New-York tribune., 1884-02-03

any person having contract with the city, either directly
or Indirectly, any OF money to induce him to ren-
guish that cOntractf
Mr.. White-I have not, sir.
Mr.. Nnitrdge. That's all.
Mr.. White smiled, bowed and retired.
The examination of Thomas Keech, the former supern-
tendent of the Bureau OF Supplies aud Repairs VINO tes
titled last Monday, then resumed. He read from
paper the appropriations and expenditures for supplies
for cleaning public Offices for the three years preceding
Mr. Thompsons administration, and for the three years
that he had been In Office. The figures as follows:
1873 appropriation, 500 900; transferred to IT, $3.50;
total S92 2jO. 1870, appropriation, S60,234 trans
ferred to t. s., 500; total, S6573l 1880, appropra-
ton, S65, ,O0O transferred 10 It, S236s; total,
S67 1868 Total expended for cleaning public offices and
furnishing supplies for the three years preceding MI
ThompsOns administration S225352 The figures for the
three years of Mr. Thompson's administration were as
follows: 1891 appropriation S63j0O transferred to 1t,
s26O45; total S0044j. 1882, appropriation, $4,000;
transferred to IT, S21 347; total $91347 1888, appro
piaon S75 O0O transferred to it, S2s,7S9 total $lO3
7sO Total for the three years Of Mr. ThompsOns admin
straion S2s55s 229 in excess OF the amount ex-
pended in the three previous years for similar purposes
Mr. Payne, Mr.. Thompsons counsel, objected TO these
figures being received from Mr.. Keech on the ground
that the witness was "but common tnformcr and as
regards the figures did not speak of his own knowledge
The committee did not agree with Mr.. Payne on this
point.
Mr. whitridge-You were superintendent Of the Bu-
rcau Of Supplies and Repairs. Does your experience
enable you give any reason for tins increased expend
Mr. Keech-I know of no reason whatever for it:
Q-What is the money used fori Att IL used for buy
Ing furniture public offices and the supplies necessary
TO keep them clean such soap brushes, brooms ETC.
OH ISIS the appropriation was 500 600 what made
it 50 large that year in that year the Third
Police District Court House aud the Second civil District
Cour House had to be furnished The amount expended
for tlat purpose was between $4,000 ana $4,000.
S2 & aS eTpendt F 5 ear more than
his predecessor in office A.-lcs, sir
EXCEssIvE EXPENDITURES
Mr. Keech then gave the appropriations and expendi-
lures for public buildings construction and repairs for
the three years preceding Mr. Thompsons administration
and the three years that he had held Office They
follows 1873 appropriation S35O09 transferred from
it. 81 25O total, $50 go. 1879, appropriation, S33O0O
transferred from It, $4,000 total, s2S700 1850. appro-
pration, $4,000; transferred 10 it. SiOO total, T35
400 Total amount expended for these purposes for three
years S94s $50. Tor three years OF Mr. Thompsons ad
mnstratou the figures for the purposes We're 1851
approDriation Sl60 0OO transferred from $500 total
S44 800 1882, appropriation, $4,000; transferred TO
it, So OOO total $4,000. 1888 appropriation S51,OOO
transferred TO it, $500 total, $4,000 The total
amount expended for the three Of Mr. Thompsons
administration thus shown TO De $4,000, or $50,
$50 in excess of what expended for similar purposes
in the three previous years.
Mr.. Whtridge-What is this money expended for
in cool order. 1t is not used for construction.
Q-Do you know any reason for the increased eKpen-
A as
my judgment goes during the three years OF Mr Ih0mp
sons administration the expenditure ought TO have
heeu leas There less money needed for repairing
kets, and he had two special appropriations for arnoes
TIE fifty -sINtH-sT. SEWER.
Mr. Keech then questioned about the expenditure
for repairing the in Fifty-siIthst between Fifth
and sixth He said that for that work five orders
bad been issued TO r. A. Cunningham Gs follows: a.
For repairing sewer in Ffy-sxth-st between SIKH
ave and cast OF siXthave. -; order issued Decem
Der 81 1881 bill audited January d. 1892 for 1913 90
C2l "For repairing sewer between sIth-ave and
point 900 feet east OF Sxth-aye = order issued Janu
ary IA $50 bill audited February l. 1882 for 500 so.
m For rapairing same sewer "bcween summit OF
s,bovr , and r6iut $50 fee we order issued jan
nary 81 $50; bill audited March I. for SJ6s 10 tij.
For rep3ng inc curve OF same at intersection OF
Eiftvlixtb-sf On the cast side OF Sxtb-avo" II" order
issued February %; bill audited March Il, to T3@O 0
C5 For repairing the sewer "eastery from SUM
MI between Fifth and Sixth ayes. -; order issued March
r 1850; hill audited March 30 for TS29 10 The bills
were ali rendered within month after Issuing the
orders.
STEVENSON TOwLE's TESTIMONY.
Stevenson Towe chief engineer OF the Bureau OF sew
ers was then examined about the repairs to this sewer
He said that the defective condition OF the sewers had
been ascertaned from the complaints OF the property
owners along the line OF the and sometimes hom
personal examination The work had been begun lmmed-
lately after the orders had been issued, and was contn
ned day and night without ntermssion until the work
was completed questions he said that the
first order between siIhave aud crown east OF sixth
ave covered distance OF 800 feet
Mr. Whltridge-As matter OF fact was not every foot
Of work done upon the covered by the first order
Mr. Towle (after long pause)-I think 1t Was-no SIR
Il was not. -, -, 1,o ,rorL or
the fourth order wasI done on the curve
~ west OF the work done on any previous order
and ADJACENT 10 the work done the hrst order Inc
tb order covered part Of the sewer east OF that IN
o%The second order covering space between Sixth
oys and pOpt 200 feet east, was in-
ssIudan in the first orderl Ayes, cir,
O-The work done the third order covering space
~ $50 feet west the crown Included n the nsI
orieri A given in dubious tonel--Yes, SIR
O-why was not all the work done on the hfst oIofI'
which practically covered all the work TO be dOneI A.
MT Towe strokng his long beard and looking hopeess
perplexed simply because we could MOI id tne o.P5 .p
that is the work which was begun 10 reneYe tnis
sewer and the dwelling was not reaohed until
the estimate under that requsiti0n was reacheu'
THE WITNESS CONFUSED,
For some time Mr.. whltridge continued to ask ques
ton. without eciting answers from which any meaning