New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-16
WHERE PROBE SHOULD GO
HAYES NIGHT TELL MUCH.
VIII Aldermen Learn U'hO Talked
About Seeing the Captain7

II he wants 20 get information - much In
tNrest and considera bic importance IN regard 20
thn Port Chester hold-up. Iet tho District At
torney work along the lines which have ALREADY
been Indicated. say The Bronx people who have
been hghting for n year 70 get the franchise
through tho Roard % Aldermen. They declare
that n would not be extremely hard for an on
cial who went into an inquiry with the determi-
nation 70 get to the bottom OF the AFFAIR 20 get
tho necessary Information. Whether the alder
men who are investigating themselves win care
10 20 % these obvious sources is question
which The Bronx has already answered in the
negative
While William r Msxon. ono - the Mount
Vernon aldermen. says plainly the stories al
ready printed ~ his conversation 80 Albany
with person in politics" iu this city are true.
no VIII NOT tell tho name ~ this persons who
told him that the Mount Vernon people were
mighty foolish n they didn't line their pockets
we'll Tor passing the Port Chester roads fran
chise II This name came out in the course cf a
judicial inquiry % might lead % further inter-
estinF disclosures citizens ~ The Bronx hold
The same is true ~ the name ~ thar New York
official who. the story Is told. declared 90 James
p. Hayes. another Mount Vernon alderman.
that the PORT chester frsnchi-e would nat 10
passed here until the people who wanted 81 had
seen the captain"
Just how many people know the name of this
man Is uncertain Mr Hayes. after the occur
renee. told 81 % Mr. Gotshal m time. the
information IS. when there we're several other
persons present
District Attorney Jerome may have consid-
err ble infor1nation about all this. II hc has. he
isn't telling any one. He says ne isn't going 10
say anything about the Port Chester affair
and doesn't know that % is before him
At the city Hall this afternoon The iryestiga-
tors appointed by the aldermen will begin prob
ing the bribery stories. II has not been shown
definitely 20 the satisfaction Of most Of those
under subpoena that the committee has amy right
10 compel attendance or answers 20 questions.
Nevertheless. because those who have been
summoned want 90 bring into the open what
ever OF corruption there may be- they will at
tend. and the aldermen may probe 10 their
hearts content Mr.. Doull. the chairman Of the
committee. viii administer tb1 oath 10 the wit
nesses he has said The Law Department of
the city will he represented by Assistant Cor
poratiOn Counsel Burr. who Will probably do
the greater part OF the examining Of the wit
nesses.
The slight hope held out by one or two OF the
aldermen that the Port Chester application
might De reported out by the Railroad Commit
tee Tuesday seems 10 have vanished. In
spite OF the pending investigation. this com
mittce seems determined 20 take NO action now,
though Alderman Sckles and many others OF
the aldermen have pointed out that II was
the stubborn delay which made the most dam
aging argument against the board.
Not necessarily favorable action, the Citizens
associations ridiculel by Alderman Mccall ask.
but some action. the confederation Of this appli-
cation, made I'm good faith. So much Is due 10
the people Of this city from their duly elected
Representatives. For nearly year the original
Port Chester application lauguished IN the 1906
Board OF Aldermen. The company was declared
10 be legal and responsible by every court up 90
the Court Of Appeals. sim the aldermen didn't
act
Another Board Of Aldermen came into exist
ence: the application submitted 20 H. and
Il has refused action. When the application OF
the New-Hork. Westchester and Boston Rail-
way Company concern which has passed
tests OF the State Railroad Commission or the
courts. made application for a similar franchise
II rushed through, To be vetoed by the
Mayor. Even yet no official opinion has been
given as 70 this cOmpanys legality
The Controller has announced the terms on
which this company may have the franchise. II
the aldermen grant a.. and this company,
through its lawyers. has fled many protests.
WHY" ask the people in Westchester and The
Bronx. who waiting for rapid transit.