The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-21

Ss u oon.idesSbls money. and bsfofs as
;Bs s.. sns y the sentnusd 81
Tie premises; II will cancel Its existing
lease N rGSTs respfHst s@Ry, Commissioner
When Commissioner Hawkes. was asked
yesterday about the lease he said
isThere Ia nothing unusual about TINS
matter at all The fact Is that the Centrai
Hudson Steamboat Company made an
application for the cancellation OF i.s lease
and the issuing Of a new one, because OF
the expense TO which II was being put 70
erect a shed over its pier extension. Inc
application went through the usuai course,
IL was thoroughly Investigated and iound
to be a reasonable request. On March
4 reached II in the usual course OF my
work and approved II. There is nothing IN
this thing but the usual procedure in such
cases"
Els IL q fact that Gov. Odell came here
tosee YOU about q ew lease for the Central
H,rison Steamboat Company on Friday
last. the day before you wrote TO the Com,
missioners OF the sinkin Fund'''was asked
OF che Commissioner.
sit il perfectly true that the governor
came here 20 see me. said MT. Hawkes..
sWe talked about number OF things But
IL. Is rot true, that the Governor
demar ded that ] recommend 10 tho sink
ihR Fund that this new lease be issued
ibid he request itP'
Quest IL. This lease matter II a most
usual proceeding, and II would be shame
10 say the Governor came down mere anu
demanded that we grant this appncation'
The Governor was here and saw ne ano u ~
tine that the next day sent this letter 70
the Sinking Fund. However, that was only
= coincidence, for i had already approved
Gie application as early as March 4.
Mr.. Hawkes. was asked why, ne ap.
gss Ssda ssS spRsShe e s kin si Fur
missioners un, IL March IL. the day alter
the Governors call. He said that was
because after approvin the letter ne olon
reach it again in the regular course d OF
clsred that the fact that Gov. Odell had a
business connection with the Central Hud-
eon Steamboat Company had nothing 70
do with his recommer dation, ANY OF me
city's tenants, he said, would have hao
the same consideration under like cir
Curnstances. -,
A story circulated about the City Hall
yesterday to the effect that Commissioner
Hawkes. wasn't active enough IN Attending
TO the request Of the Central Hudson steam
apathy Gov. Odell came down from Albany
missioner. He declared that IL was untrue.
He also said that he had mover taken any
stand on the application but the one ne
Hawkes. said emphatically that it was
untrue that the Governor came down from
Albany for the specific purpose oil seeing
that the Central Hudson Steamboat Com
pany got what 1t asked for. -,
Last night Commissioner Hawkes. issued
a statement on the subject OF the proposed
lease to the Central Hudson Steamboat 4
Company. The closing paragraph Is a.
follows;
ANY story that outside influence or pres
sure has been brought to bear upon any one
in The department 20 recopsder any such
alleged refusal tof the leasel Is absolutely ana
eutirey without foundation OF any kiad
The application was entirely prop r anu,s
erect costly structures on piers for the leases
by the city provide that the STRUCTURES are
10 revert 10 the tity at the expiration OF the
lease and therefore long leases are required
To- 'apportion annually the initial cost by
installments which are not excessive.