New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
,GlIN THE BOOMERANG.
VIDE PRICE HE ASSAILS'
,,..,sv,s Rate for OdeH Pier LOSOer
N Fact. than Present One.

will be said by Charles F.
Noth'De hts lawyers about the so-called
NuTpN ~ pier new No. "a North River
Oiell sos, printed minutes Of the old Dock
The res re year 1901 produced another sur
BosIo ~. to,.srang for Mr.. Murphy ana MS
prising booI'9-%,'e
frenos s-,,ss show that Messrs. Murphy.
Ine never on June Z. 1901, at regular
cram - !, the board. considered that the ooelis
nee'ls ,s,e too high rate for their pier ana
were - ~ extension OF the pier the commits
thai :" .ossd a charge Of only 1Ila cents a
sonehs . | ubue for the original pier the
saaaIe ,ras paying 6S15 cents square foot.
comp1' ,-.nsaction were not in the official
"i ,,ould hardly be believed by Tam
nihuse- nsn after what Mr.. Murphy SAID ABOUT
nS"5 ,sa, lease in his statement in MONDAY
Tfbune os % nrove what
i" a,,re has maintained all along-that MT
Il' ts suffering from loss OF memory his
-. hout the Eureka cement was con-
,,sd enough. but his lapse with reference
A.s. o5eu pier will be called the limit py
-. Tamnany followers
~s ,,,-,bv.s record since Sunday night has
.is district leaders 20 laughing benhd ms
they realize as never before. the various
80 NJ meaning TO be derived from the WoTo
o-, The CAROLS and Martins and Feath-
IS and Nagles are laughing with herce' III
.,.,-atned. unholy Joy at the remarkable eH-
,,s,,,on NJ leadership that Mr.. Murphy is CIV
90, this tine. il has its serious side for Mr..
,,rrnbv. however for it became known last
-, that at least thirteen district leaders are
:. ,.vor Of choosing 2 new leader before the
- bacornes any more painful It prob
-rTrB IN a.
.sis time. but if AIr Murphy's management
-.,n,ts in the defeat OF Tammany next fall as
,,.Es nrobable now Mr. Murphy will be retired
in short order
Mr. Murphy in his statement on Monday salo:
WHAT MURPHY SAID.
NAV give another striking example of the utter
sagsrS of the city's interests recently displayed
~ 80 1resent Commissioner of Docks The pres
M municipal adTuL2stration, IN spite OF Us pre-
.,ssS pocy Of opposition 20 the granting OF extra
essees 10 private corporations and 10 giving
hng Eeses IN ,ai1+ I,Ittn them up at public auc-
y leases -aeeiy %sIG' leased Pier No q. North River
I q sSe1t SentrsI Hndson Steamboat Company The
ssioner Of Docks fixed the rental OF these
SsdTbie dockaee facilities Al SG.l72 a year, al
s1rb the cy OF New-York has been getting for
Isn sas sT az annual rental Of s47 600 each from
psrs Nos z and @ and despite the fact that Pier
- q which the Governor obtained. is nearly two
fg,ires feet longer than Pier No. p
On a conservative estimate; the loss sustained by
tha city Of New-York in this transaction alone
amounts 10 about $4,000
Here are the extremely interesting and sig
niaeant facts as taken from the official minutes
yesterday:
on October A. 1898, the Board Of Docks Com
missioner Murphy being present. gave new
lease Of Pier new No. "a. North River, and ex-
tensions thereto, for ten years from February l,
1893 at an annual compensation OF S29. .1S6 10
On June e. 1901 Commissioner Murphy being
% Ar 10
lengthen ana extend Pier No "a out TO the new
pierhead line Of 1897. and to lease the extern
sion, when completed at the rate of per cent
on the cost viz. 81 $50 90
The rental Of S291s6 10 is at the rate of 6S1a
cents square foot Of pier area; the rate at
which the old board leased the extension is 171a
cents a square foot This would seem to show
that Inc old Board OF Docks considered S29.-
lS - too high for If It had charged the same
rate for the extension as was paid by the steam
boat company for the pier before the extension
he total rental would have been S35,23l 60.
BASIS OF THE PRESENT LEASE.
As the company wanted TO make extensive
improvements I'm new sheds, etc, the Sinking
Fund Commission early in the present year ap-
proved the termination Of the lease then eX-
sdng and granted a new lease for the re-
lainder Of the term granted by the old Board
Docks at the rate fixed by it. viz, S31, III 20
which was the amount Of the original lease
ana that Of the extension added and granted
Two renewal terms Of ten years each from Feb
inary, 1903 ar S34.294 81 and S37, 724 Al. re-
spectNely These figures are 10 per cent ad-
'elee tor the nrst renewal and a second 10 per
cent advance for the second renewal
just how Mr.. Murphy VIII explain how the
CITY is 10 lose S4S0.0oD on a lease. the terms of
which as made by the Sinking Fund Commits
son are better for the city than the terms
seen
ihe fact that Justice Mayer is away on a
snort vacation viii not prevent the District At
totney from continuing the proceedings against
ataeffnan James E GafTney and former Coun-
,lNnah John J. Murphy. who are charged with
tsterlng into a contract with the city for leases
q piers al West Ninety-saverth and Seventy
l-nth SIS. in violation OF The city charter. The
sases were made IN July, 1901 and as the Of
80 charged against the two men comes under
M head OF nIsGeulea nor. II would be outlawed
- ne END OF two years-within less than week
tron The present time
II Justice Naver docs NOT return and Give
~ decision on the question Of whether or not
siele should be au open hearing. before the ex-
Is-e.loa o. the period set by the statute of
..,lltatons. shall move the case before some
imselstrate. the District Attorney said
NJ. Jerome fears that the object Of the de-
I-'l9 counsel i'm moving for an open hear
~ a. ~ 70 make surnonses issued for witnesses
- 49, -s sFaA Those summoned might refuse
- 10y ne sunTnonses. or II they did respond
70 them ques'iols put
~ such an event" said AIr Jerome. 4 should
'' Ane matter 70 the grand jury"
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