The evening world., 1918-04-25
HYLAN REVERSES
PIER LEASE VOTE;
THROWS OUT BID
Hudson River Property De.
clared Open Dock After
Mayor Attacks Trust"

The Sinking Fund Commission to-
day turned a complete somcrsault and
threw out the bid OF the Hudson Dock
& Terminal Corporation for the ten
year lease Of Pier 60, North River, at
S25,OOO a year Although this sum
was bid the amount was raised to
$4,000 at the suggestion Of Mayor
Hylan, referred to by Justice Green
baum az a most extraordinary pro.
ceeding" After throwing out the
Hudson Company's offer tho COM
mission voted TO dispose OF the much
contested pier by making 1t an open
dock pending a decision OF the court.
In taking this unlookcd-for action
to-day the Sinking Fund Commission
ignored an offer OF si1 900 n year
made late yesterday afternoon by tho
Occidcnt Company, the present lessee
of the pier, whose term OF occupancy
expires May /, as well as a $4,000 n
year offer made by James Auditore &
Co, which appeared on to-day's cal
endar.
Dock Commissioner Murray Hubert
took the first step resulting in to-
days action Of the Sinking Fund
Commission.
Il recommend" he said, that the
action Of this Commission on April
II, when 1t awarded the Hudson Dock
and Terminal Company a lease Of
Pier 60. North River, be resclnded. in
order that l may be permitted to sell
the lease Of Pier 60 to the highest
bidder without any restriction"
This mysterious Occident Dock
Company has bid $4,000 a year for
the pier" said Mayor Hylan. rs
there any chance Of the price going
higher? | see Mr. Auditore, another
bidder, sitting here Are you willing
10 go higher, Mr.. Auditore?"
Il am replied the man addressed,
moving forward to the rail.
Never mind; that's all | wanted 10
know" replied the Mayor, smiling
broadly.
Then he added: IN view of the
new conditions that have arisen |
move that the Sinking Fund Comnis-
sion reconsider its action in leasing
Pier No. 60 North River to the Hud-
son Dock and Terminal Corporation" !"
Comptroller Craig seconded this
motion.
Then addressing Dock Commission
er Hubert the Mayor said:
You should be commended for
your zeal in getting at the root Of this
dock trust evil and dragging it forth
into the daylight If you had let this
pier TO the old Dock Trust crowd, the
New York Central Company and its
friends, there would not have been a
bit Of criticism against you. But this
Occident Dock Company, which was
organized in West Virginia, the home
/ Of wildcat corporations, and the
owner Of every bit Of capital stock
in which lives in far away England,
wouldn't be finding so much fault If
you had permitted it to go along
! paying $4,000 year as IL did under
| Dock Commissioner Smith.
| An those reform takers who are
| now rushing forward and eXClaiming
| Indignantly against this Commission
were very silent while concessions
were being made to the Dock Trust
In the past. It's all very clear to any
citizen who takes dhe trouble TO ana
| lyze the situation"
William +. Wemple, counsel for the
! Hudson Dock and Terminal Com
| pany, protested against resembling
OF the agreement between that COM
pany and the Sinking Fund Com
mission.
James A. Taylor, who said he rep
resented the Bureau. OF Municipal
| Research, approached the rail and
was about to address the Board when
Mayor Hylan exclaimed:
This matter of Pier 50 has al
ready been passed upon"
81 would like to say a word about
Pier 69," replied Mr.. Taylor.
TOO late" replied the Mayor.
"As citizen and a taNpayer'--
"Omcer," called out the Mayor, "sae
that that man sits down"
Lieut., Kennel escorted tho indig-