The sun., 1897-05-07
OLCOTTSTACKLEH HISHONOR
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS WAR
INU,S BLACkMAILING US.u

ftre Uonrd"-W. W. ~, hsapOueeu the west
End 0unrrei with the street Cleaner
ISns to Say Funny ThinE-." says warina.
olcott s. Olcott, law partners and brothers.
ono of them District Attorney and the other
a civil service supervisor, created about all the
excitement there was around the Mayors ONCE
yesterday.
District Attorney W. VI. X. Olcott cspoused
the cause OF the West End Association against
Col. Waring before the Board OF Estimate.
Col. Warning wanted to build dump at the foot
OF West Njncty-scventh street. Tho West End
Association went to Albany and got law
passed prohibiting dumps on the North River
between Seventy. y.second and 13oth streets. The
Colonel rctorted by serving notice on the rcsi-
dents of the restricted district that unless the
West End Association caused that law to be re-
pealcd he would not be able to remove their
nshes as often as had been done in former times.
and that II they wanted a more frequent SER
vice they would have to pay for it.
Now the Colonel wants to build stables in
Eighty-ninth street between Amsterdam and
Columbus avenues and a committee reported
yesterday to tho Board OF Estimate in favor OF
allowing him to buy one Of the livery stables al
ready in that block. Then the District Attorney
said:
1T is absolutely absurd for Col Waring to
come here and say that his stable will not ruin
property, or be more Of nuisance than the pri-
vate stables now In Eighty.ninth street 1t 10
the implied, the expected nuisance that would
come from this stable that has its effect prop
crty. Why. then, does Col. Waring insist ON
dirty carts and the attending noise and fiih and
WY o ,bS me go
going to Eighty-ninth street, even though he
brings ruin in his train. He asks citizens TO sub
NIT to nusances, Inconvenience and infinite loss.
because, forsoOth, he has selected that place for
his stable Now, don't want to talk politics
here"
The speaker paused and looked hard at the
Mayor. who gave vigorous sp.too at the near
est mark and missed by several inches.
Mr.. oicott continued. :" that. 70. per cent Of
the voters in this district which is now throat
partmsn h n cast their baos forth for the adminstre
tion which put Col. Warine into power. They
5e in s sfo ss Ssd Ssd
protest strongly. Mr.. Mayor, against being
The Mayor shifted his tobacco and his jaws
moved rapidly. Then his head drooped upon
"They object. SIR" shouted Mr.. olcott. land
object, to being blac kmailed. morally 10 not
legally. Iobject to being served by Col. Waring
End Association, of which am not even mem-
Der, to force the Legislature, over which 1t has
books, he would not remove the ashes from my
house. Why, under u Tammany administration
INV never 9 or 70 tb re & ne asnes % IRON
to pay money ont OF my own pocket for ser
vice which was always performed heretofore bv
the city. 1 think you will admit, Mr.. Mayor,
us to this"
II have had to pay for the removal OF my
ashes for the past thirty years. interrupted tho
Mayor.
Then you are less fortunate than l." re-
mere expense. ! also object because It comes
after a threat that such step would be taken
unless we compelled certain Legislation. ] say.
therefore. that II is form of blackmail. War
ing discriminatcs against this district, and SO
| "a m "a a. OILY a -
his action. We Of the west side do not think It
is the kind of recognition we should expect from
this administration, and after We have submit
ted to this discrimination 1t is piling Peion upon
Ossa TO infict the stable upon u.s..
The Mayor hastily adjourned the considera-
tiOn OF the whole matter for one week.
In answer to n note asking him whether or not
he had any reply TO make to the charge of Mr..
Olcott, Col. Waring wrote:
II have nothing to say, olcott Is the paid at.
money or yotes-and he has to say funny things
in their interest"
J. Van Vechtcn Oleott's turn came at a hear
ing before the Mayor on bill to reimburse J.
Elliott smith for legal expenses incurred in de-
the board: Mr., Olcott was Mr.. Smiths attor-
ney. Besides charactcrizng the trial as " viru.
lent and violent persecution. Mr.; Olcott said
the questions asked were framed in an out
rageously unfair spirit: - say now" he con.
that Mr. Smith was the victim OF a villainous
conspiracy to blackcn the character OF a man
who has given the best years OF his life to ono
Of the most important bureaus of the most i'm
portant department Of the city Government.
Superintendent Smith was put on trial at the
instance OF Commissioner Ford, who is dead, and
Commissioner La Grange. He exoncrated.
The Mayor reserved his decision on the bill.