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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-20
NETWORK CITY.

The ninth annual exhibition Of books the fine
arts will be held Washngton's Birthday, from
l 10 p. m. at the library of the Young Men
Christian Association. Twenty thirdst. and Fourth
ave This exhibition Is intended especially for stu
dents in the art schools of New-York and Its
vicinity and for designers, decorators and artists
Admission Is free.
The Colonial club will celebrate Washngton's
Birthday by dinner at the clubhouse. Seventy
second-st and tn" Boulevard. on Monday evening.
Among the guests who will be presert and respond
10 toasts pertinent to the occasion are the follow
ing Justice George c. Barrett Justice Roger A.
PRYOR John Bigelow General Benjamin Il. Tracy.
the Rev DR. Wilton Merle Smith. Commodore
Montgomery Scard. Colonel Henry Clay corbin
and Simeon Ford
At a meeting of the Canal Committee OF the
Produce Exchange yesterday 1t was decided 10
send delegation of ten members to Albany on
Tuesday next to appear before the Joint commit
tees OF the Senate and Assembly and advocate
the passage of the bill permitting canal companies
engaged i'm interstate commerce to have "A capital
beyond $4,000.
A deposit OF 81 10000 In gold was made yester-
day in the vaults of the Clearing House. making
the total stored there s7S0.00
The third annual dinner OF the North Side Board
OF Trade will be held the evening of Tuesday,
March .. at Schnorcr Hail. hundred-and-six-
| ty-third st. and Third-ave. James L. Wells Will
preside. and toasts will be responded to as follows:
| "Ihe city of NewYork," Mayor Strong; North
| Side citizenship" Ernest Hall; Greater New
| York" ex- Mayor Thomas T.. Gilroy; Rapid Tran
Sit John Ciahn; "Periis of Consolidation" Cor
| poratlon Counsel Francis NJ. Scott and The
Grand Concourse" Commissioner Louis f. IIaffen.
The Rev DR. l. NJ. iIadcman's subject for to-
| morrow evening AT the First Baptist Church will
! be- I'll Jonah Goes, Must Jesus Coz
The Sheriff yesterday received an attachment
! against Eugene Va-ns Co. cigar manufact-
! urers OF Chicago. for E.S25 in favor OF George
Bliss on a claim for advertising on the Manhat-
! tan Elevated Railroad stations. The firm has a
place OF business , No. go West Broadway. but
| 10 hnndnnnrlerS nre In ChiCngO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-20
WARY H. KELL4RD UNDER NDiCIHENI'

T. became known in Yorkve Court YESTERDAY ar
ternoon through case brought up there that Mary
\, t,o,lard the woman who became identified with
IN. Barbara Aub case. and was frequently men
TONED at the time of the inquiry touchihs WI"
fam q Woods mental condition, had peen uhuer
Indictment for some time 1t is not known where
sbe 10 From the statements made before Magls-
trate Kudlich yesterday II seems that MISS he'
Ia I'd purchased a $3.50 harp from NJ. A. Fresoie' Oh
No 119 West Thrty-seventh-st., on the IhsldNheh'
plan several months ago. IL was asserted tha'
under the conditions OF the sale the instrument was
not her property until the instruments were ali
maid and that Mr.. Fresbe held q mortgage upon H.
The statement of Mr. Fresbie, who Is manutact-
urer of harms was to the effect that soon AFTER
Miss Kellard got possession OF the harp she sofa IL
IN John BOYD a plumber, of No. pa Columbus-aVe.
II was said that she turned over the Instrument
IN Rovd for less than $50 cash. with the agreement
that she could get ii back within month by pay
ing q certain advance upon the amount she had
received II she did take ii back within
month the advance TO be considerably in
ere ,sed Boyd was brought into court yesterday
bv a summons obtained by Fresbie The latters
contention that the instrument was practically
right TO hold il. Fresbie also alleged that his mort
gage on the harp made the instrument his until il
was fully paid for Mr.. Fresbie had documents TO
show that Miss kellard was under Indictment by
he Grand Jury for her part In the transaction.
Boyds case adjourned until next Wednesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-20
CONSUL IASIGfS tANh.

