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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-11

S FAR as we know, the only good that
~ can be said of rattlesnake is that he
warns before he strikes. 1t you step
upon him the time elapsing between the rat
Ting warning and the strike IS not matter
OF minutes or very many seconds: IN tact. 1t
may seem synchronous, the rattle and the
bite
The skin of fine six foot, many buttoned
rattler will make up into snowy belts. pocket
books, ETC., and in this way a use is found
for him. Yes, again, rattlesnake oil, in
fallible in rheumatism, is also product and,
in pinch, may be eaten. But, inasmuch as
there are plenty of other things out OF
which to make belts and pocket books;
that the shelves of the druggist are heavy
with "sure cure" rheumatism remedies; and,
in the presence of other things to eat, you
again find yourself asking just what eco
nomic purposes a rattlesnake performs in
nature except. perhaps to help balance it.
He wouldn't be such a bad fellow were
it not for those hypodermic needles and the
little syringes filled with yellow lightning
venom in his upper jaws, we'll to the rear.
He's a good surgeon and knows exactly
how to send the venom home the moment
the. needle has pierced Its way. If he is
striking his teeth will point forward and
puncture you like tiny stilettoes, and when
holding his prey they point well inward,
this being entirely matter of control, the
teeth being set in muscles in the roof of
the mouth.
On the plains they enjoy the warmth of
your blanket provided they can run the
gauntlet of your hair rope. What liberties
a rattler would allow you to take in the
way OF shaking him out of your blanket
or kicking him out into his own place l
don't know, but | am inclined to think that,
like the frozen viper warmed to life, he
would not hesitate to rattle and strike
The woods are full of snake remedies,
from the magic stone that, when placed
against. the wound. turns. green because of
the poison absorbed, and the old standby,
whisky. Now, there are those who. bitten,
would succumb rather than admit that
whisky saved their life, and there are those
who would risk the bite of a rattler TO en-
JOY the sensation of holding a quart or two
of whisky and remaining sober
That's curious thing about the venom
of rattlesnake; it seems to take the fusel
oil out of whisky and leaves It as harmless
as spring water
Ligaturing of the arm or leg. incising and
sucking the poison from the wound and
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81 5zeH Tz5HEE1zzY Anp 81 a,,1so1S

