The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-04
MCDONALD IA NOT TALKING.
Has No Bondsmsn Yet. but stiil seems
Confident.

John Il, Mcdonald, whose bid Of $50 900, 900
10 build the Rapid Transit railroad has been ac-
copied, but who has failed a. yet 10 gst signers
ior the ", 10000 in bonds which he must give
to qualify for The contract. denied hotly yesterday
NE Wall Street rumor that he was going to give
up The quest for b~ondsinen and abandon The con
tract. Except for this denial and the declaration
that he would forward an application TO The RAPID
Transit Railroad Commission for an extension
Of time, Mr. Mcdonald would not talk for pub
llcauon yesterday. The people who represent
'hs inieresta Of Andrew onderdonk. Whose bid
Of SS9,3OO,OO0 and check for $l5O, 900 are sull
In the hands OF the Commission, were more active
and hopeful than they had been for days and they
seemed to think that after all he stood a good
chance OF securing the contract. although his bid
exceeds that Of Nj. Mcdonald by 81, 800, 900.
Whether Mr.. Mcdonald really did make an
application for an extension OF time yesterday
did not appear during the day. President Orr
of the Rapid Transit Railroad Commission left
That hour no such application had been, received
by him, Notwithstandln ing this, he said before
ne leit that he would call a meeting Of the board
Tor Monday on general principles, as there were 4
number 81 matters which he thought ought 10 be
considered.
According to the accepted way Of reckoning,
uc umt winch MI, MCDONALD now mas III winch
to execute the ~contrac, will expire on Monday
at midnight There seemed TO be some question
IN the minds Of Mr. Orr and also 81 f; NJ. Shepard,
were 10 be counted in reckoning the two terms
o. Yen days each since Mr.. Mcdonald was mott,
ied hs OF c the aerePiHnos ?! bis bid / they are no,
Wednesday at midnight, Mr., Mcdonald held
a short conference with his counsel. Delaney
Niooli early yesterday but after that he merely
shu, himself up in his offices for the greater part
OF the day And IL was lla,P that hp Wua Cufrylng
on no negotiations directly looking to the secur
ieg m OF 51ndsmen august Bsl%on, Of August
little doubt that Mr. McDonaIj's whole reliance
now rests upon that hous- 10 pull him through,
II seems to have just dawned upon the msmbers
., me W est End Association that the building
of the rapid transit line up broadway north %
FIFTY ninth street, on the plans az approved IL
likely to destroy all Of the shade trees which now
stand in The little rarkways along the centre
o. the street The association has called a meet
ing TO ba held On Monday evening at which this
and some other features OF The proposed road
road show that along this part Of The route and
up to Ninety sixth street only shallow amounts
Of earth will be left over the tunnel roof, varying
that probably ali the IRE trees along i that pSrti"n
OF the street will have TO he taken up, but It is
provided IN the form of contract that other trees
not less than fifteen fee, tall and 81 inches in
diameter at the butt Of the trunk mus, he planted
In their places whenever a depth Of 5 feet or more
Of soil Is left above the tunnel. 4 considerable
part Of The present park spaces may. under the
contract, be left open 10 the tunnel for light and
ventilation as is now the case in Park avenue,
These openings may not exceed twenty feet In
width each and fifty feet in length nor shall
there be more than two in any one block, hut
II these dimentions and number $ were fol
lowed about one half in length Of each block
would be left open. Each opening must be sur
rounded by an ornamental iron fence and each
would naturally be more or less masked by shrub.
berry, but the tree effect will probably be lost