New Amsterdam Gas Company Accused Of Unmetered Water Use
Peter Register Michael C Padden alleged New Amsterdam Gas Company on First Avenue near 43d Street used a six inch unmetered main to take water for about two decades. City inspectors valued unbilled water at roughly 176000 dollars, with Edison Electric and the gas firm denying improper metering and vowing to cooperate with Corporation Counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Register
Michael C. Padden
New Amsterdam Gas Company
First Avenue
John H. O’brien
Ge 525 Company
Ge Case Pyperty
Patrick J. Hannan
Asgesnt
Gpere
Hannan
Novematt
Jeg
Teport
Eerth
New , Gas Company
Edison Elec
Tte
Ee Company
Imst
Decemer Ili Fe
Register
Samnan
Hantan
Rovert
Deat
Liv- Mgsten
New York Edison Com- Or
Am@edam Company
Depositors may not get Mayette Trust funds until March
Yesterday officials said Mayette Trust Company depositors will likely not recover funds before March. The Banking Superintendent has time to resolve assets with minimal losses. Jenkins interests reported partial repayment of 557.40 to Freak & Jenkins with 3260.00 still owed, secured by mortgage on the brokers’ main office building. The Jenkins family reportedly paid 8600 on debt not due for eighteen months as difficulties rise. Preparations begin to form firms to manage old Mendies assets at Coney Island Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayette Trust Company
Hse
Jerkins
Freak & 2
Jenkins
Mate ix
Trust Company
Coney Island
Paris Engages Four Million In Gold for Shipments
Reported advances in gold price and large consignments totaling about four million dollars in gold were arranged for shipment to Paris by tomorrow's steamer. The Assay Office holds about six thousand in bars and a large quantity available for export as bankers seek precious metal for trade. A Western traffic pact between Union Pacific and Pacific Coast lines is to be discussed with Pacific Coast Company executives and expected to finish by April, with freight traffic possible by midyear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Fea
France
Baring
Chicago, Mii Milkee
S Paul Railway Company
Pacfic Coast Company
Union Pacific
Far West
Pacific Coast
St Paul
Bitter Hoot
Chief Biggy Drowns in Bay in Mysterious Circumstance
William J. Biggy, San Francisco police chief since September 197, disappeared from the police launch Pa trel during a return trip from Belvidere. Engineer Murphy found him missing near the stern after Biggy complained of illness and became despondent over press scrutiny. A nightlong search failed to locate the body. commissioner Kiel reported on Biggy’s belved Belvidere visit and his role overseeing Abraham Ruef during graft inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Wiliam J. Biggy
Biggy
Belvidere
Patrel
William Murphy
Murphy
Kiel
Taylor
Police Commission
Abraham Ruef
Five Million Real Estate Deal In Pittsburg And City
A five million property deal involving Pittsburg and Manhattan was disclosed yesterday. Brokers Dennis and Preston handled the sale, earning a commission reportedly substantial. Robert E. Dowling sold the Hotel Empire and the Van Dyke and Severn apartments to Herbert Du Puy of Pittsburg, with Du Puy also acquiring Todd Bros. properties and a Pittsburg church site in part payment. Du Puy, vice-president of Crucible Steel, has been a major Manhattan buyer for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Dennis & Preston
Robert E. Dowling
Columbus Avenue
Broadway
Fifth Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Herbert du Puy
Dowling
du Puy
Todd Bros
Bjrst Presbyterian Church
Penn Avenue
7Th Street
6Th Street
Empire
Crucible Steel Company
Manhattan
Realty Owners in Arms Against 42nd Street Bridge Plan
The Forty second Street Association formed to block a plan to depress 42nd street and bridge it to Fifth Avenue. Key figures Warren Cruikshank Frank Everland H M Foote W S Hawks Levi P Morton and Walter J Salomon oppose spending 3250000 on plans, arguing the bridge would not relieve congestion and would hinder a Fifth Avenue subway. They note potential gains for adjacent property owners but warn the city cannot fund the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Forty-second Street Association
Board of Estimate
Abezra
Solomon
Salomon Sailess
Fifth Avenue Building Sold By Cassidy Through Ashforth
Frank J. Cassidy sold yesterday through Albert B. Ashforth No. 33 Fifth Avenue a five story building with a pilot fronting 248 feet and depth of 100 feet. The seller recently bought the property through the same broker for about 300 dollars. The sale brings the total value of central Fifth Avenue sites that have changed hands in the last month close to four million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Cassidy
Albert B. Ashforth
Fifth Avenue
Central Fifth Avenue
