The sun., 1889-11-21

oyStermsn IN return for this fsS Of SIS. 900. III
Boyle said that 0ol. 0'Byrpe had rome 10 III
Giving The oYsterpen The exclusive iss oi th
SS ,s sDd ss ssd 4Sn6 SsS sS a. sa $ ' fH'e aS9
q see BIN ssyofsi tinss . ssE = . his ;sayisc, ;s
SSdST SsGSlsSd acted on his S2sics about the SyisS
6Tass pHlss ssEe SSs & CSS ysps sD%S d tTs 20
Nothing else that know 81"
o-DO you consider siaeoo fer esuns,t ~ 81 II,
l9N Sua Sps =, 1os soSsi, far
And What vOuld ySueOp,idsr allow fee, A-AOou
Mr.. Boyle said that after visit he paid Col
0'Byrno In the spring. he vent to q meeting q
Department would probably do what fSsS tSsy
wPPtsS W. sSsd anS a thS BScs
| ers Post and Matthews. and got them TO prom.
the bill was signed In Albany. He swore that
toned between him and the Commissioner
any Of A :Vsr aPs sS wHy y r. p
s1Es:t. "a i. go, A-col osyruo /, til. p..,
S;sr Sf S1 rHG sSs any
e@Ts1s ySa nc Impression os s.nsr.hAs SONS q ins
Mr.. Clark's question as to whether Mr. Boyle
had ever heard OF so large fee as slS,U00 eyer
having been paid o lawyer for services similar
may possibly produce further sensations.
haye heard" said Mr.. Boyle. of 100000
hSys6 hSy oNSn 81 on psd SS 20 S the .ss sd
aside exclusively to the FISH mongers."
enniS shsy nay a. much y rent as the oy't'rmon
,.o.-Did they Eet their legislation from Albany A.
oeT:,l me all you know about this casa A-Idous a
know anything. 'TmeFsy heard that %nch. - N'N
Well. we will investigate this matter" said
missioner Stark about having the rent OF
the oystermens g pier reduced. Mr.. Steas state
ment that 1t had cost $1,000 to have II done
DID you ever hear who got the s1,oooG"
"Who?" asked Mr.. Clark. bending forward,
while The Commissioners turned attensively
MIR. Boyle said It happened in this way: Mr..
lHouseman was e3mmlttee 10 go down and
bid BID on the pier He vas late, however. aud
Mr. Houseman camo in. and. finding that Boyle
1i s"ns c w RS H. I boe aSS sn h y9 %Sn
turn it over TO the oystermen. He did So and
so the oystermen presented him with $1,000
G he rHsF ene s''RSSs %Ss
sS Es!sss 81 IS SFSySa:S y
one day what thought Of the bill. -'A>N
sm a he % ~n @ b as hat TsP:d Sas
Yas ID 5p Sgs xos RSs'sss sor on5 %
asked your hslpi A-IAaid It was impossible for
too busy.
The Investigation goes on to-day
Col. O'Byrne refused to talk last night about
that $4,000 fee raid him by the oystermon.
wanted him they knew where 10 lind him, but
meantime he had nothing to say. Mr. Clark
was wa, asked sse whether he meant to sum:
bill in the Senate. He said that no
charges were brought against Col; Murpliy.
hlm.. The Commissioners and Mr.. Clark 10.
1used to say whether further arrests were in
Gontemplatlon&; % @ 1.-THE They dld not deny that certain
said that all such matters were entirely out OF
their province.
l. Smyth was arrested on last Thursday came
up for examination before Justice Hogan in
TGmbS POfs Court in charge q
There has been some talk afloat since Dock
Investigation on Tuesday that the two other
Commissioners o9tyoted him in the Board
in the investigation. 1t has been
In the interest of Tammany Hall, to enable
boeR DopsPtmsn aPG ths
has been attribntsd to Commissioner
posed that Commissioners Post and Matthews
were County ie nemocrats H and thus held the fort
aEalnst tpe single Iammany commissioner.
Commissioner Matthews was appointed BIZ
Mayor Grace. He empbatically denied yester-
day having ever made the statements attrib-
uted toihim andfurtherannouuced thatihewas
now a Tammany man himself, and therefore
had mai or1ty OF the Board and In !!
consequence had the Dock Department under |
Its control.
=. Why, yes" said Mr.. Matthews yesterday. |
y voted the straight out-and-out Tammany |
years election. More than that l have lately |
applied Tor membership in the Tammany or |
yaniZation of the Twenty. second Assembly |
district. and was told the other day by ono Of |
he heads OF the organization that had boon
duly admitted. have not received any formal |
notification yet, but I believe am member
now.
But am no politician myself and bother
myself very little about the noitical affiliations
'f the men we employ. When Mr.. Cram en-
cred the Board he at once concerned himself
in the matter OF appointments
was perfectly satisfied to lot him make the.
appointments. and believe he has made most
u them II not all. that have, been made since
Ia DecamA n Com mi SgiOnArp