New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-23

terday to Governor Sulzer by the 'Mer-
chants Association:
Hon. William sulzer. Governor Of f, the
State of New York, Executive Oi''''"
TIE Merchants' Association Of New
York and many other leadlng pusi LII
and civic organizations co-opeEalulS W.,
il urgently request you 10 the the status Of
The subway negotiations i'm TINS CtS ~
in the personnel of the coihilIssiO ,tant in.
First District until those. llnpT,I, .ant ais
terests have opportunity personally 70 ia
cuss the matter with You. Ne Request 80
urge that for that purpose YOU ~.
a large delegation on MONDAY 'aare,oni.
q. at 1890 o'clock. representa- oTs9n1s
cations whose membership Is mouse nj. a n
In number and truly renresentalINe vi - 90
sections of the city. Please answer W
9ayi >trRCu4NTs' ASSOCIATION OF OF
NEW YORK. f. II. OUTERBhlD'i1'
Vice President
csu has been issued by the Mer-
chants Association TO other CONNER
c,a1 and civic organizations in the CITY
TO attend a meeting at the rooms oi
the association. No. - Lafayette street.
to-morrow at . p. m. to arrange u
send a delegation to Albany thaI VIII
he fully representative - 1'N
interests of the city.
Fifth Avenue Urges Action
The executive committee Of the Flfth
Ayepue Association met yesterday at
its headquarters. No. 542 Fifth avenue
and unanimously adopted a resolution
in which the association strongly. urge"
the ratification of the subway contracts
nrepared by the Public Service OolH-
mission. .---.. -..
Robert Grier Cooke. president oil 'ne
association. speaking on the. subject
said:
while tho association does not. as "a
,rle take an active interest IN idtS, -.
matters. il feels called upon az I'VE IT, y,
10 express its opinion most Ioi 80 49, e,.er,
matter of such great importance " 49,
,'aSi6ent of This city. The men VINO NV,
drawn these contracts are those vi WI, w.
we have Confidence, ard ts'S ~
without question. De slIntu .".',.,.tb in.y
While thew may not embrace '' ~
49, tbe peorle want we believe thHt !hc
RATIFICATION Of the contracts is t3..,,,e
and that The result VIII ne doN tt'.',r7+.fod
70 The civ. This matter should be selllt;Ti
~ .a'' Gov All FOR If Il is not there VII
undoubtedlv he q delay Of months, oel"Ic
a definite conclusion can be reached
The Taxpayers Alliance Of The
Bronx sent communication to the
/ Governor by special messenger urging
N rho adoption Of the contracts ana ask
y ing that he give their represenla!iNes-
n hearing on the question.
Mitchell Denies Statement. e.
Controller Prerdereast made public
Yesterday a letter he sent to President
Mitchell of the Board Of Aldermen eN-
pressing satisfaction at Mr. Mitchels
denial during a conversation earlier IN
the day Of the statement in which he
was quoted in some newspapers to the
effect that he (MitcheD knew the Board
of Estimate would have to. revise the
contracts and that he would see that
they did revise them" In the course
of his letter the Controller said;
You have q perfect tight to Oppose, the
subway contracts If YOU desire, and no
one IN the Board Of Estimate has thus fdr
questioned vour right 70 oppose them
but certainly those with whom your rela-
lions have always been so lrienaII,, a.
mine have been. have a right, If friend
shin means anything, 20 resent attempts
that are made by Ease people 10 use you
IN a guerrilla warfare upon your assO-
ciates.
Mr.. Mitchell later formally answered
the Controllers letter denying he said
that he would see that the members If
the board revised the contracts point
ing out that he only had three votes m
the board and could accomplish no
such end. He endeavored to placate
Mr.. Prendergast with these concluding
remarks in his letter:
While J am glad that YOU have written
me in this matter your letter was. moi
required TO set the matter straight, as /
took occasion 10 call the attention OF the
press to the misquotation Immediately It
was called TO my notice. should be
most sorry, even II unconsciously, TO al
low to 20 unchallenged any miSquotauOn
of statement of mine whether acct
dental or intentional. capable Of being
construed as unfriendly or unfair TO you
or to any one of my associates in the
Board OF Estimate and Apportionnent.
Brooklyn business men, including T..
c. Blum, David Porter, Audley Clarke,
]. ]. O'Leary, Lewis II. Losee. Almeth
w. Hoff. William +. Cleary and John
b. Creighton, are planning a mass
meeting TO urge upon Governor Sulzer
the necessity of having Chairman Will
cox retained as member of the Pub
lie Service Commission until the SUBJ
way situation is cleared up. Where
NC mass meeting will be held has not
been decided. John 3. Creighton, Sec
rotary to the Borough President, said
last night: