New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-14
They Fear Fusionist. Wa
Attempt to Put SOM.
thing Over"
They Oppose More
City Magistrat.,
AL Smith Says Defeat.l
Officials Plan to Lea.
Piers to N. Y. Central

The first Of a series OF 'preeaut..
try" conferences OF the member :,
the Tammany.elect Board Of Es,i,,..
was held yesterday in the oHe, !,
Mayor-elect John +. Hylan. al A.
headquarters Of the Business g..,
League, 80 East Forty-second st,,,,
The purpose OF the conference =,
announced By Sheriff Alfred z. Sna
elected as President Of the Board !,
Aldermen, was ITO keep an eye" On a,
present Fusion Board Of Estimate q,
I'll they went out Of Office.
In Conference Two Hours
All the members Of the incoui,
board, with the exception Of Hr,
Rruckner and Maurice +. Conscl
Eorough Presidentselect Of The brr,
and Queens, were present az ye,,
Gays conference. Judge Hylan az,
directly from his court In Brooke
meet his future associates, and va !
conference with them for two kesn
Those present besides the Mayor.sa.
and al" Smith were Coutroler-sle
Charles l.. Craig, Frank /. DOvli,,
borough President-elect Of Maaka
tan; Edward Riegelmann, BOngn
President-elect OF Brooklyn. AL
Henry 7. Morrison. Commissions III
Public Works Of Richmond. repreS,,
ing Borough President Calvin D. Va
Name.
Sheriff al" Smith acted as spots
man for the conferrees IN talking
the newspaper men after the meetis
"This is the first of series Of NET
ings, unofficial, OF the new Board
Estimate" said Mr.. Smith. "The p
pose of the conferences is to keep Il
eye on the outgoing Board Of Esiinr
and prevent them, If possible, IN
putting anything over on Us. 1ta
have been rumors and reports Of q
templated action By the present bor
as well as some concrete matters y
pending before that body, which gs
lieve demands our attention.
Oppose More Magistrates
-Four specific matters were diseased
to-day. First. we have informatCaf
there is a movement on foot 10 au1
additional city magistrates. Judge NJ.
Ian feels that We have a sufficient ava.
Der Of magistrates 10 handle the bss
ness in the inferior courts at the PIE
eht time.
Secondly, there was the matter Y
an appropriation for school ste ;
Brooklyn the one in which zone
the Reynolds Rockaway crowd sre 81
posed to be indirectly interes;ed-iit
which, We think, should not be grar'';
at this time. The property N qsh'
ton is opposite Ebbets Field, and .
stone crusher is working ovelllns q
I'm adjoining lot, which. We uniers'shi
has been leased 20 the stonecrssr'
contractor for a period Of five y1n
Not a very desirable place for = sen'o
Sheriff Riegelmann, Of Brooklyn, ~
appear before the Board Of Eiilnn
Friday and oppose this appropriate
Then there is a rumor. and onl !
rumor, may say, that there Is a moe
ment on foot to lease certain city ppH
in the vicinity of West Thir'y-iosr
Street and the North River to the Aa
York Central. These are piers VIZ
were contemplated as part Of the efIi
gift 70 the railroad under the eoh'ir
for the old West Side imprcyen's
plan. If that proposition had ga
through.
Lastly, We understand that II
Dock Commissioner has put prop, /
ton up to the Board OF Estimate
the city TO acquire certain land n
Coney Island Creek owned by the hif
way Improvement Company. Here sn'
the Reynolds Rocksway combnaHs
seems to be involved, and 10 appears
be the fact that the city ALREADY or
the land which it is seeking 70 "
quire."