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BROOKLYN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 18850 SIX PAGES. THREE CENTS. VOL. 40eNO, 132. TWE NTIETU WARD DEMOCRATS.

SCHOOL HOUSES DONE AT LAST, gence and should go no further. Ho further held that Bruff's management was of the loosest kind snd had brought the corporation to the verge of ruin. A stay waa granted, and during its pendenoy tho company's offices wera guarded by police but this was speedily vacated, and Moosrs. Lydecker and Sehaefer came fully into power on the 6th day of January, 188L Stage Four The Be coivershlp. The new receivers bad ft most trying and difficult task before them.

The various interested parties wero gateman stands in the station door and sees that each passenger drops his bit of pasteboard Into tho glass hopper at his side. The stations now built on the line of the first section are located aa follows: York and Washington atroots. York and Bridge streets. Park avenue and Navy street. Park avenue and Cumberland street.

Park avonue and Washington. Grand and Myrtlo avenues. Grand and DeKalb avenues. Grand and Greene avenues. Lexington and Franklin avenues.

Lexington aud Nostrand avonues. Lexington and Tompkins avonuea, Lexington and Sumner avenues. Lexington and Reid avenues. Broadway and Gates avenue. Othor stations to be constructed will be ba at Fnlton Ferry, Broadway and Halsoy street, Manhattan Beach crossing and East New York.

The stations along Park avenue are between tho acommon eutranco for up and down trains. Ail others are at the sides. POINTS IN CONSTRUCTION. The constructors of the rood fell, upon easy times as compared with the ovil ones in which thoir prodeoss Bors tried to labor. The money expended went fully If not more than twice as far as did that spent by Bruff and the receivers.

Steel rails which Bruff bought iu England six years ago cost him $60 a ton tboae now doing duty on tho road cost the company but $27 for the like amount. Lumber cost $19 por thonsand against $27 six years ago, and tho pillars aud girdera wero furnished by Cooper, Hewitt for $S5 a ton. They and thoPasiaio Rolling Mills chargod Brnff $112 and $120 per ton. All things elso are in a like proportion, from spikes to cars and engines, and this, coupled with the beet of management, has resulted iu the orection of a structure exceeding in solidity aud general worth anything of its kind in the world. Some or the Improvements are bo marked that the New York roads are taking lessons from them, and are to $148,220.07 had been received, mainly from the sale of certificates, and $145,985.23 disbursed.

After this time but little work was done, and about the first of May the last rivet was hammered under the receivership. If the laborers were forever done, the lawyers wero not. All Summer Ions litigation prospered, with tho result that on September 12, 1882, the General Term of the Supreme Court, then Bitting in Brooklyn, reversed Judge Gilbert's decision permanently enjoining York street, and gave the road full right to traverse that thoroughfare. But tho receivers were at tbo end of their string. Thoy had no monoy and no resources whereby money might be gained.

On Soptember 29 Assemblyman Daniel Bradley filed an affidavit with tbo Attorney General, alleging that tho company was bankrupt and that its line way out of tho way of travel that the projeot was but experimental at tho beat, and further praying that its charter be annulled. Tho property holders along York Btreetheld several meetingB to demand that tho foundation stones be removed by the Department of Publio Works, and shortly thereafter the Aldermen callod upon Corporation Counsel Taylor for an opinion upon the legality or ouch a step. Late In Novombor that gentleman gave answer that the stop could not be legally taken. Thus the year ended. All tho while, howovor, the Btock and bondholders wero casting abont for some means of finishing the road.

To this end A. J. Hardenbcrg, Frederick TJhlman and Ernst Thai man, for whom Mr.Sohaffer was afterward substituted, special negotiating committeo with full power. Whon 1883 camo in they wore in negotiation with Mr. R.

T. Wilson, a woll known Now York capitalist. The negotiations continued until Spring, with prospects of success, to at last end in smoke Tho owners of the road kopt up their aoarch for some Croesus, in spite of the many discouragements with such good success that early in June ho waa found in the person of Mr. II. W.

Putnam, of Now York, who expressed hia willingness to givo a large guarantee for the successful completion of the road. Contracts wero signed, but nothing done. Tho wondorfnl complexity of the concern's finances, tho number of conflicting intoreata formod a taugle hard to adjust. It was not, therefore, until the second of Jaunary, 1834, that any direct or public step was taken looking toward the reorganization of tho company and preparing it to start forward with a clean bill of health. ion on them, but requeued Mr.

Nostrand to prepare maps and profiles and to tako stock in payment. Tho directors wore also made to pledgo thouiBelves to tako all of tho 6,000 sharoa unsold on tho 1st ol May, and further roaolved to build the road theniselvcB, should it bo necessary. Tho subscription books woro not heavily burdened when they were dosed on Mayday morning. During all this time strife waa raging in tho board. There waa no money, and while It might havo boeu readily secured by proper measures the men who wore guiding tho scheme fearod that in so doing they would lose their grasp upon the valuable charter, and Btavod off all moves of dirootness.

Tho Silont Safety portion of tho scheme's uonienolaturo was eliminated in May 22 by legislative enactment, and on Juue 5 a committee was appointed to boo if a chaugo of route would not holp things. Juue 15 brought tho first annual meeting of tho Btockholders, and the rocord of the twelve months beyond talk was as nothing. Tho old board was re elected, and they promised tbomsolveB that energetic measures would bo at ones indulged iu. On this theory it was resolved that $300,000 worth of stock should bo issuod for sale. Nostrand, Pholps and Marcellus woro appointed a cominitleo to examine plans, many of which wororo aented, and lato in August this committeo approved of ouo submitted by tho Coruoll Iron Works, and woro authorized to mako contracts.

Docombor 15 the Common Council permitted the change of route, but tho Mayor vetoed tho rosolvo. Tho centennial year came in, but eaw nothing aside from discord in the scheme. Mr. llurtis resigned as president on January 25 and tho vice president reigned in his stead. Mailers progressed so slowly that it was resolved to tako the notes of subscribers as cash and to pay a 20 per cent, commission in Block to all who should procure subscribers.

A glib tongued party named Wlubeck was ong.igcd as a canvassor, aud he exerted hiinaolf In tho procurement of funds, quarreling much with Engineer Kirkup and accomplishing little or nothing, after Ho got up meetings iu favor of the road, had them opened with a prayer when necessary, and made himself generally useful. On tho 9th of May, 1870, there came an awakoniug, Ou that day Mr. llurtis was re elected president and the Board of Aldermen voted 31 to It lo permit tho company to amend its charter, causing the route to run from the ferry along Walcr and Pearl streets, up Pearl to Wilhiughby, along to Gold, up Gold to DeKalb avonuo at its junction with Fulton streot in Macombr square, up to Grand avenue, across on Grand to Lexington and thonco to Broadway. Promptly on tho pasaagu of this measnro tho company Issued a circular to all good citl.sus who loved Brooklyn and who wanted to gist from Broadway to Fulton Ferry in twonty minutes over a road with stations at every coruor and trains every five minutos, to call upon Mayor Bchroeder and reason with Mm before tho 18th following. This waa sigued by the president and the full Board of Directors, who added that aa tho enemies of the road wore oxertiug themselves to the utmost its friends must haslon to do likowise.

A condition of tho franchise was that J50.000 cash granite pillars, bound together with Bteel, Bnfl muob good argument was wasted in an endeavor to prove that iron pillars wero unsafe and subject to rapid dote rioratiou as tho years and oars rolled on. Mr. Johnson had what ho tailed Tho Tabular Silont Safoty Elevated Railway, aud spend much money in trying to demon, strate its superiority ovor anything else in tho ltde. He built a sample bridge at the Burden Iron Works, and gave a publio exhibition of its workings. It was aimply an arch of ordinary steam and water pipes, framed with clamps, with lead botween the parts to obviate friction.

Tho ohief morit claimed for it by Mr. Johnson was au ability to turn a corner in a "soft alluvial curve" though why alluvial not evon ho could tell. Tho two engineers wrestled with tho various plans and finally decided upon one that bad not been presented at the outset. It was a ono rail, one logged contrivance, invontod by General Roy Stono and first put in operation over a gorge in Falrmouut Park, Philadelphia, during the Ceutennlal Exhibition. It consisted of a triangular trostlework liko a letter with tho rail ou top, over which engine and cars hung like a saddlo on a horao'a back, The next meeting of the company's directors was hold on August 29, but no quorum came out and the report received no action nor did it over.

About this time the first wire was swung across from the great bridge towers, and publio attention was for the moment diverted, but soma wonderment wea aroused by tho sudden disappearance of tho company's directors, who seen, to havo takon their vacations all at once. Tho Soptomber mooting of tho board brought no bettor results, so far aB tho public was concerned, and a general growl went up at tho silence and mystery with which the affairs of tho company had becomo enshrouded. A revival of the twico vetoed proposition to change the route did not improve matters, and tho suspicion was loudly proclaimed that tho parties interested had neithor tho money to build with nor auy intention of building, but were merely hawking about the' chartor in tho hope of realizing something handsome thereon. This was near the end of tho Centonnial yoar and when tho old Board of Aldermen had ceased to be, the application for changing tho routo was withdrawn and tho scrlboa and wiseacres, who chronicled and noted ovontB in the first week of tho now yoar, put tho scheme down as dead. BATTD TRANSIT AGITATION.

The projectors of the Safety Railway were silent until lato in February, when it was announced that the coming Summer would be likely to see something woudorful iu tho development of activity. Thoro nothing in this promise. It wan merely a forced utterance to lot the world know that the project was not dead, but sleeping. Thero waa reason for this. The Conoy Island rapid transit routes woro fast taking shape, while the good Deacon Richardson was activoiy negotiating to lease Atlantic avonuo to the Long Island Railroad, and did ao a month later.

April 2, 1877, saw the first ground broken thoreon, and at the same time the Crosstowu road was extended to the Erio Basin, both projects making groat increase in tho city's traveling facilities. At the samo period the agitation on behalf of olovated roads had commenced with groat viyor iu Now York, honco it behooved the Brooklyn concom to bestir itself. March 7, a provisional contract was mado for tho road's construction with Messrs. Sauer Chome, of New York. Saner was a Frenchman, uot particularly noted at tho time for financial Btabiljt.r, though once sound, and a large clement of uncertainty incumbered ills relatious with Chomo and the road.

Nothing was ever done under this agreement, though much was hoped for, and Job Johnson gave Chomo a fish pole to oncourago him, Sauer claimed that he could secure monoy, but ho failed as ba lly aa did tho company. In Juue the Now York rapid transit agitation asBiimed such proportions aB to overshadow all other projects in the minds of the public and investors. Furthor than electing Mr. Phelps as president, the Brooklyn company did litllo. Finally, Mr.

Sauer's contract and tho promised activity failed to materialize, and onco moro tho company's decease became food for derision. Tho scheme rested iu the receiving vault of oblivion until Decombor next, when it was rudely dragged into view by Colonel Adams aud General Nowton, who sued tho remains for $2,000, as compensation for tho arduous labor of selecting tho sidlle back plan of construction. A week after the story was told that of the $5,000,000 stock $564,400 had been subscribed and ou this paid Iu, and this amouut had boon expended to corrupt somebody. The story is best die poied of by the fact that littlo, if any, of tho amount waa over collected, and if anyone was corrupted it was mildly doue by the gift of worthies! stock. From Deeombor, 1877, until May, 1878, the road disappeared wholly from publio vie.

There was ovory reason to believe that it was dead for all time. The Brooklyn Steam Trauslt Company, a schema fathered largely by S. B. Chittenden, absorbed all attention as well as a number or other similar papor schomos, none of which ever camo to a definite point and whose history is not worth tho telling. Mayor Howell had appointed, on March 23, MeBsrs.

J.W. Adams, N. U. Clement, C. J.

Lowroy, J. Y. Cnlyor aud Felix Campbell as a Rapid Transit Commission, and tho air waa full of railways. On tho afternoon of May 21 a section of the Silent company, roprosonted by Messrs. Phelps, Nostrand and Kellogg, appeared beforo these commissioners and said thoy woro ready to commonce operations within sixty days aftor tho granting of a suitable routo.

Mr. Job Johnson also appeared. Ho had been ruthlessly fired from the company weoks boforo for non payment of subscription, but said he represented one half the paid up Btock, and would build tho road himself, if nobody olso cared to, and further offered to pay a license foe of on each or mod. Mr. Johnsou argnod in favor of bio "soft alluvial curves," while the othor gontlomen olaimed to havo funds secured for tho iuiiuodiata completion of the road, should thoir potition be grautod.

