New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-04
ANDREWS AND HIS RECORD
HIS COURSE MARKED BY YEARLY NCREAs-
ING APPROPRIATIONS.
HIS CALLS on TIE LEGISLATURE Foi' "o"Ti
SINCE his APPOINTMENT BY GOVERNOR
CLEyELAND-EvIDENCE EXPECTED
ToDAY IN THE CEILING
INVESTIGATION.

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Constant sessions VIII be held, morning afternoon anu
| evening in the hope Of finishing tho investigation
before tho Legislature completes It's vacation al" IT,
| tuins to Albany.
Ore of the first witnesses examined Will he an III
sIector Of the getting work. appointed at the Sue5o
| ton Of As,emblyuan william +. Steehan, OF bu'a''
orc Of the Ceiling Committee This inspector was
PAID s6 day. and Mr.. sac han hiniod early IN INC
winter that he had important revelations TO ma"'
In fact Mr. shechan felt ratlcr joyful over tho is
that H. had q friend present in Albany last sii"''
| and fall who had watched tho work upon the Aseeh
bly, ceiling As # in progress and therefore cum.
give him valuable isfompatlon about tho raScai,Y Vi
| the lob If there was any rascaity. Sh'e
the expert comm ssion have reported VIA
| G, n ractor sgalth IN do $40 600 by tbs lo''
people are wondering WHY Nj ShcchaAS uHPo'o
did not warn him that changes had been made I'd '"o
! iron wOrk of the ceiling which would rodu'" inc 'o'
OF that ceiling to the Contractor The expert com
mssioners said that Mr.. snaith made %4O,OOO o"ihs
10 this and other changes Ia he ceiling such a. thc
substitution % PAPER machc for carved OAK. II the
msuecdr had warned Mr. shcehln that the contractor
was thus increasing his profits. Of course that meOcr
Of the Ceiling Committee would have rushed 10 Albany
from Buffalo and would have taken measures to pro-
tcct the STATE. j. possible that the inspector was
| inefficient thet he appointed By Mr. sheehan
merely to give work to servceable henchman! II
So the State pad dearly for him at S. day. for he
should have detcCtcl tie advantages the CONTRACTOR
was enjoying. There Is rumor about Albany that
this Inspector formerly llquordcaer. In that
caso Of course he lncw more about sampling liquors
! than architecture.
1t IS said that tho committee may look back over
the career If Charles l.. Andrews the superintendent
Of Public Buildings, to learn Just bow costly an CHI
Ger he has been 10 the state. Andrews was created
officially BY Grover Cleveland. vho brought him here
from Buffalo. II Will be remembered that in 1872
Mr. Clcscland elected Governor. and with him a
Democratic Assembly. There also Democratic
senate. With both Governor and Legislature In
their possession, the Democrats resolved to take
everything In sight" in the way Of patronage. They
not only took existing patronage, but they manu-.
| facturd patronage. Up to that time the various
state buildings in Albany had been in charge Of various
humble Jantors, who received small salaries, but
Kept tho Offices clean. The work was nexpcnsiyely
done. II was resolved 10 manufacture an Office for
some friend of Clcvoands and accordingly, tho oflce
Of superintendent Of Public buildings was created.
THIS officer should have been called "Chief
Jauitor7 but lie received the pompouS
tile Then Governor Cleveland sent 70 Buffalo for
Andrews, who WAS Of his cd cronies there and
gave him this Office. 1t was good place, $500
year for three years and the work not onerous,
for the State provided generous appropriation 10
pay for sweerers, busters and washers All that
Andrews hal 10 do was to SUI rntcnd the work
It We, not long however, before the idea came
over him, apparently, that he must develop his
position, and he therefore bean TO suggest to Il,
Legislature, ulat this or that thing should be done
about the Capitol Al Of these suggestions in
volved the expenditure Of money by Mr.. Andrews,
and some Of the expenditure Of large sums Of
money. The head janitor' IN this way
has proved to be decidedly expensive
officer for the state. In 1883. the fist year Mr.
