New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-13
MORE ABOUT the $500 CHECK.
MR.. DGvLIN REIrERATEs HIS CHARGES.

CoERoBoRAuVE TEs uMONY FROM MIs THOMPSON ;
CHI CLERK.
The Senate Committee on Cities met Ill the
1tv Hall AZ IL o. w. yesterday aud continued hs o11hl
nation ~ n. Hamn, Deputy Commissioners ct Public
Works He said that the complaints against joan Oc'hh
uue contractor whose work stopped nv tue rcVoca
lion OF permit began ahDIt month or slI weeks atNr
,be work on the streets The Department made any
written complaint tbs telegraph company unit the
work was stopped. No written reply Hde 10 the ley
ter received 10y Department from the telegraph con
pany asking be allowed 70 continue the Work under MI
Dcvln.
Mr. Dsvin was then recalled. tn answer 10 Mr. Payne
ne said that he was convicted Brooklyn IN 1867 Of av
ing sold liquor as Wholesale dealer without paying 'he
Government special tax required IN sucn case lie
WAS sentenced to the pcni,cn'lary ana pd'uohVd ~
President johnson. Tae pardon was read, II neiaS
grained on the application OF Governor ionInah cu'
socum others, the ground That "tne want OF sara
license was not OF the wilfl default Of the vii
Ness he having male Application 10: the same MI
PAYNE drew IRON the witness the fact that he was %l-
pr .oed four months Washington during the war lor
furnishing recruits" The witness said that be WAS
Obliged 10 discontinue work for the New-fork steam
Heating Company because Culver? the Inspector 81 Tie
Department or Public Works, annoyed him 40 much.
lie reiterated all that he had said about ire sou
check left for Commissioner Thompson aud cocro5O-
raiiye evidence produced hoax IN which he Kept bank
account AM under date OF Octoocr 81. l-S2, there
appesr~d this entry elf. H. o. r. $500" line was
drawn through the entry, the witness stating na, this
had been done after he the check DacL ana tore II up
He testified that binding and repairing sewers planks
were used keep bstk the eartb AMI that the same
blanks were used many different jobs. III WIS thONn
BY Mr. Cuunnghams bills that the city had been paying
each time for the plsRks used on Job witness
said that he had repaYed over several thou-
ssud gas connections in the city at 81
each the work being substantially The same that for
winch Commissioner Thompson pays Mr.. Cunningham
IIar
do work the POISON IAsht Company hut the Depart
ment Public Works claimed the ri bt % do the repay
i'm and Mr. Edison said that he could not afford 10 quarrel
with the Department. While Allan Campbell was Com
missioner OF Public Works the witness said that lie had
done twenty-five or thirty miles Of Work ON the streets
sud ne yer had any trouble
T. l. Hastiugs secretary Of the Edison Light Company,
testified that Mr. OCOnor responsible contractor, bad
offered 10 the entire work OF opening IFS trenches and
rc paving for II cents foot But the Department or
Public Works insisted rs contractors doing the
work OF repavng winch the company had TO pay 10
cents foot Under tDis arrangement the company mas
10 nay q cents foot for WORK that Responsible c0A-
tractors offered TO do ,or u cents
Artnur Kinsela VAS asked he ever saw stone cstsd
a Nv TO prjy ate houses which the city was paying
through Mr. Mooney bureau. lie said No" 'hat"
exclaimed Mr. wni,roe, did not tell me so half an
hour agoi" The witness looking confused replied: IL
ssid any Ilns then. am under oaih now" After con-
trsdcng himself several times the witness WAS od
go" amid the laughter OF the cOnmTee.
I.obert H. Chhord, chief clerk OF the Department OF
Puple Works gave interesting testiGOn c0rrOb
ortiye OF mat given by Contractor Deyln In regard to
The 500 cheek said that previous 10 the election Of
1ssJ My Deyn came into his office and asked for come
nsuer and ink lie something aud then handed
", ness an envelope directed 20 Commissioner thompson
,rhe ui,neas eah that would SEND II 10 hlm by
sen1er nf Mr. Deyln said that Mr.. JliomIsnn not
a. NJ office and he wanted the witness Ia deliver tie
~ t ar TlIompsOn personally. The morning
seot III o'clock Devlin sin came in the Office and
Wanted ne had delivered tnst envelope 10 Mr. th0p
SON The witness replied that he had not whereupOn Mr.
erin sand ina, he was glad Of he had changed hs
MUD He toek the envelope ana .ore ~ W. eShs lhA'
n contained grltica contribution.
" tnsn Culver. the inspector whom Mr. Devln charged
win sstuc fos briDes denied having done go he &C
tF,t be tried TO se lumber TO Nj. Devhn
SbSe ,Ss.sSr ouss contract, and that he had made