New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
OTTGG GOT TRANSIT PAY
SPECIAL CONSTRUCTIONS.
Tysf PLAN Services, He Says of His
U7ork for Metropolitan.


ra-e raking by William NJ WINS, special
noel for the Public Service Commission, yes
20, a. \ hearing of the commissions inquiry
20 the Irterborough- Metropolitan Company.
-, 7,ins said that he had discovered that
- .ggress-ir2g S65.oe0 had been charged to
-. ..sracial construction" account of the Metro
IT,, the checks and vouchers for which he
,,,Id rot get This amount inluded three checks
- had been drawn to l. Z. Quigg, former
si5ert Of the county committee and former
,-aeentarfve Of the 14th District in Congress
,t,icb amounted 10 S;;5o0, 1t was also brought
-,. that the New York City Railway Company
had an accumulated deficit OF over S1ooooooo
vainIv Mr. WINS tried to find out what 'spe-
-,al construction work MIR. Quigg had done
for the company. There were two checks repre-
senting il charged TO the construction ac-
,aunt-one for $4,000 and another for $1,000
that Nj WINS was especially anxious TO see
and ne requested officials of the company to
,-odnce them If they still existed. Mr.. WINS
ie determined TO find out If the items charged
~ special construction legitimate ones
snd II is understood that his accountant has
discovered Some interesting facts in his STUDY
of the books of the company.
II was said last night by man who has toi-
lowed closely the investigation Of the merger
that NJ Quigg was often seen in Albany during
the year that he received the three checks from
;ha Metropolitan Street Railway Company
which were carried on the construction ac-
count.
The same man also said that it was evident
70 any one who had followed the testimony
closely that the deficit Of the New foTk Guy
Railway Company really amounted to s4oopp'-
o,a or s5oocoOeO instead Of Sl0Oooooo and
that the books OF thu company would sho" suCh
q deficit if properly kept
The only solution Of the transit situation IN
Manhattan. and the inevitable solution Is a re-
raiyership for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
he said
Mr. Quigg was seen yesterday afternoon foi-
iov-ing the testimony regarding the checks paid
= hi1, He said; Il think no explanation IS
necessary I received the checks for services
rendered
When asked II they were legal services MI
o,igg said decidedly: They were plain services.
7 see no reason why I should specify "hat sorl
of services or how il came about that re-
cetzred the checks l have not been suppchndeu
TO appear before the commission
The hearing yesterday was marked oy a
hitter tilt between Mr.. WINS and Paul D. Cra-
-a.t os counsel for the Interboroug h-Metro-
o1i,sn which also grew out OF the former 5
Efforts to solve the bookkeeping puzzle
Hardly had Chairman Wilcox called the hear
ing TO order when Mr.. WINS asked for D. Z.
Noorehead, secretary of the Metropolitan street
Railway Company. and w H Brown the
auditor Of the company. Neither of them was
present.
Counsel for the commission then entered a
vigorous protest that while officials and counsel
for the merger said they were anxious TO help
the commission in the work of the investiga-
lion. as matter of fact they were not, and
that he had found himself much hampered in
gaining access TO the books and papers of the
company
MI Cravath replied He said that orders had
been given TO facilitate the work OF the COM
mission in every way, and that the orders were
being carried out In reference TO Nh Moore
head Mr. Cravath said that had he known Mr..
WINS wanted him he would have been at the
hearing MIR. WINS retorted that he had let
counsel for the merger know that he desired
Mr Moorehead. and suggested that he could
yet be brought to the stand He then put Walter
c. MacNeiIle assistant to Marvyn Scudder, eK-
pert accountant. on the stand.
Under Mr.. Ivins's examination the witness
testified that Nj Moorehead had been in his
office practically all the morning.
You have not had as much difficulty in COM
rnunicating with him the counsel for the
company and the president and vice-president
OF the company" asked Mr.. WINS.
Il have not had any difficulty" replied the
witness.
There is a lot Of nonsense about this ex-
claimed Mt. WINS, garIng At counsei TOT lhe
merger.
HOT SHOT BETWEEN COUNSEL.
Nr- Cravath was on his feet in a moment.
There is no nonsense he heatedly retorted
IT is an outrage to cast this imputation That
is an irnputation upon me-
oh 1 don't think Mr. WINS meant to cast
any irnputation." said Commissioner Wilcox.
There is not the slightest difficulty cast in
his way, and counsel knows it."retorted Mr.
Cravath heatedly-
II wish to say deliberately rejoined MI
Twins. that Mr. Moorehead would be here now
IL these gentlemen desired him to be here
That the New York City Railway Company
has not entered its franchise taxes under the
head Of liabilities and that the company made
no entry OF its obligations mortgagor or prin-
sfual debtor incident 20 its guarantee of a large
amount of outstanding indebtedness of sub
companies was certified by Mr.. Root Mr. Cra-
vath explained that the company did not guar
antee the principal. only the interest. by the
terms of the lease
Mr. Root took the stand and gave M WINS
certain data, prepared at the latters request
N- WINS then entered on the record sim
pliaed form of analysis of the income and dis
b,,rseTnents of the New York City Railway
Co-npanv for the year ended June 80 1906. This
showed the gross income from all sources to be
81 &c. 6SS 20: operating expenses ana mann
tenanoe. s12s24 7s2 II dncluding special fran
chfse taxes claimed by state. ST. S55, ,s91 2o: in
terest on funded debt and miscellaneous inter
er 1904 2e2 81: rentals 81. 431. .273 10; total
disbursements $50 9S6, 240 "a; balance on re-
ceiurs over disbursements S1,376,447 90. This
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