New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
MURPHY GETS TUNNEL.
.CROESUS 4MONG BOSSES.
GiUes His Company Name to Sat
Huge p. IL. II. Contract.

Friends Of Charles T. Murphy say that the
contract for building the Pennsylvania tunnel
from the North TO the East River viii go TO the
Murphy company It is called now. 1t was
only q few days ago that It became known
that the Murphy company had obtained the con-
tract for the six track Improvement OF the New
Haven road between the Harlem River and
New-Rochele. That contract, the one for the
new plant OF the Consolidated Gas Company
in Astoria and the Pennsylvania station site
contracts, each for about S5.000OOO We're sup
posed TO be enough for company, but the
friends OF Mr. Murphy confident that the
tunnel contract also VIII so to the Murphy
Gaffney combination
To handle the Pennsylvania contract the name
OF the company was slightly changed. Technl-
cally, new corporation was formed on July D.
Its name is the New-York Contracting COM
Tany-Pennsylvania Terminal The capital Is
stated to be 100000 and the corporators are
stated to be John J. Murphy. E. I. Gaffney and
Gorge II. Allison.
John ]. Murphy is a brother of Charles F.
Murphy. e I. Gaffney is the wife of Alderman
James E Ganney. George H. Allison is a per-
sonaI friend Of Charles F. Murphy, living at NO
l.O20 yYalton-ave Bronx. The articles or IN
corporation indicate that the new company is
10 get all the excavation and tunnel work OF
the Pennsylvania Improvement. The second
clause Of the incorporation articles says;
The purposes for which said corporation is to
be formed are follows: To construct ana pulId
au structures foundations, buildings, tunheis'
eidings depots bridges, wharves, piers and TaiI-
way tracks heretofore planned or whlch may pe
hereafter planned for or in connection WIN tlle
terminal or terminals of the Pennsylvania, New
York and Long Island Railroad Company In the
borough OF Manhattan, city Of New-Hork, ana
excavate therefor, and to perform an such . MolN
and furnish al such materials necessary !HeIoT
for or for any structure or WorK lAc4uenIai
thereto.
Nor IS this all The Commissioners OF the
Sinking Fund yesterday approved the request OF
Dock Commissioner Featherson for the issue OF
Sl44O0OOO of bonds for waterfront improve
ynents Of various kinds. The regular annual is
sue Of bonds for the Dock Department Is $o'-
100000 Plans are under way for an extensive
improvement Of the pier system between the
Battery and WaIl-st, as well as for the compile
ton OF the Chelsea Improvement undertaken by
Commissioner Hawkes.. The Staten Island ferry
plan will be financed by part of this bond
issue.
This tremendous improvement scheme is sure
to rebound TO the financial benefit of the New
York Contracting and Trucking Company and
the New-York Contracting Company-Pennsyl-
vania Terminal. AS was shown two years ago
in The Tribune. the Murphy combination got
good grip on the city dumping privileges by OBJ
tanning several pier leases at ridiculously low
rates. Alderman Gaffney was indicted for 1t,
but the proceedings were dismissed by Justice
Bischof. Charles r. Murphy got well along on
his road 10 wealth while he was treasurer Of the
Dock Board. There was system Of giving out
contracts without advertising. This was called
the treasury order system. Mr.. Murphy gave
out about 100000 worth Of these. Murphys
friends grew rich under this system. The dock
Improvement Is now fairly under way at the
psychological moment for Murphy and Tam
many Hall. BY midsummer six thousand men
VIII be employed on the projected improvements
The Tanmany leaders will see to IT that the
men so employed are tried and true Tammany
men. With the dumping privileges controlled
by two Tammany firms, the towing in the har-
Dor controlled by another Tammany concern
and with the prospect that Murphy's company
viii get the bulk OF the Pennsylvania terminal
and the dock Improvement work, the friends Of
Mr.. Murphy are freely predicting that at the end
of the next i've years he viii be worth S1O,-
000ln0 ~