New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-17
BODY BLOW FOR MURPHY
DONOHUE LOSES LEASE.
Valuable Rights Taken from Tam
MANY Leaders, Supporter.

Dock COMMISSIONS RerseI gave the Murphy IN
Seress another hard blow yesterday by serving no.
tice Philip r. Donohue. who runs a large bath
ing establishment; ~ l55th street and North River,
that the city intended 10 make permanent improve
Inents and would therefore cancel his permit.
Last week the Sinking Fund Commission took the
initial steps ia shaking the New York Contracting
and Trucking Company loose from its long term
lease OF tho West 18Th street pier. This is the
company of which Charles = Murphy is hacker
philip 2. Donohue Is treasurer Of Tammany Hall,
Charles r Murpiy's confidential man and one OF
the most influential men in the Anawanda Club.
o. which Charles r Murpay IS the dominating
spiri;
Slowly bat surely the Mcclellan administration
IS shaking Murphy interests loose from the pier
privileges granted 20 fazorites OF Mr. Murphy when
he was treasurer Of the. Dock Board under the Van
Wyck administration.
II Is estimated that "Phil" Donohue makes $4,000
yearly from the bathing establishment at l55th
street All sorts Of sTnusements are run in con-
nec;ion with The place. and Donohue, being close
friend OF the Tammany boss. has had many favors
from the city administration until recently.
The New York Central Railroad will need add
fional room for its tracks under the plan proposed
By Mayor Mcclellan and accepted by the Rapid
Transit Commission. The extra room will be OBJ
fained az 155th street, BY ousting Donohue HIS
establishment takes up. much Of the waterfront at
that point Commissioner Bensel said yesterday
that he intended TO make permanent Improvements
20 the waterfront all the way from l5Sd street TO
i5Sth and his plans include the building % piers.
M Donohue's friends said Yesterday that there
call for piers this point, and that II they
built they would.not he used, as there was no
way TO get them. Commissioner Bensel has
definite plans for the Improvement OF the water
front at that poirt, however, and it looks as II
Donohue would have TO move.
Donohue obtained his pier and waterfront privi-
lege l55th street by resolution OF the Dock
Board on March %. 1893. His lease gives him the
use OF land under water for lighthouses and floats.
and il runs from April 1899. 20 April ]. 1909. with
the privilege of renewal term He is COM
PEELED TO pay only $3.50 year for the first term
and s2S2 so a year for the renewal term. Probably.
sf this privilege put up at public letting the
city would obtain SSSooo a year for IT,
The developments lately in the bitter fight be-
tween the Mayor and the leader Of Tammany Hall
show that the Mayor and his associates are going
90 cut of the special privileges which Charles T.
Murphy obtained for his relatives and friends while
Van Wyck was Mayor. The Mayors warfare
against the Tammany- boss has been OF the deaest
character. because II has been aimed. far
consistent with public policy. Murphys financial
interests. Murphy became intrenched in valuable
privileges while treasurer Of the Dock Board under
Van wyck. The Mayors guns trained on
those intrenchTnenEs The opinion is strengthening
IN Tammauy Hall that Murphy viii have 10
render before this year is out.
Last week the Sinking Fund Commission decided
that Il wanted permanently to improve the water
front between 18th and ast SITS. When Charles F.
Murphy treasurer OF the Dock Board the New
York Contracting and Trucking Company obtained
practically thirty-year lease Of the Yves; 18th
street pier at $500 year. While the subway was
building one weeks receipts more than paid the
rental for the entire year The lease OF this and
other piers what set the Murphy--Ciahney COM
pany up in business the dominant contracting
concern for eKcavating ana dirt carrying in the
city
Ing out q section Of stone work in the Murphy