New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
WON'T PROBE ICE TRUST.
COUNCIL. REFUSES AND ALDERMEN
HASTILY ADJOURN
RUMoRS THAT VAN wYCK AND CARROLL
HAVE DEMANDED PROTECTIoN-BoOKS
MUST BE PRODUCED TO-DAY.

MUST BE PRODUCED TO-DAY.
The significant and at the same time cowardly
action Of the Tammanyized Council in refusing to
sanction an investigation Of Ice Trust, coupled
with the failure of Secretary r. A. Scott to pro-
6uce the companys stock books in Magistrate
zeer's Court Monday. gave rise to the story
yesterday that Mayor Van wyck and John r Car
roll had made ii plain TO the American Ice Com
pany that they must for political reasons be pro-
fected hereafter and that under no circumstances
must their names be made public in official man.
ner holding large blocks of the companys
stock.
Mr. Scott had been summoned to produce the
books in court Monday. but he did not have
them on hand and his mysterious and sudden disap-
pearance noted in The Tribune yesterday. He
Is expected TO be hand this afternoon. but it is
understood that if any books produced they
will give only meagre and entirely unsatisfactory
Information concerning the Ice Trusts business
methods
Van wyck and Carrolrs junket to Maine with
c w Morse, the head of the Ice Trust, is now
acknowledged by the Tammany leaders to have
been colossal blunder. If the American Ice Com
pany should make ice cheaper to the people of this
city than before it is safe TO say that Tam
many Hall would not be saved from severe chas-
tsement at the polls next fall The seed of sus-
picion was sown and took root before the com
pany aware of it. and in the minds of the poor
people there is a constant and ineffaceable dread
the price of ice will be advanced Practically
culation on the East Side has taken strong ground
against the Ice Trust and Tammany account OF
the coalition shown to exist between the two. 1t
sticks in the minds of the hard working foreign
horn wage earners of the city midnight visit
from burglar They do not forget it. and the
ballot viii afford them opportunity to show
their resentment.
Few practical and valuable results expected
result Of the hearing before Magistrate Zeller
to-day. Secretary Scott was sternly ordered by
MAJ ZellP tO bp ham with
He doubtless will have plenty of books with him
To-day. Whether they will contain what the law
yers for the complainant want is another matter.
Einstein & Townsend prepared to begin con-
tempt proceedings against Mr.. Scott if they sus
pect a lack of candor in his actions. But the Ice
Trust people dismiss Scott any time they see
fit. and put another man I'm his place. The bylaws
of the company allow them to do this. For this
reason if he fails produce the books. he may be
sent to jail and his successor could be elected.
The books desired by the lawyers for the com
pla3nant contain the names OF all the stockholders
of the Ice Trust and it is charged that they were
at the company's New-York offices until recent
date. c. J. Shearn. of Einstein & Townsend, coun-
tel for the prosecution, said yesterday:
Secretary. Scott is under subpoena TO @ bring ~. to
iSs fock be eG0k Minute ne Book of the
and also the minute book of the directors since
time OF hey viii claim that , under rne The
be%s'fnSfS books in fSat idS State e'e'
We know. as a matter Of fact, however. that ,h;
transfer Office of the company is at Twenty-third-
81 and lexington-ave ana the tramsleT p4oh mus mus
book and the ledger. The American Ice Company
The NeEJeTsey dodge wont go because a Ress it is
lngs in New-York, and do hold their meetings here
We have absolute evidence as TO that. We shall
and If they are not we shall move that Secretary
Scott he committed 10 prison until the order of
the Court is obeyed.
De Lancey NicolI. counsel for Mr. Morse said
last night that Secretary Scott would be hand
to-day. but he declined TO talk about the books.
Following the action Of the Board of Aldermen
In adjourning TO avoid Ice Trust legislation, the
Council yesterday refused 90 call upon the Dock
Board TO explain why II had favored American
Ice Company in the letting of dock privileges
that company. and tabled resolution that
effect introduced by Councilman Francisco. The
Tammany members and the Brooklyn Democrats
excepting Comfy and McGarry. voted to lay the
resolution the table.
councilman Goodwin said that there had been
no aiserirnina tion in favor of The American Ice
resolution had been offered at the last meeting
Tor committee to investigate the matter, and the
the resolution had been beaten by Il to vote
directing the Dock Commissioners to lease 10 other
companies franchises on the same basis that
ley moved to throw it into the waste basket and
ny eeie1ea seTenteap hkg de2ne5 h9 other resorao
Board was called to order at l o'clock yesterday
luton appoint committee Of five to inVessafe t sf
me aheged connection OF city officials with the Ice
Trust. which passed the Council last week to be
again delayed The resolution was not presented
10 the Board last week for the same reason
yesterday. there being no quorum present.
II is unusual for the Board be called PROMPTLY
OF O'Clock. done yesterday afternoon 1t
is seldom that the president calls the Board 10
order before 100 and Tuesday OF last week r
was nearly o'clock before the roll was called
Yesterday the president announced that he would
not wait moment after the hour set and al that
time raped for order. He ordered a rollcaIl which
showed seventeen members present. Four minutes
later he declared the meeting adjourned until next
Tuesday. $1,000 ~
Fifteen minutes later different members of the
Board began TO drop into the City Hall At / 20
O'clock there were at least twenty more members
than had been in the Aldermens chamber when
me Board was adjourned. They appeared sur
prised when informed that there was TO be no