New-York tribune., 1894-04-14
TAMMANY AND REAL ESTATE.
ATTEMPT TO RESTORE LEGAL SALES
TO THE LIBERTY STREET EN-
CHANGE THWARTED
LEADING REAL ESTATE MEN TELL HOW THEY
WERE TREATED IN LBANY-EX-sPEAKER
SUFFERS WORK IN THE il
DICIARY COMMITTEE.

pICIARY COMMITTEE.
The action Of the judiciary Committee Of the
Assembly in regard to the bill which proposed that
legal sales OF real estate should be transferred back
from the NewYork Real Estate Salesrcom. at No
III Broadway. to the New-York Real Estate Ex-
change at No. 30 Liberty-st. Is one of the topics
Of conversation among rcal-estate None OF
those who in favor OF the welfare Of the city
make any attempt to conceal their feelings on the
subject and they all freely express the opinion that
Tammany influence prevented favorable report
upon the bin. 1t Is not only among real-estate
that the sentiment is In favor OF restoring the
legal sales 10 the Real Estate Exchange for the
best business men in the city support the side taken
by the Exchange and brand any movement to keep
the sales at another place as the work of Tam
many Hall and It's servants. The New-York Real
Estate Exchange is the representative institution
of the real-csate business In this city. and its
members Republicans and Democrats who are
Interested In the good government OF New-YorS,
and they TO the Juggling OF real-estate
sales by Tammany Hall to Increase their
wealth
The Real Estate Exchange Is an incurpOra el body,
which pays 70 the city annually nearly $500 In
taxes and yet the city refuses to make It the Off
cial place for holding legal sales Of real estate
William Sulzcr said before the representatives OF
the Real Estate Exchang" went To Albany. that he
had the promise ~ every man on the Judiciary
Committee. but 10 vote against the bill and
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that he need not worry about the fate of the bill
VIEWS or REN-EsTATE MEN.
Some OF the leading real-estatc mon In this city
have been the question Of restoring IN" legal
sales the Real Estate Exchange. and all
heartily IN favor Of H. They outspoken In
their ccnsIre ~ members Of the Legislature
who have opposed It in the interest Of Tnmmany
/ Hall
Richard V Harnc,t who IS deeply interested in
/ .ff. a,,J a.,
OF his opinion of Tammany Hall and is methods
said yesterday. In speaking Of the Crpker-Mey'r
reiesta'e saceroom and the action OF the judiciary
Committc, 81 thu Legislature.
II is shame that things ms they are In
this city and tnat the reprcsentatve Institution Of
the rcal-'sttte mon In Ne~-Yofk should De- mad" To
taxes when our representatives. appeared before
the Judiciary committee ~ Albany IN support OF
,I NJ sulz.r ,,.h" VA I'm fhe chair informed
! Mr Meyer and IN" representatives, Of thr broadway
sal"sropm that they n'"l not Worry. hfAu-~ IN"
| ways hnd been That left IN" supp"sition that
there was nothing further 10 b" said 9y us which
would help our casc. Nr Never and hf fellow
| members of the BroAlway salesroom argued that
We were no, treating them fairly ana ihai We "rrc
| liable and the other day vote was taken upon H.
The Republicans have a chance 10 bring 9lou ar,,
| conditions which will make IL imposshl" ior Tam
many Hall to run the real estate business IN h1s
city and they also have an opportunity TO end ~"
| raminany has seemed to have a irrmenious i@inn mn
ence at Aleany M, year but y ,hr am,
| thc state ana end forever this tigers claw grasp
| ia this city ana In Albany
THE HANp oF MIR CROKER
George -. Forest Barton. Of 80 30 i.nerty-si..
