New-York tribune., 1879-04-15
COMMENTS on THE CHARGES.

member. too that / have not used one-tTeIfth Of the
yearly Appropriation each month"
COMMENTS on THE CHARGES.
BUILDERS WHO REGARD THE DEPARTMENT AS A
POLITICAL MACHINE-THE sIGNERs OF THE Pc
TInON REALLY AGING FOR HARDENBURG TALL
MANN. WHO BRINGS THE CHABGEs-IIE RELATES
HIS SPECIAL GRIEVANCES AGAINST IHE SUPER
INTENDENT.
The members of the Mechanics and Builders
Exchar ge freely discussed the charges against supern
teudept Dudley yesterday and III general, their COM
ments were uuayorable 10 the present management OF
tn department. They were all opposed to giving any
personality TO their statements. prominent builder
said "It is time there was a radical chahGe
Some Of the inspectors have been there SO
long that they imagine they own the Department Poll
ties alone the reward Of position, ana merit ana
ability count for nothing The technical test IL set so
hgh tha mechanics cannot possibly pass the examina
tons shortly after Mr. Dudley took charge, lac sent 10
tie Exchange for the of TWO men as candidates
Tor deputy William Il. Smith was selected, examined
and reported back as having failed, while far less
practical man was afterwJrd selected"
An old member o; the Exchange, and who was for
,neriy city officer said; Builders have reason TO
suuposc that tho management of the Department Of
Public Buildings is Cfuoktu' We KNOW OI sCNtlaI IN
stances whore plans ana specifications cilI l1r Twelve
nCn r,t franl,,e "rciDSt,J Win MIR. Taumsn VINO
was arrested aud locEed up complaint OF Mr..
Dudley. since then lie has been gathering niOIma-
tl9u a.a.usf the Department. builders have been
iciIed To submit To backmail what the law per
mIts. The Department Is not working as we expected
OF as II should aud II would be better for the clt
zls of II II WAS wiped out Of existence. To
conduct H properly must be KEPT iree nom pohteai
Influences"
An officer of the Exchange said 4" As I understand
The present ease, the men who have sworn 10 the pres
complaint have done so to oIige M Tallm@n who
Is really the complainant He 10 rotaiaung on Dudley
for having him arrested As understand 1t, the plans
fOr row oi buildings on Ohe-IuhuIeu ahu-hIne-
teenth-st were rejected by tho board yet
them. Ihe department IS looked upon WIN suspicion
ly builders generally and We shall Try 10 nave the pres
elected by tie OF the Mechanics ana Builders
Excbaugc. In this way practical necbanc W4ul1 De
has "A pet ton asking MaYOr Cooper TO reRppolEt him
signed ~ about 800 oil the best men ln New 1OiA ana
TINS movement has Uecn taken TO offset IL.
TALKS WITH THE sIGNERS OF THE PETITION.
Rufus barrow. a dealer builders materials, and one
of the ,gues to the petition. stated yesterday Har
denbuyg Tallman called upon me with notary and
said THAI he wanted TO get five names 10 ndorse apaper
thinking. | supposed that ho was gong 70
sue Dudley ana wanted me 20 indOrso the
prOceedinG- do not know ANYTHING personally about
ieard the builders talk tbe matter. and one of
them told that he had been compelled 10 paY so 10
TIE day, but know nothing Of them myself. Some Of
the men Who made such charges are not entirely
trustW ortAy, ana are ptopdDy Ihbueuoeu ~
grievance. Ii / had known as much as do now
Henry HcGuckcu. plumDer who also signed me petl-
tion sai1 had trouble with the Building Depart
5ered Will mad friends intercede for me and paid
money sums as high as 600 DO not Know
\ Know Of instances OH sxth-ave wucro
builders were permitted 70 use he poorest qualify
OF aud pale brick while others we're stopped
f Ho " i S.ic5 an mil riricr was allowed leaving
tie structure unsafe Whenever the rocks next to 1t are
removed tic badinG %il isi H. ana II 10 ony ques
ton Of tine when II will fali" o,,. =.
