New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-22
.NO. THANK YOU" SAYS ORR.
SENATOR srRANAHAN's GRACIOUS INVl-
TATIoN DECLINED.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE RAPID IhA->''A
DOESN'T CARE TO DEFEND TIE COMMISSION
nrroDE A SENATE coMMlrTEE--whAr
WILL THE MAYOR AND THE

VIII THE MAYOR AND THE
CONTROLLER DO?
ro., aeal O. influential opposition
a., hs,,g organized against the Dill n"''0
senator Ellsworth TO legisiate the p'e'en ,,.or.
rrro,s,, Board out Of Office 'he Co''''''9s .a,
themselves are taking no part IN inc my 100
ST. che frat int.,nation Of 'he attempt ina.
e'h'e '-' =. ror,ove then, not a single memoer OF
" ~,,-,,ss,on has raised his voice III p'o"
49, o.,i,ude that the Commission aoop'eu A"U s
.trca adhered TO has been one Oh '" .orL
dIo,,.v Recognizing that their ehor's a..
have been devoted entirely 20 ''e U.s. o,ass,,v ~
OF the city, the CoInlliss'o'''''
calling for 'vindicaton. ,,oor IN
letter written last Friday by AieNa'ueI Cono,a
70 Senator Stranahan, chairman - Nd no.
committee on Cities Senator ouand""' ..u,,tv
n,qnlv telegraphod to Mr.. Orr that an oPpo' vrd
uorld he given to the Commissioners 10 pe n'
w.. -, H. o,nos,,ou 10 their proposed removal
r. ronIv which Mr. orr returned was not ""00
rubuc until Yesterday. II reads as follows
Hon \ y. stranahan. Chairman senate Oo'n
MS date in which you very courteoHsy IN 0 ~
me that the Rapid Transit SaU AZ 10
As no bill OF that number Is TO be chou ,%u"q have
the printed files OF scra;" o,ls 20 whtcn cerninc
the contents of the particular bill to whlCn
refer but assume that in ned in the newspapers
hv Mitch il is proposed to legisate the pIesen
Board Rapid Transit Rar9 3ba 1oWers Of the
board to four new commissioneirs 10 De 'pp0"'''N
nv ,he present Mayor OF this CITY. . .ho oo,
ny an right in this assumption as 10 the con,
tents of the bill it is clear that the 9nN az he
i horN H bc more efcienily performed by the
present Commissioners or by me III Wavor
70 he appointed 1t is proposed oy tne Ny oS ,ba
In other words the question is merely one on tIe
nersonal fitness OF the present CoinnilSs.oi,,I,
Ana con ny associate Commissioners nor can
nTonerly assume 20 advise the Legislature or JUS
committees am $40 A. T. ORR President.
When Mr. Orr was seen yesterday ne "ou,u ~. No.
smpify his letter In way. but replying 10 inc
rumors that were heard during 'ne Ia. Sr,n,r
snua,ing that the Ellsworth bill had been drawn
nv Tracy. Boardman & Plat. who with Parsons
shenard G. ogden. are the counsel 10 the bod'u'
Mr.. orr gave out the following statement:
Nothing could he moro unfounded or more un-
3ust than this really cruel insnuation that MI
Rcardman's firm drafted the Ellsworth Dill 1 WISH
"a say in the strongest. most positive. most un-
qualified terms that the whole Commission hoids
Mr. Boardman in the highest esteem as lawyer
a man. and n friend. and deems II aosoluteiy I'M
possible that he or his firm could nave hau d"F
other relation or attitude toward this measure
R"ardman's professional services TO the CommiS-
sion have been OF the first order ana OF me
not one of US has ever doubted, nor now question
for single moment lie mas NEE as was our
oninion OF him when engaged MS services ~
helm MS meet ell the determined attacks OF lne
mo-, Ingenious counsel upon our plans OF raplu
trapeit and TO advise In order that all OF our
work might be legal and valid MS dschalEe VI III NJ
duties Of counsel has sensiby increased our conn.,
dence in at once his ability, his souhdnssS OF
Judgment and his fidelity to our interests ana lhose
Of III municipality we represent . . j.,
The most important question or the rnonent, III
,natters anncrtaining TO rapid transit IS, whether
Mayor Van Wyck or Controller Coer vii a''en1q
this afternoons meeting of the Comm SSloh; -
both these ex-oiIiCio members dennerateIy duSSo
themselves from the meeting II VIII De lHlposslpIe
fnr The Commission TO take action on the Nan
haitian Companys franchises or 10 approve lot
maliv the form OF contract which has been pre-
rnra3a reIating 10 the construction of the under
rround railroad Members of the commission VINO
Tere seen Yesterday stated that they We're as nuch
IN Tho dark IS any one to the course the Mayor
wo,Id follow 4 special invitation mas beeh sem
bo,b m The Mavor and the Controller 10 attenu
the meeting but the opinion Is heid tnat eo
viii be powcress to push forward us pans uIrui
the return of Charles Stewart smith from EuiOpe;
,ro-dsv also the Chamber OF Commerce VIII meet
N formulate a plan Of opposition 10 the Ens"oISSn
I'm 'The Reform Club has also entered me nSn'
ond a committee composed OF s Stanwood Men
Gnu Swhpam p HoTnblower. Major a. d. Andrews
James Loeb and John G Agar mas Uee" aFP'"N
TO oppose the measure. o.,..o. -, 17;f,,.
About twenty members of the committee OF rGItif
annoinfed bv the Central Committee or the Clu-
zens Union 10 oppose the ELLSWORTH Dill me. yes.
terdav al No % East Twenty-third-st. EX-Mayor
Hewitt presided, and resolutions denouncing the
biz we're adopted w Bayard cutting Evc ,r,ir T.
Wheeler Isaac y. Sehgman, Alfred r MarlnG
Rowes Colgate L. j. Callahan and ChArles ~
Strong will 10 Albany and nynt me OH DE
hearing on next Wedneswa. instead OF To-Day as
first