awarded to Taylor, and poem commemo-
rative of the occasion, written by some url-
wept bard, still hangs on the walls OF the
boathouse as last mementO of the old days.
YE BALLAD OF YE BASS.
Come all Of ye good fishing sports
or every kind and age.
There's use getting out OF sorts.
Or getting in a rage.
The bass are biting hard and fast.
So take your rod and reel
Get in a boat and make cast
Much better you will feel
Down on the lake there is man.
Tom Kendall Is his name
And to his brain there came plan
That soon will bring him fame.
He says: The man who brings to me
The bass Of greatest size
A silver medal then will be
Presented as a prize
Since the famous 1905 harvest there has
been a gradual exodus of the inny tribe
from the waters of the park fringed lake.
and only an occasional bite has rewarded
the persistent fisherman. The present in
fux of bass has led to veritable craze IN
the revival of\the sport, and two weeks ago
the climax came On that day, which came
on Sunday more than 1000 turned out with
their rods and literally lined the banks of the
lake. But Sunday was poor time for bites,
and after futile day they were rewarded
with only the cheering sight of one bass.
The lucky angler was Harry A. Anderson, a
we'll known Oakland clubman and member
of the Alameda county anglers association
After a desperate struggle, which rewarded
his patience late in the afternoon, he landed
a nine pound bass.
Not to be discouraged. however, the
crowds returned after supper and, lighting
fires on the sandy shoals, hshed well into
the night. Since then, however, the biting
has improved, and seldom now does an
angler spend whole day on the lake in vain.
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AWE CAN NOT imagine happier life led
NJ than that of the Indian whose tribe
was located in a semiplain and timbered
country and was not subjected TO the per
iodic warfare between the neighboring tribes
His cares were few and in land OF plenty
the things he liked best to do-hunt, trap
and fsh-supplied his larder.
From childhood he was taught the science
OF war and the chase. 1t was part of his
education to read clearly and unerringly the
signs in the woods and on the plains.
II was for him to know the meaning of
the trodden blade of grass, the broken twig
and the freshly turned leaf The imprint of
the noccasin meant more than a mere de-
pression in the soft ground. The problem
of tribe, direction, haste or leisure must be
answered correctly from the faint imprint
II that moccasined foot. Then, was it more
than one? If so, how many were stepping
along in the trail made by the one who went
first?
The education of the bow, the use of the
smear and the hatchet came in due course
and the daily -conquests of squirrels, part
ridge and ducks brought down by the youth
ful arrow gave abundant promise.
The lessons in deceiving and discovering
his playmates IN the woods, the hiding of
ones trail and the ferreting out OF another's
was vet another course in the savage cur
riculum.
To find ones way about in the trackless
woods and unerringly to be able to locate
the camp, whether mile or ten miles from
home. was a lesson we'll learned
Then came the riding of pony, and in
F5;s the Young Indian quickly excelled. And
then the test Of days of hunger came and
was stoicaliy met and passed.
And then at last came the much longed
Tor priyilegc of accompanying the men OF
the tribe on a real hunt, when buffalo were
siain and wild runs were made with the pony
srnidst the herd, and when close up to the
frightened, shaggy brutes the arrow was
driven home to find the bufalo'S hearts
blood.
The feeling Of pride when the hunt was
Nover and the squaws and ponies bringing IN
" rich. fat meat and then the squaws
ts3ned the hides and made the pemmican.
Then was there feasting and eating and
smoking and yet more feasting until the
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Il is said that traveller in Spain was once
Il hard pressed on account Of his passport.
He had one, but having left it at his hotel,
he for the time being, was helpless to pro-
duce Il when called upon. His quick wit
served him in good stead, for having that
morning received a letter from Horace Gree
lev he produced II in offhand manner. and
after hurried inspection the officers
turned il with a wave of the hand and
.buenos dias," set all things Alright. He
could lust as well have passed that same
letter of on an American consul for no liv
ing man could read il.
Poor Horace Greeley, gentle, high minded,
r,hflanthropic and uplifting in his newspaper
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law to the breaking of the seal of a letter,
a dangerous thing for anybody else but him.
self In the whole United Kingdom to do held
in his hand three hopelessly addressed let
ters that ran the gamut of three sides of the
square and were even too much for him. The
clerks. alert and watching us-we were
Americans-expected. to enjoy the looks of
surprise faces we, in turn mar
veled over the who would
dare to superscribe such an address
And as the chief approached me with the
letters in his hand he held them at angle
so that the topmost one caught my eye first
sight much as reading elongated writing
a card by glancing along and parallel with its
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life, nevertheless is credited with having
popularized profanity among his compost
tors beyond the belief of man, Too often,
when copy was brought into Mr.. Greeley's
Office to decipher he unable to decipher
his own handwriting, although, like. Lincoln
whose name was once forged, he admitted 1t
was his handwriting, but that was all.
= A Philadelphia prisoner once actually wrote
himself letter which took him out of prison
and carried him to Washington the letter be-
ing an autograph one from Mr.. Lincoln. The
wardens suspicious having been aroused, he
held tight to the prisoner in his care and
locked him up while he went to the presi-
dent with the letter. And Mr.. Lincoln read
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IS Great Man So Often Write Like Hen Tracks !?