Mr. Kellogg would not toll who his baokera wore, but said he had them. Tho Rapid Transit Commission reported sixty miles of favorable routes on June 1, bnt gave tho company iu question no eucouragemeut. A few days later the Steam Transit Company broke its first and last ground ou Atlantic avenue, aud were met and warded off by the wily Deacon Richardson, who piled railway iron over the excavations and hired men to thrash the steam transit's men, if they dared to move it. Thus all schomes languished.

On the 1st of July tho commission roportod ou plans for construction, similar to those now commonly employed aud burlad the "saddle back" plan too deep for reaurrocilou. The next day tiie Brooklyn Elovatod vitalized ouough to ask that it bo permitted to build on Fnlton street a ar aB Nostrand avenue; thsnco to Lexington to Broadway and ist New York. The Railroad Committee of the Common Council reported favorably, but Mayor Howell gave notice that ho would veto the measure if passed. Then a howl along tho routes laid out by tho commission the Common Council decltuod to accept its roport, an 1 tho subscription books of the commission were unfilled. The request of tho Brooklyn Elevated went down with tho rest, aud the local press announced that tho hour for rapid transit in Brooklyn had yet to como.

Daapito this the commission kept on laboring, with tho result that on December 22 $1,000,000 worth of stock was subscribed for by twenty five gentlemen, and hope beamed again. Outside parties got the lion's Bhare. Tlusn the cry went up that Boston capitalists had captured tho city, and a wavo of public indignation rolled over tho newly formed Kins County Elovated Railroad Company. But for this It cared little, and for months mado tho air ring with promiBoa, of which nothing ever came, while thi eteam transit project lay stark and cold undor Deacon Richardson's heap or railway iron. ThlB was the condition of local rapid transit schomos whou tho year 1879 dawned upon Brooklyn.

The Kings County Company sputtered and filmed and litigated, all to no purpose In Now York tho Third avenue route was oponed to Harlem ou December 23, whe tho Sixth avenuo had beon runuiug for some timo, and tho people along their routes woro growling with admirable unanimity. Their growls were industriously transported to Brooklyn, where once more tho press aud people prepared to hold another auto da fe ovor quick transit. the KlDge County road, which, under the load of its president, Judge H. G. Bond, was raising a lusty olamor.

It demanded a franchise so extensive that it covered the city like a blanket. nable to seouro the consent of tho majority of propertyjholders tho company applied to tbo Suprome Court for tho appointment ol a commission. ThlB was done In Maroh, 1879. Its members were J. O.

Hewlett, a B. Bartow and Thomas E. Silliman. While those things were in progress the Brooklyn Elovatod or rather Bruff and Jonea had not been idle. On February 7 the contraot for construction was made with K.

B. Floyd JoneB, plans wero prepared and accepted, but littlo of this came to the surface, so deep was it buried beneath the bluster of Judge Bond's concern. Not until April 16 waa the reorganization of the company made publio, and this, through a protest made by Mr. Bruff beforo the commission against the granting of the company's route to any othor, as it was ready to use it itself. This was a startler.

No ono had ever heard of Bruff boforo. The reorganization, as stated, was almost wholly unknown, nd the reauBCitation of what was considered hopeloBBly defunct raised a now Btorm. Mr. Bruff became at once the objective point of interest to reporters. To these Iattor Mr.

Bruff anted with becoming reticence, finally allowing himself to bo persuaded into stating that tho company had $5,000,000 at Its disposal had paid off $00,000 of floating debts and meant business. Bruff and Bond at once locked hornB on behalf of their respective enterprises. The latter declared that the rosurroction was simply a "strike" to secure tho sale of tho Brooklyn Elevated charter, while Mr. Bruff, with oqual positivenoss, assorted that Bond had used every underhand means at his disposal to secure tho samo. He furthor pointed out that plans had boen accepted and contracts Bigned, while the rival company bad done nothing but talk.

Thus the quarrel prospered. BliUFF GETS TO WORK. But Bruff was really getting ready and he announced in duo timo that work would comm9iice on May 12 and coutinuo thereafter until tho structnro was completed. Both Bruff and Fioyd Jonos talked with much benevolence and gave assurances that Brooklyn men would be employed as far aa possible in the groat enterprise, and that the compauy would pay all damages accruing along its route, so that poaca and joy roiguod generally, unless, perhaps, in the hearts of Judge Bond and his friends. Bruff and JoueB hired a house in Lexington avenue and dwelt there sumptuously.

Then, on the arternoon of tho 12th of May, 1879, tho trouble began. The police gave notice that tho work would be stopped, but Mr. Bruff persisted, holding that he would make a tost case of tho matter. At 5 o'clook in tho aftornoon of the day riamed, aftor filing a protest against police interference with the Mayor aud Com mon Council, Messrs. Bruff, Floyd Jones aud Enginoor Nostrandtogether with abont 250 laborers, arrived at the oorner of Reid and Lexington avenue3, whero work was to begin on tho uite of the firat attempt of tho Silent Safoty Company.

Captain Dunn and squad of police were there, too. After marking out spaoes where the picks were first to Btrlke, Mr. Bruff climbed upon a tool chest aud delivered an elegant little oration, tho burden of whloli dwelt upon the happiness and prosperity which the road wonld bring to Brooklyn. Ho alluded to the rjpnduct of the authorities as being highly reprehensible, but oxpressod the opinion that right would prevail in tho railway business as woll as in aomo othor things, and cloaed by promising the about to bo arrested workmen full legal protection. The epeech over Floyd Jones cried out shrilly Mon, I command you to commenco work at once." Tho pickB rose and fell for a moment then their sixteen users and Bruff aud Floyd Jouoa woro arrested and taken before Justloe Soulier, to be discharged on bail.

Other men wont to work the next mornlnfr. Thirty five of them were arrested and balled. Then Bruff rested while the courts took aetiou. During this lull tho Governor had vetoed tho bill giving chartor to Deacon RlohardBon's Atlantio avonuo Elovated Railway aud the general ooast waa further cleared. A weok after the olimluatlon of the Deacon the Aidermon approved the franchise of tho KiugB County road, and thereby raised a hue and cry about their ears such as no Brooklyn Alierman ever heard boforo.

To make their burden more grievous, sixteen of them wero jailod for disregarding a writ of Judgo Gilbert's in a dtsputod election caso. It wkb a sorry time for Aldormon. Just as the excltoment on this point rose to a fever pilch, Justice Semlor discharged Bruff, Fioyd Jonea aud their fifty one work nion. An attempt was made to atop further work through cortalu action which tho Mayor might havo taken, but which ho declined to do. Justice Pratt, however, granted a temporary injunction.

Tho company woro restrained by it for teu days or ho, whou it waB vacated. Theso littlo periods of rost were not allowed to paBS without boiug improved by tho ingenious Mr. Bruff. A FEAST FOR THE GODS. On the night of Saturday, Juue 7, 1879, Fontaino Brnff, on behalf of his corporation, gave a dinner at tho Piorropont House, tho like of which is yet to be seen in Brooklyn.

Ostensibly it was to commemorate tho successful inauguration of rapid transit; really, it was to aid in making that Inauguration successful. Thj viands and wiues were unexcelled, and, Mr. Bruff never shono to better advantage than when preald lug at this feast. It brought joy and fulness unto tho fifth rate politicians who sat around the board aud listened to letters of regret from tho groat men of the Stats aud city, who had one and all declined to come Speeches woro made Bnd toasts drunk with frequenoy aud onthusiaam. When the bottles woro noarly empty Mr.

Brnff announced that he should bo compelled to givo another supper at the completion of the road, which, Mr. Jones added, would bo in December following. Thou all present cheered probably at the nearness of the feast to como and went homo to stretch their hats rn the morrow. On the Monday following this interesting eplsodo Mayor Howell vetood the Kings County franchise, with a stern admonition to the Board for its conduct in the affair. Peoplo generally eald tho job was as dead as a door nail, but in tho meanwhile tho Aldermen, who had beon let out of jail, got together and passed tho moasuro over his Honor's veto.

The city had boen sold out. During these complications the energetic Mr. Bruff, to whose credit It must bo said that he kept ids oyes open, put men at work and secured every corner and crossing where the Kings County road would be likely to conflict with his lino, by putting down foundations or erecting temporary scaffoldings, which were later replaced with Iron. Along tho lino betweon seven and eight hundred laborer wero at work, and in contrast with tho chicanery which characterized the proceedings of its rival it shone with plo iBing brightness. Bnt all is not gold that glitters.

The week had not passed before au injunction waa secured by a citizen who didn't want the road to paBS his houae, and when Contractor Fioyd Jonea was to havo paid his men, he only partly did so. Noarly .100 foundation stones aud 800.000 cubic yard of concrote material woro doliverod within a fortnight, aud the iron, too, oommouced coining in slowly. This kopt up eonfldenco. Saturday, July 12, Mr. Bruff declared that there was a conspiracy among the workmen to hiudor the progress of the work, and tbo entire 700 were paid off forthwith and discharged.

A new force of 300 men was at once engaged and operations continued. Mr. Brnff folt movod to state that his good naturod deBire to pleaao everybody had got him into a scrape and that he would no longer be governed by politicians. Judge Barnard decided the injunction matter iu tho road's favor, and its Interests progressed swimmingly, Tho firat casualty occurring to one of its employes was tho killing of Albert Sutton, a night watchman, by a Broadway motor on July 31. Ho was an old soldier and a faithful man.

Pilo driving was essential at Fulton Forry, and it was done in audi a way as to form a most excellent advertisement. Tho work progressed smoothly uutil September 20, when the company gave a mortgage for $3,500,000 to tho Farmors' Loan and Trust Company, of New York, thus bonding ita road at tho rate of about $350,000 a mile, with forty years to run. On tho 9th of October following the Court of Appeals decided against tho Kings County combination, and a confirmatory decision, ron dored later by tho Gouer.il Term, laid it at rest, leaving the Brooklyn Elevated the field entirely unincumbered. The fixat columns were erected early iu Docambor, at which timo the foundations wore down over about as much grouud as it would evor be Bruff's fortuno to placo them. Promise was given that the road would bo running in May un SesB something unexpected happened.

Warwick H. Bruff, brother of tho presiding genius, who with an. othor brother, Harry Y. Bruff, had becoino a director, weut to Eugland and bought steel rails, loud notice of which was given, and the Iron frames wero put up as fast as ready but, despite this, the structnro grow slowly, though by tho middle of February $600,000 were said to have been expended. Tho iron came to baud iu driblets and there was ran ch bad weather.

"Tho arrival of Spring in 1830 caused a rouowal of energy on the part of tho roa 1 and thoro Beemed to be no obstacles in tho way of its near completion. Eight hundred tons of Bteel laija came from England, never to bo laid In Brooklyn, for all wore eold to pay storage aftor the crash, but they angered woll. At the annual olection held on Juno 17, 1830, Mr. Bruff waB retained iu office but withal tho etorm was gathering. Tho work of construction waB stopped and a small stockholder caused the injunction to be issued restraining Bruff from issuing further bonds.

All Summer long the work atood idle, and evon Bruff's woll told talcs did not answer therefor. He Bald lato in August that things would be moving shortly, but they didn't move, and on tho Cth of October the directors hold a stormy meeting at which all resigned but Mr. E. S. Keeler and tho Brnffe.

The next day the contractor's booka were secretly taken away from tlio company's office, and four dayB later Justioo Cooke, of tho Supreme Court, appointed Richard G. Phelps as revolver, ou application. Sf Edward S. Keeler. Bruff's reign had ended.

A Iiicreriho in Hie Icinbcrablps Tho regular monthly meeting of tho Twentieth Ward Ooirjocratla Association was hold UM even log in Philosophical II.ill, on Ad lphI street. Th chair waa occupied by Mr. Arthur C. and Mr. IVUllam J.

Courtney recorded. The Iu. Com. niittee ordered tho following Lames on tho roll W. A.

Baker, Joseph IJrown, John Drown, WaUsr W. Fo garty, John Kelly, Thomas Kelly, John Kelly, Abraham Prager, Georgo Hay, Ulram Kilbnrn, Hobert Murphy, John Thompson, Honry Vosburtf, Bernard H. Gerken, John Kenny, Toter Getting John Whalen, Max Klelnman, M. O. Davi, Y.

C. CavansKh, Edward T. Martin J. Gleaton, James C. Murray, Ulcbael Nolan, William Thalen, Ttumiaa Lang don, John Hbioldi, Michael MulUdy, Wdliam A.

Groisb, Luke Walker, Michael Pagan, Caffroy, A. W. Shadbolt, T. it Cummlky, J. If.

Williamson, A. E. Overton, F. II. Tago, C.