ARGUMENT IN THE HABEAs CORPUS PROCEED
1NGs BEFORE JUDGE BROWN
1oserh A Iasigi Turkish Consul in Boston. who
&c accused of ernbezzlcment in connection with his
+r,stcnsbip of certain estates, and has been con-
ened in the Tombs awaiting extraction to Boston,
roe before Judge Addison Brown, OF the United
S,ates District Court yesterday writ OF habeas
cornus issued by Judge Brown on Thursday The
,a,ition for the " rit made on the ground that
Mr. Iasigi's detention in violation OF Section OF
Article Of the Constitution of the United States
ard Of tho treaty of 1880 between tie Government OF
tho Tinted States and the Government Of His I'M
Mortal Majesty the Sultan OF the Ottoman Empire
THE petiton goes on TO say that Mr.. lasigi Is hed
in custody wholly without authority or jurisdc-
ton. by reason of the fact that he as Consul IS
subject only 10 Federal jurisdiction. The Consul
eays that he is charged with having committed IN
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. on July l.
1902 the crime OF embezzlement, while agent Tor
Pierre Charles DcrieuX but that several years nave
claDsed since the alleged embeZzlement. and yet ne
has never bee1 indicted by Grand jury nor -
there any proof that he is fugitive from Justice;
ON the other hand. II is alleged mat subulNlsIon
6 Of Section III OF the Revised statutes, unuyr
which the Consul says he is amenable only 10 Ecu
eral Jurisdiction. repealed i'm 1914.
AT the hearing to-day the Consul was rePrese,''teu
by Frederic X. Ccudert, John ID. LINDSAY appearing
for the Distrct-Attor1ey's Office and Samuel n
Ordway for the Massachusetts authorities ana the
corplainant There was argument, and al
Tuesday to prepare briefs, winch VIII De supi''eu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-20
WORK ON THE PITT STREET PARK.
CORPORATION COUNSEL SCOTT DEF ENID
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COM
MISSIONERS.

A., ,,o,,rsol scott sent a letter to Mayor
Strong Yesterday defending the JIM &C., park
estimate and Advertisement OF the i'' - T., CON.
from, charr,s of delaying their proceeo''ss - Iast
i'oii, wa, Ill, ,,orr watchers from the faS'
ca cood covernnent club have reported Una, .'
~,o,a ~ tho Commission average pu' q" 49,,
and that some OF them were not inoie TT
minutes long; also that. though 'ne IN, orcaped in
were appoin. ed last fall. they are ~ long
taking proofs of title and nobody N"o"'
they will be at 1t. ,.oi saws that the
-. or,a embraces two city blocks p'"''i ',,
covered with tcnement-houses' WIN ~ about
scnarate property owners. represent" ,nre vere
af,v different lawyers. The Ooh"' =, io,st
first Obliged to take proof OF title ,oos were
twenty wears and the titles IN many zero OK
to,nd n be complicated. twenty-five Vi nv toro-
Io,n" ~ ,' -, doeds wills judgments oil lore
- ,,ar,i,tons etc The first puphc M" M. =,
.,'o comresio,ers was held on OCTOBER D. row 30
,bov have with two meetings Il "eeN
pages of testimony . ,o,,ovas that IL
70 ,horo has been delay Mr.. Scott believes VIC,
rostod with the attorneys for the proPel Conn.,
and rarely with either the 'o'h''','' - hos been
co, for the CITY The trouble, he pehe'''' -. re
g. Getting counsel for the property-o"he'o ~ -
nar. and submit their evidence. Nhe" " ~
mcmbered that each property-o"hei ',,rors If
,hroe eypert witnesses before the 'o' -, nil
must be understood that the 80 hat
occunv considerab BILE time. MT 'Oo'' -, mad
tho instigators Of the charges nave 49, aas.
nssen Of the theory that his Office has no otner cas
- ,r. uo therefore gives his resume Vi '"'
accomnlished thereby in the last year ~ r,,,
c,rce January l. 1896. TO the present I'm, IN various
o. o.n no%es of testimony have been taken ~ school
Contamination proceedings, incluuins peites bridge
i,s nmeine house sites courthouse nerod the
si,es' and dock proceedings. During ma, ineld over
ormssoners in such proceedings nav by
! 400 sessions all OF which have p'' narjod the fol-
nseI for The CITY During such pe.'I Ieermnated
iC,yinr nnmber of proceedings have neo confirmed:
io"', r., renorts OF the Commissioners en-
parks /. school sites 80; courthousJ,r ,: total
sites / and dock proceeui.sn ,cIde anv
r y,or above referred to does not G"enines
81 tho work done by the Bureau OF SIN, o.i
- Ioos If include the Em-st. WlueiI'si ,l includ-
TO prepare properly these case' 10 property in
ir ,pecdssarv examina tons or the m general
vo1ved and all property IN the 'ioiiebiorhood and
tbe tronefers OF property In the ns Of the prop.
t,,iIiarizing ones self with the VainJ njtv has re-
arw AXE, and all property in lts NJ co3insel for
cry dah' eat deal of the time OF the rnnver II
Inc city conducting the procceu,5I,f ~, to submit
a. h ~ cuStom of counsel for the CITY W and
IL .e ommiesoners brief in each procejaiI1 in a
his IA * alone is slight one, e'p rs the Fort
large proceeding such, for lnsai o narcs of trst-
WdsSbipgton park where about 21V p"s'' "
were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-20
A LIVELY SUPREME COURT SCENE
JUSTICE FREEDMAN AND LAWYER IN HN''i
n1sCrssION BEFORE AN AMUSED AUDIENCE.

