1os9, inclusive the taxes paiu 10 .no
city by the New-York Elevated COMPANY nave oeen
sG67 1901 50; by the Metropolitan. s!7l.s34 a. 6y
The Manhattan. the lessee. 80 AZ 90 total bS az
companies, $21ed,d2e g. Inc state taxeS PIa ID
the Manhattan for itself and the lessor companies
amount t. 1913 50. making total of CITY and state
taxes in FIVE years of a. -, Q,2cl u. .
The letter Of Vice President Galloway 10 Controller
Myers is appended:
New.York March :, 1890.
Hon. Theo W. Myers. Controller. etc., New.York CITY.
Dear Sir In response OF your represents
tive that should prepare and transmit to you state
uent OF the receipts expenditures OF the Manhattan
Railway Company account of the Third ana NIhh ave
lines for the five years ending September 81. 1851
herewith enclose you such statement
beg to call your attention to the Circumstance that
the city Of New.York the past Ave years has re-
ceived over 100000 IN payment OF the taxes Imposed
upon the income OF the Nsw-fork Elevated faifo"a
Company would also call your attention 20 the iact
that this tax imposed only by Chap fss OF the Jaws
~ 1897 and Chan SIS Of 1868 These statutes
uposed this tax upon net income Of the West side
and Yonkcrs Patent Railway Company. The Ne"'io rN
Elevated Railroad Company il liable TO pay TINS taA Only
A. it has succeeded rghts powers and franchises oi
me former COMPANY The West Side and Yonkers Com
pany was build line OF elc'a ed railway
along both sides Of Greenwichst. TO NinthaNe'' anu
thence TO the Harlem River IL had not the power 70
build line upon side Of the city the right Of
the New.York Elevated Railroad Company 70 construct
and operate its Tirdaye. line IS derived not from me
Side and Yohkcrs Company. but by reason OF the
action OF Rapid Transit Commissioners appointed uhoef
Chap COG laws Of 1870 performing duties author
lied and imposed upon them by the last named act
II in Mace OF adopting view under which the city
OF received during the FIVE years mentioned
0c0. the had acted upon the We" That
there was no liability pay upon the net income OF an!
Of the lines Of NewNosk Company, except the Ninth
ave line city NewYcrk during the I'VE years In
question would received something less than $1,000
advised several years ago ana am no" auNlseu
that the liability, II any, Of the Ncw-foTk company 70
DAY tax " city OF NcwNork upon Us net income
is confined to the Of the Nnth-aVe line As
however the company began make payments To the
city Immediately the lease 81 the Ne"horh Con
anys line, to Manhattan In 1879 upon the We" ina
YOU are now subJccting examination and a. change
Of view on the part company would have led to
reduction OF tax. the NcwYork Company has never
departed original practice In meeting this tax
trust YOU viii your part in absoving the elevated
railroad companies from charge that the are mol
bearing their Of the public buirNs The state
mont herewith submitted shows that they have paic
- ,eo2sl G4.1OO in during the las: five years
ROBT NJ. GALLAWAY. Vice-Prcsdent.