New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-21


or DIFFERENCE STILL EXIST
90 many letters are passing these days between
Alexander t. orr president Of the Rapid Transit
commission and George J. Could. pres den' or the
Manhattan Elevated Railroad Company that T.
you'd be cause for little wonder Il one or even
more Of them went astray. Un;N Yesterday morn
t,r Il seemed II The latest communica lion Of Nj
o~- actually had been lost I'm transit This letter
MS the one adopted by the Commissioners at last
fridays meeting. cmbodynS ,hoir answer to the
terms which Mr.. Gould suggested should govern
tho West-st franchise
on Saturday Mr.. Gould wrote Mr.. Orr. stating
that he Rad seen reports in the newspapers 20 the
eject that letter dated June Q had been sent to
him, but that up 70 the close OF business on Sat
rrday he had not received il. At .he same time
Mr. Could limited that promptness was essential n
the negotiations he carried through
promptly To this episte Ny Orr replied yester-
day morning follows:
have received your letter dated June u.s. in
r 49, 81 some leiter addressed TO YOU by The
Rapid Transit Board. under date OF June Q. and
n which you compaiin that this letter had not been
delivered 20 you AT the close Of the business day on
saturday the 18th inst.
I'm reply 10 this communication, bog 70 inform
,oY TIA. letter was addressed u you by the
Rapid Trans!, Boer9 under date Of June p on
Jane 70 the Board did. however consider AND adopt
iho form % formal coinmunica goa" to be sent ~
nn,nicatlon was delivered by ? special messenger
a. your Office on Saturday the ISM inst before
As your letter OF Saturday is postmarked ~
ociock" and must therefore, have teen dictated
Sn. neiSen, thof NV letter dated the 18Th inst
Was no; IN your hands when you wrote.
Mr. Gould arrived at his Office yesterday morn
,,e at about 1870 O'Clock and this letter. and also
the one dated June 2. were found among the cor
respondence lying upon his desk.
WAITED FOR THE LETTER SATURDAY.
Nj Gould when seen yesterday. was indignant
over the wording OF Mr.. Orrs reply. lie said en-
phaticaly that communication was received
from the Commission UP TO late hour on SatuT-
dav night and that his Office had purposely oeen
kent open long after he usual hour In anticipation
Of hearing from the Board. lie denied also that
his own letter had been mailed carly in the day,
and contended that he signed the letter IN Del
monicO's about 10 O'Clock on Saturqd! hisnl. "A
. perusa Of the envelope IN which me icttef was
mailed would seem 20 bear out Nj. Gould s version
o. The matter. The envelope is postmarked New
York June i. - p m. ISIS.
Assistant Postmaster Morgan said mat This post post
mark meant that the letter was mailed on san,
day night in the u O'Clock coIrcuoll ailu 49,,
the suo-stalion in LeXingon-ave; oeIWffeH o''T
NAV be pointed out that the letter over which the
lille breeze between Nj. orr and Mr. Gould vas was
sdopied by the Commission untl June 10
The Extension Committee az the M"'ltii''ah ColI
formulated by The Commission rea'ing to inc
Nest-s.. franchise Some Of the eVenin- ne~s,i@ .
M MAJ -, Sir orr THIS Is not so but draft
consideration of the Extension Committee at lts
usual weekly meeting this morning. II Is uhuvi
stood that many Of the stpu.afons mace ny tle
BOARD regarding details OF construction ana WORK
ing Will with slight notifications, be accepted D!
Nj. Could and his colleagues
THE QUESTION OF RENTAL
But the most important condition. and the one
pnon which undoubtedly tho whole question OF the
,u,ldinc Of the West-st extension h!nees-the mat
,e- % rentals stu bone Of contention between
20 two bodies Mr.. Gould is determined thal ne
Will no. nav a per cent rental lor the iranchlse.
a. VIII SO inform the Commission. pON .I4et ~,
part Ire members Of the Board are 1ust as hrin IN
tbesr resolve that any less remuneration W9Nil n
,,n4air and iueuuitahie 10 the CITY MIN not Siues
this refusing 10 bulge from the position lheE nav
.aEen mon Tits fundamental point. u IS di. =,
80 fo-esee any speedy adjustment OF W. ".
a.oas between The conf any and the Board more
o,sr Mr. Gould will absolutely refuse 70 aAo" tiie
4os--a 20 intervene In any legal proceedings that
rnTv be brought in connection with the is
I'D he ,1ssts also upon the omission OF the cia.
wherein his company Is bound not 70 optVU., :,
Construction Of competing lines on me "os'-S"
route 49,, Doo-d.s demands re-
rs~di-g grace crossings provided INC Mai,i'i 10 a.
bs allowed 10 make such additional cohaeo.'"iils -
naV he necessary 20 meet ne VARYING o.I dI.uS :.
IS t-afic These will bc the most VIA l p"t ~
of tha communication. which VIII pIoDt.i 81" - .
wsrdod - Mr. orr to-day after the meeting ~ 'e
Extension Committee.