New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-09
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C;fy Loss an Old Dock Boards Pier
Grants 81 $50 900.


Fgan. against whom an action to cancel a bulk
head lease has been brought by Corporation
Counsel Rives on the ground OF conspiracy and
fraud against the city. brought up last night
ST the Office OF ex-senator Thomas c. OSulli-
van and Naughton & Co. the well known Tam
many contractors who occupy the entire seventh
eoor Of the Rogers & Peet Building in Broad
way.
Mr. o'SulIivan is general counsel for Naugh-
ton & Co. and other companies in which Daniel
F. Mcmahon. chairman of the executive commit
tee Of Tauuany Hall. is financially interested.
Joseph Egan of late has been seen around the
office OF Naughton & Co. Naughton & Co. use
The bulkhead. which was obtained, as charged
IN the complaint served Egan by the city,
nv conspiracy and fraud
MI. OSullivan was out of own yesterday
afternoon il was said at his Office.
The Office Of J. Sergeant Cram, president OF
the old Dock Board, on the twelfth floor Of No.
20 Iiberty-st. was locked yesterday The ele-
xator man said he guessed Mr. Cram had gene
away 10 be gone over Sunday.
Charles F. Murphy. treasurer of the cid Dock
Board. has gone TO Mount Clemens. Mich for
his health.
Peter F Meyer, the remaining member of the
old Dock Board. was in his usual cheerful frame
Of mind yesterday when the reporters called
get out" said he. When I've got anything
70 say 10 newspaper men I'll say il through the
courts
Michael J. Egan. who is said by Corporation
Counsel Rives to be the same Joseph Egan,
can be found sometimes at the office of Daniel
+. Coha!an. No. 271 Broadway.
Michael J. Egan is my client and he has a
lease Of the bulkhead at West Thirty ninthst.,'
said Mr.. Cohalan. but want TO say right here
that he is not the Michael Joseph Egan, or the
Joseph Egan. that Corporation Counsel Rives
refers TO in his suit TO cancel the lease at Tween
ty-ninth-st I don't know that Joseph Egan-"
The official printed minutes for the month Of
December, 1901. Of the old Dock Board were
seen yesterday by q, Tribune reporter Corpora
ton Counsel Rives has the original minutes
on which his complaint is based The printed
minutes purport TO be accurate record Of
the transactions Of the old board They show
that Joseph Egan applied for a lease of the
bulkhead between Twenty-eighth and Twenty
ninth SITS, on November s, 1901, for three years,
and that the Board of Docks al once gave him
not q three years lease but a thirty years
lease. The official minutes are as follows;
From Joseph Egan-Requesting three years
eisfost pier, north, No S. and the West Twen-
ty-ninth-st- pier north No Sc. North River,
on motion the following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved That the premises described in the fol
lowing resolution be and are heTepy ser seas a5o E Lo
the operation OF dumping BOARD py Joseph Esdil
for the purpose of loading cellar dirt and other
Resolved That by virtue Of the power and au-
thority vested in this board by law and IN pursu-
vided, this board agrees TO lease assign and 10
farm let unto the said Joseph Egan an ano slhsu-
The bulkhead between West TWenty-elghtn-st-
bier north. No S. North River. being the prem
tses heretofore known as the bulkheao + pew Nth
The privilege OF erecting and maintaining on SAID
bulkhead during said term Of the lease or any re-
The lease Of the above described property s Iaa
and the lessee shall have the privilege of two re-
new&ls each OF ten years me re of Der cent on
the rental OF the preceding term Inc rehIa. LOT
the premises above eesGIeTo Iao at the rate Of
$50 per annun. payable quarterly III advance ~
The said Joseph Egan shall have the privilege OF
erecting and maintaining during said term OF TINS
lease. any renewal thereof on WilarI prope ~
contiguous 10 the above described premises, the
9e9esTy6 f5e sSd Baard Of DOCKS Hereby agrees
70 aside such wharf property under us 3uTisgi
and approaches necessary for the operation OF such
dump.
The peculiar thing about these printed min
utes is that they do not tally with the written
resolution of, the board now in the hands OF
the Corporation Counsel The original together
with Egan's subsequent letter accepting the
lease. shows that he applied for the bulkhead
between West Twenty-seventh and Twenty
eighth SITS and not the one between Twenty
eighth and Twenty-ninth SITS.
AS proof Of the fact that the minutes were
surreptitiously changed, the printed minutes OF
the next meeting Of the Dock Board, on NoVern-
Der - have the following record:
From Joseph Egan-Accepting the terms and con
ditioas adopted November s. 800; granting MIN a
lease q the bulkhead between West Iwenty1 I
scTetarp p directed to request the corporaOn coun-
SCI prepare the necessary form OF tease IoI exc
cution.
This would indicate that Egan had been
...,-os o4e,, "a s-,n1x- for certain buIkhead
that he had made an error; that the error was
discovered before the minutes were printed, and
that there was leased 10 him a bulkheac that
certain peop.e knew that he ought to have in
order TO hold up the Erie Railroad Company;
and finally that Egan, not knowing any better
sent an acceptance Of the wrong bulkhead
which acceptance was officially noted on the
minutes.
The boards minutes Of December 20. I90l'
show that the board granted a lease TO Mlchael
Egan IF two hundred feet Of the southerly SIDE
Of the pier at West Thirty-ninth-st- with
dumping board privilege, for a term of ten years
from January l, 1902 at $3.50 year This
lease WAS accepted by Michael Egan on Deem
Der % 1901
The minutes Of the board Of November 5
when joseph Egan received lease at $50 q
year for ten times as long he asked, show
that the old board was disposing Of a bulkheao
at bargain counter rates. The cash receipts re-
ported TO the board al that very meeting sho"
rent receipts for buIkheads as follows;
National Steamship Company three months rent e. 30 70
ehe $ pier no. ~ a,o.-n i he raonthe rent
80 bhd piers Hos 80 and 40 North izi'eTi:- OO' ID
Nos SO 80. North RiVer----.--- $4,000 "'V ~
Minutes Of September 3:
Colony 5 B. Co.. three months rent bid s-5 NJ
Ja lg 20, .S' Israas Ce6narv three months