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New-York tribune., 1903-03-17
GIVE BRONX FRANCHISE.
Interborough Surface Road May
NozC Cross Macomb's Dam Bridge.

Yha eoar6 OF Aldermen yesterday granted the
Maconb's Dam bridge franchise to the INTERIOR
ough Railway Company Of The Bronx dIIer re-
cevinS from the Railroad Committee faVoraoie
renort Alderman Peck declai ed that it would be
Illegal to give the interborough company right 70
cross Macomb's Dam bridge on the tracks OF an
other company. The grant to the Union railway
Company was made on condition that 1t would al
low the tracks on the bridge to be used by cars oI
other companies The hnal vote was 62 to T. the
opponents of the franchise in its present form were
Aldermen HowIand. James Long and Peck Presi-
dent Fornes and Alderman Mccall were absent
clause in the contract says that the city snail
receive during the first term Of five years an annual
sum Of not less than S5,0O0 and which shall be
equal to per cent of the gross annual receipts OF
such railroad company IL such percentage shall ex-
ceed the sum of $5, ,000 During the remaining twenty
years of the term an annual sum Of not less than
000 and which shall be equal to per cent OF It's
gross annual receipts. IL such percentage shall eX-
ceed the sum of $4,000, will be paid For the use OF
duct in West I eq
ington Bridge, bridge from West One-hundred and
and-forty -ninth-st and The Bronx bridge. from
Firstave Manhattan to d. dFi1g RI no fne fe
each bridge shall "a be paid during m br the sr q
years 5000, and during the fourth term Of od five
years S 500. and the last term OF five years $6WV
foa or M % the pTeg
of renewal for twenty-five years more on fair re-
The clause of the contract providing for ultimate
reverson to the city says that on the termination
Of the franchise whether original or renewal;
there shall be a fair valuation of the plant and
eity on such payment at valuation. excluding
any value derived from the franchise to be deter
Tnasmuch as the Board of Estimate and Appor-
now on paper only M be able TO go ahead W t6a
PasSed
The franchise covers practically all Of the avail
Railway Company.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-17
CITY TO CELEBRATE MAY "a TO 26
To Invite President Roosevelt To Be Present
at 25Oth Anniversary.

The 250th anniversary OF the city's municipal ex-
istence WILL according to the resolution Of the
Board Of Aldermen yesterday be celebrated from
Nav "a to % throughout the city, and by public
gathering at the City Hall Tuesday, May %
Vice. Chairman McInnes. Of the special committee
on the celebration made his report recommending
that General James Grant Wilson should be invited
to deliver an historical address at the celebration
in the chamber Of the Board of Aldermen to he
presided over by Mayor Low. It was also recon-
mended that as the government OF the United
States was established in this city President Roose
Welt a native of this city. should be invited to be
nresent with the members Of his Cabinet who held
portfolios which existed when this city was the seat
Of government, that is. the Secretaries of State
Of the Treasury, and of War. the Attorney GeneraI
and the Postmaster General
The report proposed that the Mayor should be re-
ouested to issue proclamation ordering flags to he
flown on the city buildings for the entire week Of
the ce!ebraon and inviting citizens TO join in the
display Of flags and also to ask the Board Of Edu-
cation to provide special exercises in the schools
and +o ask the ministers to take notice of the ami
VeTSary
The committee also proposed that about thou
sand old prints. illustrating the development OF the
city. should he reproduced as StereoptiCon slides
and be used accompany lectures upon the history
and growth Of the city. to be delivered every day
of the celebration week in certain of the public
schools. and other lecture centres. under the au-
spices of the public lecture committee of the Board
Of Education, and that such displays might he
varied to show not only the development Of
the city q whole. but also that which is char
acteristc of the neighhorhood in which the display
The resolutions accompanying the report carry
the celebration. The report adopted, with only
five or six dissenting votes.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-17
ARRIVALS OF BUYERS.

