The sun., 1901-04-25
JERSEY BRIDGE RUMPUS.
DELOS CULVER SAYS IT'S PROPOSED TO
FLOAT sfo0. 900. 900 BONDS.
Governor TO Give q Hearing on the Terminal
Bill on Tuesday-Most Of tho Tsmmany
Omeehoiders FAN Into line Behind Colsr
In Attacking the Billie Says -Our' Policy.

Most Of the Tammany officeholders fol-
lowed the lead OF Comptr oller Coler yester-
day In denouncing the bill which will per-
NIT the New York and New jersey Bridge
Company TO construct an elevated structure
along the west side waterfront to be used
as a freight terminal in connection with its
bridge from the Jersey shore to the foot OF
West Fifty ninth street. Comptroller Coler
himself continued TO talk all day long about
what he called this Unconstitutional. un-
fair. inequitable and unjust measure, Early
In the morning he went from his office to the
Mayors Office and had long talk with
Mayor Van Wyck. When he came out he
said something which has not been heard
from his lips since the Administration began.
He said -our" policy. referring to the attitude
which the city would take toward the bridge.
In the past, Comptroller Coler has talked
more frequently about his 1ammany fellow
officeholders as them" and OF their policies
as their" But now Mr.. Coler Is playing
tag with the Tammany nomination Tor Mayor
next fall and he has become very chummy
with Tammany.
Comptroller Coler said that he would test
the constitutionality OF the act IN the highest
court in the State, II Gov. Odell signed II, lie
sent a telegram To the Governor early IN inc
morning asking that public hearing DO
given and In the afternoon he received an
answer saying that the Governor would give
a hearing on Friday. Aiterward the day Was
CHANGED to Tuesday Mr. Coler said that
If such an elevated railroad was to be built
along the water front 1t should be built and
controlled absolutely by the city. ..
Down In the Dock Department once ht
Pier A, North River. President j. ser =
geant cram and Commissioner Murphy were
denounCing the bill a. vigorously a. M 'oleI
They said that the entire maTg,hal sutCt
would be turned over 10 "A railroad company.
Roth Mr. Cram and Mr.. Murphy SAID thAl "
was ridiculous for the officers Of the con phhy
TO maintain that their structure would not
obstruct the highway. They said that II 1t
was contemplated to run trains on 'hlH
structure the supportin ng columns Woulu llr'e'-
ssriy be OF such size ahn 70 sucn nu,.p,,u nun. ,',,
that there would b" very little clear way irlt
for the accommodation OF trucks, and other
vehicles on their way to the per. -
In the meantime, ne MerChsnts s,'rrsJ h19Ta, @n
announced that meeting would be held
on Friday at which the merchant, ol Nc't
street would .ave an opportunity 10 protest
Tnare Ma ~"me talk yesterday about the
CITY Hall to the eject that the Iamman1,
In favor of the bill might b. dl"ciplinrh be-
cause their action prevented TammanN, Han
from making n campaign docun'nt oi IN"
.
young Tim sullivan, and IL was GENERALLY nd
mitted that lie was not afraid of discipline
As matter OF fact, there has not Yet been
any talk among responsible Inmm1nN men
about I . d.ciplining OF those who voted Tor
the bridge bill
Delos r.. Culver, ono Of the men who is
Interested In the terminal plan and who de-
vtsed the plan In 1850 said Yesterday that no
one railroad company could he behind the
izinR the bridge makes IL incumbent on III"
bridge company TO grant equal rights 20
all companies on tho bridge Mr. Culver
said that only BENJAMIN W. Wright, George
Young, q. II. BausCh1ll, Ger. Jane. : Clark
son and Or Edward Mallory Culver we're
Interested In II. lie said that they owned
amalority of tho stock Of thr New York and
New Jersey Bridg" Company, and that the
proposition now was To hoat tlhowUuul
worth Of gold bonds, secured hv mortgage,
on the property for the construction ot 'h-
bridge He said that a Wall street SvudiCr'"
IL now preparing TO und"r"rile an oi lh"
bonds
PHITApELrHIA, April 2i-1his statement
was issued from the oN'c" Of tho First Vice
President Of the PannsylvHniq Railroad
Company to-dnv' The Pennsylvania Rail-
with the West Street RTidgc hlll,Vl',h passed.
the New York assembly YESTERDAY. about
which there Scnms 10 hc considerable mis-
cOncnption II is promoted hy rar'I", inter
csted i'm the Ncw York and New Jersey Rridr
Comnnnv chartered IN both Stpte-,
whose location crosses the liu '4on River
at Fifty-ninth street nor has The North River
Bridge COMPANY chqrt"r"d by congress
TO bridge the river and Connect all the rail-
roads on both sides I'm tho vi"ri'v of Twenty
third street, anything 10 do with the lcEl'-
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