New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-03

TO A. Decorate. of this city, for $500. On Tuesday
ii was again sold at auction for $500 10 David %
Schitf a tobacco dealer at No. 273 west One-nun..
bred dtwenty -ffthst, who will erect IL In iroi'
of his store as sign.
INVESTIGATING ARMORY CONSTRUCTION
OBJECTS IN THE ONE AT wATERToWN-Ho" DiLA'
WERE PAID.
The Assembly Committee on Armories, which held
q session IN WatertOwn on Monday, returned 10 tho
city yesterday and resumed its investigation III tho
Arsenal. at Seventhave ana ~ mans and
specifications for the Watertown armOry "hScioso
examined by III. w. Bookstaver counseI Ior CEloni.
NJ 4. Deegan superintendent OF arlnorlesl why 10
under suspicion pending the investigation, M I.
Wood had previously testified that the puiui an
was in many places not constructed &C
cordnG to his plans w.s ana based p'u upon
photograph of the building, taHen before II was
completed. He said yesterday that since hls Iss y
examination he had seen the armory ana hau ro tno
that the beams supporting the gallery were 700
small, and the gallery weak and SHOOK at ,lie
ends when he jumped upon it: lie would not swear
whether the breaking wag Io also said
that the chords of the roof trusses were maze OF
sphC ell Imbers instead of beng in one piece, ana
were sprung apart at the splicing. but he could not
tell whether the walls were out Of plumb: with
regard to many deficiencies winch the Ph9toBrnpn
showed he said that an inspection OF the BUILDING
showed their presence
General Wngate lard upon the table formidable
pile of legal cap which he said contained copy OF
General Wyle'. correspondence with different ON;
GERS Of tho State concerning repairs to arnores ana
the tabulated statement of the cost of such repairs
from 1877 to 1884, which had been called Tor ny
the committee, and insisted that they should be OF
fered in evidence. Mr.. Conger said that the com
mttee only desired to inspect the papers and nse SO
much of them as il desired and he was sustained
by the committee. General Wingate then urged
that the State should close its before the de-
fence proceeded Mr.. Congcr insisted that
the defence should offer what testimony
il had I'm rebuttal Of the Testimony
already produced by the committee. The commit
tee gave the following decision: We shall con,
tnne the investigation until the testimony offered
by the counsel for the committee is all taken we
are prepared to take such testimony as the conn o
for the parties now represented may have TO oner
in relation TO matters already testified 10, ana the
counsel for the parties requested to produce 10
morrow such testimony as they have to o0ern,
General Wylie was examined about pm Ior
repairs TO the armory at Watertown amounting 10
So 600, on account of damage by fire III So.
With regard To a number of bills which were SHOWN
him. he testified that he approved them WIN lhe
ccrtiiication of Superintendent Deegan ana not
from any personal knowledge of their correctness;
Several bills were shown which had been pald
without the approval of General Wyile. General
Wyie said thai the system of the Office had poem
changed several times since his connection WIN H.
and that the General frequently pald Dils
of which he had personal knowledge without inc
approval of General Wyiie.