II. Welsh, C. X. Howard, L. T.

Jackson, T. P. Goodrich, John M. Mnrtha, M. GiUet, (X Gillot, John l.ercj, a O.

a Henuosiy nd Thomas A. Kelly. Christopher Kiernan aud Thomai Jenkins had also for membership, but tlio committee hal found naniei on the roll book of tho li publicau The committeo wil! further investigate. The Finance (Vmuntteo reported the recoipt of $11 from Justice Juhn Courtney, and 11 from Mr. Wil Jlam U.

Davenport. A slaudinu couimitto'i, composed of tho members of the Democratic Genera! Committeo frjoi tho ward was appointed by tho chairman. Air. Mnllady moved that hereafter tho mom bom of tho aiHi'Ciation notified of meeting by poatl card. The motion wa put to vote ind lost.

It was proposed by member that tbo Rdrrtiso meuta of tho ineetmiirj should bo inserted iu tho World as 'eli tin Tho chiirinan said that, the IforM being ft morniaj? paper, it did not reach as mauy of thu members of tha a rtation a thu Kaolk. Tho motion was loit. Thn meeting then adjournal until the second Tuesday In Juiiv. SALE OF WOUKS IiY LOCAL ARTISTS. Itidtlinc: on IMcturea ut llio Gal I try I(iit S', ctiinu" Last evening tho Lilnm G.ilh ry was filled with fashionably dreisel pv plo, to witnesa the salo the first lot of the picture which havo been on eihibi'lou there for tho past six days.

Tho work wero put up at and tho bidding waa very lively, the bet prlc i biuig given for Professor Palrman's "Htratford ou Avon," which was purchiaod for $525, nftor an animated contest. Tho majority cf the loading Urooklyn artista wero represented in tho nale, and it Rave the patrons art excellent opportunity to purchase ool pictures at reasonable prteej. Tho sale will bo continued this evening, when pictures by William M. lirown, Warron Shoppard, Georgo McCord, Wadworth, C. C.

Msrfcham, Harry Iioso land, Mim M. A. Wood, C. I). Hunt, Frank Squires, A.

iiir, Jauiorf Xnrtheute, G. Criegar.it, A. T. Brichcr, and other. equally woll known will bo disposed of.

Those wishing to attend the Bale should securo tlcketi at tho Lihou galh ry. Tho total auwunt of tho Piles last evening was $2,42 50. IL'I'w will be found a list of tho pictures sold, with tho price Faith, Mis M. A. Wood ll.OU A untry Rstud, N.

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liock 15. of) .1. A. Ho jr, oo tn il 11 int i.T V) Kr.Miin r. J.

A. Ilr.r iy.oO W.ntor fw nnlr'. C. Whitman Hj. 00 A Pneian (in at K.Tid.

H. Kilo Cvi llounin Nfirni.tn 'r, P. lirre 2t. 00 Who i A. Wood 4.K) S.

lio. S. Haritow tnu ia, A. Oi) Wmt Tvt J. North i.tu Pl.iKiiQ of Ko ca, M.

J. Pennnian Ut.oO GILIIKUT DUA5IATIC SOCIETY. A Testimonial Tuntlorud Co II r. Darling at I ho Acadettif. Hazel Kirko wtw presents! at tho Academy of MuHic last evening by tho niinln rs of the Gil rt Dramatfc Socioty.

With ita simplicity In dialogue and au air of home which pervade tin ontir fjur rets tho drama will alwayn remain a fayorlte witk lefined and mlueatsd audiences. The occasion for tho revival of Hazl Kirko" wn a testimonial tonderod Mr. James Darling, the comedian of the noctety, F3I weeks past rohearial of tho play hav i bem going forward, aud as thoro is excellent talent in tho society a good performance was tho result, Tho general tone of tho acting was somewhat mirrod by the disposition ou tho part of a tuetnb. of cjhI to indulge in "gagn." This is Terr much oTerdone on tho amateur stage, and it cannot be said thit it is appreciated iu the auditorium, although It may appoar funny to those engaged iu tho Interpretation of tho drama. In the third act some really good work was done.

Tncw amateur testimonials hare become qui to nunu rom of late Almost jTery erne of th eocistiss will hold benefits during tho present month. On tha OTouiux of May 20 Mr. Henry (lurham will bo the recipient of a benefit at thy Acad.nuy of Music, by tho inrinbora of the Amatour Opera Asocia.ion, On Thursday eroning of this weok the Mulpnmeno will entertaia iu at the Attioneuui. Tho latter club will pen form for its own benefit. Aa irill bo een by the names below the cant last area 2 was a Ktrong ous llt.

ol Kirko Nellie N'olsos Holly I) itt Ida P. Darhnt Ktnily Trim; ford (Lady TraverM. Mr, W. T. lUrm, dr.

Msrcr Kt Cre ark Ulara Aniu Arttr.r rmf rd i rd TrainO A I) to Duimton Kirkti I. .1. St k'jm Asro. i jdny C. Mulurd .11.

M. Po.kham. Jr. John W. S0W.9 Joo W.

T. Harm. Jr. Han Chat in T. Catlm P.ltacud (ireon Jsini Jordan Darhnic SPOUTS AND PASTIMES.

Uuo 13ftl I. Two of tbo Kastern cities represented in tho American aro aalting tho question, What la tho matter with our fallow Defeat after defoat seems to follow their progrvM through the West wltb disgusting regularity. Ye durday ths Brooklyn and Athletic teams scored IhMr rdhth consecutire defeat Biucn buy left home. Each club of the four changed ltn base cf operation and liko the iult al contests of the 7th each team wm dofeatod except tho Metropolitans, This makes Brooklyn and Philadelphia stok, while It Is anything but pjlatobio to tiuiors. To Nevr York, howerer.

It la simply nuts. Here tho score of Urooklyn's gsmo in Pittsburg: nUOOKUTN. it. Id. ro.

k.t.. 11. in. 10. a.

e. Brown, 1 '2 f. 1 1 I 0 1 Mann, cf 10 10 0 .00200 fcdon, If 'J 1 1 iiJMir. 1110 0 Jb 1 6 0 1 lit. 1 0 0 1 1 Smith.

113 11 M. f. ioJJ.tu. 3b. 1 2 a 0 Ciirol, 0 1 Vi 2 2.

i'we iwj, 2b. 1 1 0 Whitney, 0 10 1 0 ti. 10 0 0 Kn hu. 3b I I 1 1 1 Kirm, .0 0 4 2 '2 Morn. 0 I 0 0 1 lU.

k.iu. 0 1 1 'j Totals 10 J4 6 li.Totils. Jttllr. ill INN'INOj. 2 3 i 4 4 13 6 7 8 i 2" 0 a 0 0 0 1 P.tt burg.

Br'jostbn. 0 0 0 0 0 l'. triK'd nim i liro ikljr ih i hftd ill, 1 Kru'itf, 2. Wi ii.U tKn ll.trkm 4. Pnst (ja.

b'H Pittjurc. Brooklyn, 1. 1 irat h.vs.; nit rr'ir lu vuurj, 1. lirot.j.i, 2. Str i.

ut By Mornn, by Harkim. 4. Uinprw Timo uf game Two jnrs. It will be seen very plainly that wild pitching lost tho gam The othr Ainr riean as II My 12 Motr vt C'rviunaii, nt 'in 'innati Ji My 12 Liiii i v. Il.ilf ni .10.

at St. I. im 10 May 1 2 Loiiifii illfl ri. AttiJ tiv. at LomnviJio JO 5 Ilogli pitched for tha ts aud SiciUix for Cincinnati, the latterTs wild pit hing dec.

ding tho contest again ht tho home team. In New York yesterday it was an off day the homo and In con 'ju th York p.jrU rs we rit into mourning. Thti Tim inai cnafrlnr that 1m forgot to take lu fccro horu and ihr i.uVial scorer luft bef'r aw the tnth run ncored, and It it not la the JI iM Tho correct score was aa follow. 1 2 'J 5 7 0 Chi ao 0 u.k 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 () Pi; Nw YorV. F.a Cine Yor 0.

y.ru nij; "ti 1 York. 4. Itattory err irn CiuCil'u. 10. Sum Vo k.

by rr Joic 1. Yu.k, 1. Struck Chit sen, 1. Nw rli. Iiit 'n Cii ir 1.

'J St Yri. Jits on halts rf; zt. I'jHWtd l.a:lS i. .1. Wild uttchm Corcoran, 1.

ItuiD.re Mr. 1 rgwon. Tm.c 2 hour, lo nnruitos. Th tf. rdv i lM 'ollows: May 1 'Phi ad" ph a v.

Detroit. a Pnd May 12 Pr i i r.ci' r. Hu'Ta! at l'r mJ inc.i. 12 St. l.VUl H'Mt: at flo o.T.

'I li" readout 1 li 1 no it ptJd off tr hW vte reinstating oni i hrei'crr. At Writ Ciiy yr a n'. te between the Jerj City and t.u:;.J J.J )u a of 11 to 7 in favr of J. rn jy. A club a.li.ig Ulf th AtUnt.c of Pr vultr.I Nwt.urh rfittjrdiy, nd th v.ro alod by tin cjiiutry tfiiii by '2Q I in a mi inntnjn 10 Kennedy' 7'timrs tatii b' a.

I i. tt'f i nine yesterday by 2ft 2 in a iiwiir. kvi: ni the only conao ation ha! for df j. cf at the Polo (Jrouttd. The other gar.ir rrly won May I Star to.

at Mcy l2 p.int;h.nt ri It ha T. Hin. tuir.t (ll 'l ik W. i at UMxir. I Msj l' 'l'r ntoii i.

NVwtrk. Ne trie Uy Kr. 'fi i Ti. rtai II rt. 1 i 2 ICuJUt Sk.itJlI.

The last prnnri entertainment the rmon took place at th Pro O.Iyn Pi ikliat the 9ccalon 1 P. dter Skating Using tha ten fit '''n the Krn.V:; Association to th? fund of th Kopiblic. Thf crowdM hr irlson torn of cum wr. i th" proinin nt military erulu Mulinfux, Chr tt anum and Jir reaitcc'dV! staffs, togoth 'r utlu (inn 1 Army rfp'rtioi), an4 ti the funtX. iliTr werOru 11, wiih thrlr uf tuj I hir a v.

wsi th rrm NU An a Irti. 1 'M Saturday It has teen ih, nth a i i. brs of wli! 1 i Iih. A atur 'f tin critf ur rn it drill by tt.s Kings County V. .1.11,.

ftvo rac, Mo. uU'Ui R.ib.usju. The Jlr.v.klyn It uk cU oiiTht, not to bo cp'nt 1 nntl! Ix en Tery succrf ul. THKEE CHAUHK A( I INST Ilia. Georgo Van Winkle, of No.

32 Troutman airoct, waa before Justicj Kuua jcsurUv, charge Vlth harms abandon. 1 hia wifn, with an.mltel her and with carrying a pistol without a permit. Upoo two charge ho pWadod uot gu Ur, aii buiui kXX fcljoorumeni, Upou tha lait ho was fined $lt)t Superintendent Naughton's Report of the Work Done. The Educational Bnroau of Constrnctiou and liepflirs Suggestions for the New Central Grammar Building The Money Wanted for 1886. Superintendent Jfiracs W.

Naughton, of tho Bureau of Construction aud lie pairs of the Bjard of Education, haa made hia annual roport to tho Board on the work accomplished In tho preceding year. In commencing hli report Mr. Naughtun a aa; We commenced the year, January 1, lBSi, wilh about $oDt000 to tho credit of the account ol repairs and fur nlnliine. During this year, bvuldo tho work of ordinary repairs, vrhiob. waa performed by tho workmon in the Bhopi, the following was performod by contract, tho work in eTory Instance being jriven to the lowest rc flpoustble bidder, and at tnj following fitittjf, iu round numheru: DjiIw, lftm double 83 tunla depkn, to dUplaco in various school $4, 830 jainting, elRiitc'D bnil Hngc, painted and calcuuiucd, window 1,07 4 window nha' lerf, jl.jOtf; feut slato blackboards, $750 cleaning of and varnisiiing furniture, 3iU; iron radiiiR ct No.

11 Hehool, now fliRKiug and relay, 10.5U7 feet now fWga, feet roUid, cement pavement, to di.nplaco cubble Btouen, 30, Ml foot, brick, ntoue and plumbing work cf three water closets, Jl.lH". Total, Thia about covers all work of any importance contracted for during the year, from winch it will be seen that lesa than wan left to pureha lrntviiai'J of all kliid.i, iuchnljng lumber, banlware, plnmbera' materials, glass, etc, required and used during tiw year by the men In the bhops In the employ of tiiu Hoard, boido to meet various other demands oyer which tho School IIouso Committee have no control or euper Ylsion. Huporintendent cal attention to matter more particularly bec.ust; of thi firt that tho SjIiooI Houpe Committee apportion money ev.ry year for repairs which Id divortvd to other unci. He continues vrith a recapitulation of tho urk done. Ad ditiunnl closet room on account of tho change to free bookf, reraodUiug and ilttin up entira floors into clasa roomy, the construction of sta.rway.H and tlio Introduction of sliding doors iu uviny furnitures are disjoined by Mr.