Edensburg Railroad Company Annual Meeting Directors Elected
At the annual meeting in Rome Watertown and Canandaigua the stockholders elected directors for the Edensburg Railroad Company and ex-officio directors for linked lines. Names include Edwin Parsons Clarence Day William Lummis and others from New York City and Utica. Officers of Rome Watertown and Oswego & Rome were re elected with Edwin Parsons as president and Clarence Day as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edensburg Railroad Company
Atice & Black River Railroad Company
Oswego & Rome Railroad
Edwin Parsons
Clarence
William Lummis
Robert W. Parsons
Walton Ferguson
Henry Parsons
Chauncey M. Depew
Jefferson Hogan
W. A. Parsons
New York City
J. F. Maynard
William Pierrepont White
Arthur BR. Maynard
John W. MacLean
Utica
Rome, Watertown & Cield
Réme, Wetertown & Oydensbers Railroad Company
Y. Parsons
W H
Battle Over McCarren Faction Rages at Brooklyn Party Meeting
A stormy Kings County Democratic General Committee meeting in Brooklyn devolved into a clash between McCarren loyalists and anti-McCarrenites. Dr J Richard Kevin pressed a reform resolution while Senator McCarren denounced it. The roll call proceeded with mixed loyalties as officers were elected except for Emil Rose, replaced by Charles E Berry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings County
Democratic General Committee
Thomas Jefferson Building
Brooklyn
P. H. McCarren
Butler
J. Richard Kevin
Thomas F. Byrnes
Kevin
Luke F. Filan
24 Assembly District
John J. Bridges
McCarren
Pat
Senate
Brooklyn Mayor to name Dowling's successor after death
Senator McCarren met Mayor McClellan at City Hall to discuss the death of Justice Dowling in the 2d District Municipal Court. The Mayor will appoint his successor. Controller Metz returned to work after tours of southern dye plants and mocked fusion mayoral talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarren
McClellan
City Hall
Justice Dowling
2D District Municipal Court
Brooklyn
Metz
Dye Manufacturing
South
Washington
Atlanta
Third Ave Case Referred to Special Master
Judge Lacombe directs settlement of claims among receivers of Third Avenue Railroad and New York City and Metropolitan Street Railway. Claims include lease terms from 189 to compensation for use of Third Avenue property in late 1907 to early 1908 and a $49,036 charge by Receiver Ladd against Frederick W. Whitridge for personal property and supplies alleged as NYC company property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Third Avenue Railroad Company
New York City and Metropolitan Street Railway
Third Avenue Company
New York City Company
Third Avenue Road
Messrs. Joline and Robinson
Ladd
Frederick W. Whitridge
Jefferson R. R. Bonds Extended To 1918
The Jefferson Railroad Company owned by Erie Railroad extends 82.8 million first mortgage bonds toApril 1 1918 with interest at 4 1 2 percent. Bondholders may deposit with J P Morgan to extend or have unextended bonds purchased at par. J P Morgan also buys at par the December 1 coupons of New York Lake Erie fifth mortgage bonds and Buffalo New York Lake Erie seventh percent bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Railroad Company
Erie Railroad Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
J. P. Morgen & Co
New York & Lake Erie Railroad Company
Buffalo, New York & Lake Erie Railroad Company
Innovation Ingenuities Incorporation Formed in New York
Albany December 1 The Innovation Ingenuities Incorporated of Rye Westchester County formed to manufacture trunks from the Innovation Trunk Company with a 1 000 000 capital filed a certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State Directors include Bernard M Moore Henry A Fanshawe Nelson Hiss Jacob Henry K Beddall Frank J Grimm and Seymour N Marsh all based in New York Brooklyn and Mamaroneck respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Innovation Ingenuities, Incorporated
Rye
Westchester County
Innovation Trunk Company
Bernard M. Moore
Henry A. Fanshawe
Nelson Hiss
Jacob Henry
K. Beddall
New York
Frank J. Grimm
Brooklyn
Seymour N. Marsh
Mamaroneck
Owe City Faces 24 Million in Unpaid Franchise Taxes
Daniel Moynihan told the Senate and Assembly committee that New York City owes more than 24 million dollars in unpaid special franchise taxes from street surface railroads subways electric light telephone telegraph gas and other public service corporations. Some payments have been received after court rulings on tax basis disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Moynihan
Senate and Assembly
Senator Cassidy
Cassidy
New York
Saxe
James A Shankland
Finance Department
Charles Collins
Lewis Bedell
Collins
Frank W. Smith
Bedell
Smith
Pass Flat Wheel Ordinance From Anti Noise Bill
