Show FIGURES SHOW CROOKED WORK Attorney General of New York Going After New York City Railway Company SOME MISSING MILLIONS BOOKS HAVE BEEN I EXAMINED New York Oct OcL 1 IThe The Metropolitan Street Railway Hallway was placed in the hands of receivers today on motion of ot its Awn wn attorneys that it be made a party defend defendant defendant ant to the receivership recently ordered against the New Nev York City Railway com corn company pany The latter Is lessee of the lines of the Metropolitan company company under a guar guarantee guarantee guarantee antee of the lessee to pay 7 per cent dividends on the Metropolitan stock Tho The Metropolitan did not earn this dividend and the New York City Railway com corn company compan pany pan lost In excess of through the lease a Move Toward Dissolution Dissolution States Attorney General Jackson began an action today calling for tor the dissolution of ot the NewYork City Railway company and for the appointment of a receiver for the Metropolitan Street treet Railway corn com company pany pan The application was made before the state supreme court while previous receivership actions had been taken be before before before fore a federal court Justice Ford granted an order for the companies to show cause why the special actions should not be granted and also granted an order for officers of the com coin company pany rany to show cause why wh they should not render an accounting Jacksons Charges The attorney general alleges that the management of the two companies have hae either wasted about or have not accounted for a sum amounting to S 67 This charge was made by the attorney attorney ney general in connection with an entry on the books pooks for 1903 amount amounting amounting ing lag to for laying new rails The attorney general charges that this sum amounting to about per mile Is more than per mile in excess of what would be a reasonable and fair cost for such work It Is further charged d that the defendants reported to the state rail railroad railroad railroad road commissioner on June SO 30 roo 1901 that thIt the amount due from subsidiary compan companies ies les on that date was and that the following year the balance from th lessor companies as of June 30 3 1901 was stated to be The defendants have never accounted for the difference of ot says tho the petition n of ot the attorney general Further charges are made by the attorney attorney attorney ney general among them one that the company claimed that per milo mile was was exacted for changing tracks on the tho Th street line |