! Barnes Johnstown. y 7: Emma j. saT7'z'
millinery, the Franklin -, = Nr-r<zr+1v
+. NJ. Mccarthy, AuDurng y l. SAa[S =
F Ki6sela AGb4Tn y y; Mary Kinssa. millinery
No = = Crane. St Luis; II. Crane clothing No.
10 .Si c.mmngs St. Louis. F. c Cummings drys7't'
Broadway Central. 9. o,5s- TFs---
Steiner millinery. St Denis - ....x - .,rsr
The Appel Hat Company. Fort SnlIlh5 AlA' = N.Y.
hats and gloves, Hoffman House. , =-.,-
Sidney s Epstein, ParkersouFB W. va - - N-S-'
furnishings, Broadway Central S-L-t4,
a J. Schmidt. Wheeling, W Va; 4oa Ia 00H-i'4''
dressnnaking Herald Square, ---,. z.,-L
Roach. Auburn. y y; MIS- NLL-aHl EIaN-''
dressmakng Herald Square .-.- - y r,.t.c-
Fiodgeut OrdWay * WsDOer, PittS0-ES' r D S@-A"-'
drvgoods. Broadway Central ,-,,,- u, r-.rr
II e Powell Hanover. PENN Nellie 3 Fo~s'''
r7IIner ~ West TUefth-SJ
q p C3ettpr. IIttetowa, Penn. drysoodS. No %
"TSf WfIIam + Hert. Minneapolis A J. Hsrt. nodis'
EaTps5Sa Long Pittseurg c F Long dres'Taki7s
Darlington - -, o-;o u &. -.-ss+si7 millinery.
Sherwood -Ioays F4olsrF
House. - r-o-- 5-,roosa Broadway
Central. y. II D Irwin ard 2.
7 Robinson drygo0ds Broadway C9Ilt-aL ,-,..,.L--s-
Morris Bloon-4 ID. ST Lclls' MIS- .
Innings NJ. 23S West TwelftF-St-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-17
REPORT ON HAGAMAN AUTOPSY.
To Be Kept Secret Until Full Findings Are
Submitted by Witthaus.

Assistant District Attorney Garvan yesterday re-
ceived a preliminary report Of the autopsy on the
body of Theodore Hagaman, which was performed
at Poughkeepsie last week by Dr. Otto SchuItze
a coroners physician. He said he would not make
the report public until he had the full findings
Professor WitrhauS. who assisted DR.. schultze. IS
making examinations of parts Of the body which
were removed for traces of poison, and the lind
ings may not be ready for several weeks
DR.. r. c. Flower up for examination yes
terday before Magistrate Barlow. in the Tomhs
Court on the charge Of obtaining 800 from Mrs
Isa bella Gray Taylor bv false Pretences The case
vas adjourned until next Thursday. along with
the comnlaint Of Dr. Flower against Andrew D.
MeIov Dr. Flower listened intently 10 testimony
given by Meloy before the Meloy case was al
journed
Dr. Flower told him. NIeloy said, that he had so1
property in Arizona. and therefore able to
ray- dividend on the stock Of the Arizona and
Eastern COMPANY. There had been five dividends
paid hy the company. Meloy said Dr. Flower told
him but only one Of the dividends was the result
Of the sale Of the Arizona property
What did DR.. Flower tell you the company owned
in the potion smeter Spokane Wash asked
The majority OF the stock" answered MeloE
MeInv also said that DR.. Flower had told him
that the title of the smeter was not worth strus-
for
New-York tribune., 1903-03-17
cor, 1CoNRoE 10 60 10 ALBANY
Thinks Lighting Plant Bill viii Pass If It
ceks Out of Committee

ru.,o,., Eobert Grier Monroe. Commissioner OF
water Supply Gas and Electricity whose 4o'
,,oracv Of a municipal lighting plant mas H'e'
~ -,,ds .ttention. will go to Albany this fore
- e. .-- 20 ret q line on the sentiment toward
The hill. now being prepared under the Mayor
A,-.c,ion. which it is hoped Will give the CITY
r.l,sF from the present alleged excessive charEeS
for lighting. ,z-0a lat
ters have been received at the water Ioi'ii'4'0 .
.,oner.s Office asking for copies Of the report
80 ~ the Board of Estimate and Apportion-
,.ent last Friday. About $4,000 copies of the
r.nor+ will be printed and circulated by plac-
,ne .hsr7 in nublJc halls. Colonel Monroe Is IN
bones of getting through the legislature the
necessary bill authorizing the building OF INC
proposed plant
oThe sentiment in favor Of the project is over
vrheIuoinR." said Colonel Monroe yesterday Fo'
that reason am inclined TO think that the leslS
,stors will act promptly on the bill. and am
confident that If 1t once gets out or cornnii'tee
II will pass. Moreover believe that Governor
o6eu and Mayor Low will sign such Dill WIFI
out delay.
e'In October 1897 the Flushing Electric AiSht
and Power Company now the New-York ano
o,,oa,. Electric Light and Power Company,
made q proposition to the village OF college,
Point to supply and light sixty-fve arc lamps
NJ 900 candle power and six free lamps or the
same candle power for five years from January
/ 1898 for 500 lamp year, this price TO IN
cIude the furnishing of all appurtenances: InGt
company stated that they mad agreed 70 1urhisn
to the village of Flushing 1876 similar iig9IS soI
the same price, and that the contract mao Oesn p
awarded to them. It was also stated thaI Iile
village OF Wfitestone had made similar con
tract The lowest price bid for this klna OF OF
light for 1903 under the present complnation
was S124 80 lamp year.
President Fornes at the meeting OF the aloe[-
men Yesterday introduced resolution request
ing the Corporation Counsel to furnisn an oPlH- n
II to investigate and remedy by legislation ex-
cessfye and extortionate bills charged to mousse
holders by the gas companies
New-York tribune., 1903-03-17
FOR F1REPRooF ARMoRY, $5oo,ooo.
Troop to Get It-$31O,oO0 for Second
Naval Battalion Structure.