The Board of Aldermen approved the flat wheel section of the anti noise ordinance by 44 to 0. It bans operation of any rail or vehicle with flat or broken wheels that causes unnecessary noise and sets fines up to 500. The Finance Committee also rejected a resolution to issue 82 823 in corporate stock for a Queensboro Bridge substructure approach under Section 48 of the revised charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Elevated Railroad Corporation
City of
New York
Elevated
Finance Committee
Board of Estimate
Queensboro Bridge
Alderman Sullivan
Department of Bridges
Women demand action on subway signs and rude staff
The New York City Federation of Women's Clubs prompted a Public Service Commission inquiry into subway destination signs, in-car directions, station safety devices, and rude employees. The commission also reviewed a conduit project in Gold Street after a fatal cave-in, ordered hearings on railroad electrification to New Rochelle, and addressed noisy operation and track layouts on local lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City Federation of Women's Clubs
Public Service Commission
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Willcox
Robert Francis Cartright
Federation
Committee On Public Safety
Coler
Brooklyn
Gold Street
Seaman
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Harlem River & Post Chester Railroad Company
12Th Street
Harlem River
New Rochelle
Bassett
Nassau Electric Railroad
Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company
E. M
Little Traffic On 59th St Crosstown Line
Testimony at Public Service Commission hearings covers car operation on the 59th street crosstown line. George W. Linch, line manager and receiver for the Second Avenue Railroad, details car reductions from forty to fifteen and three in rush hours as traffic shrinks. Henry W. Brown notes damage charges and counsel fees for the Third Avenue, with 17 percent of gross earnings in 1971 recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
59Th Street Crosstown
George W. Linch
Second Avenue Railroad Company
Public Service Commission
Crosstown
Third Avenues
Linch
Metropolitan
Oren Root
Henry W. Brown
Metropolitan Receivers
Dykman
Third Avenue
Railroads reply to schooling commutation ticket request
Albany December report shows Commissioner Decker receiving replies from New York Central Delaware and Hudson Delaware Lackawanna Western Boston and Maine Lehigh Valley railroads. They say they do not plan changes to current low priced school commutation ticket practices for children attending public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Decker
Public Service Commission
New York Central
Delaware & Hudson
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Boston & Maine
Lehigh Valley
Look Into 10 Cent Fare Across Second Avenue Line
The Public Service Commission opened a hearing on December 20 before Commissioner Maltbie to address complaints about a 10 cent crosstown fare charged for travel between the 92nd Street ferry and Eighth Avenue. George W. Linch, receiver for the Second Avenue line, and Metropolitan officials are to testify on crosstown operations and transfers between companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Public Service Commission
Second Avenue Railroad Company
Second Avenue
Sth Street
Maltbie
Eighth Avenue
92D Street
Astoria
Metropolitan
Commission
George W. Linch
East River Terminal Rail road wins crossing permit in Brooklyn
The Public Service Commission granted a certificate for a crossing at Kent and Wythe avenues, Brooklyn, between North 3d and 4th streets with six tracks. A franchise from the Board of Estimate is needed to proceed toward building a twelve story freight terminal warehouse on the Kent Wythe block, with plans costing at least 1 million dollars and potential expansion beyond Wythe avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
East River Terminal Railroad
Kent and Wythe Avenues
Brooklyn
North 3d
4Th Streets
Board of Estimate
East River
Wythe Avenue
McCarroll and Bassett
Bassett
Hurley Sees Possible Strike Over Pennsy Run Changes
E H Hurley vice grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers arrived in New York to discuss the Western Pennsylvania Railroad dispute with local officers. He outlined grievances spanning about two years centering on run changes and related matters, noting General Manager Peck’s refusal to meet a workers committee as a new and serious development not seen in twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Hurley
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
New York
Brotherhood
Pennsylvania Railroad
Peck
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Serling Exchange
Reef Elisor
Emyre
van Dyke and Severn
City
Mcarren
Kings
M'Carren
M’clellan
Third Ave
Jefferson R. R. Bonds
Ent
Interborough
59Th ST
Railroads
P. S. Board
P. S
Hurley
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