JUSTICE FREEDMAN AND A LAWYER IN N'
DISCUSSION BEFORE AN AMUSED AUDIENCE.
There was a lively dispute yesterday between
Justice Freedman and Peter f. Brady. lo'me'
counsel to the Excise Board. In the Supreme |ou'',
I'm the course of which Justice Freedman pou''ue"
his desk vigorously with his gavel ana oruereu III
Brady four times to take his seat. The latter ue
clined and minated that the Justice was ls"o'"''
Of the rules of his own court. The uoupie aioSo
over a suit brought by Francis J. Markham aeainSt
the David Stephenson Brewing Company 10 RECEIVE
$40 for rent. IN which Mr.. Brady appears io wv
plaintiff.
When the case came up in Justice fieeui'"
court on Thursday the Justice sent IL 10 the "o'
the general calendar because the papers were Ho'
at hand
Yesterday Mr.. Brady appeared IN court anu OF
piled 10 have the action placed on the SNORT CAUSE
calendar ignoring the order previously ehteleu ~
the Justice The latter denied the apphca''on wiz"
so costs. , 49,, Drodv becan
..If Your Honor please" Mr.. Brady Deshh ri,o
sit down" exclaimed Justice rreedHnah' p'i"e
ing his gavel forciby down 49,, +, -, arbitrary
''If Your Honor insists on actlng III an ~
way YOU can do So" retorted the LAWYER. o,rd
"Sit down" Numbered Justice freeuma"' Po'"'
ing with his gavel - o,a Jus,ice
Mr Brady did not sit down and he ana JuSu ~
Freedman shouted at each other TOT soine D.
90 vel nunctuating the controversy. unt MI. ~ ~, a.!
Exclaimed: II insist rights ana 1 Wour ,,ns
Your Honor 10 familiarize yourself Win .ie Ill bje
Justice Freedman forgot 10 use nl9 $50 $50 ara
time and stared at Mr.. Brady. Inc H"Hei0 "
spectators laughed. ,,o,,s r,,linp con-
timed the lawyer land soc whether our ilU,V'
can act in this way and walked OUT VI NV '
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-20
HOME NEWS.

PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.
CAMBRIDGE-Baron Thielmann, German AM
bassador at Washington: Baroness Thelmann ana
Countess Ross FIFTH AVENUE-Senator John
NJ. Thurston, Of Nebraska. GlLSEY-Genera w !:
S C. Wiley of Catskill. n. Y; Simeon Horoyd, or
Albany and George C. Gorham, OF Washington
HOFFMAN-Senator Stephen b. Elkins. OF west
Virginia HOLLAND-Ex-M Mayor Edwin y. stuart
of Philadelphia William Endicott, of Boston, and
Captain w w. Peabody of Cincinnati IMPERlAL
General Green u. Raum. of Illinois. MAMMAL
TAN-Senator Thomas III. Carter, OF Montana
METROPOLE-State Senator Henry j. Coggeshan
and Archibald f.. Baxter, of Elmra. MI RRAf
H1LI-The Rev. Joseph II. Twitchell, OF Hartford
Senator Timothy T. Ellsworth. OF Lockport, n. y
and AsSemblyman James w. Hustled. NETHEf-
LAND-Luther F. Holden. OF Cleveland PAfh
ANENUE-Elmer II. Capen, president OF Iuits
College. SAVOY-President f. D. Warheld, OF La
fayette College and Mime. Scalchi. WALDORF
Senator Francis r. Warren. OF Wyoming ex-Sena-
tor William Pinkney Whyte OF Maryland: George
w Fishback, United States Secretary Of Legation
Buenos Ayres; James s. Richardson, OF New-Or-
leans; Clayton McMichael and L. Clarke Davis. OF
Philadelphia U. S. Grant jr, and Nine. Lilliah
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-20
CONLIN ASKED TO EXPLAIN.
HE TELLS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HE
HAS NOTHING TO SAY AT PRESENT

