New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-16
PLEADING WITH THE CITY'S COON0N"'
MR. MYERS HOPES THEY WILL NOT AD"'
r1rr AorEDUCT CASES.

MR. MYERS HOPES THEY WILL Nof
THE AoUEDUCT CASES. 80. oorre
Controller MYERS yesterday made puoho ..,on
snondence With James G. Carter Eii''u n.y. Cor
G. Fox and Wallace Macfsrlane, specia oou.' .,,,ts
the city In the OBren 81 clark "quou ,h.v
who nave withdrawn from these cases peo"' rns,r
hov. nat been paid in full for their services ooo
.,. zinc amounted 70 SSD, $40 AS. OF THIS Si''oo'
- 49, to Mr. Root n balance OF S4ooo !" M
car,sr and no had been paid ",ooo Pre'i0u'
$40 ooo for Mr. Fox and 50 425 for Ar' MAMMALIAN.
Tho remainder covered the lawyers oisou' '. .t
and the tenogr aphers' fees. Inc cases "s'",
c,tv involved about S1O,OOO,OOo. As ""s puon 20
~ m. time the Board OK Estlunae On 'a'a"'
nnronr,ated $40 900 Of the sum asked by Tue
and loft the adjustment OF their bills u '"e I'm
W.. -. ~. a., nnrconal interviews between the lawyers
s ,ha controller and Corporation Counsel tono"ea'
Or Carter Mr. Root and their coheas"cs "0o
r,oa..d with the delay and finally seVercu '@''
5ectlbn with the cases. In DONG 50 'i' 49, Jharo
.rho coso b,s now been settled by Judge MS
and l. in n position where other couhsei I"' -,
aro :. ,,n and present IT, We accordingly co"9i"c,
LAM - " mIu,.r &, the matter discharged, ana shall
not consider ourselves under any re'po,,'D rh,s
$50. s,o,s in onv Of the AQueduct ltgalioh' l'u'
iottor !. dated February IL When aSkeu ior ~ Va
Ir,,,an Yesterday Mr. Root sad "OuI Oiil '''"
Seen naid and that Is all there 10 AOou' -. -,
,o-ot,on Counsel Clark was not IN the WY 49,, =,
r..t,o. Nvcr. said that he replied on Sd'"'"'' ~
- I,..or ~ the lawyers declining 10 continue "n-
g. ,h. Aoue-iuct case, addressing Mt OAf'oI' ~.
,olovinr extracts are taken from the oo"'0''''
letter .. .ho. T.. e the
Il Gather from your communication 'n"' u
,.,,,, ~ vour colleagues and yourself 10 "''"ui""
rom the snlts not the ground Una, ioli pay
Of your bills has been refused OUT -, -
900 200 Nm. been appropriated by the Board OF
r,r,no,s on account of bills amounting to S"''ol' -
w rIrv Of the undoubted financial respon'ol'y u
.n o,v cannot believe that gentlemen OF your ilsh
.rt,ro "A the bar and possessing your thorough ai
,a,,on y, nrossssionaI obi cation, would take slep
ha,r .bn interests OF your clients would De mus
rdi,ed unless you entertained the idea that Iu
or,.nt Of your claims had been refused That 'hee
4 M foundation for such belief may be reaos zen
Nv ,.terence Ia the minutes Of the Board OF f'ia
o., che ,nsettns held January 10, 1892, from winch
ann.ars TINT NV recommendation that the paSnie"'
q, these claims be referred TO the Controller WIN poNe
leaving the balance to DO sdlW'ed 'efe"'
unanimously adopted By the Board.
az am not mistaken, the city OF Ne"-forh mas
1904. .ho, ooos befors been indebted To you IN larger
snm, than that now involved. and there mas peen w
sugxes on OF any apprehension on your ga' 1aI u
municipality would reuse % ended ay withdrawn nom
the uusnton then in progress IN view OF these G.s
am az q loss TO understand what are ' nes which
GUY tr S,ch action on Your part Inc
r-ess,onal relations hitherto sustained 0y MessIS
Root Fox and YOURSELF ssr,o So character that II
r,h 10 matter for sincere regret " uey sDouiH nov ",
fe interrupted by reason II any YET
.ha ,ac,. and have therefore submitted the slncIt
80 IN This Communication. In the hope thht con
slderation thereof Will result IN your % hn tlns
conduct Of the AQueduct lugauoh VIII" h.v Ia snr
tnr been conducted With such marked aplI'S anu SUI