New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-30
THE MAYOR AND THE STREETS.
rronr AGAINsr THE COMMISSIONERS.

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fore th. Mayor vi liam H. McCorkle continued
his te..i,ncrv which was begun Tuesday. In reply
to o,esfions by George Bliss ne stated that ne had
fxo1uiu the streets at the request OF Mr. l'lns anu
that he receivei - dav fer this. He was sent 70
Mr.. Twins nv Z. J. Knight, a librarian IN tie
Supreme Court.
Mr. Yiss-Where is Nr. Knights officef
cir the second s,org of the Court House"
Mr. Bliss lin WHISPER turning TO his assoclat"sl-
Shall mention Donoh1es raine'
The answer was presumably in the negative rs
MIR. Bliss did not ask the question which was on 'uS
lips Were you ever a mcInbrr OF the romeo Do
partnent 7" ho asked instead
we. was discharged at the time the force vas
eedTced."
Tbr ..r.Ssexaninatinn Of John J. Mcran, who stat
M ~ his direct examination that IGen had been
mt on The 2ay-rol!s If the STRENGTHENING Depart
Inent who never did days work, was then con-
tinued.
Mr. Bliss-Yhat was your business Mr. Moran
before you were connected with the etreet-Ceaning
Department!
81 was a qGor dealer"
"Did you ever pay visit to Ludlow Street Jail Z
asked Mr. Bliss with AZ na0cent air.
eyes"
"Iuleed were yon under arrest ="
eyes regled tie witness, moving Ill his chair
nervously.
Mr. Bliss smiled oonplaccntly, and changed me
subject Moran stated that when he was foreman
of the Str et-Cleaning Department he had to make
ont daily. weekly and monthly reports. He swore
10 the correctness of the last two. Mr.. Bliss then
produced a monthly payroll for March. 1873,
signed BY Moran which he introduced as evidence
!" This pay roll he said, addressing the Mayor
"prrcedcs the time when the present Ponce Cuil-
rssi0ners were in office II Is however, the only pay
roll signed by the witness as foreman ON II are
James l.er0v's and Edward Clark's names, the men
IL 4 a. l.eTn
e. credited with S12 for 260 hours work. AID Clark
with Y52 80 for pa hours. This roll was sworn 10
before notary p"bc II does not bear as tne ,y %
detailed 10 any particular work" =, -, .,
Mr. Moran Frightening upl-My daily report
Unfortunately you have inst stated that your
daily report is not sworn TO- VIII also state, con-
tinued Mr.. bliss turning To the Mayor, that boih
LEROY and Clark still IN the employ OF th" street
Cleaning Department and that they have worked
every day for which they have been paid
Mr. Bliss next produced other pay-rcl.s showing
that Captain Gunner was inspector al lhe thhe ho-
ran signed the payroll in question and that. conSe-
quently none OF the present Ponce Conl''issohe's
Mr.. Bliss-You spoke of making a complaint
against Foreman Gcoghegan. is It not true that %@n
were first suspended on complaint made 10y MI
Gs9S S",SS
Mr.. Geoehegan, who was among the spectators,
Jumped up excifediy from his chair and shouted,
Z Swear him. MIR. Geogf. gan IS IN the room" ~
Mr. Moran looked little beligerent at tins The
you said that you thought you made the charges
against Ccoghegan in February 1850. If | should
produce the steuogra hers from the Police Head
quarters. and they should swear that II did not
fake place at that tine, wGn,d yG 9 aeSnowiedse
Sc don't know l said l didn't remember the
Whom did Won first complain 10 Of the alleged
Improper employment of Leroy and CLARK =
'''rc Captain Gunner.
al would simply call the attention OF the Mayor
to the fact that The witness himself fixes the tim" IF
ihe charges hsfOce the present Police COMMISSIONER
came into office lid YOU turning TO the witness
go before the Grand Jury recertly ana swear thst
(,lark and Leroy received pay from the Street
Cleaning Department and that they never did any
work.
lyon lid not tell the Grand Jury, presume, that
these alleged transactions took place before the
present .Sn commissioners were III 0'D'o
MI BHss-Is Mr.; Gcoehcgan in cOnrt
Ar Injss isddrrssIng the witness--1hat's an.
Stephen Maasuire, Of Ne; 2l9 Fast Ihi ,
st. sa Il that he was Dock Inspector of the Street
Cleaning Department from March to Septern,
Der 1850, and that lac had been stationed
at that time at the dumps a West Twelfth,st and
al East Sevcutccnth->t. IL had known Of cellar
dirt bang dumped Oh 10 the city srO"S
MIR Andrews-Do yol know George W. PunkettY
Yes lie was al inspector, " ho came to sc ine
an reference to a cart driver. named PurGy, whom
had refused 10 allow lie day before to put cellar
dirt the city sc0ws. -
What did Nh. Piunkctt say 10 you y
MI Bli~s-I object. Arr We 20 be- made RESPONSE
be for all the statements Of or subOrdlnacs sup
pose that charges should be preferred against the
Mayor before the Governor because the Corporation
Connsel failed 10 pTO>c,u the 2OOOOO com plants
made To hin. Would IL be pertinent testimony 10
introduce the statements of some subordinate Of
what some other subordinate saldf'
The MayOr-l oVcTTulc Tie objection.
Mr.. Andrews-What did Mr.. Ilunkett say to
The vitacss-llc tod NE to LET these men dump
tn cellar dirt Oh tie scOws.
Mr. Bliss-Why dad you leave the Police Depart
II was suspended by Captain Williams for-intoxi-
cation" replied NJ gUlre. hcstatihgy. -.
. Have you ever been a prize-hFhterT
" Yes was the response lu a wialsper .
Mr.. Andrews-WEo APPOINTED you to the police
Mr. Bliss with a triumphant wheeze-If yon
want 10 know, will state that every hacker he has
ever had has been Democrat. Have you ever
turning to the wltnessl been aTrestedi
Mcguire next stated that he had met, in the City
Hall Park, about six weeks ago. Trend, Michael
Tay who was employed in the Department Of Pub
lie Works. Fay had taken him into the Mayors
office and introduced HIM to Mayor Grace there the
story about cellar dirt. He was now at work IN
Tonpkins-square, having been gwen position 10y
DIR. Mclean in the Park Department April Z.
"Ah." exclaimed the counsel for the Commission
crs in unison, " the day ON which the charges are
Samuel Reeve. Of No. 1O3 Seventh-st. was the
Hs entered upon q description of the street
in which he lived but Mr.. Bliss discovered
that this not covered by the specifications, and
IL Won don't succeed at once. try again." said
Mr. Bliss triumphantly TO Mr.. Andrews.
,Joh;, {. HeUseT, of No. 100 Dnane-st., described
the condition of that thOrous hiare during the
Mr.. Bliss-was there any snow and ice mixed
with the dirt in the street
!" Good -, yes replied Mr.. Heuser.
Jeremiah Coughlin, of No. 2O5 Henry-st, and
resident physician of the Ncw-lork Lying-n-H0s
N here q