New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
e.,s CITY Employe Made
'I Trse of Place to Seek
u Iob with N. Y. c.
mrs TO CHECK UP
WI FACTS HE LEARNED
nd Agreement with Cen
~ .,.l Furnishes Another
Of Days Surprises

-, of surprises at yesterdays
Of the proposed Riverside
80 York Central contract came
.linsx when Borough President
v.',;,s Z. Connolly Of Queens hal'e'
.,,ouneed that he had completed
...mest Of his views, but would
m until he could check up on
49,, He had discovered, he said
assistant engineer in the topo-
- bureau had made use Of his
-, 10 seek a better place with the
YORK Central Railroad. This man
ne one or whose information he
= based his opinion.
.obriously, cannot make use Of the
..-,stion he turned over to me with
- vUifying his statements and prov
Asir accuracy in view of this new
,r,aled relationship" ne said.
Report Asked of Place
3, A Place, viee-president Of the
v,v YORK Central, had been told of the
.,,,iop and was called upon for re-
:. AZ 70 what had passed between the
:, ,nploye and the railroad depart
-. head to whom his application for
-.rsvmen. had been made. The ses-
!. adjourned that a conference might
< bed.
later Mr.. Place and other repre-
,,utiyes Of the road said that the as
sasn. engineer. who is employed by
=. city at S2.4OO a year, had sought q
uwo position IN the Offices Of the
.lroad. They added that his report
/, he city had been completed when ne
.sis application for the place and
au they did not consider that there
a been any improperly in his con-
s,.
even so. 10 was most indiscreet, and
uill be necessary TO call him before
= rial board 10 learn just what did
yeurH said Mr.. Connolly. ii he IS
/ n.ty. Il is likely that be Will be DIS
/ 4srged from the city's service
Earlier in the afternoon +. L. Dow
p another member Of the Board OF
/ Erinate. who indicated that he might
/ igose the contract as II now stands,
srprsed Mr. Place by bringing forth a
| rner. agreement with the New York
sntrzi in which that corporation had
zasssted 10 tunnelling under its night
Fay below Sixtieth Street-a plan
6irh It now holds too expensive 10
Espt
DID Not Agree
Wasn't that agreement absolutely en-
| lfsd intoTn asked Mr. Bowling.
Why. not BE- me-" said Mr.. Place.
| A. any rate. it was never accepted
4 y the city and. consequently. could
e. have been an agreement between
-s sontTacting parties"
The road actually had agreed 20 bury
3 tracks from Thlrtieth 70 Slxtieth
,zss;, according 70 a letter bearing
& Signature Of A. II. Harris, then
g.srzl counsel FOR the road, addressed
9 William ?. Wilcox, then chairman
/ the Public Service Commission.
IL. Bowling indicated that this
irssnent, entered into IN 1905, but
lssF carried out because Of the lack
c s,sbling legislation az Albany, would
: Used now IS a weapon 70 force the
1-rasd 20 construct a tunnel instead
AZ elevated road between these
rssis.
i sssh change would demand impor-
i-i alterations 10 the plan as u IS
~ trsWn and an additional expendi-
y, 3 is estimated. Of probably Slo,-
M.sN OF more BY the railroad. CUES
s-s o. mem bers Of the Board Of
G-ats yesterday indicated that they
s',s eontemp!ating radical changes IN
WIN q agreement -HuS' u''
0as Of these. advocated By the Park
'n.setive League, cOntemplates tun-
taag under SpUyten Duyvil Greek in
1ezc o. bridging it, as is now pro-
t,se L was declared By John j.
siAslvey, spokesman for the league,
a. railroad bridge would mar the
a1iy Of the proposed Hendrix Hud-
= memorial bridge and. prevent the
F'sh Of the district A. II otherwise
''-.e develop without such handicap.
Asks About Obstacles
Ire there any engineering obstacles
az Esy Of sucn a tunnelT Ar'
wing asked Frank Sullivan, engi-
Tor the New York Central.
III ,so1e, was the prompt reply.
A4yoF Mitchell placed himself on
arc a. favoring these additional in
"saents In the interest Of adjacent
'Psriy owners, but remarked that
we're limits even 20 TN New
q OsntraPs purse he said that the
-ag o. the Manhattznville tracks
- . beng demanded By residents
1ai district and other changes
- 81 opponents Of the plan would
total increase in cost 70 the
ssAe Of approximately S24,OOO,OOO
arrisd out.
80 entire morning session wal
- ever 70 members Of the Won
Leagus for the Preservation Of
si.ee PARK. They contributed
1 - sa1fs % the days surprises BY
-einR two children as speakers
4 negro boy. twelve years old.
~ sot forget that you were kids
once" gaid William West
..sg o. tiptoes 20 see Mayor
and pointing a black finger
nosrs Of the board.
Has No Interest
ss'r. Do you 20 swimming. ms
A -, sstee a member Of the board
1 -, u mad concluded bis brief sd
|3 West 18Th Street he said
~ sndsr the docks"
4 & street, ~ 'N''e'' D''''
~ ... sa7sn't' vas his reply. which
|4s ,Ssp,sa b. members Of the board
II a, t.eing bis value ~ q smokes
iii sI re kigerside Park body.
III ,.,,.sssf-o.o Nancy Kelly, bearer oi
s,,,.. eh carrying the names Of hel
a.. vas The next sBeakel
III ~ etanzes 81 Riverside PARK
$50 = Coleman supplemented
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