New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-29
CITY DEPARTMENTS UNDER FIRE.
BOARD MATTERS.


BOARD MATTERS.
The Senate Investigating Committee resum ed its
session yesterday The matter INST taken up was
The purchase of the site of the 18th Regiment Ar;
mory at Ninth-ave. and SiXty-hIst-st. General
Ehaier member of the Armory Board which REQ
Omrnended tho purchase Of the site, SAID that the
property had been purchased directly from the
owner. Edward Sche The price named for tho
twenty lots, $20S 900, seemed fair one. No
brokers appeared III the transaction. nc added
that he had not compared the price with that OBJ
tanned for other property in the Eeighborhood
Leopold Friedman, of Friedman Il Lcspinasse,
real estate agents tcstfH6 that the plot Of ground
j,ad been placed IN the hands of tho fIIn for sale.
The price paid by Mr.. scn"li was 100000 Ihs
was the asking price IL IS generally understoQd,
however, that the asking price can be lowered. lie
continued:
CALEB the attention of Colonel Jones and Colonel
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brokers employed
Edward sche president of the Manhattan
Savings Bank, said
My attention nrst called 20 the possibility of sell
mouth H. Wilson. superintendent of the Fire Patrol He
ter After tho purchase was made paid him s2,o9o
commission, per cent Of the purchase money: INF.
renemPer any conversation with Mr. friedman relative
TO the sale OF the ground
General Shaler was recalled, and said that he
knew nothing of Messrs. Friedman and Wilson in
commission had dealt directly with Mr. Schcil. Mr.
Wilson had called his attention TO the eligibility of
the property for the purpose intended. He did not
Of a broker; l. Vas Vas decided to subpoena Colonel
lie was then decided TO take up the Excise Board
for investigation, aud Senator Gibbs said that he
had been informed that persons had sad ne would
on account of u letter that he had written &c the
board asking that license be given to q certain
person lie wished to say that he proposed to con-
Cuct the investigation thoroughly. There was
nothing that ne had written which he was afraid
10 have made public. A letter read from
president Haugh,o regarding the duties Of the
Excise Board. The number Of licenses issued In
lSsO,s1 was s,054, and the receipts that year were
the revenue collected was S6O3,2O5.
John X Perley, chief clerk OF the Board, said tha1
fwoinspectors had been dismissed within two
months for attempting TO blackmail liquor dealers
file police made raid several places where
gambling WAS carried on. There meeting OF
tho Excise Board on the following day. Commits
sioner Norris moved that the license OF
these places be evoked Hsls was i Ss}
Mitchell. In the case Of Tom Gould's place in Yves
Thirty -frst-st., the application was made By
Thomas L. Parker The impression was sought Z
Parker House. at Broadway and Thirty-third-st
TIC witness admitted that it was in connection
with this matter that personal letter was re
ceiycd by Mr.. Mitchell from Senator Glbb
Before resgning as president OF the Park Depart
mont Yesterday Mr.. Crimmins wrote letter TO tn
Senate Committee in reference TO the administra
Sion az the Department. He suggested that O lay
be enacted increasing the fees OF the Commissioner
M Fst1mate and Assessment, Limiting the tim
y,thIn which they may make their report TO "
caurt nroyidlng for their removal and giving IL
Court additional powers In regard 70 tneni. y
80 sugaestod that a law should be enacted
srcate q fund Of 81 100000 payable In nuup'