The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-22
AN ofFAL connrsposDEXcE BETWEEN CON
TRACTOR SWIFT AND COMMISSIONER FLA

AN oFFAL coRRrspoSDEXcE BETWEEN CON-
TRACTOR SWIFT AND COMMISSIONER FLA-
HERrY, or BRooKLiN.
Commissioner John W. Flaherty, of the Brooklyn
Beard oil City Works, addressed ctter to Mr. Francis
Swift the well known contractor, on the 18th inst.
informing HIM that he mad learned that he (Swt had
been circulating stores TO the elect III his pro-
posed contract with the city for the removal 0 dead
animals and o1aI he had been guilty OF Official corrup-
tion Tho Com branded such stories as false
ana warned the contractor that unless no retracted
what no said would be dealt with legally as calun
niaor and sIandcrcr. Contractor swift IN his reply
s,ys:-
You say that you have learned from reliable source
that have stated In the OF others that
interest In contract with the city TOR
nude tue aecusatons as roandy this but have stated
Show that oa c wssn I
that contract to have the services
you your "s y "y ssaas' s ny
s ys Sso % sSa ssss nn % ana
laoney Of cnisisi action without sharing In t.
In view OF the staseas nt aoout to llsSe.
He then mentions tho name OF Patrick Hsyes n
bcIlringcr OF sFourtcenth ward 10 the Com mis-.
sioner, and speaks Of tho great friendship the Com.
missioner has for HIM apd the Efforts put by tho
Commissioner 10 have Hayes appointed Water Pur
veyor Contractor Swift then con,,nues:--
PUTTING
went TO 10 about the contract ~
had right 10 do aud, much surprise, you
to Mr. PatricE Hayes. and that any
could make with HIM would satisfactory as you
concerned did sec Mr. Hayes found him very
we'll informed. iadeed ppon Tho subject M Hayes ad-
vIsed bid Tor the 1000 mel amman
the live years term $DfDu no rraAon beiors
this believe that could tho contract IN this face of
tie competition invited at 81 high apricc Sir ayes
satisfied that could Tor he undertook say that 80 could
sioner Alderman Ray exc7o OF shc sith
Board< wouiu vote tor me. while there were two
otacrs Of the Board friendly tn me on public
grounds, because they knew that 1 had ali the
the work efficiently. In consiuera-
ton vi Mr.. HaycS advice and peration he ktpuated
that was TO give hin specified sui. instaiments,
amounting in All 70 ye-hsif the aggregate the
against ia,cr Dut against you. who had constituted
him iddlcnan Diacknati no ana injure city
and tod the terms Hayes wanted, and
ali this unfair Your reply was
That arrangements could make with Hayes would
all rigntto make the best terms could. Al the same
Aide ky the member cf the Board Hayes was
looking Tor taxing OIL went again Hayes
aud lie again that could get tue
this terms no had specified. nado mp mind that 4
would ayes proposition down In writing. aim
that had two partners In business. and In
satisfy them 1 must have something to show
Tor paying away large portion of the contract
yery strong csembinnce " yousS TO teal the o
Mr Hayes IA tho Joint Board and nis niusncc with
did put In bid tor %l1UvU Tor removing dead
animals from tho city. There otber biddey who
offered ~ do tho tor less than half the
apDrehenGcd there would be. Nevertheless. offered
resolution that tue contract should That
resolution was not even seconaed A. that me Alderman