| who was one of the representatives. "i IN" '''"'
! E.,at, E,chlup- before the Judiciary committee
! In .peal,ine ~ the action Of ihe comwii'"" san
| IS. went 10 A.bary auI were ~'l t.r'F.l NV lT lnT
! committee The other side m" ihr n''i n,,. . % 'r
! urn c,nc S. haI just dteen minutes h WEI"
| present our ca-o Before the onrr srI" ,,, nnn ',
,5,,,' 5 ,b rD.n ,h,y wanted tne sales o. b. con
tlnu~l a. me i'r2ai"'} H. sz.T wh" vas In
| th. chair thrn said O., them n't - i"iI. pr,,HS,
,, ,nr '9D,, p. ~h rhcm H. i had been ieciirl be
| forchaud that w"re not 10 nave any ' t,,,.r
| W a., r'iJ me c,mmiit,, 80 would t~'f" lH,}
| pressed as 20 stnv telling I- ma, W. ,it AN
| ir.,i,ption Ike the N,w-York Real rsiaic ~
change when rfprr-Is % 'i IN ,R.s way Gf course
~. it,,oyc thar it merely becan@" Crok'r h'SI'7
Tine court "as A-k%i 10 t''S SS,i,eI lin was pre-,
t"' t ',.r1rra and nat We would better have biH
suited our nrI~ in'r"inc,I ~ s"o "nrn,d # rc.
iion,i The court 70 gye II thc e., 'En. rn anI best
petition sisnTI 5y % tne '' in o"1tl5n To- The
nroposcI chaugc and the courts r,iSon LOT ,i rrnm
! me fhe Broadway saicsroom's petition was pfncu-
~aiv no other than that as salesroom had p,tn t
o"nn.i AT 10 III broadway. ana as wantel ne M
lcen n" H. The hand Of croker did that. ana ne
6and Of croker mide 1t Impossible for the Sheihed
| bill 10 become law
| TREATMENT OF THE COMMITTEE
r,.or,< yoran. who is well known in real estate
| ,,g u,s one Of the Real Estate Exchanges
r,nresentatives who went to Albany to support
! ,be Sheffield bill He said yesterday to tribune
reporter;
When we appeared before the judiciary 3G1 o9m-
nf q
rn"n were allowed to talk first. ana they heI lic
aoor for three hours In the mean time thn d 'i, ,
| man ~ the Judiciary Committee got urea ahI Wtilt
mmt of the room leaving Crokers Office boy. suizer:
In charg.. Suizer Immediately ,EEeIr argument
bv telling what TO say and shn,ths on ,n1 as
| "itcctinns our side made. Sulzer nihny stoppe'i
Wg Never from talking. informing him may IL "as a.
| nli right. and that the court was WIZ, ,ha Iis
ss,on Ms an Mr. Never tried influence the conInitter
by making statements ai"n, MI nIarnnrnsent his
honcstv in certain real estate transactions At,srr
ward Mr. MGyer TOOK The e"V Whole AFFAIR had cut
and dried in favor Of Croker ana MeynI ynI by tbe
wen, 10 Mnia"cl institutions in this city favoring
The transfer Of legal sales from ioKnr
to me @ nSni rSntr6ed by Tnmmnny Hall That could
DO nothing one member re o, W. was iti use OF our
con,inr 10 Albany would meet WIN i,iiutr h,
Ih9 1 ih attitude Of the members our propo-
sItion seem queer The action OF te ,,1,or
nnJ % II was Just that kind Of institutions thHt IN IN,
Republicans sent TO Albany 10 9, ~ 81, corr
| l,, rhnthcr or not money was uSel III th' ,,
| r,i,tee but DO think that there was rtp' rp,n,v ~
niiiit,c. ~ come OF the members with IafnnldhE'
,rh ma iorItv Of the real estate men In TINS city
ubo are anxious 10 see the hold that Iamm"hy
hos ,,non the real estate III this city proKeh say
,bat there seems little chance OF IN" legal safes oe
ing given 10 the Real Estate hN'hh"se '"' ,
| hut they are confident that In another year 'ne',
80, -, no s,ch thing as h Tammany control OF real
state and one of the objects OF the 200 ,'oTd ,,o @ y,
,n,, Club recently formed by the lsetl i-s'u. NJ
IiInhonge VIII they say. he 10 sehd men '1 @ ,ua
t r-n ee,islature who will not he servants o lam"
many Hall.