New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-18
VEY THE LAWYERS UITHDREU.
JAMES c. CARTER WRITES \ C\UsT1c LETTER TO
THE CONTROLLER.

JAMES c. CARTER WRITES \ CACSTlC LETTER ~
THE CONTROLLER.
Controller Theodore F. Myers stirred up hornets
nest for himself when he attempted to Critics the
2ction Of James C. Carter. Ehu Root and Austen o.
Fox for Withdrawing from the AQucduct eases McS>r
Carter Root and Fox were the special counsel III INC
citv.s suits and they severed their connection with
the suits because the city did not pay them lot theiF
services Controller Myers was much clagrlnet when
ne learned Of the withdrawal of the ciiys counsel ana
he prcparcd = carefully written letter in which he
demonstrated with the lawyers for not continuing in
,h, co.c The letter was sent q Mr. Cater but be-
fno II reachcd the lawyer copies Of were furnished
10 The press an extract of which was published III
Tho Tribune last Tuesday Now comes Mr.. carter
rcpIv Here are some Of the things he says to Mr
Myers: ,,,
,,d or the real fact, connected with the withdrawal
N Nrssr Root and myself from the services oil the
city a, I'm the suits arising upon the claims q inc
contractors and others in connection Win me construction
- rho nrw AGueduct II should also nave occurred ~ YOU
"A ot least it would sccm-that trucr impression would
m civcn by awaiting answer 20 your letter ana pub
fishing both Your extreme haste in this respect ooges
mo 70 believe hat you not anxious to produce
inst IMPRESSION as favorable TO yourself and 10 preN@5
po.sbtv serious responsibility from resting upon your
h,ders nv attempting shift It elsewhere. and 10 this
ord IN make up record for yourself To which you might
thereafter appeal.
liberty OF saying that your r'''I" - ~
sch documents for such purposes usually are very
orc,yc and the particular feet IS that II docs no.
,at lii. material facts. You have succeeded IN putting
upon me the burden Of supplying those facts.
Mr. Carter then, On several large sheets Oi Closely
type-wrttcn paper. goes on to ;ei ol 'hSct''''
where he and his associates paid out money t"r eN-
pon,es before receiving dolur from the city, ana OF
the slow recognition the part OF the municipality
for services rendered. Reference Is aSD made TO
suggestion which the Controller Is said to have made
ohout settling the fees for 30 cents on the dollar
because they were lawyers bills and ther'upoh
900 900 was appropriated to pay double that amount
IN, writer saws that tn 10000 was promptly refused
nc novment I'm full. SIR. Carter then says
IN continue in the service OF client ,budlhty abe 70
nav his foes who refuses to pay them. ana viii not ASSIGN
nv reason for the refuai not consistent with that SELF
re.noc, which should among the qualities OF s0od
,wver We were OBLIGED to recognize the s'tu toa anu
scssr Root FoN and my, If reluctantly did so by
anp letter on the 25th Of January to the Connsel 70
N. corror,ton Withdrawing from the service OF 'he city
Uo-c 4. the letter TO which Mr. Carter refers
New.York, Jan. 10Th, lSV,
William H. Clark Esq. Counsel to the Corpora'sn'
Dear Sir: ,., .o.,o
Tho hills OF the undersigned, for professional services
In the various utgatons Instituted BY the contractors 0r