New-York tribune., 1900-05-16

Nefcn, or Brooklyn, offered the following:
Whereas, The New-York Journal has charged
American Ice Company, doing business in
Whereas Said trust has recently raised the price
OF Ice 100 per cent. causing great suffering among
Resolved. That the president of the Council ap-
charges and report the result at the next meeting
OF the Council.
Mr.. LEIGH, in support of his resolution said
that the Tammany men in the Council ought to
vote for the resolution, to be consistent as they
mad placed themselves record as being against
trusts. Two Tammany Councilmen however
got up in turn and tried TO ward Off the reso-
luton Mr.. Ryder moved to have 1t referred
to the Law Committee. and Mr.. Hart moved to
lay II on the table. Mr. Hart declared that the
resolution buncombe Then there was a
whispered consultation between several of the
Tammany leaders IN the Council. and President
Guggenheiner heard to say that he saw
no harm in having the resolution adopted. The
motions OF Mr.. Ryder and Mr. Hart were with
drawn. and Mr.. Lech's resolution was passed
unanimously. President Guggenhemer did not
announce the committee called for in the reso-
luton, and of the Tammany men said
after the meeting Of the Council that the COM
mittee would not have power to do any harm
FOR CITY ICE PLANTS
The Council passed the following:
=. Resolved, That the Board of Estimate be and
II Is hereby requested to authorize the issue OF
Tor the construction and equipment OF three ice
parts of the city Of New-York. and to be operated
d by tne ne city FOR the purpose OF manufacturing ice
The Board of Aldermen did not meet, because
there was no quorum. and resolution on the
Ice Trust, which had been prepared for action
by the Aldermen could not be introduced.
Mayor Van Wyck. when newspaper men tried
TO get from him confirmation of the report that
he holds four thousand shares OF stock IN the
American Ice Company. replied to inquiries: II
have nothing to say"
Augustus Van Wyck, the Mayors brother was
absent from his law office yesterday.
John F. Carroll. when In the afternoon at
the City Hall. asked about the report. and
he replied: II have nothing whatever to say
about the matter
Judge Newburger said he owned small num-
ber of shares in the American Ice Company.
which he had bought on the market for invest
ment purposes but not near five hundred shares
Tammany politicians who have not been fortu-
nate enough TO get hold of blocks OF stock In the
Ice Trust were saying yesterday that they
feared the disclosures regarding the interest of
Tammany officials in the trust might lose a
great many votes for the organization this fall.
Some of them said that although Mr.. Croker
was supposed TO be interested in the Ice Trust,
too. he might make trouble for officials who had
been acquiring large blocks Of the trusts stock.
When ]. Sergeant Cram. president of the Dock
Board. was asked by a Tribune reporter If he
owned three hundred shares of Ice Trust stock
he replied
1T is an insult to ask such question.
This is nobody's business but my own. I
have a right to own 100000 worth of shares
in this company if want 70. An official of the
city has a right 10 own whatever he wants to.
whether in the American Ice Company. the
Standard Oil Company any other company. 1t
is often necessary for a municipal official TO
have other income than his salary from the city
to make both ends meet.
Then you are interested in the Ice Trust?"
asked.
No SIR" replied Mr.. Cram with emphasis.
NO sir l am not. I don't dollars worth
of its stock I defy any to prove that I do.
This talk about my being connected with the
company is ali bosh. To begin with. II is a
monopoly and do not favor monopolies.'
Has the Dock Department favored the Amer
lean Ice Company, as reported?'
NO it has not. That story is so much more
bosh The Department has neither Disseminated
against nor favored the company. Here I may
saw that only 90 per cent of the wharves which
this company for unloading its ice is city
nronerty II enjoys greater privileges, there
fore than other corpora tionS. such as the New
York Central or the Standard Oil Company.
Then you are opposed to monopoly OF iCe?''
II am"
Dock Board. could not be found
The officers of the American Ice Company