surface And angled I caught an M" a
d and "s' and something that might have
been anything, maybe a 81" ending in a long
tail So as the mail was handed to me /
picked Off the top letter and handed it back
to him saying. That was meant for Maid
stone IN Kent" and he instantly saw that
was right. thought he rather rudely
grabbed the remaining two letters from my
hand and turned toward bis desk a great
shuf1ing OF feet from the other observing
clerks breaking the stiffness, only for a sec
Ond, that was calm and freezing that there
was nothing for to do but tip the guide and
wend our way into the murky, foggy street
and laugh until sides all but split.
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well known habitues of the lake, recently
We'd with each other as to who could catch
the largest number of bass in one day.
Mccarthy won the contest, with rs bass to
his credit
Probably one of the most successful fem
inine anglers is Mrs James ]. German, who
last week landed FIVE pound striped bass.
She comes early and stays late, never tlrlng
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son at the lake. Last Saturday he landed
nine FOUNDER, not to mention several
smaller fry. tom" Kendall and Herbert
Thompson, both residing near by, shoulder
their rods every morning and spend the
day casting their lines. In one day alone
Kendall caught 10 bass aggregating 118
pounds, and Thompson II totaling 108
pounds. Henry Mccarthy and Billy" Laird,
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DIED.

DENNy.-on Wednesday. June =. 1910 lo--
Tappan ncuny.
Funeral services q, hls late residence VHi
so st., saturday afternoon. Jun. > q .
o'ctock. ln1ermsnt private
PRRGCSON.--O June u. Ipin. A. waras5-'s
College. Prof Robert Ferguson so d ~
late Capt Robert Ferguson and brother o
Mr., william 2. Reilly. lO7 south oi''rd -
Bruokbu.
Funeral services a. ne Lafayette arur
Presbyterian Church. BrnokNu Tsaslh
June =. az 10 A. NJ scotch pa7e- $3.50
copy.
McLEAN.-on Iuns 2. 1910. Run NtLr,a I
service THE FuNHRGL CBuEcH g, Ne'i'''
60 FHANK p CaNFaELL BLDo
RoBEATs Al Madison. y. = lgrs q. ~
David Massey foherts In his $50 Feaf
Funeral services 81 his ihts -csidr1-e % N''
land Road. Mndisou. on ndsg i4's . !.
o'ciock. in'ernent 90 tac 01ntr1isl-' y
the fAEniiy.
ROBINSON On June 2. 1910 chsfr' yer
Hobina1n. Ssrvire -I7HK FvyEEta .HrRtA
81 weste1d ~ tFRANE CtNraFiA WV
STEVENS On Monday. June - 1910 ~ -
don. England. Lyndon H5,i sfr,e1'
Greenuirh. Coaa.. beloved hushr7| 20 ~
Taylor stevens
Notice Of funeral hereafter Wtstdg''a
G.. Boston. Maas. rhlhlahls N'i.'o
MEXICO city papers please cow
WINTER On June 2. 1910. Lo.s "rFi 90
Service -THE FUNHRAL CHunCu. e -
a. FHAEK y. C,NrnEtL Ht00
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EsrRADa cAPTUREs 4 TOWN.
HadrsE Forces n NicaFaEua Are Coua.
pletely nemorAliEed.

hpffim Cd1h pespdiea % lhh ouN
bLJKFIkLns. June lit II stated
othCiAliy that Gen MenA with 100 mSn
has occupied San Vicente without en-
oountsEing any q MadriK's troops on the
march from lAmAngA.
S,ragglers from the armies q Gene.
lana and Chavaria. who have been CAP
turod and sent to the rear. declare that
Il u impossible Tor tho MadTiEites again 10
recruit their army and attempt 10 con-
quer the Atlantic coast These men are
disheartened and are convinced q the
strength Of Gen Estrada
Anarchy prevails throughout the IN
terror The assertions from the Govern
ment forces are very large.
The Government has no more than
Tires hundred trOOpa az AoOyupa. a
strategical point which Gen. Mena in
tends TO attack
The GOvsrnnca; gznbOat Venus has
gone nOIthwRrd
Cape GraciAz. PrinzApulca and Rio
GEands are controlled by Madriz There
IL dissatisfaction and disOord among the
Madrizists ~ Bluefslds Bluii They have
no rations
Heavy rains are causing sickness among
them. Il IL thought probable that Blue
fields BluH will be abandoned by the
Governments troops within q fortnight
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scHENECTADY GRAFTER&
PSur Mere Plead Guilty Ons PInsa s3Oo
-sentencs suaDsnded sa i've.