HIS REMARKS ABOUT COMMISSIONERS b'cNh"-
1NGs WILL. BE BROUGHT TO THE
BOARDS ATTENTION.
Tho trouble between Police Commissioner hoose-
,o,, a,a chief Conln over the latter's interVe" d
fsu DAVIS ago in which he spoke OF the pe'N qu'
ro,e in the Board, and also said that the constant
chickering's between the Commissioners were uo''o'
srzinp the force and interfered with MN IN '"e
performance OF his duty. assumed new ph"so
Yesterday President Roosevelt asked 'hei Oo,''''
10 make a report relative 10 these s'a'e'he'''' 49,
,ho chief has not done so. Yesterday morning 'he
Cor,ro,ss,oner had the Chief before him. and asked
him about the matter. Chief Conlin had no ,'po' ,
10 make, and Informed the fres'uo"' ~
nothing TO say at present -, cav,
Tho interview between the CHEZ ana 'ne 'o
missioner lasted only few minutes MI n
Welt subsequently declared that he Wond pr"e Wv
matter before the Board at It's next mee"ne' ~
haa this 70 saw on the subject: Chief comm "e
soid .says he has nothing TO say about MS CUM
ments upon the Board the other day. IL Is ''ot a
matter for me personally. but for the h0'''' "''
shall bring 1t before the Board ,.
The Commissioner said that the Chle' co"0uN'
IN commenting upon his superiors was hghF I'M
nroner and that II should not pass unreDukeo'
Inst what will be the outcome remains 10 pe leo
II developed that the Commissioner hha 1So
asked Chief ConlIn by letter whether ne nu nn!
shinc ~ saw concerning the transfer OF 1OlCciIa
SchlJltz of the West Thrtieth-s station, lccInnban
Violence was brought out that Policeman SchuiI
had arrested the woman rear MhO uae do.
tailed 10 get the evidence in Sheeh2ns pScf, m
Waters IL Is stated threatened 10 nav -, Vas
changed Captain Chapman put schultz paSk 70, vi
his regular post. and IL was found that me- -
The "S Chief also had nothing to say TO Commits
sioner Roosevelt about TINS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-20
TO SAVE EXPENSE IN STREET OPENING

ADJACENT THOROUGHFARES TO BE PLACED IN
THE HANDS OF ONE COMMISSION.
The Board OF Street Openings decided yesterday
TO limit the expenditure for opening streets by
placing the proceedings whore the streets are ad-
iacent in the hands of commission. appointed
by the courts instead OF having a separate set OF
commissioners for each proceeding. The Mayor
and Controller yesterday agreed tina; the new plan
would save money to the city. Commissioner Half
fen proposed the opening OF thirteen streets the
WISE property. near Mosholu Parkway and two
Controller Fitch moved tina
they be opened under one proceeding. The Mayor
seconded the notion and ii was carried The same
course was taken In several other cases.
Mr.. Gilhool'y. representing the Eugene Kelly es-
tale and Cornelius and William X. Wander bt.
owners of the Vanderbilt Building protested
against the peuion pace Dy John &. Shaw. repre-.
senting the proprirt-., the Bennett and St Paul
buildings. widen Ann-st. hearing Will be
given both parties on April g.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-20

It's good business to carry gener.
Gus stock, wide variety, even up to
the very end of season-wc do it.
It's good business to sell such a
carried over stock before the OPEN
ing Of new season-we are
doing it.
Last Springs sack suits, single
and double breasted, lined and half
lined, plain colors and fancy MKT
ures; getaways, with and without
outside flap pockets; some heavy
suits among them. Were $I4 to
SIS.
Now:
Young mems sizes, $Io; mems
$I2.
ROGERS, PEET & CO.
Prince and Broadway
Warren and Broadway.
Thirty second and Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-20
THE DEAD MANS CURVE" PROBLEM.

