New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-22


Railroad Company had not made application Tor '"e e
covered by the franchises granted to the Nassau h"Rs
County and brooklyn City Railroad companies 80 that com
many could not have been excluded from that railroad meet
ing. .
Mr. Gaynor's willingness leave out the whole truth
is well illustrated by the following paragraph iouhd III
his testimony Il then got from Judge Cullen an ~
junction holding back action until he decided the
Adamson casc and when Judge Cullen decided the Acan-
son case he decided that fraud ran through The Whole
thing Mr.. Gaynor does not Say that his Injunction
which related the April proceedings was desoheo'
The Adam'on Gaze related to the franchise when "as
granted about a year previously for railroad along
Union.st Those resolutions vetoed and they were
afterward passed my veto
vii, only add what well known the time.
but which the public had been misinoHn'd namely
that the obest railroad lawyers declared a. the time. and
declare now that the Union Street RiilrDad Company
wac not qualified the franchises granted 10 the
other roads do know that any to-day questions
that opinion. The franchises were granted TO railroad
companies which qualified 10 receive them not on
any bid which they made. but condition that they
shall pay 10 the city certain percentage OF their gross
receipts. This condition brings TO the city conpn'
ton greatly exceeding any mentioned by any
road.
Corporation Counsel jerks, whom Mr.. Gaynor
terms the most expert casuist at the City Han,
also denied that he prepared the reports OF the
Railroad Committee Of the Aldermen granting
franchises 10 the railroad companies which re-
ccived them.
After reading the Mayors statement Mr.. Gay
said:
have read the Mayors statement with sufpriSe
| do not SEQ h,w he could mako IL. t. e'cu'e himself
for the railroad meeting hs Office o. which the Union
Street Railway Company was not invited. hc says
"Tha only railroad meeting that know anything
about was held April 20 and had reference 70 rcsciu
lions passed April TO- and a: that tme the Union street
Railway Company had made Application for the streets
covered by franchises granted TO the Nassau King
County and ErooxyD city Krllroad companies ;, that
company have bcen excluded from the railroad
meeting"
Here Is statement by the Mayor that 'at that
time the Union street Hallway Company had ut acc
application streets granted TO tho Nassau, Kings
County and brooklyn CITY Railroad COMPANIES" DID
the Mayor know different TO this! Did not the
Mayor know that the Unicn Street Railway Company
heretofore made application Tor the streets IL Tie
Unon.st route that IL had Offered sJ0Ooo 'rc'of
that II, offer had ignored that suit lad been
brought aside the granting OF the franchise 70
those N company that offered M compensation
that that suit had bccn tried before Judge Cullen AID
was eth actuolly pending undecided boiorr him o.
April 10 aud 20 that while IL WAS pending The
Aldermen had passed rcsoutin granting these s.mo
streets again. total d,rcspcct o. the Supreme Court
which hsd the Gaze sub judicc. have said; iha,
III, rcupon the meeting held IN the MAYORS Office
ON ApriI 20 after which IT. given out that 5000
a milo was 70 o1orcd bv and accepted ~ the favored
COMPANIES! This side the supreme Court
stopped by Injunction until the Uniois, Alansop Gaze
should decided. the granting Of the ranthic In dis
regard Of the money cncr benz adudscd fraudulent IN
that case days atr~ Thererlon new hearing
lad 20 BE- given all the routes.
The Inion.st. company In view Of the fact Of the
meeting IN the Mayor Office and the announcement that
offers 10y the nile be made offered 10000 and
sl5 coo the milo according location. Tho Other com
ronic, oaercd n,hnq. The committee secretly PREPARED
the resolutions giving all Of the streets to the other
pancs on percentage sytcm and hurried 1t through the
Common Council, excluding the Cnonst company from
bidding the percentage system. watch 1t would have
prcfcrrca do At the hearing before the Mayor these
Caet. were put before him. the gross
done to the Union.st. company and TO the city by the
exclusion of that comppny competitor and he
scd afford 10 opportunity 10 bid on the percentage
system he denied IT, and signed the resolutions next
day IL should aso be- no,ed that the Jnon.st com.
p1ty had in writing rcque.tcd that the which
,bc franchises o. be given out De onnOunc~d in ad
vince so all might BID under ,DiDdingiy, bit the
reouc. wa, denied. The Mayor also fully Informed
Of this, / am afraid to rubnit the question issue
10 the honesty aud intelligence Of brooklyn. might
thing. IN pra~e Of the Mayor but have do only
his nbIic and IL IL time that the people Brook
Iyn ul aed icr officials not according 10 the partial es
mate of friends or aaerc ACCORDING 70 their actual
public conduct The proof Of the pudding the eating
thereof.
almost fortear 10 notice the Mayors statement that
h, yeoed the resolution granting Unlon.st franchi,e
10 remind MIN again that although he vetoed the Alder
men parsed his veto. and (st (; be- marked and
let the Mayor answ-) when taxpayer, John Atkinson
brought HE sat in the supreme Court aside such
action OF the Aldermen tn Corporation Council the
Mayors appontce. and subject wholly the MAYORS
orcers and direction apparel IN the suit behalf OF the
city and tried every legal 10 defeat H. and JUDGE
IuCn's MIA, decision declaring tho action OF the Alder.
me fraudulent obtained against the able Opposition
Of the Mayors Corporation Counsel lie did appear
for the Aldermen but for the city. they appearing by
taeir own counsel MI Baci:us This duality. or dupeN
ity or dupcy Official conduct has not thus "a, been
explained though IL IL well hXc1 in IT, mind. OF many
led many think tha t.c Mayor vetoed the resou.
only ecsu-e he know IA, wicked Aidarm'n would
override the veto There Is aiacc that ooi born
eyeiy minute but all the same ia, peopl Of Biooklvn
by large majority not fools. Let ne "a, In con.
oiUsioa principle Of getting compensation ior fran.
chlscs come be settled in BrcoAvn the opc
to efforts the par. Of private citizens which
have many hours OF toll and pain ard not 10
any public official. | take my leave of IL all now.
Mayor Body has decided TO ask the Aldermen
TO withdraw the resolutions granting franchises
for certain streets To the Broadway Railroad Com
Iany for amendment, that the streets occupied
by dwelling houses where there has been strong
opposition to the laying of trolley tracks, may be
stricken from the list