POsF Mere Plead Guilty ORs Pinsa s3Oa
Sentence susDsaded oa i've.
ScHKNFCrApY. June q A surprise was
spF,Ing in the supreme Court here this
afternoon when four Of the defendants
awaiting trial On graft indictments an
nounc~d through their attorneys that
they desired TO withdraw their former
plea Of not guilty and enter pIea u guilty
a. indicted Those who pleaded guilty
were
William J Palmer. a. present q hotel
keeper IN ClArksville. AIbA1y county. in
dictsd for Grand larceny. second degree.
IN connection with painting contracts on
county buildings Palmer is a brother
in-law II DR. c y. Van DenberEe. who
was last week convicted q forgery
Arson n Cadv. a member Of the isOS
R0ard OI Supervisors who resigned when
The rrait hunt was begun here. indicted
Tor misdemennoT
John H. Peters. q notary pubRc and
oierk o. thu hoard oflsupcTvisors Indicted
for falsely certifying o bills.
Philip u Muderiok. a master plumber
and contractor. indicted for misdemea1or.
AAlANs EFNNFH MiAH MMAMtFNNM NMNell NltMN
sentence and Judgment b. pronounced
immediately Justice Van Kirk sentenced
{ ady q pay a fne Of se0O and s1sIended
sentence on Peters ard Mulderick Cadv
pad the fin" Palmer was sentenced
later
Al SD this afternoon the Jury in the
CASE ~ the people against George Sauter
came In with a verdict % guilty On two
counts o. the Indictment on which he was
tried. Grand lareeny second degree. and
presenting a false and fraudulent bill
against the company u Schenectady
Sauter was the first defendant arrested
on a graft Indictment lie n an electrical
contractor and in loOS he was doing bust
ness with alcompany under the title Of the
Acme Building Company Under this
title he contracted with the company 20
make certain repairs 70 the mason work
AZ the county Jail. Il was brought out
On the trial that he had rendered two false
bills axgregAGing above 81 90 and had |
charged for men and labor not employed |
and material not used.
This dispOses " eight % the eighteen |
graft ca-es The Occurrencss u today |
IRE regarded on all sides a. the beginning /
" the end. and Il IA believed that the re- |
naming ten defendants now awaiting
trial will tomorrow change their former
pleas and plead guilty A. Indicted.
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PLAIN CLOTHES WRTWALS
inspectors Get . Detective ~ TIVE %
snort Tlme DeaAlls


Commissioner Baker refused yesterday
20 diac'u.a his plans for filing the placs,
of the 7O9 plain clothes msA who vent
hack 10 patrol duty last night The Com.
missioner aid that Il was part % the
general plan which he and the Mayor
had decided upon when they frst talked
over the police question. II II under
stood that while an the old time PLAIN
clothes men are now baok in Uniform
there u no Intention Of leaving the
precincts without any WArdmen or de-
tectives. II IL thought that captains
and inspectors will detail men 20 duty in
plain clothes a. thew need them. Huch
asst Enments will be only temporary.
The orders sent out Yesterday conhFm
this view. Extensions Of temporary a.
slgnments 10 plain clothes were granted
70 twenty-five men Inspector William
q. HOGAN IN the first inspection district
has folir men assigned 20 him for ten days.
inspector Walsh, In the fourth disfrCt,
gets two men for the same length q
time. inspector Huasey. in Harlem, has
siH men assigned 10 biz ONCE, two for ten
DAYS and four for twenty. Five are as
signed 20 the detective bureau In Wash
ingtOn and one 10 the Brooklyn central
once. Two mOrp are sant for ten days
% the Ofice d the borough inspector N
Brooklyn Inspectors sweeney and Dill
Ion. in Brooklyn. get two men each Tor
ten days.
An order vas issued several weeks ago
directing that the precinct detectives
take charge Of all petit larceny cases and
minor burglaries and II u not thought
likely that while that order h IN force
the Commissioner will leave the precincts
without any men in plain clothes.
Five p0hoe captains are due b shift
about TODAY. Capt Thomas Palmer %
the Mulberry street station gOes % the
West Forty seventh street station Capt
William y Fennelly goes from the West
Forty seventh street statioR 20 Far ROcka-
way Edward \. WAlliag comes from
Far RookAway 10 take Capt Pahnsr's
place in Mulberry street. Acting Captain
Joseph OTOnnOr gOea from the Leonard
street station a. 0lendale. Brooklyn. and
Capt John ". OCOnnOr Il the Glendale
station takes his place in Leonard street
Most Of the captains transferred have
done considerable moving lately tApt.
Palmer has been in the Mulberry street
station only q few months. being trans
ferTed there when the Commissioner
shifted siN or eight captains about Capt
Fennelly has been IN the West Forty
seventh street station longer he came
from COnsy Island The berth In West
Forty seventh street. in the upper Tea
derlOin. wAs considered more desirable
than either his previous station or the
one 70 which he u now sent Capt. Wall
ma moved last az the time Of the Hudson
Fulton oelebratiOn. when ~ captain IN
a. II At-sa2-s.aH
with a superior. His recall % Manhattan
b. considered a. = sign that his term Of
penance s nearly az an end. Acting
Captain Joseph OCOnnOT was taken from
the Charles street station, where ~ wAs
doing desk duty Only q few Week~ NEo
and put in command Of the Leglard
street station In place q Capt fannb
Bro W. VIM took acting Captain COriett's
plAoe in Bridge Precinct A.
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MARRIED.

