The evening world., 1889-12-02
ON THESTAND.
The Dock Boards President Subjected
10 tho Investigation Process.

With Col. John 0Byrne in exile on Now Jor-
sey soil, the Commissioner OF Accounts fave
over their attempt to find where the oystermen's
S13, 600 counsel fee went, and when the inyes-
tlgatlon OF the Dock Department was resumed
this morning, they hnd transferred their attcn-
ton to the Commissioners of the Department,
President Edwin A. Post, Of the Board, was
the first witness.
Commissioner Port defended the methods OF
the Department by stating that for seven years
the accounts aud methods OF the Department
have been examined and reported on by the
commissioner OF Accounts.
In every instance these methods have been
approved, and the Commissioners Of Accounts
Coming into the Board in the spring of 1883.
Commissioner Post raid that no had followed
INC methods Of his predecessors which had been
Last year, he testified. Commissioner Shear
man and DAILY had examined the Department OF
Docks, and. although tn :witnpssIasked them,
had no Improyements to suggest,
He had himself investigated the matter OF
dredging and had como to the conclusion that
the city was getting work of this character
quite a. cheap az private ~parties.
panies were combining to rob the city.
The matter Of '.1reasurer's orderr, he stated.
people who furnished supplies were honorable,
first class business men, and the supplies fur
nl as Se Ts y sSf"sfi iis s nTs. MAS as quite a, 0ood for
the city ss advertising and contracting with the
lowest bidder. -,
that reforms should be instituted 2"
1T Mr.. Cram will name the reforms 1 will
Cannot the Dockmasters' Bureau be re-
'it should be. if such a thing is possible. 1
reform it. Is by leasing all the piers. 1 see no
Regarding the mythical Thomas oBrien. who
held the lease. Of pier 55 East River, Commits
sioner Post said that he bad met q man who said
Kelly.
witness was a good .desSription OF VIM. "
Smyth, now under Indictment for perjury. be-
cause OF his queer testimony in this investi-
Mr., Post testified that he, did not know Mr..
Smyth, and did not know whether this alleged
q few inquiries elected the information that he
had afterwards met MIR. Smyth, and that lie was
the same man who had represented himself rs
MI. Post said that il his opinion the loss to
Commissi ,ner Matthews, said that, In his
opinion. the loss is $40, 900.
Secretary kemble, he said, was charged with
the duty OF seeing THAT leases we're properly ex-
ecuted, but he found that he was incapable and
He found this to be 5eI an unfor.anSts admission.
for N.Y.. Clark proceeded to examine him In de-
tail with reference to the large number Of bad
on the efficiency Of which he had passed.
Mir. Post thought he knew when q lease 10
properly executed, but lawyers disagree SO often
he h~esitated to declare positively that he did.
Mr.. Post launched into an argument to show
s sRsS " Would al RSa Sc Iia SS5f 70 Pal fail up into a. tR RSNSSi sn sSEot of
great syndicate.
He could not tell why John H. Starin is now
occupying 4, 600 square feet of land under
water between piers IL aud 30 North River
without paying anything therefor.
In 1873 Mr.. StRrin agreed to pay 81. 900 for
this land and some other, but now pays but
81, 200 yearly for q portion of it.