The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19

spector for several years; made, some state
msn,s to The e9mmittee which Will be interest
Re! said cs that ana Si iron was 90.
ing In. aud as the Superintendent was there
s so swoe SsksS sS shs
that the superintendent, knew the work TINT
sssf It hqi ss ras sP sSns SP sss
MI. Bsscall told, the committee that he had
aS 1ss sGt"S nssus
Bis dssF which wns Unsigned
ssss IL iss sa;Ss ss
the spspoin.mens q Mr. NJ beSevoise IL issa
Charles Brqwa another general inspector
sa2ops Tor each baIidnT. n and ssst was his
duty TO see the. buildings were erected accord
ing Y sso lRRsea lo% tho time o, starting
nothing to do with the Gasflttine or the can't
under Penalty " f Being G psnisSed "'' " a'0n''
psssTsss shS snas9y
them over. 0deil came to me and Threatened
R ns with personal violence II interfered with
You say. Odcll told you not to interfere I'M
der pss aS WI Bf 6Sa
he TG1d kss Of tine that he
with odeii to Debevoise. and that Debevoise
had advised him not to NEEDLE, witt, the SAM:
tary part OF the work. After that Brown did
Michael +: Long and James H Robinson.
day inspectors. and William McMapnis also
The sss q tsas sSey had been 5ee made
with Odeiis sanitary Inspecting. and that It
sons
did not think he relied Wholly on the certiii-
Gates OF the inspectors as to the work that was
The report concludes:
The members Of the committee have given
much time to the c2nsideration Of this i'm
pipes extending but one foot Above ths roof in.
TIE specified A 4 lead pips in seven large school
6nlidings, covering period Of several years In
stoves and boilers in three school buildings:
the entire omission to supply street washers.
sh IN
three school buildings should have easily been
h By nes
failed to call attention to them. 49,
competent and honest superintendence and
inspection BY the parties responsible. 10 for the
same WOulu easily nave pfOteCteU the CITY
from the gross imposition and fraud that 1t
The committee believing that there are
sums Of money that should be recovered from
the contractors and that there are perhaps
persons who should be punished" recon.
men3ed that the report be referred to counsel
t. Determine what action should be taken.
Before the report was submitted to the full
Board an opportunity was given to Mr.. Dehe-
yoise to examine the testimony taken before
the committee with leave to submit any COM
munication he chose before 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Dehevoise availed himself Of
the opportunity. His letter. submitted just at
3 o'clock. says. among other things in ref
erence to the testimony taken by the COM
mittse:
ar sense q the word evidence: they are not
q se
and deductions 1.-THE various persons who were
Called by the committees Sotns OF the ques-'
and determination to elicit anything
that would iniure me and. to suppress
anything tina. would be y. Of o benefit to
examine the work in detail. II I. was.
alone should have been employed.
II was entirely unreasonable to employ Q
large number to discharge certain duties and
pay them for Il. and then to place NO reliance
hours s day and nearly Lost my liIe: worked e;
myself. and 1t Is exasperating to the last de-
gree to now find that an attempt Is being
made to iniure my reputation and standing In
this community"