New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-12

and every one else familiar with the matter, was
absolutely controlled from beginning to end Dy
| Richard Croker. may be- cited. Of all the scan
| dalOus bills presented during the session II ls
doubtful If any surpassed that offered by Assem-
blyman Cowan. of Delaware County; it i,ua was
| drawn in the intcrcs OF the elevated ra'lroa Is
| and had the same object in view as the Mch9ign,
bill, that is, to make 1t impossible or eNc'eulhsIS
difficult ut least, for people whose properly M ia +.
| been injured by the railroads TO obtain lust
| compe nsiiton. The measure was in appearance
| comparatively innocent A casual reading U, i's
| opening sentences would lead one to suppose Ila'
| it simply aimed to reduce to two years tne TINE
within which action might be begun 10 recover
for damages to property, or to procure an j tom
! ton where the cause of action arises rom
, damages TO property caused by the cons'ruc.
| ton, maintenance and operation Of railway =
| A. the present periods of Imitation SIN ana
| ten years are considered unreasonaply long, ;l M
| bill was looked upon at first glance as elng
| comparatively unobjectlonable.
| AMAZING PROVISION OF TIE LAW
| II was, however, anything but that. Aftcr
| providing that the cause of action is 10 w
| deemed TO have accrued from the time oil tln
actual beginning of the operation anu the open
| ing to the public for the purpose OF nansporta-
ton of that portion OF the railway when Is
adjacent TO the property Tor injury 70 wlllch M
| the action is brought, the second section con
| tanned this amazing provision: =" Except tha1
in where railway has been IN op,na opia'i" nf
before the passage OF !hiI a"'' ,ecr,oJ .r at tho
| time of the passage of this act" mat Is 10
say when the bill became law, at tnat moiinai.
expired the period OF Im1t".lohS So,rht mi,n Wien
| actions for damages could be DrouSh'. VIII VIII
| il is remembered that there are at present over over
| 0 900 property owners in tins city haNihs IT.
| bill may be- fairly realized 1t was one OF .i,e M
| bodcst efforts of the company, nut u pds'" & Vo
Iammany Legislature without NV u Was use,
| less for the Republicans 10 Try 10 "o any ''''"7
more than expose its character. .... ,,,h, ha
| This evidence Of the deals eNistrhce .G,c,nv nGm
|
cuIaly convincing. but enough has Deen prsr,',,..
to satisfy any disintcrestcd citizen that r'i'; @
haitian Elevated Railroad Company ana Ial,lany III any
| Hall have been working together resaiu'"'' VI any
| other interests than their own ,, ,,
| That the association has been mntuaily adVah-
ageo9s no one san deny aG uanbntan rai Contribution
| N thc Democratic campaign fund amount'u u
nearly 100000 and the profits that some ol 'l,s
Tammany chicftains have mad" our OF NAH @Naiia. , ~.
| stock are equally astounding: now much li',A
| managed TO retain is another question that VIII
J he touched upon later. The value of lammany
| projecting wing - the cie'a'eu pe'p'' ~
| easily bc OVersstimatcd
REASON, WHY TIE FIRM SHOULD DE- DISSOLVED
| SINCE the partnership has been so profitable
| IN both sides, the question naturally arlseS'
| WI sho,-d such a prosperous firm be allowed TO
dlssoyc? The answer is not entirely compie'e
d .otisfactory but a. given by those WHO are
:, nos;tiou 10 talk with much accurate knowl-
o,oo :, .mounts 10 tnis: Iaminany unuer-tanoo
that Notwithstanding It's absolute coh'roi VI nv .
