New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-21

MURPHY NOW TALKS OF STOPPING
ELEVATED TRAINS.

TIE sTRUCTURE-COOGAN REsO-
LTTIoNs TO GO THROUGH TO-
DAY-cROKER ON JUSTICE
FOR THE PEOPLE"
According TO Richard Croker. who should
know. Tammany is engaged In sort Of holy
war; against the unspeakabe Manhattan the
sole object Of the present bombardment being
10 secure from tho offending railway corpora
ton Justice for the people" Wall Street, how
ever. which is by disposition and training cyni-
cal. IS inclined 20 discredit the Tammany pro-
fession ~ high moral purposes. and 70 ascribe
the present artillery practice rather 10 a Ger
tain tirerish resolve on the part Of men high
IN the councils Of Tammany to shatter tho walls
Of the Manhattan company's credit. with the
ultimate aim either Of obtaining such terms az
Will enable the assaiants 70 make good the
losses incurred by them In speculation on the
short side Of the stock market. or OF forcing
surrender which Will result in the acquisition
of the elevated system by the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company, with the usual rake
OF" for Tammany
II the statesmen or the Democratic Club are
really short OF Manhattan however. they must
be getting a trihe heartsick from hope deferred
for Manhattan again yesterday failed to go
their way" It went up, in fact. opening above
Saturdays last price, and closing at ll3,s' a net
gain FOR the day OF 27s per cent. most OF the
stock offered It is said, being taken by mem
bers of the syndicate which is TO underwrite the
new S1sOOOOO stock issue. a circular regard
ing which was sent yesterday to the stock
holders by President Gould.
The Manhattan management yesterday issued
no further statement in reference TO the ram
many attacks but Il is evident that II purposes
making a determined resistance. especially IN
the matter Of surrendering its present route
through Battery Park One OF the directors
indeed. was quoted as saying that while there
was no disposition 70 take the Park BOARD
order very seriously. y matters came 10 a pinch
the road would get around the Boards order
hy erecting new terminus for the sixth and
Ninth ave. lines along state-st which could be
dom. AZ n cost not exceeding S2oUp.
It's understood. however. that the Manhattan
Railway Company will not remain on the de-
fana.ve I'm the campaign which Tammany Hall
has begun AGAINST lt but IS making d carefuI
examination ~ all enactments conferring rights
,oon II with ii view 10 aggressive action. IL
Will seek for Instance. It is said. to compel the
CITY 10 allow it 10 construct connecting hhe
in Charnhers-st: and II claims the right 20 use
state-st for rs elevated structure, IN case 1t
should ne forced TO abandon Battery PARK
under tho articles of association % the company
urepared pursuant 10 Chapter GOo. Laws OF 1870.
Tamrnanys artllierymen We're active yes'eI-
dav Croker served one Of the great guns as
usual. and President Murphy Of the BOARD OF
Health had charge of another. ammunition
being supplied 70 him by W. d. Gardner civil
o,-i.,aar connected with the Department, and
Marshall 3 Clarke. q volunteer VINO wrote
letter. coroplaining o, an unheated car Coogan
il-fiT
from which ne discharged several rounds OF
threats. among them one 70 compel me Nan
haitian N remove the newspaper stands and the
chocolate and chexing-gum slot machines from
IFS stations and % prohiat the display of adver-
....,.. ..s-s tr the structures To-day a new
,ar-or Will he added % the Taumany park OF
a~f,r--v. and a weu-diacplned squad detailed
t~ou, the Municipal Assembly VIII fire from II
FIVE rounds IN the shape Of resolutions directed
against the Manhattan road
WHIPPING ALDERMEN INTO LINE.
II is expected that the Coogan resolutions VIII
~ carried bv the Council and the Board oi
Aldermen by practically the solid Democratic
vote to-day. Some Of ne Tammany Aldermen
o.b, we're ~ the City Hall yesterday We're
swearing softly about the methods 10y Vhich
t,sy said they had be IN brought % promise /"
suDport the resolutions. They declared lha'
...,. r,d 1een told bv the Tammany bosses that
y they failed to be in their places ana vote LOT
.,. -ssoiu+tons their friends who are holding
Offices under the city government "ouid pe us
cbargsd They understood. they said. that they
vou,d not profit individually by the passage OF
+ba resolutions. and that the entire purpose OF
.,,o o+-sok on the Manhattan Railway Company
,.os - help some Of ne big Tammany leaders
,.-.s +be sale OF the Manhattan 10 the Metro
..-,,,.. e,raat Railway Company: but they must
save their friends from being turned out OF
ONCE and therefore must vote FOR the resou-
tions
one ~ the Co)gan resolutions is 20 coi'pe'
,ha Manhattan company 10 provide yards for
.to s,oraga o.. 10 cars which are not running
and - cease storing the cars on the third track
sor,a NJ tho politicians said that the company
,r,bablv would be compelled to buy several
blocks ~ land IN the neighborhood OF Eighth /
ave and Observation-Disclosures where /
0,.,.--,e rnother-in-law. Mrs Lynch, owns con /
siderable property.
picnard Croker gave out another interview
o.. ..,..,,,a,ar men Yesterday and he began with f.
th's declaration.
..r-nar. ,s hut one thing IN this matter that .
-r,,,niarv wants. and that is Justice Tammany /
,,.es returned 10 power In this city because +
..,.t,~t-,. ~ the citizens thought that the big .
C..~,..,ra-ions were not respecting the rights or .
... reori. We were put into Office 20 see n .
th. peorie could not get back something when .
i...onged 20 them We want Battery Park for
ono thing. That belongs 70 the people ana .
Tammany Will see that the people get what's
coming 20 them
Mr. Croker did not explain why Tammany
lad waited more than a year after getting into
rover before making a move for Justice or
the attack upon the Manhattan company
had been made just at the time when leaders
~ the organization were reported to be short OF
the company's stock and might be- benefited
greatly by movement to bear the stock but