Nnuhton as comparatively triiln thiutfn, nulla tho amount of plu.nbiiitf and DiBiuit work in hardly dwelt upun. Tho now buildings extension ar nivn a foV own Rorki placft School, twenty one class rooms, coil complMte, with furniture S55. SfJMO Sit Dtifivavr aixiren elaja rooms, bT'J feiitiDrfs, cost, witn furniture Kite Those schoulH aro ali tsoatud with de4u aud Beats and it 1 believe, generally conco led tiut nothing is lacking In tho quireiuimtfi for a first chum school building. ADDITION Addition to Public No. a two fltt ry huiMiae ritu cellar, eixht cl i iooiu.h, 514 ittiuifw.

cost, incluumtc furnituio $lfl, 104.57 No. three story ojtttjimjon. mii class rouoia. sittirun, cost, lnclmliiiK furuiitire No. '21, roar inie.

two at ttui, lue proof stairs, four new a mi old hutMiiitf coat, including furniture 2 No. '11, two wiux on trout, ro non liro proot tttM1 otc, MittmK''. cost, mth lurditare M.Gll.OO No. S.i, ihrno story extfOiion. ninorlajs lire piojf taiis.

'tc, sbont 4f S'ltui, d.nt 15, B.rfjrum Mrfet School, ventj iivo clam rmis, 1, li5.sitii'iif uo. including furniture, tc, otchihio of i 0 Site 17.5UU.OJ With regard to tho now Central Grammar Schoul Mr. Nan; htou ea3 To construct a building of the dimensions ao required with anything approaching flu.t.iblo archuue tur.il design and I knew that the monoy on hand Would be Inadequate and so stated, but the Joint Committee decided on tho plan la questiJii and directed its completion. I made the plana aud with a view, if uecerisar, to mko reductions and modification, honid it bo so dlrcctod, but 1 am of opinion that no modification can i mudo that would be iu the intercut of true economy. Thr i ts no extravagant ornamental wirk', tin ino.l:niitioi) of v.iii?h wou.d leseu tlio cott tnifllcJent to justify tho rhai.jf and only by reducing thi uf th i builJin can a reduction of any conscquonco bo btcui td, and it my i here noted that many of our or.ilnury buildings in years past cobt over which iu no way compare with the propo ttd nuiidi.iti.

In closing this roport I would respectfully call thf attention ot the members of the Uard lo a few important facts beariny ou the subject of repairs, etc The Increase of school accommodation ty uuvr biitl linj and exteuiluua in the Ust fivo years a not uicd the preceding flfteeu years coi.blie.1. Thu can ol ivorti now oecured, with all thu iu rn Is bo in contract with that of the uldcr a.oo. that iu crt'jsed demand alteration:) and iuipr jvumcaU the oid buildings havo jou a drain on tUo munoy secured and Ret aprt fur piliv. In hsaririK this in mind many of tho nipmhors who iniy it lint th wants of thoir particular Hhool aa el forth in the rcquiHiiioiif') are bem may alsj recall the that thoy have often yeour.ij th" pj ia. resolutions in the Hoard ualltug for bjiii'i DoUerments tn bo.uo old school but diny which wero not bufuro cn teinpUtaJ, nor ft ivhicLi provisions werj m.

uly In the budat, and furnishing uf which caused a 'thinjj to lit. Uut as we hate lean contending with lejci uf the p.t.t for uniue I.iw yvt iu 'ho Bh.i'.'o vf VlTj much and lutfb, and that wo have now them in goud shape, I think this year put cut the mr flcuitU'ii in this direction, although we r.i never hup tn brine the oil building up to the of tho now ones, Kenjectf ully submitt 1, J. W. Nauiihton, Superintcndi ut of liuillins. Anuexcd is a detailed statement of the reqniicmMits for l8cU, a approve! by the School Houho Committee: REQUISITION FOR.

HMO. PAINTING. P. S. No.

1, painting exterior 'vSJ 'J, exirior 5j 10. p.i 1.0OD Br. No. 15, and interior 0 'M, imtinu oitrri' and interior tfOO oU, pointing interior anil janitor houao out) 4 1, psiutuu '5U Ool. No.

3, pamtmji mtoHor 350 000 Hlat', btack'U'iards for mrn rtchonls jg'i, txv) Kernodohng snd bunding now water ck seti PnTtJtnent to d.spUce cooblwitouox 10, not) Desk 2, OUO Hhadoa l.ulMJ Ord.niry rt pdi, matoiialB, etc Total 450, Workmen's wages, Nute No allowance made for No. 2'J or li ranch 19. DILEA11Y AFTEUNOD.VS Sl'OKT. I'oo! Sellings Stopped tit tho Rrooklyu Driving IJitU by thiol IHcItane. The Brooklyn Driving Park was opened yeHtorday for the first timo thld neaion aud the four races that took, place were wil noised by a amal! and diusatlsili'd crowd who airoro th'y urouU nover enter the park again.

Pools were sold for the firt contenk only, and whon tho necond raco ww about to bvm a Pobso of acven beaded by Chief McKauo, appeared and ordered tho firat pooleller to close up bitt bUHine8. Tho crowd became enraged at this pro ceedinc, and one old sport said that th 3 jwuplo of Urooklyu would bare to go to New Jursuy if they wanted to enjoy freo and unincumbered hur.io racing. It was gensrally understood that Chief Mcliino wu obeying the ordaru of his superiors, and ho had a kind word of encouragement for the spectators. Thu follow. ug Is a summary of tho racing First Race Running purse, $73 to carry $100 half mile heats.

Hinningor's ch. Uid'Jle (Meihvn) 1 1 K. N. Pnillipj' oh. Jim Oavananirh tliarref.) 0 A.

M. Cirthj'a br. R. Joo O. Guild (oiiliivanj B.

A. Warren's b. if. Princeton (Cross), J. Crocker's b.

g. TrauHtt (Post), J. Kliuo'a ch, Ihll liird (Camp) and II. J. Woodlord's Higaroon (Uovdale) aluo ru.

Time OiolX aud 0:5 Second lUcu Uunuiug purse, $75 thre qiiarter.4 of a mile. P. McDonald's b. m. Freida.

90 lbs (Moahan) 1 Direli Co. 'a ch. g. Capo Lookout. yiHu (Viai:) '2 S.

itohbins' ch. e. War Trace, U0 lbs. (U.irisj Time Third liace Trotting sweepstake, $300 milo heats, to road wagons. TH.

H. Dodceon's b. a. Hugh McLmtfblm 1 1 P. Wood's blk.

g. Major 2 3 Time Fourth Itaco Truttiug sweepstake, $'2oQ mllo heats. In harness. K. lieak's oh.

p. Maximilian 3 I 2 1 G. Vimitt'a b. f. lUcry 'J a 1 a S.

KobUr'B ch. tf. Littlo Prince 1 3 3 3 Time 2::2, 12; 4 TIIE HISTORICAL Election of Councllora and Director for 1 lie IiUatitntr Term At a meeting of the Long Island Historic ill Society, held in Historical Hall yesterday afternoon, tho following oflloera were elected Councilors Kins Connty: Itight Itov. A. N.

Littlejohn, D. Hon. J. S. T.

Stranahan, David M. Stone, Chauncey L. Mitchell, M. William ii. Leonard, lion.

John Greenwood, Hot. Fredorick A. Farley, 1). Professor Darwin Q. Eaton, UeY.

William A. Sulwly, S. T. Georgo I Nichols, Jainea L. Morgan, Hon.

Joepu Neil sou. Quetmi couDty Honry Ondordonk, William Floyd JuticH, John A King, Henjamin D. HIcLk. btiiTulk county: Jamea H. Tuthill, Hon.

J. Lawnmce Hiultu, Professor E. S. Horjford, Uev. F.pher Whitak ir, William Nicol, Hon.

It. liold. D.rectoni 9. li. Chittenden, anien Ti, Taylor, Samutl McLiati, Honry D.

Polhemus, A. A. Low. REPUBLICAN ENROLLMENT. ITIucli Apathy Apparent in the Nineteenth Ward.

Tho Nineteenth Watd Iiepublican enrollment yesterday, held at tho headriusrtera ou HcweJ atreet, was uot taken adrantaga of to auy considerable extent by the uou members of tho association, ft was thought by many Kepubiicans of ths ward who do not tako au active interest in politic that tho enrollment would be a heary oue iu vlsw of tho flbt which was conducted at past primarius jtween Senator Dign stt and Colonel A. D. Daird. Tho apathy manifested by tho oppojlug elouient if not lack of Interest, Is now Tory generally rogarded as moaning tuat a compromtue of some kind for the coming conventions has been effectod. There was not ft single name registered Iu tha foreuoon, but In the evening it was BJld that tweuty flvo namra were ptacsd upon tho roll.

Hut few nanus were enrolled In the FuUrtaenth Ward Association. FIVE INSANE PERSONS. Proceedings to Huve u. Trustee of Their Propertr Appointed On tho application of the superintendouU of poor of Queens County, Judge Armstrong appulnt'd aa commissioners to luqulro into tha ab.lity of five insane persons to manage thsir estate 1, Dr. Soaring and Messrs.

Ssabury and Armstrong. Ycstwrday the mlttco took testimony at Arson's hotel in MineoU. tt was shown that D. W. Sndoier, of Jiaiil.a, Ii wn flnod in the Insane asylum atSyracuao, aud Phel.

of Hvmpstead Ami Elira lUwe, of Jamaica, and Ann Drennan and Jane Montgomery, of Hempstead, al! iu the luaano asylum at Mluoola. Thy are blug maintained al theipenseof Queens County, though having means, aud the object Is to apply their moaoy to their aupporl. SISPICIOVS CHABACTKUS. At the Roekaway 8toeplecha.se races lost Saturday Pinkortoirs men arretted as suspicious characters Thomas Martin, John Johnson, James Clifford, Thomaa Mooro and George Tnrncr, and locked them up iu Long Island City. Yesterday Justice Clowes, of HempatcxA, eat Uiair tiialnfAto doro HoiuUy The Brooklyn Elevated Eoad Ready for the Public.

ITS RECORD FOR ELEVEN TEARS Rise and Progress of the Project The Silent Safety Scheme, its Plans Char, ter and Incorporators Trials and Tz ib ulntions of the Pioneer Enterprise. The First and Last Ground Broken. Trouble in the Organization Engineer Kirkup's Fate Job Johnson and the Saddle Back Sapid Transit Agitation. The Last of the Silent Safety and the Dawning of a New Era Uniff and Floyd Jones Thoir Blethods and Characterise tics Brnff (Ms to Work A Feast for the Gods Wreck and Iinin The Phelps and Lydecker Receiverships A 'ofv Lease of Lifo Jailiusr the Aldermen. Reorganization and Resuscitation Final Success Work ResHtnod Description of the Line The Stations a id Novel Features Points in Construction Statistics Terminal Facilities The Officials and Engineers Finances.

After eleven years of vicissitudes such as few works oC Uig lllnd aro callod upon to undergo, the Brooklyn Elovatod Itailroad Btauils complota over flro miles of its routf, ready for traffic. For woeks llio Dusy toilora olonn tlio lino uavo exerted tUeinselves to tbo utmost to hasten the completion of tbo (jroat work, and despite many delays liayo reached tlio goal within till) allotted tiji.e. Of the myriad of fcliemes conceived during tlio time since the Brooklyn Elovatod started out as a ptonoor, one and all havo como to grid and have fallen 1.t tho wayside. In its long courso, for nanny years It promised failure moro often than success, to bo finally extricated from the almost hopuloss tangle into which Its affairs hart resolved themselves by the skillful management and business like methods of tbo goutloinon who now control its dcBtinicn. Koxt to the bridge aud differing bo Rreally from that in being solely the effort of private individuals na to stand nlmo.

alone it is tho greatest experiment yet tried in Brooklyn. While Ihe croakers predict its failure, all sinus point toward enoooBB, not immediate, perhaps, but inovitablo. Tlio opooing of tho road comes at a time when surfixo roads of tha city are tried beyond their power. and in tho uptown wards its line so rum as In alTord rolief to tho Inhabitants of section of territory. Beside tiiiB tho coirplcliou of tho road opens up a new and most dcsirablo field to the builder aud investor, giviiif ready aud rapid access to portions of the city hitherto utmost wholly inacceasiblo, or inconvon lontly remote.

