The evening world., 1891-11-20
.PLUNG|NG THE knife DEEPER.
Only the Skin Taken Off the
School Building Frauds Yet.
Contractor Keogh Says tho Investi-
gators Mako Him Tired.

There are lively times in prospect for those
who have been charged with frauds in con-
nection with the erection OF new school
buildings during the past six years
The Committee on Buildings, OF the Board
OF Education, which unearthed the startling
condition OF affairs set forth in its report,
is going right along with the investigation.
The committeeman believe that they have
only got at the surface frauds as yet, and
that more careful and thorough examina-
tion of many Of the new buildings will result
In tho disclosure OF others stu more serious
which have been perpetrated upon the city
BY the contractors
The nrst thing which win b done BY the
Committeeman It's members say to-day that
they are going to lose no time-is to appoint
q committee OF six building experts to e1-
anime and report on all school buildings con-
structed during the last six years.
The committee will consist Of practical
man representing each department OF the
building trades, practical plumber, steam
inter, q carpenter, mason, painter and q
bricklayer.
There were forty-one buildings erected for
the Board OF Education during the period OF
| ex-Supt. Debevoises incumbency, and each
one Of these Will be visited and examined.
Mr.. Snyder, the present Superintendent Of
School Buildings, will assist the Committee Of
experts in making its Investigations II nee
essary, floors will be torn up and walls
stripped on TO discover evidences OF the
cheats and frauds which the Commissioner
| say have been resorted TO.
Counsellor Rufus G. Beardsley, to whom the
| 49, Ant ,tnt-
shall be taken to recover the money OF which
the city has been deirauded and secure the
punishment Of the offenders, is now busy in.
vsstigating the evidence which the Buildings
Committee has taken during the past few
months, and ts expected to have his report
ready to present 10 the Board at its next
| meeting.
Commissioner Little, who has Just resigned
ings Committee, OF which he was Chairman
did not conduct It's investigation for the pur.
pose OF damaging Mr. Debevoiso. When II
and It's only result SO far has been the dis.
missal OF Sanitary Inspector Odell
the same COMMITTEES, says; SNo charge, S
has always held high reputation as mar
and skilled mechanic.
"The members OF the Committee have moi
tives but those OF duty. We simply want Z
get NJ the facts, and II makes no direrenc,
| who Is hurt by them.
"Judging from Mr.. Debevose's own figures
II the loss to the city already discovered II
six OF the buildings amounts to 5000 or more
the whole loss on the forty-one schools on th'
same basis would be $4,000. II Is certainly
matter that is worth Investigating.
Another or the Commissioners said to-day
Fraud and collusion have been clearly In
dicated In the Investigations made by TIN
committee, but who the guilty parties arr
has not yet been determined.
The walls OF the school ut Lencx avenu,
and One Hundred and Thirty-fourth stree
alone represent substantial steal OF thou
sands ] believe when all the facts nav,
amazed and astounded at the holiness an,
robbed"
The contractors who have had anything /,