The Arrnory Board yesterday authorized the ex-
penditure of $4,000 for a hreproof armory for
Troop c. Of Brooklyn. For an ordinary structure
it was estimated that 100000 would be necessary.
The Mayor asked what it would cost make the
building freproof, end when informed signifed his
approval of plan to build a better structure.
1t was announced that the roof Of the 23d Regi-
ment Armory in such bad shape that the SOL
diers had frequently to walk through pools of
water on the armory floor. Blasting carried on
in Atlantic-ave.. alongside the armory. and the
flying rocks and the concusson played havoc
with the slate roof, which has lining whatever
The board recently appropriated $4,000 for the
construction Of an armory for the I'd Naval Bat
talon in Brooklyn. but It was shown yesterday
that 1t would take additional $50 900 to make il
dFeproof. The Mayor said that IL that sum would
make it freproof there should be no hestancy in
granting it resolution was passed making the
appropriation $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-17
BELIEVES CHADsEY LEFT TOWN.
District Attorney Clarke Thinks Accused
Lawyer Did Not Commit Suicide.

Benjamin F. Chadsey. the Brooklyn lawyer who
was brought back from California several months
ago to answer to a charge of grand larceny, has
either committed suicide or is fugitive from jus
That District Attorney Clarke is of the latter
opinion Is shown by the fact that when the case
was called for trial in the Kings County Court
yesterday morning he asked that Mr.. Chadsey's
bail bond be forfeited. Judge Crane granted the
request.
John O'Connor Of No. rs Broadst.. a boatman
at the Battery. said yesterday that about 9 p. m
Sunday a wearing frock coat and silk
hat. who 1t is thought undoubtedly Chadsey
approach ched him in luncheon wagon at the Bat
terry and hired him to to Bedloes Island
According to OConncr the lawyer had been drink
ing. by the way" said the lawyer. about mid
night. ujst before they pushed off, we need some
cigars. VIII you get them?"
O'Connor took quarter that handed to him
and walked ba ack to WhitehalI-st. When he re-
turned to the boat the stranger had disa ppeared.
The complainant against Mr. Chadsey Mrs.
Eliza beth F. Miller. guardian of William Meyer.
Chadsey was lawyer tor the latter in action to
was settled for LOCO Mr. Chadsey was captured
he getting of boat at San Francisco. On
his return to Brooklyn Frank K Caulkirs Of No.
Is Court-st., went on his hond. which was fixed at
50 900
In court yesterday Mr. Rooney Mr. Cha dsev's
lawyer, said that he was much astonished as
any one his clients dsa ppearanc
New-York tribune., 1903-03-17
THOMAS HEIRS AGREE.
Harold the Son, Gets S75 900 More,
1T Is Reported.

II was learned at the White Plains court
house yesterday that the will Of the late Cen
eral Samuel Thomas, who left an extremely
large estate VIII ne probated IN the White
Plains Surrogate Court on Saturday without
any opposition from Harold Edgell Thomas,
SON. who threatened to bring proceedings ~
have the will set aside. He was cut of with
the income on $1O0OOO year. He has reached
an agreement with his mother and the other
two children Of General Thomas II is reported
that they have agreed TO allow him about S75-
OfO more, and that the total will net him On
the securities held about $4,000 year.
Waivers of the citations will be filed. and no
one will he present at the hearing before the
Westchestar County Surrogate except the wit
nesses to the signature Of the WILL who COM
prise Hoffman Miller Of No. 122 East Fortieth-
st; Norman Seymour. Of Dunwoodie Heights.
Yonkers and Albert J. Doran. Of No. If KesT-
ny-ave. Jerscy city.
It is declared that the jurisdiction Of 9UrTo-
gate SiIknau Of White Plains. has been VEL
esta bIished and that he can admit the will -
nrobate because General Thomas owned prop
ertv in Dobbs Ferry. whore 10 had a large com
trv seat near the Ardsley Casino The Stat
tax affidavit filed with the probate papers dOa~
not state the value of the generals property.
and nv a stipulation in the Will the trustees are
ranuosted not to file any inventory
New-York tribune., 1903-03-17
DELAY IN FRANCHISE TAX CASES.
Decision Cannot Be Given Until the Middle
of April.

