The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-13
FOR CONTROL OF THE ROAD.
STOCKHOLDERS OF THE BROOKLYN
ELEJ.l7ED Nv 4 FIGHE
The Fight Carried Into tho Courts Gives
Rise, us u IL Alleged. 10 Charges of
Doodle Paid 10 influential Politicians.

Tho brooklyn Eagle published a story ycster.
day to tho following effect:
"Sinco tho Union Elevated Railroad Com
pnny obtained its charter from tho Board oil
Aldermen in Brooklyn In 1886 there have been
rumors from timo to time to tho effect that
the privilege had not been obtained
from tho city authorities without personal
considerations. Such rumors have boon cspe-
cially frequent. since in 1890 tho BROOKLYN and
the Union companies. which had been operat-
Ing trains conjontly. merged. and tho COR
porate existence OF tho latter ceased. The
old Union Company was reorganizcd in
1881. and again IN 1889. whom Henry
w. Putnam. the present President, Ebert
Snedckcr. and a few other capitalists took hold
OF tho enterprise. II was in 1886 that tho
company received tho franchise under which
its present extensive operations arc conducted.
1t was not until an action was brought ro-
Gently In tho Court Of Common Pleas in this
city that damaging allegations took definite
and legal shape. {. J. q. Hall. one Of the
stockholders. who came in under the rcorgani-
cation in 1883 is tho plaintiT in the
suit. which is brought to restrain An
thony Barrett from voting on 23.70O
shares Of stock OF tho par value in excess OF
| S6oO.OOO held by him rs trustee. and to hive
these shares SO held cancelled and declared
no rart OF tho capitalization OF the company.
Accompanying the application for an injunc-
| ton was n batch OF nndavits setting forth tho
history Of tho company from its earliest bc-
ginnings. more than fifteen years ago. to the
present time
1t is alleged TINT tho shares held by Mr. Bar
ret, were put upto conciate certain powerful
| political interests. and. being formed into
u. trust. we're, placed in - tho hands
trustee. In $50. so it nIso is ALLEGED
| IN the iapcrs. Mr. Cullen resigned his trustee
ih in 81 III, hI tht h and thG
that Mr.. Barrett has ,pCrsistently refused 70
n.Tfs.s @ as trustee" Mr. Hail asscrs that
| as Mr.. Barrett represents stock which was
really 'SsE gwen v away Tor iestlmais rmrposS4.
10 should be i9rlIIdsn hX tho C3nr, 10 , yo's
s snS" he ae eancs .haf TT w sse|H no s'
asserted ti the annual P"s imsetnG
that ' the greater eSf number Of them ieca'no
aware Of Mr.. Halls action: Directly after tho
meeting had Teen sall"l to cr rG nrSl
in the rostponcmcnt, of the meeting pending
the result Of the legal controversy.
road between two factions, Of tie stock hoiers
f fsSdsscE Mr. i Bars .fh' sa a
controlled enough stock to ,iecid" tho il!Eht
total tot t"g hunter Of s" H .f c than
10000 1t twas understood that he was deter
mined 70 aug NJ. nhlinhnh IN "tSNct,tihS
tie had H ST. !Hs
qud hrye 9ec rsi'1 r5s9sG If snS
ker iartion and he had the active support Of Mr.
Putnam in the legal proceedings instituted.
counsel hut Julian T. Dnvic les Of Davies. short
4 Townsend Is as;ocatrd with him. At the
Eh5rry es sa1G; the H. ronsS s
Hoadly. Lnutcrbach 4 Johnson. also obtained |
RI snS
Martin. tho superintendent of the road from
acting H9h innSt"p5 wrfn I|t down for
to-day, but on Friday Mr.; Iau,crhnch n,tainSi
an "5hST ut 1rS i"1Ee Pryor tho
Mr. Hall refused yesterday to make public
tn" comrlaint having promised the other side
Mr.. Barrctt. Mr.. Sncdcker. and, Mr.. Pntnam |
wer" equally reticcnt when spoken T." ahout |
men,s pointing tho arguments in the ease.
HIr. Barrett until few. years aEn was active |
II no,s snJ 'I is s, To Ia
wealthy. He wa, n saloon k'eucr about
twenty years ago. when he gave ~ bust.
ierson % Hall il moSs . which was s'artci
organized he Jecame one Of tn" most extreme
fTsu s1s.ts +n lint Ns "SH Kane F""Sa
the late na1sl MakH Who sMnsrT Ln,n
from the General Committee. in I'll" past two
or three years he has taken no rnrt in III"
councils of I'll" Demo 'rnry. lut he has ne
Gucntly appeared At Albany. generally in tho
int"rcs. Of corporation measures. Ii" has Il
fine house in Bro IL Ign and u summer resi-
dcnco Oh Long Island.
OF the sixteen Aldermen who recorded their
votes on July -. lSS IN favor Of giving the
franchise to the Elevated Company only six
are still mcmn"rs OF the Bonrh: They nre
C.f'syy. lrE;ident Elack McGarE; NJ; Me-
remaining ton, McCarty is still in active poll
tics. representing the second S"nat" district
in Albany. There were many conIcrtures in
Brooklyn at tho time tho franchise WAS
granted concerning tho fact hat :, Mr..
""r , leader, who subsequently became
County Register. fought against the company
single handed. Tho friends OF tie company
and some OF lis follow mcmhors eN-
planned his action on the ground that
County Elevated Eailroad comrlny. backed
James Joprdnn. The friendship between
the battlefield during tho war. and has never
been interrupted. although they belonged to
rival political parties.
Mr.. Kane las, night positively refused to OK
press any opinion on the merits OF Mr. Halls
alleged allegations and all the other MEM
hers Of the Board OF 1885 were equally uncom-
municativc.
Mr.. Barrett could not be found. and it was
sn id that he was out Of the city
Efforts t. lnI Mr.. Hall. alr Lanterbach. and