New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-14
DIvIDEND-PAYING STANDS.
HIGH RENTS IN THE NEW MARKET.
FURTHER TESTIMONY BEFORE THE COMMITS
sIoNERs OF AccoUNTs-soME
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sIoNERs OF AocoUNTs-soME
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At the West washington Market investigation before
the Commissioners of Accounts yesterday, John Flem
ing OF No 4Io West Thirty-thirtst, testified that
although he had no stand In the old market he secured
ono In the new market Alderman Sullivan had ac-
cor,panled him in his visits TO the Controllers once
when he was trying TO get the stand Attached 10 inc
memoranda IN The Controllers Office referring TO Mr.
Flom,nr,s stand appear the words: "Two stands on
account OF Colonel Mooney Fleming said he did not
know what the words meant, and said that james
Mooney had never used his influence to help him GET
stand Daniel AIandel, OF No. ESQ East t1fty-nrst
St. said that he had held stand in the old market Ior
twenty-five years, but unable TO get one ID lne
new market and he had rented two stands from fhip
Howell for which he paid $50 week. the Guy reOeiNeu
S11 week for the same stands
Joseph W. Wenek dry-goods salesman, testineu
that he made an application for two stands IN the
market for HIS mother, as his father VINO is no"
dead at one time held two stands IN the oa harAo1
Mr. McAdam had refused TO give him the stanos' pue
Senator Cantor had interested himself In the matoer
and after the Senator had called upon the Cohtroer
the stands were allotted 10 him. Connected with the
application for stand made by Levi samuels, there
was memorandum which read: I" stand by samueis;
names in pocketbook" Mr.. samuels testified that he
did not know what the memorandum meant.
Mr.. Nicon asked: " Are you the Mr. Samuels who
80 49,
market7S
This question was objected TO, but it allowed.
Commissioner Holahan remarking that he would have
struck out the question and answer IL Mf. samuels
had not said that he gave Mr. Kelso $502 the amount
be collected. Mr. Samuels said 1t was not for
the Hewitt campaign fund, but 1t fund for gen.
elal Democratic campaign purposes He had given
$50 toward It and David O'Brien gave $50. Other
marketmen gave sums FROM So upward. samuels
got three stands, but he did not know whether all OF
the Others who had contributed to the campaign fund
had obtained desirable stands or not Two opthem
he knew did not get any stands at ali.
David Kearr testified that he had occupied stand
in the old market since 1850 and that he was in Full
ton Market ten years before that he could not get
b stand in the new market, so he had bought two
stands from McMaster Van Colt, paying $500
for them He said that he the largest dealer In
wild meats In the CITY, Controller Myers had made
no objection TO McMaster g. Van Colts transferring
the two stands TO him. Meyer Mandel testified that
he had been In the old market for number OF years.
but finding that he could not get any stands In the
new market he had rented two from Buck g. Steltis,
paying $3.50 a month for them. Buck e. Stelts pay
the city SEE so month for the stands. CASTOR
Krieger ~ No 445 Fifth-st, did not have stand in
the old market, but wanted one In the new market
and Alderman Won Mnden went with him to the Con-
trollers office and made the application for him He
afterwafd called at the Controllers oice with William
L. Mitchell and received his permit Tor stand With
out any trouble
Charles Weber, jr., of the firm of Charles Weber e.
Co., said that his father who was at the head of the
firm had lived in New jersey for twenty-five years.
and witness had lived IN this city since last July. He
had trouble in getting a stand I'm the new market
although it was not as good one as he had in the
old market. The hearing was adjourned until tomor
row morning.