HoFPMAN-WALBRIDGE.- On Friday. Iubsli
a. inndon. England. Mrs.. Adelaide r. Hos
man. 10 Robert Ryckman WabrdFs q
BTookiyn. NY.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. -Oa June 2 1910 81 g.
6eorrc's Churrh. Siuyvesant s1uars. Nsr
YORK city b. me Rev. Arthur s. PAytist
sssisted b. the Rev. Iunus q. WcrrI 4,
Ptiiadelphla. Hsatrirr Hart daughter ON
and Nm. Albert Aoy Kin Bierrk Of Garic
City. 10 Myron Reynolds o. NcE Yorz
RoHBiNS-LAMONT On saturday. Juns a
1870. ~ Altamont, Mn Brooa. Dgtrhsa
County. y. y. Frances Cleveland dsugsr
OHM. nanici s lamont 20 Francis Le Rtiu
ROBBINS. IT,
-rMiat Mary AEnes snn
daughter Of Mr. and Mr. Bryan Suin =
View Haven. Conn and John Thomas S-n
Of ne law nrm Of Rollins A Rollins q rs
city were auietly married a. ne SirTs
Heart Church. New Haven. - tefday n
ceremony was performed By the Rev FAR
smith Of sharon. Conn, brother Of me m,
md Mss Lucy X smith. her sister. Hul
bridesmaid. Mr. Prank A. Gaynor o. Nw
fork was best man After q short 'nr Al
ne ccuntTy me couple are 10 srend -
summer abroad.
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ANOTHER TAFT BILL PASSED.
senate Adopts Measure for MAKING Pub
Ne Campaign Coatributiona.

NMNAMNNFNN HAMAHNAAN NAMZANNlA
Ne Campaign Contributions.
WASHINGTON. June 77.-The ball pro-
viding for making public campaign con-
tnbutions in Congressional and national
elSctiOna has been added to tho list Of
Taft MEASURES passed by Congress.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections Unexpectedly reported the bin
this afternoon and IL went through with
. rush.
The Senate disagreed 70 tho House
provision requiring publicity Of cam-
paiGn contributions prior 20 elections
and Adopted the substitute offered by the
senate COMMITTEES on Privileges and
Elections, which provides for post elec-
ton publicity. This throws the hill into
conferences. but there IL little doubt that
an aErssment will BE- reached quickly
and that II will b added 10 the long list
81 Taft legiaAtion before Congress adj
iouFns. The amendment was carried
by a vote Of 81 10 -.
All the votes 70 limit publicity after
election we're cast by Republ leans.
Nina Republicans, however. voted with
the Democrats In favor al ante-election
publicity. Two Of the regular Rspub-
Roans. Flint Of CALIFORNIA and Warner Of
Missouri. Jumped tho reservation and
tided With tho minority party. The
other seven Republicans who voted with
the Damocrats for the bin a. IL came
from tho House we're MsusFa Bsveridgs.
Borah. Bourne. BristoW. Clapp. Cum
Minis and Ia Follptts
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Supreme Court Justice Page grans-s
Yesterday the application Of Assembly.
man James Oliver 10 vacate an ori-,
for his examination in supplementary
proceedings on saturday The Cour,
said that divers liability aFOse throur
ndOFsing notes Of AssemblymAn Ret
ington In 1902 and that since the holder
has waited until nov 70 proved agains
the tndor~er presumption Of paymsrg
the statute u limitations from SUING
Redington in case be has 20 make zoo!
on the notes.
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ss,emrntr q NaYnI Vs,.r,..

