The morning call., 1892-02-11
NJ MORE PUT UP"
A "BlO0d Money" Row in the
Street Department.
Deputy Corcoran's Demand Repudiated by
Contractor j. H Bingham Come
Plain Talk.

There was short and sharp clash of con-
fiictlng interests in the Street Department
yesterday that let in a deal of light on the
management of that Office.
j, IL. Bingham is a street contractor and
mas Tor many years been a successful COM
petltor for fair share of the numerous con-
tracts awarded by the Board Of Super
Vlsors. His most recent job was the paving
OF Fell street, between Steiner and Pierce,
with bituminous rock, amounting to over
$4,000. Yesterday he called in at the Street
Department to get the work approved so
that he could proceed by the usual methods
to get his pay.
IL appears that by the agreement OF all
concernedin the work, both property-owners
and city authorities, the center of the
street was paved four inches off grade, that
is, departure of four inches from the Off
cl2l curve was allowed When Mr.. Blng-
nam presented his demand for approval he
was met by Deputy CorcOra1, VINO, during
the present administration, has assumed an
Importance Of high degree in the Street De-
partment.
COrcOran will be better remembered as the
eX-Deputy Sheriff who during the molders
strike went down on Tar Flat one night
and b0mbarded a foundry, for which he
was arrested and charged variously with
assault to murder, assault with deadly
weapon, etc; also promptly discharged
from the Sheriff's Office.
IN AN ABRUPT MANNER.
He met Contractor Bingham in a very
abrupt manner, so the spectators say,
and refused to approve the work. He
declared so it is alleged by the
contractor and spectatOrs-it was not prop
erly done, and he would be BANKED II the
contractor should get cent of pay unless
he put up " for it, He would, however,
approve the demand upon the receipt OF
500.
Mr.. Bingham was not in very good
hum0r. His relations with Coreoran never
had been of the warmest, and he had always
chated under the domineering and inSOlent
manner Of the man Of mighty pulls" He
had fully made up his mind to put up with
1t no longer.
Corcoran's demand was repudiated. Bng-
hamb roke forth on him with bewldering
torrent of anathema. He called the aston
ished deputy several times BANKED thief, a
scOundrel, q rObber and & long list Of other
appellatiOns of questionable character not
found in the Suuday-schoOl textbook. AS
he warmed up to his work he grew fairly
eloquent in his flights Of inyectiye and Yitu-
peratiOD.
WILL STAND IT NO LONGER.
81 told the - -" said Mr..
Bingham, that 1 wouldn't stand his rot
tenness any longer. l have put up enough
for the Street Department, and | don't pro-
| pose to submit to it another day. | have
been compelled ever since this man has
| been in the Office to put up or get no busl-
ness, and I'm tired Of it. | have been robbed
and robbed till Pm sick of the business,
and propose to have it stopped right here
I'm not the only contractor who has had
| to stand this sort of business. by any
MEANS" added MIR. Bingham. Nearly
| every contractor III the business is tapped
| Systematically by COrcOran or some one else
| in the Office, just about as corrupt and the
man who does not stand in gets no work.
why, Coreoran had not been in the
| Office twenty-four hours before he made
| known his position, and there was not bit
! Of diplomacy about it"
| Mr.. Bingham says he does not doubt that
! he is now blacklsted, but he prefers
TO take his chances elsewhere for work than
| pay tribute in the Street Department. And
| he declares that this is not the last of it,.
| He will have his rights there or tell lots
more that he knows about mismanage-
| ment Of that office.
His blood has reached bellicose tenn
! perature, and there may yet be some inter-
| esting news from MI. Gillerau's head
| oUaTlprS