New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23
GOLFER THERE But NOT VAN WICK.
THE CONTROLLER, HOWEVER, DECLINES ~
VOTE ON MANHATTAN EXTENsioNs-MR-
syrrtt.s PROVISIONAL RESIGNATION.

r,r CONTROLLER HOWEVER. DECLINES TO
VOTE ON MANHATTAN ExTENsIoNs-MR
SMITHS PROVISIONAL RESIGNATION
A.. vos generally expected. Mayor Van Wyck did
M, attend Yesterdays meeting OF the hap'u
Transi, Commission. despite the fact that he hau
boon esneciallv urged TO be present. because no
action could be taken on the Manhattan IRAN
A,.oa u.,hout the vote either OF himself or con-
,o,a, Golfer As matter OF fact the Mayor
found himself in a peculiar dilemma lie mas a.
cused the Commission hitherto OF ihac'Ior' ou' Wy
s,ovlos away from yesterdays meeting ne was
on.ore that he would block the progress or the
Commissions efforts to provide some FORM Oh I'M
mediate rapid transit. and would therefore, De tie
,,, CAUSE ~ the continuance OF the alleged IN
action of which he complains. Moreover Il '"o
Manhattan Company really desired the piN"eses
FOR which 1t has applied the Mayor by aoseh''ne
,,o,, u,ouId antagonize the interests OF the rail-
road which has so many friends In Iammahs' ie'
again TO attend the meeting he would nave 70
ID from the declaration he made some tfhe
- .ho, be would never recognize the Commission
90 hova ANYTHING 10 do with It's proceedings Inc
,,avor COMPROMISED matters by sending Noh'ro"e'
coler to make up the requisite SIX woes re- Son
10 P ~ cxtcUsed himself from voting. on the grouho
hat he had not yet had sime 5000 20 rranchses
VAexander f. orr presided ana 1nsIe Wood
hurry Ia DIS and Lewis l.. Delafeld. secretary;
,ieousr II !, porsons chief engineer, and Edward
=, 'ctona rd Of counsel to the hoard a IS boaruman
", nnt present and It Is understood mat ne Is az
We mo' r. Albany. but whether for the purpose
J. srhting the Ellsworth bill or not Is not known.
o, ileSr, presented To the Commission the forms
~ ~ Sven certificates granting certain tranchses
VI IL 'M,nhnttan company, as suggested IN ana
ho, ~ mo conditions contained In the report or
,ba Contract Committee. the substance OF which
nv opeodv been published In The Tribune.
Mr. Starir moved that the franchises ne approved
M ho rnrti6cates executed prescribed by The
o., I, ,yas then that Controller Golfer announced
that ne did not wish 10 vote upon me question: OF
gran,inr The franchises until he had had an oppor-
eunity to examine them and also have them ex
arn,ned bv The engineers OF the Finance Depart
rent Consenuently the Commissioners were pow
erieas IN take action upon the proposed grants to
Tho Manhattan company. but II IL understood that
the members OF the Board are or the opinion that
Mr. Coler's suggestion was reasonable. and that In
90 imnortant n matter every opportunity for In
yestigat ion by the administration should be allowed.
. Chief Engineer Parsons was directed to confer
with the chief engineer OF tne finance Depart
ment for the purpose Of furnishing any information
concerning the franchises that might be desired
The Commission will meet again tomorrow after
noon at o'clock.
II became known az yesterdays meeting that the
Commission had not been so entirely dependent
,ipon the vote OF the MAYOR or the Controller rs
was generally thought. Mr.. orr has In his pos
session the rcsgra ton OF Charles Stewart Smith
TO mi its own vacancies and. consequently. Mr.
Orr has II In his power TO declare Mr.; Smiths
position the Board vacant. on which the
BOARD may elect successor Immediately and
Mr Orr explained 10 his colleagues yester-
day that the resignation had been placed In
his hands by Howard G. Smith. to be used II
necessary. but that he (Mr ORR hoped that as
by April IT would he unnecessary to accept THO
resignation.