New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-11
EXAMINING AQUEDUCT BIDS.
MILLIONS AWARDED BY THE OLD BOARD.

CONTACTS AMOUNTING TO OVER $13OOO,OoO
GRANTED BY MAYOR GHACEs Co""iSio"
The investigation o. charges of faVorit'sm IN
awarding Aducd .c' contract wa co"oi""0u '''
terday before ReIelee Davenport III 'pe oo'eo
rail-, Tho refc,ee will make his report 10 the
Suorene Court session to-m'iio"' when the a'p"'
mon, c,l also he made the motion foi
..',o,,t Injunction re training the Aqueduct
Em,";oeion from awarding 20 oBrlen * ClaFk
tnn"o't ne. Tor the plpc line from the gdte-house
nj aue- hundred and hlrtN NH al" 'o"'0"'
avc 70 tie Central Park Reservoir e,.ro.u
Tho re- umnnV of Secretary s.!ech nan, OF 'ne 'o'H-
mission given vest Idav. was some" ma, Oh q loE
clatInn The hearing began prompllV az ~ O'CLOCK
wien Counsel l.. Laflin Kellogg began the exam
,nntlon o Witness ~heehGn The evidence Sho"co,
II tie first place. that the contract OF
the sod in Dam. IN Putnam County. amount
inc; inc 70 S8G6 600, aud the largest
awarded by me present Commission. had been
Awarded 10 sullivan, RIDER * Dou1lcrty. as tle
io~nsi b,dner,. Mr.. Kellogg then took up the
awardinp OF shaft No. l5l2 10 John A. Lee, when
was gone over part on Friday. counsel 1 endeavo
o,cd 20 show that because O lfrleh 4" Ciark became
surc. ic, %r Lee they we're Interested IN the con-
tract wh ch amounted 90 p 'o'D. MI Hheehah
e~"la,ned. II ,i,n of Mn keilogI's strenuous ob.
S s"hi ' S"% rffor. IN ths bid - presented
T., nm for doing he work, he had proposed other
sureiic.. who however. were not satisfactory TO
the Committee on Finance aud AUDIT of the Com
MISSION 1t was only after thus decision that MI
Lee had pro loSed the names of y Brlen N clark
who, beng satisfactory. were accepted.
The awarding of Shaft 20. 1872 was next on me ,
promanmc he contract had been awarded ,1nrd
not the Lowest bidders. Secretary Sheehan
Mt once BEGAN to explain. much 10 the cha9iln OF
Mr. Kellogg Mr. Sheehan Thought that another
bid had been several thousands OF dollars lower
than that oil OBnen X Clark. he big minute
Clark ha bid Tor 10000 White O'BTleu Clark
wanted $4,000 he witness stated tnat when
MI. Clark called before the finance Com
miItee lie announced that he intended 10
change the price named by HIM for shalt
excavation. in addition TO ms nd from me
surface of the earth 10 the bottom OF ire smart; II
appeared that part of tins shaft had already been
excavaici by tie contractors constructing Inc
aqucduct On thar particular section. ne con
trac ors IN this Gaze happened 10 be oBnen ~
ark. Who undertook 10 do this III order to faclil-
taie ;hc construction of their other work. In Inc
price ND 10y them tor excayatlng the smart they
did not propose to make any charge for that part
already cxcavdted. winch would make their t9tal
bud mucn les than that of George II ClarS ne
contrac. WIS therefore awarded TO Brlen ~ Ozark
bid cr
The most remarkable portion of Secretary. Shee-
In IS testimony concluded the heallue. III tne
atfiGayit CT the cumpialnanfS. on when inc oiIeI
for testimony before referee had been granted nv
judge Barrett an ATTEMPT was made TO sho" ,na'
IN all contracts awarded to OBren " clark COM
missioners Barnes, Ridgv av and Flsn had voted III
the affirmative. The testimony brought out DcIoIc
the referee, however, showed that al the conaG.s
for exc lVaiions of The Aqucduct tunnel. ana the
construction of the Aqucduct amounting 10 sothe
Sl3 OO0 900 were awarded before the three con-
mss! toner's named were members OF the 'ouinus-
slcu and that they were awarded ny me uhahI-
nous vote OF all the commissioners nclugiis ~
Mayor Controller aid Commissioner OF Pubilc
Works who were then ex-oiIiciO members ot the
A0ueduct Commission. There was one eN-
ceptlon only. namely. the awarding ell sec ION
No ~ on which Mayor Grace yO.ed ncga1NcN'
The whole amount AWARDED since BarneS. hldS-
way aud Fish members OF me COHlin,Ssiou'
according 10 Secretary Sheehan. was IN round num-
hers only about $500 0oO and of this amount only
$50 Zoo was awardei TO q Bren d Clark
nj, concluded the ex paftc examination WhlGh
vas th.n adjourned by Referee davenport. Inc
AoueGuct Commission Will have their day In OPP
posing the motion for permanent lhJuhclio" III
Supreme Court tO-nOrTOw morning