The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-24
PALISADES PARK
SCALED RICH
MANS SCHEME
Quarry Owners Say Board
Uses Highwaymen's
Methods.
RESTRAINING ORDER
SUSTAINED BY COURT

ALBANY. Dec. 23.-Counsel for the
Conklin-Foss Trap Rock Company
charged before Supreme Court Justice
Scweli to-day that the effort Of the fa'i-
sades Interstate Park Commission, OF
which George u. Perkins is president, 10
condemn the company's s1o.ooo,ooo quar-
ries at Haverstfaw is part OF IA scheme o'
rich men have estates on the cast side
OF the river TO acquire quiet and beautiful
scenery for their own comfort. II was
said they objected to the blasting.
This was part Of an argument which
persuaded Justice Sewell to deny a mo-
ton made by the commission To- dis
miss a restraining order granted by him
last week This order prevents the com.
mission from taking any further action
in the proceeding to condemn the quar-
RES until an application for "A permanent
Injunction Us decided at Binghamton on
January 5.
Counsel for the quarrymen will con-
tend then that tho Palisades Park COM
mission act Is unconstitutional because II
does not furnish the funds TO carry out
the purposes OF the act and that the
commission has not enough money to pay
for the quarry should II be condemned.
They also will attempt to show that
the commission Ii an unconstitutional
body because IT consists of ten MEM
hers. five from New Jersey and five
from New York
Nobody can possibly he injured BY
the appointment of a condemnation com
mission. because the commission must
advertise for thirty days before open
ing hearings and before the expiration ot
that period the permanent injunction ma
Ter will have been disposed Of" said ex-
Deputy Attorney General Kellogg, wh1
appeared for the commission.
The appointment OF condemnation
commission would require the Conklin'
Foss company immediately to spend large
amounts of money getting expert wit
nesses" said Lynn J. Arnold of counsel
for the bondholders THE company could
not afford to delay ten days before maxi
ing a start at getting its proof"
He declared the village of Rocklant
Lake. with population of 1900. would
be wiped out II the quarry was condemned
because the male population is employed
at the quarries.
Mr. Arnold said the commission wa
using hiRhwavmen's tactics to get hold
OF the quarry and that competitors alread,
were telling customers that the compan,
could no longer contract to furnish stone
because it's property was about to he con
demned
The commission is trying to club ths
owners of "A few properties who don
want to sell into dickering with it al
private sale" said Charles T.. iotchkis
OF counsel for the quarrymen. I'VE viii
produce affidavits showing that the Pail
sades Park Commission Is trying to chang
the specifications on public contracts 81
as to gel rid Of the demand for trap roci
and substitute inferior stone"
II also WAS charged that since the in
junction was applied FOR the commission
had increased it's offer to the company h,
several hundred thousand dollars. Tn
commission has offered s627.000 for tl
upper quarry,
Justice Sewel said the only question
apparently involved was that of damag
to the company should the condemnatlo'
board be appointed, He said he was con
WINGED that the immediate appointment o
this board would be detrimental Ia tn
company. and therefore he denied tn
motion.