Possessing a valuable franchise tho company, though nowise composed to, Inn takan a first and qreat step toward publio favor in placing the fare at live cents to and from all stations and at all hours. Thoro are to bo no crowded commission hoti and the wives and children will journey withspooJ and comfort at tho common rata. All tho Bali guards bought of ox; erionco have been oraployed in the construction of the road and its equipment, and tho 300 men employed were sifted from 6.000 applicants, as tho beat recommended and most skillful of them all. Tho diBogreeable foatnres of elevated roada have, been ob Ylated as far as possible, and it starts at least iu an endeavor to merit publio favor. Tho hlBtory of tho road li interesting.

Couplod with that of kindred schemes it forms a record fraught with Hps and dwns of no small momont In tho hi tory of the city's progress, and showing further how much can bo said and how little done. It forms a bewildering maze of plots and counter plots ending all in smoko, of City Fathers iu durance vilo, aud or keen adrontnrers who profited but little for thoir cunning. Detailed in five stages tho record is as follows Stage One The Silent Safety Scheme. Rapid transit agitation in Brooklyn commenced long ago. Tho.posslbllities of the city in tho way of fnruisliiuif homes woro early reaiizod, and tho meager facilities for getting about duly noted.

Aa early aa the one legged Greenwich street road in New York first commenced running and showed tho world a now manner of quick traveling on city streets. IU cars did not travel very fast at first, as they were pulled with an enillosa chain. This, however, was abandoned in 1871, when dummies woro substituted and a measure of euccoas attained. This formed the text upon which all subsequent efforts were founded. In Brooklyn several farseeing gentlemen woro burdening their minds with planB for properly transporting lha city's faat growing population, and during 1873 busied tbeuisrlvos to organize a company for tho purpose of carrying out thoir plans.

When at last tho projeot took a oolid form enough so, at least, to fc enre the wished for charter tho following goutleinen were named therein as incorporators Jacob Colo, Coruolius B. Payne, John H. llurtis, John Q. Kollogit, Joseph F. Bridges, Adrian M.

Suy 8am, John Oimstead, Gilliam Sohouck, John II. At water, Robert Irwin, Abraham Lott, Job Johnson, William Pickhardt, Noyes G. Palmer, John M. Ptiolps, Baiuuel Huxbani, Samuel M. Meeker, John L.

Marcel lua, Thomas J. Henderson, J. Lostor Keep, A. C. Brownoll, Frederick J.

Parson, Florian Groajean, Mortimer C. Karl, Ditmas Jewell, Andrew J. Mosin, Bonjamln F. Clayton, John L. Nostrand, Horatio A.

Cnrtor aud David A. Morris. The capital stock was fixod r.t $5,000,000, divided Into 60,000 shares of $100 each, and the company was on Joinod from commencing business until thould bo subscribed and 10 cent of tho same paid In. The bridge was tuon miles away Irom completion, honco the charter authorized tho construction of a line of elevated track from the proposed tormina of tl growing ntmcturo at tlio intersection of Hands and Washington streets to Woodlnvim iu Queen County. The allotted route leads from the point noted down Washington BtrooC to York, along York to Hudson avenue, up Hudson to Park avenue, along purk to Grand avenue, up Grand to LBxlngton avenuo, nLmg Loxiug ton to Ralph avenue, up Ittlph to Marion street, along Marlon to Broadway and thouce along Broadway to East New York.

Woodhavon was to bo reached by Fulton avenue, In East New York, aud such othor hiih.vaya as might seem uluBt feasible. To reach Fulton Ferry the company was permitted to run a branch from the oor norof Hudson avenue and York stroot, aloug Hudson kvenue to Plymouth etroot to Main street, up Main to Water and theuco to the ferry slip. The rate of faro was fixed at live cents for the first two niilcK, with tho privilege of charging one cent for each additional mile travorsed. Iu the matter of construction it was provided that tho tracks should 1)3 fourteen foe above tho street level, no flooring or decking to obstruct tho light, and cap tblo of bearing in safety trains whose cars and engines woro uot to weigh more than 12,000 pounds each. It wa3 a further condition that no Btoain, Hinoke or cinders be allowed to from the mo'ora whilo iu motion, and that suitable devices be ulilizKl to cause nil possible lessening of uoiso.

These, in briuf, wore Hie original plans and conditions upon which the project was founded. Tho charter wa granted on May 20, 1874. On tho '23 of Juno following the incorporators held their mooting at No. 101 Montiiuo etreet and elected a board of directors, comprising Jacob Colo, J. II.

Bitrtis, Abraham Lott, J. F. Bridges, J. M. Pholpa, J.

I Mnrci llus, Florian Groajeati, J. L. Nostrand, J. H. Atwator and Samuel M.

Meeker. Two days later the dirccloro met at Mr. liurtis' residence and ohoso that gentleman us president and John Q. Ko'logg secrotary. At the Jul7 meeting this board appointed J.

M. Pliclpi as vice president, appointed an executive committee and then adj mrned until Asijfiist 10, at which lini it was resolved to oiion subscription books on tin; 1st of September following, and at the same timo each director loaned tho president SlOii to assist in paying expanses. Mr. Charles Luwrey was elected treasurer. Thv president was furtiior authorized to issue 5 i cr ce.il.

of tho capital stoek, In order to r.iiso fuu Is to pay Incidental BXV'OSC next ir.eeting Mr. Groujeau, tun capitalist of the ncerii, reslgucd. Mr. Adrian M. Kuyd.im was elected in his place, bat declined to serve, and J.

I.o der Keep was clicaon in his stead. Mr. J.ov.rey also rt to aot as treasurer, and Mr. M'iretlliis Ihereupoii was fiivon the position. Tho Ktock was not soughtfor by eager The market did not hunger for it, hence Mr.

cuu3od the adoption of a resolution whereby 10,000 Bharos were to bo cast liko bread upon Ihe waters and that to each man who tool; and paid fully for two Uharos should be given a third for his trouble. At tlio last meeting of tho yoar, held on December 30, Mr. Payne became woavy of his directorship and throw it Sip. His place was tilled by J. G.

Moore. No fnrthor jmeotlngs woro held until March, on tho of whieh month .1. It. Keunaday wart mado a director, but lio business was demo. March 20 Job Johnson, hotter r.s ho ik maker." was a3o elected a ilrctor.

A i lotion was pasjed reducing tho nuiu of sliarcs t. be thrown upon tho market to and to allow no bonus after the first of Jlj.y. On ivl: 'J7 Q. Kirkup, an engi tjeei. who i ut ieetli Uinler fif ort! ritepheu oird and wh i had pruiited by his aoaooiattoii With tho Fatiier of lt.illway?, snbuiitW plana for an vlcvated structure and begun a two yoais' connection witli the scheme which caused hi.i ruin and ilemh.

11a waa nn ivble aud ingenious engineer. He had progres Bivo idi as and to givo settle, and ho aas totally without money, pinning Iih faith ou promises ho Worked arduously for tho erection tho road, not only mat. 113 plans, hut hunting up capital only to luve the former rejected by men who had no ue for plans o' any sort, and to have the latter rrighlened away by tho pl iinly visible machinations of those who held the lea ling nlrings. He had once pos icssod a magnificent physique, but years of excessivo lubor and privation had 1 ft him a broken dy, but Ulldimnif 1 mind. Together will) Ills daughter he lived In lodgings and died at last iu uxlreuio poverty, whan the Silont Safety had given up the jhoat.

Few stories can bo moro pitiful than was hie. Of the many who lifted up their voices for rapid trau tit in hiJ day few woro so honest iu their aims and eu aeavors. ami iii3 name should stand with prominence among tlin pioneers in tho work. Mr. Kirkup's plans provided for doublo tracks and wore much the eaino as those on which the roads of ara built.

Tho directors psuasd no offlolal opin at war, and Contractor Floyd.Jones declined to produce hia books, which contained every dotall of the work, and it wag doubtful if ho oould be compelled so to do. The materials pnrohased for the road's construction lay at random along its route, iron and slone alike, encumbering the Btreete, but both fortunately of too great weight to be Btolon. Mr. Brnff was invisible, and it was moro than hinted that he had departed to escape the result of damaging revelations. His opposors wore therefore compelled to gather information concerning tho road's finnnoial condition as boat they could by calling In bills from tho Bub contraotor and averaging the rost.

Floyd Jones held htmsolf aloof, but sent thorn word that he was ready to go ahead any time they were, and finlBh the railway. The woeks between January 6 and February 23 were spent in consultation, which icsulted in a partial reconciliation of tho rival factions and tbo calling of a meeting of interested parties on tbo latter date. This Beml eclipse of the Brooklyn clevatod gavo rise to another epidemic of rapid transit schemes. The fever grew bo high that Mayor Howoll appointed a commission comprising tho late Thomas KInsolla, Samuel Hntton, Alauson Treadwol), D. T.

Walden and tho lato Isaac Henderson of tho Vsw York Evening Post, to keep its eye on them all and to consider the various schemes. Samuel MoLean, Mayor Graco of Now York, and a eyn dicato, which included Buck Grant and Ferdinand Ward, had jnst revived the long dormant Brooklyn Rapid Transit Compauy, a bill for tho annullmeut of whoso chartor is now before tho Legislature. Tho chief sensation, however, was a cool proposition made by a concern calling itself tho Now York and Brooklyn Elevated Railway Company," hoadod by Daniel D. Badger of tho Badger Iron Works, a resident of New York. Tho proposition noted aaked that tho company bo granted a frauchiRO covering every Btrcot of prominence as a thoroughfare in tbo entire city, and calling further for the usage of the bridge aa a medium whoro by ita pa might be taken to Now York without transfer.

A tunnel projeot also rooeived muoh attention but died in its early youth. Meinwhlle tho receivers of the Brooklyn Elevated wero struggling hard against the odds beforo them. The day beforo tho Bpecial meeting of Fobruary 23 Justice. Pratt rondered a decision authorizing thorn to issue $2,590,000 in receiver certificates for the completion of tho road, the charter limitation of which expired in the May following, Tho meeting was largely attendod. Mr.

Elward Lauterbaeh, counsel for the bondholders, called the meeting to order and Mr. C. N. Jordan pre. sided.

A plan for reorganization was rBportod. It provided that each bond, scrip and stockholder be aese3sed 20 per cont. on the amount held by him, and receive In return a receiver's certificate for tho same. A liko amouut was exacted from each unsecured creditor, who wus to reoelve stock or bonds therefor for tho amouut of hia claim. Tho three Bruffs resignod and a new board of directors was chosen.

They were Messrs. Abram S. Hewitt, Robert Bliss, Jacob Schollo, Simon Schafer, C. F. Bauerdorf, Edwin S.

Keelor, John T. Haveman, Sigmnnd Spingam, J. M. Thorburn, Edward Lauterbich, Robert E. Doyo ami W.

C. Gnlliver. After the election tho receivers presented a schedule of tho company's assets and liabilities. It showed the former to bo $979,503.73 and tho latter $4,830,432.01. Under tho plan proposed it was held that the $2, 500,000 needed could bo very readily raised.

During the next threo days matters woro arrangod on the basis stated and the sky agalu brightened. Thus matlora were fairly weli patched up. Tho creditors In tho main wero satisfied and tho roceivors eave prom is3 that work would be renewod immediately aftor tho first thaw that came with enough force to tako the frost from tho ground. Notico was Bent out by the committee, Messrs. Conrad N.

Jordan, E. F. Bedell, Edward Lauterbaeh, M. F. Readiugt William StrauBS, Robert E.

Deyo aud J. J. McCook, to the assessed parties requesting that all assessments bo paid by March 21. Plenty of them came to time, but many lagged. The period or waiting was therefore extended to April 1.

Whon tho night closed on All Fool's day four fifths of those asBessod had Bignod the artioles of reorganization and paid in their 20 por cent. Then on the 23th of April the work was again resumed by a small gang of men, who laid the foundation atones on York aud Wash ington streets. This moderato commencement wa3 explained on the ground that the compauy waB not ready to begin actively because of uncompleted contracts, and not because it feared the lapsing of its charter. The other transit schemes during tho interval improved tho lime to pool their issueB and join in a scheme, for building a great trunk lino to tho bridge, Thu story of their efforts is interesting alone in showing tho extont to which enterprise can be pushed and yet accomplish nothing. But withal they mado goodly clatter, in the midst of which the "Brnff road," as it waa commonly termed, was quite lost sight of.

This perfect harmonization of opposing interests" was rudely disturbed by General Jourdau aud his associates who, purchased, about tho first of May, tho charter of Judgo Bond's delunct Kings County road, which, however, is yet to be heard from in a progressive way. By this time tho property owners rose up against tho consolidation, and eried out against It as a dangerous monopoly. Their opposition became most bitter, aud in due timo shattered the combination, A NEW LEASE OP LIFE. As stated, the charter of the Brooklyn Elovated expired on May 20. On the 24th, two days before, tho Legislature passed a bill grantlug a two years' extension of time, and apparently removed the last stumbling block from the way of active work and completion.

