New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-30

rapid transit situation in New fork.
and no representation was made to
| Seligman Brothers, or any other per-
sons. which were not matters of public
| record and knowledge in New York
City
THE bonds were placed on the basis
of the value OF the property as it was
and on appraisal made in New York
| through A. j. Seligman & Co.
Corrects Remiss Statements.
I'm order to correct the remiss state
ments in Mr.. McCall's reported analy-
sis Of my vote, append brief sum-
mary of such votes, which were more
fully set forth in the papers published
yesterday.
June 13, 1911. l voted upon the
adoption of the McAneny report, offer
Ing specific terms both 10 the Inter
borough company and the Rapid
Transit company for the dual subway
system. Unanimous vote. Offer re-
iected by Interborough company. July
10. 1911, the so-called 9 and Q per cent
offer submitted by the Interborough
company. Mr.. McAneny's committee
reported this offer favorably
July 81, 1911-The McAneny report
recommending the aid per cent Of
fer defeated in the Board of Estimate
by my vote. This was the plan most
desired by the greensboro interests.
July u, 1911-The enlarged rapid
transit system awarded to the Brook
Ign Rapid Transit Company, Steinway
terminal being left out. My vote in
the affirmative. Judge Mccall is mis-
taken here in believing that this offer
was satisfactory to the greensboro
Corporation.
This plan was wholly unsatisfactory
to that corporation, and was opposed
by il, nor did It substantially offer the
same service as the Interborough offer
against which | voted.
May "A, 1912-The McAneny report
recommending new terms for award OF
apportion of the dual subway system 10
the PETERBOROUGH Rapid Transit Com
pany, including all of the Queens
routes and the Steinway tunnel opera
lions. The greensboro Corporation ar
IDENTIFY favored this plan. 1t was car
ried against my vote.
AS to the construction contracts my
votes have been consistent throughout.
| voted for every construction contract,
the Lexington avenue extensions, the
Bronx extensions and the Queens ex-
tensions, all before the operating con-
tracts had been entered into.
las TO Marvyn Scudder. he informed
me at the time and reaffirms now that
he was employed by Mr.. MacDougall,
the president Of the greensboro
Corporation, on an examination OF ac-
counts Immediately preceding his &c
ommendation TO that company.
LAS for Mr.. Mullan's appearance at
Albany, / assume that Judge Mccall
knows that any attorney appearing
there on behalf Of a client must, under
the executive law, file his certificate.
las for Mr.. McDougall, l have no
knowledge of his connection with Kis-
sena Park or what part, il any, he
took in the sale of that property.
Despicable and Desperate.
II repeat, my official action is matter
of public record. II cannot be altered
nor can IL be misconstrued. My votes
are open in respect of every proposition.
Everyone of them was clearly in the
public interest and obviously unin-
huenced by any private interest, wheth-
er my own or that OF my client. This
eleventh hour attempt to misrepresent
my public attitude and my consistent
efforts to protect what | regarded as
the public interest is as despicable as
it is desperate.
I'm any aspect this assault upon me
because Of legitimate professional ac-
tivities, in which there was no injury
to any one or to any issue, public or
private comes with i'll grace from those
wiz al % Shlli APOii oboO-
lutte official fitness Of Mr.. Justice Nc
Call.
las found by the Appellate Division,
that learned Judge obtruded himself in
the case of Ziegfeld agt. Bayes QI0
APP. Div, 40 abused judicial discre-
ton in order to intercept the proper
judgment already rendered by Mr.. JUS
tice O'Gorman against the interests Of
the Shuberts and as soon as consist
ent with outward decency accepted en-
ployment as the Shuberts' counsel, pre-
sumably for sufficient compensation.
"Hypocritical zeal for the protection
Of the public is a familiar form OF
Tammany rage against those who defy
or contest Tammany's conspiracies,
which have developed in the present
campaign and in the present instance
to an unprecedented extreme"
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