PRESIDENT MCMILLAN WOULD RUN THE TRACNs
THROUGH UNION SQUARE PARK
President Samuel Mcmillan of the PARK Depart
mcnt sent letter with drawings. TO Mayor ouons
Yesterday. in which Mr.. Mcmillan contemplate"
o eoIution of the Dead Mans Curve" problem by
s,ro;ebteninp the broadway cable road and allow
ing II 10 run over part OF the west SIDE OF Union
Square Park The proposed cut begins al Four-
,eenth-st. where a Gs-foot portion OF the park Is
10 be taken the strip needed diminishing IN wid'h
AT Fifteenth-rt TO % feet and the track OF inc
cable road finally leaving the park al sixteenth
G, Mr. Mcmillan saws this will reduce the park
area only 2OOO0 square feet. will cause the cut
ting down OF seventeen trees VARYING from lncnes
modelling OF the walks OF the westerly slue' nv
proposition will be Laid before the PARK board al
lis next meeting $500. 49,,
Mayor Strong said, after reading the letter ana
irsDectine the plans. that IT was muCn DetttL tnd
The tunnel scheme Further than that he did not
care the subject
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-20
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
AN INSURANCE. DECISION REVERSED.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yes
terday reversed the order OF Justice Smyth grant
ing an injunction forbidding the execution OF con
tract by which all business and property Oh tne
Broadway Insurance Company Is turned over ~
the Hartford Fire Insurance Company Ihis oe
csion leaves the Hartford Insurance company IL
possession Of the property pending the triai OF 'o
suit The plaintiffs In the case are Edwin T. 1ane
son and Joseph s. Freynghuysen, composing the
firm OF Jameson e. Freynghuysen; Hilary H.
Chambers and Roland A. Iilm. who own 3.49s OF me
5000 shares into which the capital stock OF lilc
Broadway Insurance Company Is divided Inc w.
PENDANTS the two companies, and the PtesiHe,,
Eugene b, Magnus, and the other directors OF tns
Broadway company. The plaintiffs maintained
that the Broadway company was on paying Dasis
The defendants said 1t was not. The majority Oh
the trustees of the Appellate Division vo,ed 10
reverse the order Of Justice Smyh but three sep
arate opinions were written to that erect Dy JUS
tees Williams Rumsey and Barrett. Presidlng
Justice Van Brunt concurred and Justice Patterson
dissented and wrote an opinion Of his own.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-20
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER IN WANT

The Charity Organization Society desires to raise
a pension OF $40 a month to enable unmarried
daughter to provide food and shelter for her Wild
owed mother sxty-four years old. who has been
twenty-three years blind and for the last fourteen
wears partially insane The mothers decisions are
such that she refuses TO accept food any atten-
ton from any one excepting her daughter. She
was for a time confined In an insane asylum, and
would have remained had the daughter been al
lowed 10 be with her. She is constant
burden and care. Up 70 four years ago the
daughter maintained both. but since then she has
been able 10 earn only partial support as dress
maker and seamstress failing health and impaired
eyesight making II impossible for her 10 do more
Contributions In response 10 this appeal will be pub
licIy acknowledged. Cneeks should be sent 10 the
Charity Organization Society, United Charities
building Fourth-avc and Invent -second-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-20
DR. POTTER'S LAWYER MULCTED IN COSTS.
A COMPLAINT AGAINST JOHN d. ROCKEFELLER
CALLS FORTH REMARKS FROM JUS
TICE TRUAX.

