New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-19
THE PrBLIC FORKS INVESTIGATION
MORE ABOUT THE WESTERN UNION TUBES UNDER
BROADWAY.

BROADWAY.
The Senate Committee which is investigating
the Department Of Public works continued ia sessions
yesterday Richard A. Cunningham testified that 10
repaired the pavement over tube IN GocTckst. LOO
feet length made in trench twelve inches deep
lie charged welye cents per rlana@ foot nc "ou' 'o
wiling do the work for mile Tor ten cents per
running foot For repairing the pavement where 'A' T
iscn light plant had laid down he received h'en
cents per .inea foot The difference in TIE Price was
owing 20 the fact that in case the pavement was
cobblestone and in tho other Belgian he was @u'f
toned ut length as TO the CONSTRUCTION Va
sewer in sixtyRiTd-st. between Lexington AN! r'''
He said this was seventeen feet d.ep and "as con
structed in swanpy ground. He was compelled 70 I''
the lumber used In the for fear Of the seths Oh
the earth and the consequent disturbance OF the cuD
stones and pavement adjoining.
Thomas Keech, former superintendent Of Repairs anu
Supplies in tho Department OF Public Works was tA'H-
ned at great length by Mr. Payne in the endeaVor 70
show that while holding the position OF superintendent
he had given out orders in excess OF 9lOJV' INC 'H
mittee held that this would be no deterce ioI Coms
soner Thompson for any Illegal acts he may have com
mlttel since that time.
Walter Humstone one OF the superintendent OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company, described the PRO-
curing of the permit from the Department OF fnblc
Works for laying pneumatic tubes under Broadway Ibfre
unusual delay, be said Alfred 5. Brown' anotrcF
superintendent of the weftem Union. testified that he
was III charge OF the work Of laying the pneumatic
tubes under Broadway performed by John Dey1n COM
plants made him eli through the progress OF the
work by the inspectors to the manner IN which tie
work was PERFORMED They said that he Gd not Keep tie
cross-was and hydrans clear that the trench had inn
proper materials thrown In it. and that Dev'n was
abusive He thought the complaints " inspectors t1-
yer and Palmer reasonable. lie rtlnOl7trattu
several times with Devu. and the latter promised 10 90
better but failed to keep hs promises. lie aSked COM
missioner Thompson when the permit was ltIuAe,i "
name another contractor but he declined and sid mere
plenty OF good contractors 20 he nad ne hu uen
told by Devln that the inspectors wanted 10 become
partners With linn and share the profits on the work
Park Commissioner John ID. Crimnins, the contractor
EMPLOYED by the Western Union Company 10 complete
the work in Broadway, testified that ne lad Deen com,
PEELED TO relay every of the pavement taken ny dld
replaced by Devln He thought this evidence that the
work wa poorly done The only money rrceIyed By nm
for his contract from the Western Union Telegraph
Company He had not received II ron the city for iAls
work Mr. Thompson had nothing whatever 10 90 WIN
his receiving the contract. so far a. he was aware
Mr.. Payne produced document, and SAID II was the
record Of the conviction and imprisonment OF JoIh De
lin Washington during the war de was iod nc coud
submit 1t this morning.