New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23
sCOTT'S SHARP RETORT.
,r,,r CORPORATION COUNSEL ANSWERS H.
EILERY ANDERSONs LETTER. ~
HIM ABOUT CERTAIN FEES.

49,, c,,rsal Francis NJ Scott yesterday
~, a bitter and sarcastic letter 10 T. Ehely An,
,.on chairman of the Committee VII i'' ~
a.sIat,re of the Board Of Education III rep'y u "
,o,,er which Mr.. Anderson had written W eNpIe'.
N' s,ssot,sfaction of his committee with respect
inc mounts charged by special counsel In pro-
" ~. for the condemnation OF property ior
scbool sites The following are eA'''' i' ~
SCOTS letter. .o~ soa y, tho Laws of
oil !oI ,b which possibly you are mol ialt n
ESQ VII, see that the duty and responslnty o 0r
Quoting condemnation surveyors and other
tne and of retaining counsel or ornorafon
Vowed solely upon the Counsel 10 or concern
ana ,n and that far as it is G SrorideS
eXpend money for these PGrPc sizes e not fund be
ioT inc 70 the Board of Education or - aynend
tSeir Expenditure but is fund sup.I ion or under
~. .en nv the Counsel to the Corporation "a ~
his hVe no share responsibility siae or efRer
because of their excessive value U or SUPERVISE
ton you have no right aJr,o2mance of the duties
tronnsed upon me by the statute III ~ W, nrnnretary
occurring S1f zen fnd is concerned. which from my
noint OF view neither you nor nif6ich is involved
responsible for that eXPen ALONE am responsible fol
The expenditure involved in their o 10 You but
my resP ; F WIewYork whose sworn ofceT am
10 ne ny eniitled at least, to the presup,,on
am much interes yo can ca possibly be-
iuiios GA ot have publicly adverted TO WA, uee ~
to be the extravagance Oh ' cbdnI sizes had such
Eoucaon -, not been forced from me by the uii-
gu rap and unE,erited attack when nas tbn
warIah h o and some of your associates upon ene
Spner in which had performed my ouues III nd NYi'
ndc., Wjth the acquisition of these SITES anu !,
nd not deem II necessary 10 90 SO nov WI f, ~
not for the fact that the selection G in defend
;ns The city against claims, oItentmes eAces''''
nresent ed BY property-owners: .,oa a. Aa
cline 10 accede TO your request 10 nnInisn S bn
the afdavits upon which Judge Allison plIis ha ~
already been taxed or 10 give you houce o. 'ne
time and place at which any other DIS o. ai'S
other counsel will be presented for taxation ana
desire to say you now that so ionS as feiniti
Counsel to the Corporation, shsI ber per ;
SON whether member OF the boaru Vi Euu " eS ia
or not as the representative or eounsel %
%irS tbbo Iegislature has imposed upon me the
duty and responsibility OF appearing as eot.1Sv
You have forced me to assume YIap d nS.a
This position By the peremptory ana uls'9ur .e
ous letter which you have officially sent me. may
say AT the Same time. however. that mere II nv
act which have performed since nave per rnd Vu
any time TO explain justify TO any one VINO mas
the right 10 ask such explanation or lnsllIGatOn
or who, not having thar rlgnt, snaIl ~ ~ sh
nroper manner to obtain information upon me SUP
ject and shall be happy at any Tune 70 asc6 6
with you or any member Of your Board the oe,
tails Of the matters TO which you object; ana 10
Give Won the reasons that have led me 10 retain
Judge Allison and other special counsel anu ~
consent the taxation OF their nliIs LOT S 70
liable to the effect that in the One-hundred and
eleventh and One-hundred- and-twelfth-st pro
ceeding the counsel for the property-owners re.
cr,iSeS TO Judge Allison and that in the One hun
Srsdland third and one-hundred- and tourth-st.
proceedns counsel for the ybsS
tilted TO Judge Allison: the result IN po'h cases
being a virtual victory for the city.