New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-12
Mo SIMS OWED THE CITY.
,,v.Y COMPANIES WHICH REFUSE
PAYMENT


ATOMS OF IfiE Mi<iis'i Oi-ii-A> iN<NN iCE
AND OTHER CORPORATIONS.
The Tribune year ago last September
VIZ, well-authentcated rumor that the Met
p'm,an Traction Company intended to avoid full
rop, ~ its obligations to the city In accordance
pam. st;nulations made in 1889. when the city
win ,ss agreed to the change of motive power
auauav and suffered that great thorough
ID 90 he torn up. INJECTING grievous losses upon
iSi class Of citizens. the officers and directors
e eve. s,gantic corporation arose as one man and
Of "" their breasts and called Controller
s" and the whole population to witness that
Nv would pay every cent promptly whlch they
'n.. NV % the city of NewYork
oorears nevertheless. that the syndicate rep
,ed BY the broadway and Seventh-ave. COM
oves the city s05. $50 90 and is doing its level
p 20 wiggle out of paying 1t. This does not in
"a the city's claim for percentage on gross
u' for the year ending September 50. 1891.
CIV r cumming on the old route of Broadway
~. the cable road was in course OF construction.
VIZ" controller claims that the true returns have
IN heen filed In his office. and the sum. therefore,
mud not be computed
mo Controller has turned over to the Corpora
, counsel for collection the city's claim for per-
,.ses due on gross receipts accrung while the
-. we're run over the Canal-st. route during the
,od OF cable construction. This the Controller
,nu,ed at 1898 II. by striking an average based
- tho reported receipts of the year previous. Be
,as this the company has defaulted on the pay
,snt Of its car license fees for the years 1883 and
,va AZ $50 car 1895. Added the s. 1928 H. this
iii make sll. PAS II due before the cable was put
IN operation
The operation of the road by cable began May %.
,ws but Controller Myers not exactng, and
a,c,ded to reckon the start on June l. This
. ,,ousht the syndicate into debt the city up 10
ssp,ember so 1885, $4,000. But the company seeks
"a syade the payment of the whole amount on the
s,ound that the Bowling Green loop not
in operation June l. 1893. and that there was
break in the cable service at Houston-st. which
mssd Tor arrearages of s25ec9 81. up to September
n 1888 has, therefore, never been settled.
ADDED to this is the sum of ssS.l97 2 yet unpaid
~ the railroad year ending September 30, 1874.
VIA, excuse there is for failure to pay TINS pa
oa:s E H. McGurk. the expert accountant In
charge Of the railroad accounts IN the iHrcan oI
reason had been given but there an evident pur
pose TO delay settlement, ..., .,o
c,ty for arrears OF license fees on the ccmpanys
ear. running February 16. 1894, at $50 car The
number Of cars in at the date given, when the
return for the year was made vas ~ ne 5, syndl
iec, OF the Whole number insisting that the average
run her ought to be taken. which is l5s. IT, there
for,, refus.5 70 pay on twenty-sM cars ana WITH
The ciiy's account against the syndicate stands
therefore. follows:
Balance due the city prior TO operation Of the
S..remher and unpaid -h's" -
,roun, rerna ming unpaid for railroad year end -
Tag September 80 1884 -. oui'' -
h ,s ,na U"p''u ''"'" va '....... 300 90
ro,., sio5 $50 90
No action has vet been taken by the Corporation
Counsels Office in relation the cases turned over
,r arre.rages in car licenses Assistant Cooperation
Counse. Theodore Connoly. 70 whom he claims Tor
~ the cable were referred. said yesterday that he
had delayed bringing these actions because ne o'd
The CITY has some other claims against surface
railway companea 10 recover which the Corporation
An old CLAIM, against the Central Park, North
and East River Railroad Company dates BACK 10
been in the courts since December 1890 and Is still
pending. ,,-....u,. DIT, .
ro.s Company Dny HsS owes the city s 3 oaance due
1 per cent on net proceeds from the Grand-st ex
In @ Su and T Ten Rsss9 Sn Com
pany failed to account for us percentage on gross
a: Soysm6sr 10 and suit for aso
debted Tor per cent on net earnings since January
i@ Suit TO compel the company 10 submit its &C
counts begun in June. 1891
claim for go Geo damages exists fga nrS the t and
william Ramsen. by reason Of the companys fall Io
M to fulni the terms Of sale and deposit $1,000
sSanst the Manhattan Elevated and the New-York
~ sas net reeepts Of the company on is Ninth
snd Third-ave. lines from the time the opera ion
Of Appeals through the intermediate courts and
was decided that portion OF the road ro 0nly
should per was cent ON ne no
Which Which is now pending on February ). 1891. the
rsdqned the TO s ak was Decided
Suit has been begun on the bond or tae ~ s,
sh, and street Raf9 o
ing and completing that raway pursuant c 10 ne
S T Gssns. 81 s aamags for failure to comply
with the Of the statute.