Andrews in Office, the Legislature appropriated
s87 200 for the caro- of the public buildings There
must have been some deficiency; otherwise, the
I la NJ I--I not compelled
In the supply Bill Of that year to appropriate S5S,-
7o6 So to maintain the public buildings I'm good
condition until TIE fiscal year ended on October l.
los4. The same year Of 1854, the LegaS azure ap-
proprated $3.50 10 maintain the public buildings
for tho fiscal year beginning October l. 1854, and
annronriat,d s.O OOO to meet sun another deficit
Perhaps 1t was because tho Legislature thought 1t
best to meet these deficiency bills OF Mr. Andrews
in advance that the Legislature Of 1888 Increased
thc appropriaton for the maintenance of the public
hui,di,s to $4,000. In Lose the sum Of $4,000
vro. arain approprated but this year Mr.. Andrews
rs ro,pcllcd 10 report deficiency OF S15.577 which
made the actual expense Of maintaining the public
buildings @l6J,11"
In 1e.7 rle LEGISLATURE appropriated $4,000 to
maintain the public Lulldr 3 a, usual and usual
Mr. Andrews needed moro money and there was
deficiency bill Of s23.C23 So. which raciousy paid
nv the Republican Legislature. Tie main portion Of
mi, deficiency va, caused by Governor I'M puchas
lux a musical clock. velvet furniture. billlad taneS
smI other costly articles for tho Executive Mansion:
! lie Governor lad cAlausted the money appopnaied
iy the Legislature for the pnrcha@ o 81 o o M mr.
nturc and charged 1t up 10 The PUBIC h,i1IgSi MT ,
| money without the authorization Of ne Lo5,i9tuIc'
P,opio have wondered tlat Governor illli should pro-
ir'' -t"' cr,I,1. scandal knowing that Andrew.
was one Of The appontees OF .trl nan, - iii
that the Governor desire, the Plt,'n "i n,I AZ,
/ tine cleveland men. The Governor even Or@N"bp Wv
cens1r', IL ,,ns yrc Atorney- cncral an
Governor. in his communication to the HsIsanlre on
Wednesday last resi- ec'ng Andrews said "a, ,1
tho Ceiling Comr.luc' had hnl-ici H. invrs,lSH ION.
How many committees Will have ~ snb'"it eviurn.p
IN remove Andrews, Tho experts say that The con
tractor made 100000 by changes n me .-lnhs '.n
trast permitted hy Andrews. Nic0Vrr' Nltr"s -
knovledco1 that he bought some iral estate "'i
Timothy j. sullivan one OF the sub cont FACTORS ior
sullivan Supplied The lru-vork. CHANCES IN the iron
work authorized by AnGro,Ts rduccd u" CO. 10 me
Andrrv,s i tbr Goycrnars refusal dH' 10 TIE fact
hat Andrews drcc,ed the public Budding Fund to
hirnitt,Ie for .be Exccitivc Mansionl Is Andrews
Tho pcssnssnr " anv dangerous secrets Of Mr.
Inl Docs ho know ANYTHING ANU %'; ~, i'',a w.,
i ~ ncsIhis NAT Andrews Knows that The ceiling
contractor, madc iar-c cont D,hcc - 20 ~
course four yoke Of oxen could not drag the Gov
ernor up 10 signing letter. rrno{nG Andrews rom
his post OF Sul"rn' endeni ~ rune hnliu''iaH.
II is snrprl ing what rit Andrews ga" IN certain
contractors Thus I'm - he persuaded the Logs
lare to apprupr 9l73o9o to c9nI'ruci boil
house about a block from tho 'a"lioL representing
tiat tn coal dust worked mp into the AIR shafts -
L 9 grrat hiding, anI tla Thee was danger qf uc
Cd boilers, which suppci team to' nraNS 'rr uVih
Of sullivan Fe os'@cd ms IS eG s n .,, SGuy E
- % ,roaI cetof, TRANSCRIPTION with Andrews The h,l
low ne year ArdIw. persuaded The 1 Lcs,"i"rs to
80 for te c,t,nson + no boiler house. ard $50
6Gi % for coohou,c. vi 'hcSc co1rart~ were oh
I n sullivan ( Ellrs wrr' paid 5-f5Gio 33 On -"
year 10 and i--G. iui MS drS not COMPRISE
! an Of thor confrart- I'm 1-S1 Andrews had some
steam Lcaing apparatus pat IN the etate Honse. and
gain TIE fortunate firm OF sullivan ~
H. sum Of sic 7aG -. IN tr,c years It {, thus ap-
pai.,rt int sullivan & Eiirss drew oet = NJ" state
1,caerry Sl2.9l1 -. u Is 10 wp'd thai sullivan
wa, allie 20 - nto real estate transaction with