June 8 the committee of adjustment ended their labors, the results of which were not mado public, though an unofficial ostimate placed $2,000,000 iu tho hands of the receiver for Immediate utilization. The underground road suddenly woke up at this period and presented its molelike plan for getting about to tho Aldormanio Railroad Committee, arguing that steam surface roads were a relic of barbarism and that elevated structures wore fast becoming antique. Mr. Eugene D. Borri, acting presldont of tho corporation.

Counselor T. C. Cronin aud Culouol D. T. Lynch made tho leading argumonts.

Thla was its last public appoar unco ou the Btajo of life and for ft few weeks all schemeB slumbered. This languor ended uly 26, when it was made known' that MesBrs. Lydocker and Schaefer had taken up the old Bruff contracts with Cooper, Hewitt Co. and the Passaio Rolling Mills Company for the completion of the needful iron work, aud that tho hour for progress was onco more at hand. Mr.

S. H. Shrevo was appointed chief engineer, and sub contracts were taken undor consideration, Fourtoou hundred foundation stones wore then in position. It had cost an average of $130 each to place them there. The pillars were in position on many of these, aud on August 12 tho contractors lifted up tho first cross girder which had gono into place siuce April 30, 1830, while the anxious public we're assured that tho first section wonld bo completod in threo months' timo at tho latest, Dcspito this the progress was not excossively rapid.

By the lsst of November the framework stood nearly complete from the corner of Grand.and Park avenues and the corner of Bedford and Lexington avenues. Thus far tho company had mot with much public favor, deBpIto its eccentric courso, the nature of which was not greatly calculated to Inspire confidence. True, there waa opposition, but it was of an luoperitlvo sort up to the 6th of December, when Common Council passed a rosolve permitting tho company to change its route bo as to include Myrtle avenue and Fulton streot in Ita franchise. The same body at the same time granted a franchise to Culver's East River Bridge and Coney Islaud steam transit schemo, all that was left of the old pool combination, to run from tho bridge to a connection with his Conoy Island line. Both of these measures were worked through without notico to the public or as much as a by your leave, and the procedure raised a storm of indignation execodiug that of two years previous in relation to Judgo Bond's ucheuio.

Mayor Howell approved of Culver'e franchise, but vetoetltho Bruff swindle," as it was termed. Whon tho Aldermen met on December 27 to override tho veto, as they could have done, the vote standing seventeon to eight, they were oerved an injunction issued by Judge Moore, at the request of John D. NogUR, a property ownor on Grand avonuo, near Fnlton, restraining them from taking action. Thia Judge Gilbert continued three doya later. Thou on tho last day of the year preceding Mayor Low's firat terra of office tho board met and pasacd tho resolve over tho veto aud in the face of tho injunction.

Tho next morning Sheriff fiteg man arrested each man who had bo voted. Thla waa anticipated aud bondsmen were waiting ready fo bail out the refractory City Fathers, who expressed a willingness to undergo martyrdom. THE ALDERMEN JAILED. The seventeon delinquent Aldermen wore given a pre llininary hearing ou Monday, January 9, aud the Saturday following fifteen of the lot wero "jugged." to quote the newspaper parlance of tho timo. Their names and sentences wero as follows Days imprisonment.

Namos. Fine. William Dwyar John McCarty B. it. Keaman William i.

Le Pinu ianios Don iviin Wihmni All. son W. U. Watere Jamas Philip Casey P. J.

Kelly Jumes Weir, Jr V. W. Doyle Philip Senmitt J. Rowers T. It.

Arraitagc S250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 201) 2fl0 250 250 3)0 250 30 SO 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 15 15 10 10 10 Aldormen Roberts and O'Connell who were sick wore allowed to rest for two weoka. The others were put in four carriages and taken to Raymond street Jail. Some of them were happy, but the majority were not. They remained in prison from 2 till 10:30 P. when Justico Pratt granted an order for their release ou the affidavit of Winchester Brlttou, the counsel for tho offenders, demanding a slay of sentence ponding an appeal.

Fate overtook thorn in the following Novombor, when tho majority weut to jail for a brief poriod, aud passed the time delightfully, playing draw poker, eating elegant lunches aud smoking Refna TIctorias in charming seclusion. During all this turmoil tlio Brooklyn Elevated was steadily progressing nnd Bteadily getting into trouble. Two days after ita friends the Aldermen were enjoined, or on December 2, an injunction was granted by Justice Cullen forbidding its construction on oertain portions of York iftreet, and ou March 20 Judgo Gilbert made this permanout and oularged its scope so that all York Btreot, between Hudson avenue and Washington Blret was exempted. But though hanipored, the read waa much more fortunate than its contemporaneous schoJie3. Tho General Term of the Supreme Court annulled Culver'a franchise, and affirmed the decision of its commissioners, Messrs.

J. B. Woodward, Edmund Driggs and A. W. Tcnuey, against Samuel McLoau's Brooklyn Rapid Transit project, and thoreby ended it3 existence further than in nam.

Tho underground men, too, were by the Common Council, and Bruff's road stool alono in ita ulory and sorrow. April 19, 1832, the receiverj fllod their half yoarly report. It showed that two and a half milos of the atructure, or from Hudson avenuo aud Prospect street to Bedford and Lexington avouuos, stood complete, so far aa the bare ramo went. In the sis months adopt so far as posslblo. Of especial note aro tbo curves; five of them tho first at York stroet and Hudson avonuo the second at Hudson ond Park avonues; the third at Grand and Park avonneH; the fourth twisting through the break in Grand avenuo at Lafayette and around tbo corner at Greene into Lexington in shape not much unlike a huge line or beauty modeled on Hogarth's plan, ond tlio fifth at Lexington and Broadway.

All are samples of onglneoring skill. The rails aro fastened down with Bush interlocking bolts which clasp the rail and run through the tie much like the letter lecklng in tho middle, aud maklhg such a thing as slipping utterly impossible Each curve runs ovor land ownod by tho company thus obvistiug the abruptness so unavoidable where, tho lines of the streets aro followed. The outor guard rail is of a double thickness, bound with Iron, and a second iran rail on the inside of each track rail guards against any possible dornilmout. STATISTICS OF THE WOBS. The number of foundation stones which upbear tho road between Fulton Forry and East Now York ia an evon 1,700.

Thoy are of granite, in pyramidal shape camo from Maine weigh about five tons and cost $80 apiece, including the four holeB through which run tho column bolts. When tho road Is completed to Schenck avenue, it will be mado up of 850 iron spans, each span weighing 17 tons, a total of 14,450 tons or 28,900,000 pounds. Of this amount, botween 1,100 nnd 1,200 toiiB is fit to bo utilized. Tho lailB used aro of steel, thirty feet in length and weighing GOO pounds, while tho amouut of lumber used tor ties, side ralia aud track rails will reach in the aggrcgato 3,500,000 feet. The strength of the structure may bo better understood whon it is known that at no time can tho weight sustained be above 7,000 pounds to tho square inoh, whilo the Iron has been tested to bear 50,000 pounds on tho same area; honco timid people have littlo excuse for fearing that their weight, added to that of a car, would broBk tilings.

Tho road's presout equipmont consists of twenty two locomotives, built at the Rhodo Islaud Locomotive Works, Providence, R. and forty five cars, made by tho Pullman Palace Car Company, at Pullman, III. Eight more locomotivos and furty five cars are due on present contracts. A coal station at Wavorly and Park avenues haa room for the storing of Hi)0 tons of fuel, aud an elevator which is haulod up in ten seconds by a steam engluo makee rapid coaling easy, Tho water station is at Broadway and Gates avenue. Here, undor a huge tank high above thu level of tho stroot, is a big stoam pump which keeps the tank euppliod.

All the details aro ao arrangod aa to reduce the delay at watering up to a minimum. TEUMINAI. Ju't where the Manhattan Railway divides Brooklyn from New Lots, on the left hand side of Broadway, and between that atreet and ilushwick avenue the company has purchased a of ground nearly six acres in extent, shaped lik3 a big triangle with Its top cut oft. Here it will locate its shoos, engine and car houses and the other Incidental of a terminus. From Broadway back to Bushwick tho ground rixes greatly, so that iu the rear It lacks but little of bolug on thelovel of the main track.

Thia feature will be of great convenience tn tho operations of the road. The rolling stock yot to come can bo brought direct by tho Manhattan road to the terminus and be there eutracked without the need of expe isive inclines, and coal and other supplies may also ba brought direct to bo readily stored aud hand'ol. As tho hues of the company are extended, as they surely ara to be, it will form a valuable center for the accommodation of all, aud is so situated as to cause no annoyance to any ono. The amount of land aocured i3 great onough to accommodate a much greater qulpmeut than that now In use, but beforo many years it is likoly to ho fully utilized. A further feature of the sito is that whilo withlu tho olty limits it is within reach of clfap bouses, whore tho road's employes may dwoll with much mire comfort than iu crowded city tonemouts.

At tho ferry ond of tho lino tho land about tho Brooklyn tower of the Bridge will contain Bwitch tables aud other essentials. Xlie Itoua'a Ofllclrtls. A3 noted in the procoding tho rond is ut present under tho control of eleven trustees, Mes3ra. Frederick UUlrnan, Stephen Pettus, A. J.

Pouch, Hugo Rothschild, Elbers Snedeker, Adolf Landenberg, Ed Vard Lauterbaeh, Charles J. Hall, Leonard Lewisohu, A. P. Fitch aud A. Hardeuberg.

The same gonllomen, with tho oxoptlon of Mr. Fitch, for whom Mr. Henry W. Putnam is substituted, comprise the Board of Directors of tho company, whose authority is 3'et in abeyance. The trustosj hold tho proporty in trust uutil January 1, 1836, or ai much earlior as the road can bo completed in full, at whieh time it will be turned over to the company.

Mr. Frederick Uhlman ia chairman of tho board. He ia a well known business man in New York; and to hia energy ia to be credited in great part the successful resuscitation of the com. pany from tho comatose state In which tho receivers left it. Mr.

A. .1. Pouch, the treasurer of tho is a prominent Brooklynitu and momber of the executive force of th.t Standard Od mipsny. Mr, Isaac Rice la tho secrotary of the board. Tho officers of tbo company aro; President, nonry W.

Putnam president, Charles J. G. Hall secretary, Stephen Pettus; treasurer, Elbort Suedokor goneral superintendent. Colonel Frederic Martin. Mr.

Putnam, the presldont, is perhaps the wealthiest momber of the corporation. He Is a native of Bennington, but for years has conducted a large hardware business in Now York, Mr. Hall is also a Now Yorker, and represents Mr. Putnam's interests in tho BoarX Before asaumiiig tho duties of his preaont office he practiced laiv successfully in Now York. Mr, Pettus Is a Southerner by birth, a resident of Brooklyn doing business In New York.

His relations with the corporation commenced at the time of its reorganization in 1831, since which period ho has been among the moat active pro motors of the enterprise. Mr. Snedeker, the treasurer, is also a Brooklyn mau, a well kuown builder, aud is promlnont in tho affairs of the company. Colouol Frcdoric Martiu, the goueral superintendent, assumed that offico in the Fall of 1879, and has continued iu that position over since, more or loss actively according to the condition of affairs, which at times were nono too brisk. Mr.

Martin 6urvod through the war with distinction aa a staff officer under various generals of note, Including Terry and Butler. Mr. Martin's energy has boon given full play during the many trying ordeals through which tlio road has passed ainco ho accepted tho poniiion, aud he has gaiued the reward therefor in tho successful completion of the task, no haa been indefatigable in the prosecution. of the work under his care, and the rapid progress mode is due in no small share to his unremitting efforts. In the business department, Mr.

Walter S. Wilson holds tho post of cashier, and Mr. W. B. Longgear that of auditor.

Mr. Wilson joined the working force of tho company early In 1879, and has continued uninterruptedly over siuco, and is, perhaps, the host informed gentlomau in local railroad matters in the city. All the gentlemen who form the oxecuttvo force are youug and energetic, and if the road falls in bringing tho promised success it will bo through no lacking ou their part. THE ENGINEEIl COUPS. The corps of engineers under whoso supervision the work was planned and done comprises Chlof Engineer Goorgo B.

Cornell, Assistant Engineers W. A. Bracken ridge and Charles E. Jac'ison, aud scvontoon line and draughtsmen. Tho road's first eiijiiue er was John L.