Itch
the first o sn0 i've. is IN PARTNERSHIP Win EDWARD u
M Frey-seveBth4st ana North River. aud both men
were Ouud there yesterday. They are pfacIel' etote
builders ana employ about twenty men. They we're
both yery sDOut the charges against supein
tendent Dudley, and the most persistent Questioning
70 say hing to-day" Mr. brennan finally ADMITTED
that hc knew OF tue charges only ~ hesrsal ana cog
not specify from his own knowedgo any INSTANCES OF
bribery corruption. He knew Of no speehc attempts
thai ar Dudley hd made TO- inGaetco ; lrSaSSn ts %
charges 10 winch no hal taken oath; He was nnac
any con piracy 10 Oust him irom office. 49, 49, ~
HIS parIuer Edward Purcell, OF No. 43l Nesl filty
however nave no peTsoual ennity against Nj. bud
ley. We want the CITY government conducted III an
Can YOU specify any particulars Of these general
charges Of bribery and corrupLoni, was asked. :.
why, dOn't even know what she charges arc" lie
You read them. Of course" broke in Mr.. Brennan
who wa, standing near, before you took oath 10 tho
"oh yos; o. course read them-of course" said Mr.
Purcell hastily, and no hurIlcd on TO LIS "OrA' Ic'AInR
10 say anything more.
WHAT THR RpAL COBPLAISAST SAYS.
Hardenburg Tai man. OF the firm Of Iallmsn BfotheTs
builders said We have gono into court with this mat
ter aud we intend show up the Department Of
BINDINGS IN every branch IT, We fled with the de-
p,rtment plans aud specifications for tie Rock
land Fiat, on Fifty -thirdsL calling for six
story ana basement brOTn-stcns building: We
have had great deal Of trouble Win tle
department about T. We been served WITH three
tnunctlOns. The first cOAplainf HAs tbat tle Wslls
were not built heavy as he plans ca Cd Tor. We
stopped work en- piOyed cOu1ss and The Cout decd,d
that bod fully com Piled with TIE statutes scarcely
second Injunction, alleging tha' We were hot
using proper oemcht AI'er H teoious to 1eir3 e32
Injunction which the department eupioJes tesuneo
that our y ans called for a hVestoy building "hhs We
were attempting ~ add sIIlb " weht on "!tN tne
work. when Dudley had me- rrested ane tEK5h 20 JtI
fersou Market, After an Examination was hoGOiaoJ
discharged. / then had superntendent Dudley al
Tosted put under $4,000 bail, ~ Judse L4iienoIt
viii be vigorously pushed ~ ne & nave Deen & ,o,d 20
tle Building aud offered TO 100000 to
prevent nat being erected. THIS Oner Eas be.h aI-
matted by Mr.. Dudley, aud the man 10 whom be ad,
nifteI IL viii Ds produced tie trial i
have the names OF fourteen peTsOns VINO are
nav money 10 srnro certain favOTs from The Binding
Department Az esst one OF them tOld me thh ne pald
Tie money 10 Dudley In person. ana Ion vac i"o's & an
1pIowp whose plans and specifications called TOT
flree-story buildings with eghtlneb Wals, arc
by giving up nt,to h'aIarr sufISr B,osy has peT-
sDssied in pcrsooutDg u.s. nots outstanding that eTsn
teriotendent Adams vlhdrer all eh.[1s. 'nu b
shameful proceeding The inspector IN chaIsc OF ny
building Wa. reaoyed from Office gy pI RuGieS s
e insisted that it was constructed huoh De'el 'N VIC
speciAeauOns eALed iof.'
1HB STORY OF AN INSPECTOR.
Edward DebDs, an inspector Of buildings. SAID;
superintendent Dudley was deputy under Adams shd