civ government, 1t is lar from oelns ;,s sun M
onnt,nuancc i'm power. With Internal dssensionsi
OYrh 49, followed the humiliation OF 6ran! anu anu
rho crushing of Martin and the othcr anu nonr ,n
leaders with the National A1mn@'ra'o,l imp. -. vp
position, and that with al, nt ,i n,o,h with public
sentiment aroused against II as h'N:l .,ant
since the davs of Tweed, and WIN al i'poi pt"ni
.Jnction .pproaching one can rcadlN ul' l'..nJ III
,h", W "rTro;nr il not altogether nnconcerhru
'no,,t tle future. The elevated railroad ''h,, %
buttons are valuable, but tere are S',verr o"aptv
sand Democratic as well a. h;,,.r onpostion in
consenucnc, of the way in when 'l'i oha . con ~
damage. have been handled must ai,o ,yoll a,
side rod and the WHY eachr'n % ~ - mint beyond
nb n,h W !, ~ ursofe to tax the patience vi c''
this long suffering community ,,,
rvs,rr TO DEAL WITH TIE RAILROAD Lo.'
tin. Elevated Railroad Company has always
,..on or.. of ,hc most unpopular monopoihs III Wv,
country. and it, selfish, hieh-handei course :"
dealing with the rapid transit problem r. ' i.as
oustcd people more than ever. mi. me 'ac,da1
1oders ,,ynr, Of this fact, have nhailS I ,h
iraa'i,' % "nsafe 10 carry on business with tne
railroad people any LONGER. As nr one has a
t"irnrd gentleman remarked Iahi'haIIS onnnot
light on IT, hands anu 4 tbat "s contest. Ii Ger
tninlv would be if matters 20 on as 'n'. no. rt
hccn oolng City franchises have peeh pds'u % ,
too frcly: corporation Influences h''" a,. to
,'rorolv markrd Mr. Croker does NOT want w
aoro'an any "ty Offices this fall and think you
viii see that instead of Mr. >tarn n'ns pp' "ppo' in
ir Nr Croker the steamboat owner Is more in
ncco,d with the Wiewam than tn" 9tner co'uI, ,
toners are lust now. You motto" tllat Wlh' s.s 1
rapcr that usually speaks for iamihaH ao,ion
Mr. Starin's removal Mayer "itos ,,,r he declares
th,t hc ha, no power to interfere witi the dousn'S
SSnmissioncr Tammany plays it cold ana nrSsr ,iSs
cnidc, than when il il dealing VIII Soui''S
cornor,tion, Il has given the Manhattan ooni-
many nrotrction, and the Legislature diu every
thing in its power Tor the roads. III ',in ,ra 'is +;
!, has discharged all its obligations, ana tI're II
more for il in the dissolution ol ''o p p
than in its continuance
prsrNTMr,ST OF UNFORTUNATE sPECcLAIohS'
Another reason is a thoroughly prac-
,ic,l one lot of Tammany people
plunred heavily on Manhattan stock IL
wus understood at tho time that all advances
would he kept mp by George uonio anu
Russell SAGE and that the stock wouiu htrcl
mark, and that fall has wrecked the fortunes ot
many brave. Naturally, they now ,S SsannSr ,Haw
their rich allies, and demand revenge for the way
in which Mcs,rs. Gould and Sage. VINO are ue
nonnced as miscr>. allowed their margins 10 or
vince! out. | think you will see that raplu
Transit Commission reconstructed on ullithent
lines unless, indeed, the Manhattan succeeds in
pIncatiny the Tiger, and do not see how that
run I've done now. II is likely that an lnde-
pendent company will be encouraged to enter the
lists. Oh, no. the city will not build that would
never do. because such task would exhaust the
limit of municipal indebtedness, and thus prevent
Iammany completing the other big public works
il has begun and which will yield rich plckings
for the faithful Perhaps they may be satisfied
10 teach the Manhattan people a lesson and make
Them more docile in the future"
I,ut there are symptoms of this alleged dissolu |
tion still more important than these reports ana
spcculations. One is the way in which the courts
are rcsuning the trial of these suits OF property
owners against the Manhattan Company. This
resumption began about three months ago, shortly
after The Tribune exposed the outrageous man |
ncr in which these claims were being treated by |
tbc Tommany referees For over two years fol- !
lowing the deal il was almost impossible TO get |
these cases to trial. but now they are taken into
court with comparatively little trouble, to the
disgust of the Manhattan Company
SIGNIFICANT ACTION OF GOVERNOR FLOWER. |
Still more striking however, Indicating Tam /