Albany. March 1s.-The final decision on the con-
stitutionaty of the Franchise Tax law can hardly
be expected before the middle OF April, as the ap-
peals from the recent decision of the Appellate d.
vision OF the Supreme Court. Third Department, in
the several cases arising from the law will not be
argued before the Court Of Appeals until April B.
The cases were on the calendar of appeals from
orders, taken up by the court at its opening ses-
sion to-day. AS many difficult questions are in
volved II would have been impossible to present
the arguments in the forty minutes allowed under
the rules. An application was therefore made to
Chief Judge Parker that an extension OF tine be
granted and a date fixed when the arguments could
be made. On the adjourned day the corporations
will have four hours and the State two and one
half hours in which to present their respective
sides The time given TO the corporations Will be
divided among four five attorneys The States
side will be presented by Attorney General Cum
The cases come before the Court Of Appeals as
appeals BY the State Board of Tax Commissioners
ing unconstitutional the provisions Of the special
Franchise Tax act giving the State Board power 10
fix the value of special franchises.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-17
THE wEsTCHEsTER ELECTIONS.
Carnegie Library, New Station and New
Trolley Road Hang On Local Contests

Local elections in westchester County to-day are
expected to be exceptionally exciting At Dobbs
Ferry many are opposing the proposed trolley road
Among them are Oswald Willard. Edwin Gould
Cyrus Field JudEon and representatives Of the
MatthteGsen and Macomb estates. The anti-trol-
ley people have combined and nominated q Re
pubhcan-Democratic ticket which is headed by
Colonel ]. Q. Brown, q friend of Governor Odell.
for village president. The smaller taxpayers and
merchants. who favor the trolley, have nominated
q set of officers who are in accord with their
views, and their ballots will be headed with a
picture OF trolley Charles E. Storms, of
this city heads the trolley ticket for village pres
ident. The campaign the trolley question has
been hot Mr. Willard has written scathing
articles for the village papers against the invasion
while writer's End speakers the other side have
also busted themselves.
At recent mass meeting in favor OF the trolley
road It was declared that the automobiles Of
wealthy residents are worse than the troIleys. as
they not only frighten horses and make driving
unsafe but occasionally bump against trolley cars
and knock them eff the track.
A lively contest ia expected IL Pelham Manor,
whers Q number OF residents, including Charles H.
Pond and Joseph Arthur, the playwright having
felt that they were barred out by a snap conven-
tion. have nominated set Of candidates in oppo-
sition to the regular ticket and will make hght
under the Prohibition emblem. The voting will take
place In the Pelham Manor Club.
In Larchmont Augustine Monroe, wealthy
yachtsman. has opposition for the once Of viii
lage president, but there iE fight between Moses
Evans. the town baker, and julius Gerlach the
town painter. for Receiver of Taxes Evans s on
the Republican ticket, having defeated tom" Her-
ris. the colored aspirant, while Geriach Is the
Democratic nominee.
The question OF accepting a $4,000 Carnegie
library is one of the questions to be voted on in
Aamaroneck, and already there is opposition to
its acceptance because it is contended that II will
cost too much money to run it. Many New-York
people who have country houses ct Orienta Point
favor the library. The ticket fsvorng the gift will
be headed with picture Of Mr.. Carnegie holding
q two story library at arms length and beneath 1t
the words. ''shau We Not Accept TT"
At lrvington the tickets OF both parties are head
ed by residents. The Republicans have nominated
II. &. BeItEhooveF for president. r, 6. Aber-
crombie In the Democratic nominee.
There is likely to be Agh: for, supremacy in
Mount Kisco between the Commuters and the resi-
dent populati tion. Wealthy people who want new
while these who opposed to moving the station
have also set OF candidates.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-17
UNION MEN FEAR SUITS.
Waterbury Carpenters Back Dow"
Conference on Strike.
rav rr1rezAfH TO THE TRrBrNE.l