A. G.. Vanderpoe counsel for the Rev. DR.. Dan
Tel G. Potter moved in the Supreme Court before
Justice Truax a week ago. for an order appoint
ing a commission to take the testimony OF a wit
ness in ST. Louis in DR.. Potters suit against John
D. Rockefeller for ZOO damages. for alleged
malicious persecution. When the motion was made
Ioseph H. Choate for Mr.. Rockefeller, told the
Court that there were scandalous allegations in
the complaint which he would ask the Court TO
order stricken out.
Justice Truax yesterday handed down de-
cision from which ii appeared that the attorney
for the plaintiff Is the person making the alleged
scandalous statements. and that the affidavit is
subscribed by him instead of DR.. Potter The Justice
denied the motion, ordered the scandalous matter
To he stricken and imposed costs of so on the
attorney for making the motion and subscribing
The affidavit The affidavit" said the Justice,
lis fun of scandalous, irrelevant and impertnent
matter. and direct that IT be suppressed and not
placed upon the files OF the court and as II was
made by officer OF this court with SO costs to
be paid by such officer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-20
WHAT Is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Legislative Committee on Trusts City Hail. 10
a.
Lecture by Professor J. c. Van Dyke. Metropoli-
tan Museum OF Art II a.
New-York Suburban Educational Council. Uni
versity Building II a. m.
General McMahon's lecture before United Ser
vice club, No. 10 West Thrty-irst-st, $50 D. m
Transportation Club, Madson-ave and Forty
seCOnd-st.. $50 y. IN.
Phi Beta Kappa Alumni, Hotel Savoy, p. m
Alpha Delta Phi Club dinner for Clarence A
Seward, No. 80 West Thirty-hrst-st, 1 p. m
c. f. Pellew's lecture Museum OF Natural His
tory. y. m
Good Government Club b. No. i3 West One-hun-
dred-and-hfth-St D. m.
Dinner for District-At;orney Olcott Hotel Savoy
D. m
Long Island interscholastic games. Cycle Club
y. nj.
Smoker OF lid Assembly District Tammany
club No. 81 Charlton-st y. III.
Blaine Republican Club, No. 10 West Twenty
fourth-St. y. m.
Miss Parloa's lecture Domestic Economy,
No West Fifteenth-st., p. m.
DR. Schaufiler's lecture on the Sunday-school les
son, Broadway Tabernacle $3.50 p. m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-20
PROPOSED CHANGE or TRACTION.

NEARING on THE METROPOLITAN COMPANY
APPLICATION ADJOURNED rNTII. MARCH TO-
Tho State Railroad Commission met yesterday IN
tho Chamber of Commerce rooms TO consiuer '"e
application OF the Metropolitan 1racuoh 'o"p'S
N substitute the underground trolley for oher mo
tive power on several OF It's lines Inc pIoPoS''
change will affect the Eighth-ave., Hudsoh-S''
Canal-st Amsterdam-ave.. West Broad"ay' VS.
ST Boulevard and Fifty ninth-st. West-st'' oIA'"
ave Church-st and several other lines
W 7, Pare ir OF the law firm OF toauIy' I|a"-
terbach & Johnson approved the apphcd'o' VI, "
half of the Third-ave. and the Fortv-secoiu-S'
Manhattanville and St. Nicholas-ave. railroads on
the grounds that the proposed change OF "o'N'
power IS in some cases lines that intersect 'ne
lines of Directing companies and in others on INES
coincldent with them The directors appear DeIoie
the Board "s taxpayers who are personally in'"'e'
and also in behalf OF the public
An adjournment OF the hearing was asAeu =" "
following grounds: .
The consents OF property-owners have not YET
been filed and the DIRECTORS have not yet hau al op
portunity TO examine them.
The copyi e and examination OF the MetropoiI'dn
consents, which will presumably be more 'hah i0',
times as numerous the Third Avenue ram 49,
lime ag5 cntiie the Third Avenue Railroad G ,;L
pany TO at least twice the nterVa o M for the
Aifeption MAS also called the fact that the
nronosa1 motive power is one which has never been
used in the densely populated part OF CITY IKE
New-York It was further demanded that the con-
sent of III, f}oard of Electrical Control should De
obtained before the Railroad COMMISSION CONSUMERS
the application. - -. DhI,o U-orrs
General Coils. Commis soner OF PUBIC MoIbs
asked that the matter he decided with all poSSiple
snecd a. tho city was about TO repave several oil
the streets named in the application .
Mr. Page argued that the very powerlul cuTTent
necessary to propel from the Battery 10 liar
lem would be dangerous 10 human me-. Inc llac-
lion Company. he said proposed 10 bullo me cor
duts of terra Gotta, material as yet Whoiiy u"-
tried for such purposes ., l.. -.
Tho secretary of the Board was instructed TO see
whethe; or not the Board of Electrical ControI mao
Jurisdiction IN the matter, and the nearing was au
iOurnen until March &C.