Nostrand, who waa suceoaded during tho Bruff regime by Albert LuciUB, and the iattor iu turn was followed by Samnel II. Shrove, under whom Mr. Cornell served aa assistant engineer nutil bis doath, Novombor 17, 1894, when ho became chlof engineer. Mr. Cornell is a young man, about 30 years of age, a graduate of the Columbia School of Miues and ranks among tho best engineers in the country.

His father ifl a memb cr of the firm of brothers owning the Cornoll Iron Works in New York. In the courso of his engineering experlenco Mr. Cornell has omployed his abilities to the advantage of the Now York olovated road, the Nickel Pluto and the Rochester and Pittsburg road, and pravious to coming to Brooklyn supervised the construction of tho bridges along tho line of tho West Shore Railway. To his foresight aud good judgment aru to bo credited many of tho marked improvements in elevated railway building appllsd to th Brooklyn road. Mr.

William A. Brackeutidge, tho first assistant en glucei of tho road, is, too, a gentleman of long experlenco in his cliosen oiling. Upon blm has devolved tho arduous labor Incidental to outdoor engineering along tho lino, tho making of enrvoys aud the supervision of the intricacies of construction. Mr. Brackenride also gained his eipirioiico in part on thu New York beside spuudlug a number of years ou the Delaware, Lackawinna and Western, and the Hartford and Harlem r.ads.

Mr. Braekenridfie's position is one of gn at respousibllUy, requiring constant attention to details, and the admirable manner in which all these havo been attended to as well as tho superior construction of the road attests lo the alteution cxerciso 1. Mr. Charles E. Jackson, the second assistant engineer, liko his associates, Is a young man, and, like karncd hlalfMon in elevated road making on tho liuoa built iu Now York.

His connection with the company began duriug tho reign of the recolvors. His department is devoted to office engineering tho making of plans and specifications, and tho draf tsmon aro undsr his direction. The wildornos of complex figures and drawings neodful iu the maiflng of estimates form no small burden, and tho accuracy which has characterized this branch of tlio work is readily apparent. THE FINANCES OF TIIE HOAD. Tho company's finances are in r.xcellont condition.

The bonds havo stc dily appreciated In value and are now in dema 'id in the market. Who.i the road Is completed of tho bonds will remain unsold accord, ing tn present ettiuate.e based on co'ntracts made. Should no extraordinary cxiiemllturct be occasioned tui? amount will revert to the cash subscribers of 1834. In the matter of further extension the charter allows for the sale of Buuielent bonds to make them easily possible should it seem dealrablo to flintier extend tho enterprise. It is the company's intention to increase Its rou'os, but the extent to which this la likely to be dono will, of course, bo largely governed by the enc cess of the present line and by the possibility that some of the many schemes aotr lying dormant may awa le awakening.

Stnfje Five Success. On tho date named a circular, signed by Hugo Rothschild, Leonard Lewisohu, Leon Mandel, Louis Stix, N. Hays, L. Goldsmith, Godfrey Manuo heimor, Splegelberg, Danzig Brothers, M. Foucht wanger, A.

A. Mayer, J. A. Kohn and Frodorlck Uhlman, was sent to all interested parties, asking that thoy meet at the St. Nicholaa Hotel, New York, at 4 P.

on the Friday following. Thoy camo largely. Mr. Bruff and his counsel wore there, too, but made no demonstration. A general discussion of monoy raising Bcbemoa took up tho meeting'B time, and were subscribed to furthor the work of resuscitation.

Tho amount wanted was $400,000, and this was to bo used in clearing away tho oxlating incumbrances. January 24 another meeting was held at the St. Nicholas, and the committeo appointed at the previous meeting reported a "cash subscribers" agreement as fellows First, that no subscriber shall bo called upon to pay any portion of bis subscription unless $100,000 aro subscribed boforo February 20. Second, that no money shall be expended unless before April 1, 1884, a contract shall be secured for tho entire completion of tho road. Third, that tho securities to bo issued to the subscribers will be divided among tho subscribers in exact proportion to tho money Hubacribed by each.

Tho eocurity holder's agreement was further reported a8 follows: Firet, the subscribers' assessment receipts will receive ou the completion of tbo railway first mortgage bonds for the principal of their receipts. Second, tlio subscribers of first mortgage bond3 will receive necond mortgage bonds, tho issue of which shall not bo in excess of tho amouut of first mortgage bonds now out Btamling, which iB less than $1,500,000. These second mortgage bonds will run for thirty years, bearing interest at tho rate of 3 per cent, for tho first three years aud 5 per cent, thereafter. Third, tho subscribers of Btock on which assessment has been paid will receive 50 per cout. in stock.

Fourth, tho of stock on which no assessmont has been paid will ro ceivo 15 per cent, iu stock. ThlB, In brief, waa tho plan upou which tho roorgau ization was based and under which the success of the road has been arrived at. That it met with immodiato favor is evinced by the fact that on February 13, soven days beforO'the period of limitation, the $100,000 waa fully subscribed aud as promptly paid in. A fourth moro coirld havo been raised if needful. The subscrlb orB were Frederick Uhlman, Lewiaohn Brothers, $25,000 Samuel Schaefer, $20,000 B.

Illfelder, $5,000 Edward Lauterbaeh, $5,000 L. Goldsmith, $1,000 Hugo Rothschild, $7,500 Ltwis Mandel, G. W. Pier, Isaac Blumonthal, Levi Splegelberg, $5.000 G. Manuhelmer, $2,000 Felix Thurnauer, $2,000 C.

G. Thurnauer. J. II. Wol ler, $5,000 D.

Frankonberg, $.25,000 Abraol J. Har deuberg, $10,000 John Knoop, It. Leidonborg, W. H. Schwalbe, Freniid $1,000 A.

J. Pouch, $20,000 A. Strauss, $2,000 Houry Dos souer, $2,000 H. H. Nathan, $3,000 M.

Thor bnrn, Stephen Pjtlus, Samuol Rothschild, $5,000 S. Sternborgor, $5,000 H. W. Putnam, $25,000 a aud A. M.

Schaefer, $5,000 Adolph Loeb, J. RothBchild, $5,000 Louis Stix, $3,000 M. A. Ruland, J. R.

Allabeu, John H. Burtis, E. F. Liuton, $2,030 F. E.

Snodoker, H. It. DoMilt, Graff Brothers, E. H. Cole, $1,000 John J.

10,000 E. 1L Woodbury, $5,000 A. P. Filch, $25,000 Richard Mearos, Zimmerman Forshay, Frederick Martin, William Stranaa, $10,000 Waltor S.Wilson Nelson Gates, William I Lsdenberg, Thalman it $20,000. These subscribers met on tho Fobruary and elected elovon trustees, Messrs.

A. P. Fitch, A. J. Har denborgn, Adolph Laudenborg, Edward.

Lauterbaeh, Leonard Lewfsohn, Stephen Pettus, Alfred J. Pouch, Honry W. Putnam, Hugo Boahscbild, Elbort dnedoker, and Frederick Uhlman. These gentlemen represented every interest of the road, and upon thorn devolved the labor of starting it upon the high road to success. Their firat procoduro was to institute a suit of foreclosure.

March 16 the holdors of securities were notified of tho ponding forecloaure, and requested to do posit the same with tho Central Trust Company, ou or berore the 25th, or else be ebarred from any settlement. WOltK AGAIN BESUMED. Friday, March 28, Colonel Martin, who had been chosen Bnperintondont, commenced work at tho corner of York aud Washington streets. His twenty laborers had dug four holes for fouudation stonea whou they were Btopucd by the polioe bocanso no permit had bon issued by Ihe Department of Publio Works. Tho Department had not been takod for on.

This formality complied with, the work went on along the lina of York street until early in April, when Injunctions were grautod various pruperty holders, that of Father Koo gan, covering the atreet in front of tho Church of the ABsnmptiou, being especially troublesome. More appeals were made to tho Corporation Counsel regarding tho legality of the company's proceedings. Ho declined to interfere and held that as far aa compensation was concornod the Story decision against the Now York roads formod on arnplo weapon for aggression. The injunctions granted by the courts stood, however, aud work on York streot for tho momont ceased. At this time the trustees had moro important bnsl inesa on hand.

The sale of the road undor foreclosure waa decreed, and on May 13 Mr. Frodorlck Uhlman, on behalf of the trusteoa, bought in the ontiro property at publio auction for $100,000, ovor aud above receiver's certificates. This cleared the way for permanent reorganization. Tho $400,000 cash on hand was used to pay for the road, and all just outstanding claims against it wero at once adjusted. May 29, articles of incorporation for tho Brooklyn Elevated RMlroad Company," as it was to ba thereafter known, wero filed with the County Clerk.

The directors then chosen were Frederick Uhlman, Alfred J. Pouch, Stephen Pettus, Elbort Suodeker, Hugo Rothschild, Edward Lauterbaeh, Charles J. G. Hall, Abram J. Hardonberg, Leonard Lewiaohn, Adolph Laudenborg and Honry W.

Putnam. Juno 1 the directors organized with Honry W. Putnam as president; Charles J. G. Hall, vice president; Elbert Snodokor, treasurer; Stephen Pettus, secretary.

Tho iron workers were at ouco put on the structure, contracts were completed with Cooper, Hewitt the road's completion, tho legal obstacles wero removed ono by ono through amicable settlements, aud work over tho entire routo progressed uninterruptedly from that timo on. Tho firat rail waa laid, on the curve at Park and Hudson avenues, on the morning of January 9, 1885, and tbo entire track was completed to Broadway and Gates avenue by tho last of March. The first ougiuea arrivol at the Wallabont March 11, and the cara a day or two later, ond wero shortly aftor raised to tlio track by means of an Inclined plane at Grand and Park avenues. The Sload Described. Starting at the intersection of York find Washington streets, it runs along York street to Hud bou avenue and turning, follows Hudson to Park avenue, along Park to Grand avenue, across on Grand to Lexington avenuo and running thence to Broadway and Gates avenue.

Thia is the first and completo eoc tion. From tho point noted, the routo runs along Broadway to East Now York, entering that placo at Uanhattan Beach crossing and following Fultou street to Schenck avenue, whero tbo second section cuds. Along this part of the road the workmon are now busy, and a few months mors will boo the cars rolling through that lively suburb. Threo years remain under the preseut'eharter in which to complete the line to Woodhaven, should tho company care go to do. Meanwhile the lower end remains to be connected with tho ferry and the bridge.

Just as soon as the needtul formalities are undergono the tracks will be built from York aud Washington streets across bridgo land, for which a yearly rental of $5,000 ia to bepaid, to Water thence to tho ferry. As for the bridgo, tho York streot station lies scarco a minute's walk from the entrance to the great span, aud up Washington street, over this intervening space will be built a broad elevated pathway, well roofol and of easy grade, affording ready aud convenient access to either bridge or station. In tho interim tomporary stairways supply amplo facilities for gotting to aud from tho road. That part of tho road built under the Bruff reglmo is constructed with lattice glrd ra, but the balance of tho line from Bdford avenuo to the end, and from HuJsou avenuo and York Rtroet, coming down, tho solid girder 1b ed. It is better looking and much more substantial.

The multitudinous rivets in a lartice girder aro a source of continual peril. Thsy are soon jarred loose by the rolling trains and need constant looking after. Hence tbo ohange. All a'ong Broadway from Lexington avenuo to Marion streot tho posts atand on tho curb; the balance of tho way thoy lino with tho car tracks. THE STATIONS ON THE BOUTE.

The Stallone are prettr structures. Thoy wore built by the company under the supervision of its treasurer, Mr. Ktbert Snedeker. Each contains a general waiting room, ticket offico, closets and tho liko, all commodious aud neatly finished within and celled up with Southern pine. Each station possesses a telegraph lustra ment, and the agents hired are all operators, so that a block system can be readily put Into operation.

Tha windowd are of stained glass, the roof of metal and tho outer wall armored with slato, laid on in a tasty pattern. No iron is used in their construction other than in guard rails and stairways, which are of tho conventional pattern used on the New York roads. All aro painted in drab and light green, in a pleaslug combination. A novel dovlco for handling tickets helps keep the agent honest and faciliUtas hi work, but th uraal must ho paid into the company's treasury vituiu tou days after ita passage. There were othor barriers to its the Mayor's signature.

A protest signed, it was claimed, by two thirds of tho peoplo along the proposed route, was not tho least of them. It held that the riht of way waa given without compensation that if tho cars stopped at every block tho transit would not bo rapid, and if they didn't tho road would be of no mo to anybody but those out on the birders of tho town that the route waa not tho most direct and that thoy didn't want an elevated railway unless it could bo built in front of fomebody else's house. Itarguod further and with trulh, that tho only object in changing the route was to facilitate tho sile of stock, and added that thcenlireconductof thocompanyindtcaled nothing but grasping cupidity. During this porlod of excltoraollt the company was not idlo in tho oxact aenso of the word. President Burtis was interviewed daily and told of tho of tho company's plans, how its road would bs bo ornamented as to maki it pSeasv.it to behold and that, as for uolss, th racket of the Htroet cars would bo like unto that of Niagara in comparison.