Waterbury. Conn, March 16-A conference
which, It is hoped, will have sooo eneo' otl
the trolley strike conditions In TINS CITY "a0
held In the office Of Judge Lucien F. SuFpee'
counsel for the Connecticut Railway ana Lisnt-
ing Company. to-day. Those present. 0esIoeS
Judge Burpee were Mayor Kildun, +. u Fea-
bodv representinE the business mems commit
tee and ex-senator Warren L. Hail. VINO mas
previously conferred with both trolley company
and the strikers to try to induce them 10 aFpi-
trate.
Mayor KildufT made a strong appeal to Juoge
7urnAe to work in the interests Of peace, ana
asked him II he would consent to meet the ma
tionsl officers Of the trolleymen, ana IT was
agreed that the company's attorney should cor
fer with President Mahon and Chairman Dlll-
worth. of the national executive board OF the
Amalgamat Association or street RAILWAY
EMPLOYEES, at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Contrary to the opinion of many, 1t Is be-
lieved by those close to both sides or the COLI
troversy that the strike Is about over 1he
cononsnv will undoubtedly hold to its original
position. Colonel Burpee stated last nis"t ~
a Tribune reporter, and the men will seek other
positions, many having already found otner elli-
ployment. 1t is doubtful II any attempt Will be
made now TO break the injunction, but an at
tempt NAV be made to modify IT. In case SUCH
q move is made it is known that Colonel Burpee
for the company, will ask why there should De
any opposition to the writ, i9asmuch as 1t SIM
ply binds those whom it names to De Ia"
abiding President William ]. Barrett OF 'ne
trolleymen's union, stated Immediately upo.
having a copy served hpon him that It Woulo
have no effect, as the strikers had kept ell
tireIy within the law.
An interesting point in the situation Is tnat
the attorneys whom the union men nave con-
suited have told the men that in case Of a judg-
ment against any union the property OF eacn
man might be seized, whereas II the union were
incorporated, such would not be the case. Ine
union men IN town much agitated over this
and the Carpenters Union has rescinded lts
vote to fine members who ride in the cars ana
President Quinn has resigned. Deputy coroner
Pond was again in town to-day, examining wit
nesses in the investigation of the murder OF
Policeman Paul Mendelssohn, but would diVulge
nothing. In spite Of this, it IS learned from the
best of authority, that the crime may be FAST
ened upon persons living in WatertoWn one
who ought to speak with authority said to-
night that suspicion points to persons connected
with unions having hand in both the mur-
der OF Mendelssohn and the attack upon the
car at Waterville before that.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-17
ELECTRICITY FOR CRossTowN LINE
Work in Grand-st. and Eighty-sixth.st Will
Begin Tomorrow.

The Metropolitan Street Railway Company will
begin work tomorrow changing more Of the cross
town lines from horse power to electricity. 1t IS
expected that the first work will be done on the
Grand-st. line. There is some doubt, however. II
the pipes and conduits necessary for the under
ground work can be secured time.
II the work on the Grand-st line. which extends
from river to river. does not begin tomorrow
work will at once be begun on the Eighty
sixth-st. crosstown line. In order to accomplish
this work it will be to stop ali traffic
through Central Park from Central Park West to
Madison-ave, while the work Is going on. Ihls
change will occupy, about two months Cars Will
be run east from MadiSon-ave. 10 Ninety-second-
ST. and the East River. to the Pavonia Ferry as
the route Of the line runs, but west OF Madison
through the park will be caused by the narroWness less
of the roadway, which makes 1t impossible to run
cars and still have for the removal Of debris
On the rest Of the line temporary side track Tor
the horsecars will be built by the side OF the eIec
tric underground system to be installed.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-17
PISTOL CARRYING WITHOUT LICENSE.
Alderman "Tim" Sullivan Introduces Reso'
luton for Ex-Captain Delaney.

Ex-Polce Captain John Delaney wants the
privilege of carrying a pistol without going 10
the tro able Of taking out license. Alderman
Timothy P. Sullivan yesterday introduced at
the meeting of the aldermen a resolution grant
ing to all ex-police captains the privilege OF car
rying pistols without taking out licenses.
"An that know about the resolution Is tnaE
CAPTAIN Delaney sent 1t down and asked me 10
get It through" said Tim IN reply to an In
curry The resolution was referred to COM
nittee. -
Captain Delaney, while rounosman con-
nected with the court squad, tried to arrest q
diyekeeper named McGovern- The ruf11an shot
him in the eye. Delaney, wounded, chased up
the carriage in which McGovern was escaping
and shot through the back of it. the bullet in
stantly killing his assailant.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-17
DISCHARGES IN BANKRUPTCY.

The following discharges were grantee ~ -.
States District Court Judge H7't E9S''EoaS II '.'
bankruptcy calendars
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