The sun., 1892-02-16
SPECIAL COUNSEL WITHDRAW.
A Hitch Over the Bili OF Messrs. Root, Car
ter. nnd For Against tho CITY.

a Hitch Ovcr the Bill OF ~ AoHSrS. kOOty Sofs
ter. ana Fox Against the CITY.
Elihu Root. James c. Carter. and Austen G..
Fox. tho lawyers who acted as special counsel
for the city in the aGueduct suits. have resign
ed because tho Board Of Estimate and Appor-
tionment cut their bill in half to pay It on the
instaIment plan The bill amounted to $780,
6l5.ia Mr.. Root was to get $4,000 OF this.
Mr.. Carter $4,000 Tho had received $1,000 on
account. and Mr.. Fox $4,000. The other
$4,000 was to pay stenographers' and other
fees Tho bill was presented early in Janu-
AIRY and there was some comment on its slze
The Board OF Estimate finally appropriated
$20.0OO as part payment referring the mnttsr
then to Comptroller Myers. There Was corre-
spondence about 1t and then conference be-
tween the LAWYERS; Corporation Counsel Clark.
fi dn adabt it. h any saa Than shas s
@ s Ps PAID ns rS ts
the Corporation Counsel. It would take time
fihS three lawyers said they. didn't want the
matter delayed Presently they we're ere heard
The case has now been. settled by Judge
Ingraham and is in a position where other
sSsr ou san see T the ny
end and we shall not take any further steps in
any of the nlueduct litigations;"
day to MIR. Carter:
copy OF the communication sent to him BY Messrs.
Root Fox and yourself in relation your withdrawal
from further services IN behalf OF the city of New York
Is ss CLAIMS OF the
gather from that communication that II Ia the in
ention OF your colleagues and yourself to withdraw
from he suits no, he ground TINT fui payment Of
your bills has been refused. but because only 100000
has been appropriated by the board OF Estimate md
Appo-tiOnment on account OF bills amounting to S3..
5i5 is In view Of the nndoubtei financial responsi.
bility OF the city cannot beev, that gentlemen OF
your high standing at the bar and possessing your
thorough appreciation OF professions al obligation would
be thus mreriIicd uless you ente taihed the idea
that iul payment Of yonr citins had bean refused.
That there IL no foundation for such belief may be
readily by reference To tho minutes of the BOARD
OF Estimate meeting held Jan 19 1872 from which II
appears that my recommended ion that the payment OF
said claims be referred to the Comptroller with power
nnousIy adopted by the hoard.
II am not mistaken, the city OF Now York has
than one before been indebted to you In larger
ton OF any apprehension on your part that the uunc
ipaty would refuse TO pay its lawful Indebtedness
any mtnstl9n Of wtad.Swal from ths litigation then
understand what arc the peculiar circumstances OK.
stnx In this particular case whoh call for such unpre
astGn hs sn FL. rs sS
yourself toward the CITY have been OF such an ag:ee
able and satisfactory character that it would be
ter Of sincere regretf they should now be interrupted
have therefore submitted the statement made In this
communication IN the hope that = due consideration
the aqu-duo litigation. which has thus far been
Quoted with such marked ability and success.
Mr.. Root said yesterday that he did not care
to say anything about the trouble further than
that he and his colleagues had resigned. The
reporter could not see Mr.. Carter or Mr. Fox.