WASHINGTON, June z7.-Ths tug Stand
ish and the submarine Viper have arrived
a. Annapolis. tho tug Fortune. the collier
Justin and the submarines 0ramp,u and
Pike a. san Luis Obiapo. tho cruisers
Chattanooga and Cleveland az Honolulu
and the yacht Sylph AZ Beverly.
The torpedo boats Read and Flusaer
have sailed from New York for Newport,
the cruiser South DakotA from VAlpa-
rais0 for Talcohuano and the k1mboat
Helena from Siahwan for shanghai.
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JAPANESE TRIES SUICIDE.
Be was Formerly student At the Needy
ach0ol.

8. Kishta. a yong japanese student
who has hsen taking a course in civil
engineering for three years az the Moody
School for Boys ~ Mount Hermou. Mas.
attempted 20 hill himself yesterday morn
ING in Bronx Park.
The young man. who il - years Old
came % New YORK from the Massachusetts,
school Ave weeks ago and took up his
quarters at 81 Vest lSsth street. which
" club composed Of about thirty IanAn-
ese students. The club occupies the two
front fats on the top floor %! the ispth
street hoIse. The members are Young
men who are earning their own way
through school and college
Early Yesterday morning Kishita left
the APARTMENT 10 take a walk. An hour
later h. was found lying m a cIump 81
bushes near the driveway Just east Of
the BronV Park Museum BY one Of the
park workmen. I've was still consciotis
and evidently in pain. When Dr. Carey
u the Fordham Hospital came with the
ambulance kishita was unconscious.
On examination II was found that the
japanese had stabbed himself with a
pocket knife seven times in the abdo-
men chest and throat. He was taken
10 the hospital. where an operation was
performed az once. DR. Black the house
physician said kishita's condition vas
serious and that he entertained little hope
II hrs recovery.
None Il Kishitas fellow students could
give any reason for his act They think
be must have become suddenly insane
either because 0f the heat or from over
study. kishta has been IN this country
Tor hve years and during that time has
worked hard % educate himself. A
representative II Consul General Md
zunO's star called at the hnspitsl yester-
day afternoon and had talk with Eishita
after the operation. Both men talked
m Japanese and nothing n Known of
the cunversatinn. The student refused 20
talk b. the police or % any q the hospital
attendnnts
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EAST INVERTEBRATES TO RESUME
City shoulders the Burden and Wul COa.
denim Terminals

denim Terminals.
Restoration OF the ferry service between
Broadway. Brooklyn. and Roosevelt and
Twenty-thlrd streets In Manhattan Was
definitely decided upon by the sinking
Fund Commission yesterday. In the
last days Of the McClsllan ad-
ministration. whom the ferries were
closed down because the companies were
unable to continue operating At q lOss.
the administration contracted with the
Brooklyn and Manhattan Ferry Company
to suhsidize the ferries to the amount Of
81 900 a month. Corporation Counsel
Watson advised the board yesterday that
the contract was binding. and on the
strength Of that opinion Il was decided 90
pay A resolution was passed author
izing condemnation Of property at the
foot Of Broadway Brooklyn. for a ter
minal. The Manhattan terminals are
already owned by the city.