The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-26
MOUNTED SQUAD CALLED OFF,
M,AD0O NOUS TO THE ofDt"
or JUSTICE GAfNGR'
Result Is Confusion In the streets war
Borough Hall, Brooid>n-- Appe" ~
he Taker--Co Commissioners hoeshN p~
lieye Court stated IaW torrecu!'

Commissioner McAdOo called OIL ms
mounted men from patrol around Dot9Nh',
Hall in Brooklyn yesterday me rest %
tho traffic arrangements in the borough
remained as they we're and VIII continue
,inles they are stopped by some iptVNer
legal action. TIE Commissioner sent capt
O'Bnen over to Brooklyn IN the forenoon
10 consult with Assistant Corporation
Counsel Bell and. If il was found that the
terms Of the Injunction, which the Corn
missioner had not seen. were such that
the traffic regulations bad TO be stopped
i, whole or in part, to take the men away
rnd have them put on other duty until
as the Commissioner put it, we can get
relief from the provisions Of the Injunction"
An appeal viii be taken to the higher courts
Later Mr.. McAdoo issued statement IN
which he said
An anpcal viii be taken from Mr. Justice
Caynoi. decision am advised by the
CORPORATION Counsel and INV own opinion a'
n lnwyer and Official u.s. that the law IN lhf
Brooklvn case IL not correctly stated hP Mr.
Justice Oaynor I am cutie -uT' a'7o 'hA .
he is in error rs 10 the facts A. 10 hiS general
opinion of this system and m'-ei ~ NoHa
not be- dignhed or proper Tor oh7 "ol0'"S
ms position 10 discuss that.
While the appeal Is under way am cong
IN consult With the Mayor aud ~" ogpuI5
ION COUNSEL u- TO the adslrnbblN oil any q
ing n both the Board oi Aldcrmch lhd tle
eEislnture 50 a. to remove me lIAihr lii's
from nli possible DOUBT as 10 ihrT - amp
There Is 10 desire on my part 20 oNcTetcp tue
Law or 10 fail 10 respond TO N" ordtr1 ailp M
functions Of tie courts My Only Cr'p re-
rret is that anything extraueous - lh" pueS1
tions OF law involved should lave been ana
lu an apuarnnt cndraNor 10 in'itc ophlph
against a reform which has brought ofH't
out OF chaos substituted safety Tor peru ana
Ia. been received by nearly tine whole DOGGY
OF ;hs people with appreciation and Whom
has Tor the first time ig the history "l tl'''
CITY Of View York. given ~"u-e oil >rnui 81 =
to pedestrians, especially woman ana emu
dren IN the most congested parts ol inc
IS 10 IKE mounted men It would b. utterly
iuDossthlr 10 carry out the tram" rules ana
ordinances without them. they are the
raiustay of the rvstrm.
50 fsr as Bfooidyn Is concerned, il will BE-
remembered that ! publicly stnied ~ ne
hepinninc OF these traffic erran 2cmeni-
that IL was satisfied that tho people ot ihhi
borough did not want them they WoIld ne
statement was instantaneous aud over
whclming IN the mol that reached me and
ir tho personal assurances NJ MANY people
of that borough that they wcrc enthusiastic
cally IN favor OF the system.
Az soon as the drivers realized that the
traftic regulations had been lifted they
made the most Of it. and drove through the
former proscr. bed streets with gTeat glee
The result was that the streets in the vi
cinitv OF the Borough Hall were filed with
all kinds 81 vehicles. and business men
-ome OF whom have opposed the traffic
SQUAD. acknowledged that after all the
traffic regulations were n good thing and
that il would be Well for all hands concerned
IL their enforcement were contInued,