Ho said that tlio noiseless train would glldo from Ea9t Now York lo Fulton Ferry in twenty minutes aud atop at ovory block on tho way. In short, tho quick works in the way of transportation wrought by Aladdin's wonderful 'amp were to bo snail liko wheu comparod with those accomplished by tho Brooklyn Elevated Railway. When skeptics asked about funds, thoy were told to look at tho $50,000 KUanluteo to bo on hand beforo ton dayH, and woro Bilenced. This $150,000 guarantee was ou hand in this wise: Tho company had no money. It could aj well lly as raise the amount needed, aud herein came the strategy.

Job Johnson wrote out a noto for $50,000 on a bit of brown wrapping ppor, and this In turn was taken to the cashier of tho Commerci.il Bank, a truo friend in need, who put it in his poekot. Tijis was their $50,000 in bank" when Mayor Schroedor canio to consider the question. In conclusion, Mr. Burtis wonld remark that while tho Board of Directors wore not millionaires, they knew what thoy woro doing, and added, almost prophetically, that unless the road was permitted to go its way at once, people In Brooklyn would h.me; on car straps for yeare to come, or until the State constitution was bo amended as to permit tho construction of steam surface roads. Tho fight became at once exceedingly bitter.

The mad was attacked on every side, and the Mayor was besieged in his office by indiguml citizens, who picked lliws in tho wording of the document aud planned innumerable injunctions. The president of the road, too. Bout out defiances, and the quarrel soon became pretty lively. Tho alloze.l legal ohstables were argued pro and con in largely attended indignation meetings, until tho pot biilod briskly. The uptown wards woro the pros and tho downtown ones tho cons.

There were cries oi "dodging" and cries of "jobs," but all ended on the aftsrno.m of My 15, when the lyor returned the mensuro to its sonrco, vetood. He stated his reasons at length, holding that the damage done would be most serious aud that tho 50,000 guar antoo was too little. It to beat least $303,000, and that it would be a moral wrong to favor private individuals with a franchise of almost inestimable value, with no certainty that tho work would be carried to finish, or long operated If so done. He recommended that the company bo farther bnnnd by a timo limit, exacting the building of at least a mile a year. When Mr.

Burtis heard the mournful tidings, ho remarked that ho was disappointed, but by no moans discouraged, and that tho company would comiuonoe work in a few days on tho old route that the charter might bo Haved. A storm rose about the Miyor's can, but his backers, too, were at hand and made a public declaration, under the caption of a of Protection and ltesiatar.ee," that thoy would the company until thu end of time, and took measures to secure funds for that purpose. Mr. Burtis wrote a letter to the Mayor to assuro him that the company would at any time tako pleasn.ro In oinvincing his Honor of its financial soundness, and Uov. T.

Dr took a hand in by writing hi i Hjnor a uota taauking him for having savod many of the brightest hoilllj in the city from ruin aud desolation by his action and saying that wives and children united in the thanksgiving. At a secret session of tbo Common Council a movement was attempted to overrido the voto, but onough d)feo tionB resulted to kill this aud the voto stood tinshakoa. May 23 the directors of tho road requested Mayor Schroeder to tako part in tho ceremony of breaking ground, that the charter bo saved, for the tims of its limitation was near at hand. lie declined to participate at fir it, hnt tho contemporaneous roport says that Director Jb Johnson whispered to him for a momont and tmiiied broadly, theroupon the Mayor, vowing that lie would uo'er consent, consntod. THE FtnST GP.ODXT) MIOKEN.

On tho morning of May 24, 1870, afUr due notice, the first and last ground broken by tho company, as then constitute'), was disturbed at tho corner of Raid and Lexington avouuoa. A crowd of five hundred pooplo stood about while President Burtis told in eloquont phrasoology how in aftor years, whan the great work should stand cotupleto, tho day would be uot alone chorlshod In their memories, but would go down iu the history of our beautiful city as a da, which brought hope, relief and joy to thousands of our peoplo. Ills peroration code 1 with tho declaration that whou the great work was fini hed, as it surely once would bo, and with the great bridge, loo, completed, the distance from where ho stood to tlio City Hall in New York could be coverod in twenty minutes. Then came ihe Mayor. Ho defendod his aotlou in vetoing the proposed changss and closo.l by wishing God Bpued to tho great undertaking.

Ho from the fituop of a Iioutio near by and ending, deseouded to a piece of ground marked out by Mr. Nostrand and Boftened by the picks of workmen. Job Johnson had provided asupply of shovels painted to a Horjuisiug red nets, and the took one of these and scrapo up a handful of enrth. The crowd cheered him, and then Aldermen French, Hill, Fiahor, Rowley, Supervisor Phelps, Mr. Kolen and others did likewise.

The Aldermen aud Mr. Soden did more than this. They each made Hpnechux, telling how proud it ini.lo them fed to know that they had done all that lay iu their powor tc further tho enterprise, aud oxuressiug a willingness to do it again and keep on ao doing. After tho City Fiohers had had their say and boeu roundly choered, the Rev. A.

Stewart Walsh atjod ou a post aud talkod lengthily to nay that ho hailed tho elevated road not only bece.uso of itsolf, but because it wa3 tho bogin nini! of a new political party, which would the old political ring by which the road was opposed, and mling aIf the Mayor sians the resolution God blceB him but if ho docui't, God help him." Then tho chronicler states tho crowd dispersed. The Mayor went buck to his office aa soon as his sharo in the entertainment was ovor and found trouble awaiting him thero. The Committeo of Rosifltanco and Protection, headed by itacIiHiruian, Major Henry with Dr. States District Attorney Tonncy, Dr. A.

V. Shepard, Assemblyman Dan Bradloy, Mr. W. W. Hurlbut and Rev.

Job Bass in ita ranks, had como to stiffon his Honor's back. They urged him to stand firm, as ho was their solo depondence. Tho Mayor eald ho would stand. Meanwhile, the little corps of workmen at Reld and Lexington avenues dug groat boles, one at cu corner of tho Intersecting streets, bottomed them with concreto and placed In each a foundation stone, and those stand tr. dav under the pillars of tho prosnnt company, the iiole remaining monument of tho corporation which placrd them there, for thoreofter never a stroko of actual work was done unfil tlio hour of its dissolution.

At a eosqioii of the Common Council held May 22, a new resolution. increasing tho conditions and providing for the road's spoc ly constrll ctlou was pasod. It required the building of one milo within six, another within nine and a third within twelve months of the shining of the franchise. This tho Mayor vetoed as not filling the requirements of tho case and the attempt to chango the route was for tho time abandoned. HjiIv iu Juno the company engaged General John Newton, Older of United States Engineers, and hlof Engineer Adams, of the Board of City Works, to examine and report, upon the various designs submitted for the road's construction.

n.ANS FOlt CON STIiUCTICW. Among all the e.cceutricitie.s which characterized tho early aud not a little of tho later history of the rond, few were more notable than the plans prosentod for Its construction. Engineer Kirkup, Job Johnson and J. L. Nostrand each had a plan, which each considered unrivalled and pressed for consideration with all i oB.si ble vigor.

And there were many others upon whose merits tho unhappy gentlemen choson as examiners were called upou to pas judgment. Not the least curioua of those vem tho scheme of an ingenious individual by the name of Charles E. Hill, who was president of a concern called the American Stone Pier and Column Company. His plan called lor the nsage ol 'Iwo Brntl ami Floy Tbo coming of 1879 found the Brooklyn Elevated Railway Company without an official head, Mr. J.

H. Phelps having handed In hie resignation at tho November meeting to have it accepted at one hold in December. At the latter meeting Secretary Kellogg was authorized to open and oxecuto preliminary contracts with anyone whom he pleased, aud as a result of this R. B. Floyd Jones, a well kuown Long Islander, entered Into negotiations with him, and at a meeting held on January 14, the correspoudeuee was received favorably, and at the samj Director Schwalbi transferred 743 shares of stock to Mr.

Jones. This was the signal for reorganization. The next day a meeting was held at No. 52 Broadway, New York, whero Floyd Jones introduced Y. Fontaine BnUI, a gentleman whose memory will long cling about the structure.

Mr. Iirulf waa an Englishman, au oi'gtuoer of prominence, who had superintended many important works both hero and abroad. Personally, he was a tall, handsome man, agod about 45, with marked docisiou of character aud boundless energy. It i yet too noar his timo to Judgo Mr. Bruff justly, bat it may bo Bald with truth that no matter how badly or how ruinously for his confidants thla was doue, ho started the Brooklyo Elovated ou it3 euccoas iul way, and ihat to him is due iu a groat moasuro the credit that rapid transit stands to day a successful fact.

That he collocted and used thu funds at hia disposal with a recklessness hardly to be commended in honest men cannot be denied, but ho accomplished what tho energy, iutogrity and enterprise of Brooklyn's representative business men failed in doing. Ho was a brilliant and well nigh successful adventurer. The amount of style he carriad was tremeudous. Each morning when tho work was onco under way ho drove to tho placo of operations in a handsome carriage drawn by dapple gray horsos, guided by a coachman in gorgeous livery. Funds rolled iu upon him from the bankers who handled the bouds at tho rate of a weok, whilo they rolled at all, and W.

Fontaino was on tho crest of the wave, lie waa equal to auy emergency so long as tho funds held out. His extravagant methods, couplod with tho high prices of materials used, wrought his ruin. When his monoy gave out his magic disappeared and he became again a common engineer with a wilderness of smashod air castles aud not a few anxious creditors added to hia Ufa's burden. His genius looms up the lioUl in the light of a thousand ouuda tiou stoues, stretching uncomfortably out of mother earih from Fultou Forry to East Now York and.a inllo beyond, placed down with euch solidity, that neither time, law nor public sentiment could slir them from their beds, aud but few of which were found to vary and then scarce 'of an inch from the record loft when his light weut out. Such waa Bruit.

Too story of his labors are no less interesting. Exactly whit paased during tho meeting noted, the world is never likely to know, but when it ouded those Interested know that E. O. Phelps and P. E.

Nostraud had retirod fram tho Board of Directors and thai Phelps had transferred 721 shares of stock to Bruff, and that tho latter and B. Floyd Jones wero elected directors. This doue, the placos of Phelps and Nostraud were filled by tho olec tion of Messrs. Faulknor nnd Berryman. Tho nowly chosen directors took seatB at tho board and joined in accepting tho resignations of directors Rowley aud Schwalbe, to choose E.

H. Low and L. Smldt iu their ateaa. Whon W. Fontaine Bruff was elected president, offices wero located at 52 Broadway, New York, and 3G3 Fulton street, Brooklyn, aud the now era had opened in earnest.

All this was done silently. The public mind was tally occupied with the sshomlnga ol SUi2i: Tiiruo Itucci vernliip. Mr. Phelps took charge of tho company's remains on the of October. The bondholders, Btockholders and creditors mot a weok after, at which time the rcceivor reported that so far as could bo ascertained the total expenditures to date wor 3 54 that to complete the road to Woodhavon would cost $2,410,081.34, and that the assota of the company aggregated $2,775,000.

A committee wos appointed to examine the company's books and roport on tho 28th. It did so as far as possible. Schaufor bankers, who hold moBt of tho bonds, refused to co operate, aud Floyd Jones wouldn't ahow his books. Ho mado a statement, however, showing that ho had rocelved $370,000 in bonds and enough moro in supplies and cash to ruakua total of $1,129,280, nnd this, he claimed, was balanced by legitimate expenditures in the construction of tlio road. As near 03 c.mld ho made clear, tho liabilities of tho concern woro $4,781,096 and its assets but $850,497 a much different allowing from that at first apparent.

Tho entire $5,000,000 of stock hud been registered. Tho work of straightening out the tauglo was ao arduous that Mr. Phelps asked for a coreceivor, and ex Senator Alfred Wagstaff was appointed. He was a strong friondor Floyd Jones. It was announced by Mr.

rholps that the receiver would proceed with the road's construction unions hampered by litigation. This was Just what did happen. Thoy were enjoined from proceeding through action of tho bondholders, who held that Phelps was acting iu tho interest of Bruff, and Wagstaff in that of Junes, and on Novombor 22 Judge Westbrook appointed John R. Lydecker and Samnel M. Schaefer in their stead.

Judge Oooko annulled this order and sustained tho original receiver. Aftor much complex litigation both wore finally oustsd, tho court holding that to leave the road In tho hands of Bruff was a bit of criminal negli.