The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-20
HEARING ENDED.
Thorough Rottenness of the
Street and Water Board
Laid Bare.
TESTIMONY YESTERDAY.
phil Muldoon Admits He Didn't
Believe His Own State
ment.
EDDIE DUGAN'S EFFR0NTERY
Proves He and His Companions
Are the Five Bad Men of
the Town.
EDDIE DUGAN'S EFFRONTERY
SUMMING UP OF COUNSEL.

SUMMING UP OF COUNSEL.
At three o'clock yesterday afternoon, at
the adjourned hearing of charges preferred
against the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners before Mayor Wanser, the Alder
manic chamber presented a crowded appear
ance, The lobby was packed, and curious
citizens found seats in the enclosure of the
Tax Commissioners office, and even occupied
chairs within the rail to the right and left of
the Mayors seat. Corporation Counsel
Edwards and Corporation Attorney Spencer
Weart with Clerk Nevin sat beside his Honor.
The first witness called by Counsellor Chas.
D. Thompson was the redoubtable Inspector
of Sidewalks, sPhir' Muldoon. That gentle
man having c~oughed, cleaned his glasses,
adjusted his tie and smiled benignly on the
Mayor, told the Court that he is Inspector of
Sidewalks. His duties. he said, are to find
out where sidewalks needed repairs and
notify the owners. He had notified owners
on Steuben, Grove, Pavonia avenue, Seventh,
Fifth and Coles streets, Jersey venue, New
ark avenue, and in fact nearly every princi-
pal ~thoroughfare in this particularly de-
graded city. Inside of thirty days, as a re-
suit of those notices sent, three thousand feet
of sidewalks nave been repaired. In none of
these instances has the City been obliged to
do the work, excepting around Hamilton and
Van Worst parks. Some of these sidewalks
were repaired at the instances of Mr.. Simp-
son, who, when Mayor, had instructed him
to look after certain sidewalks.
MULDOoN'S BUSINESS.
'sWhat is your business!' blandly asked
.Ju0oa DOUGLASS on crOSS-eXamlQatlOn.
"Well, Sidewalk Inspector, II | am in
the liquor business with my son." replied
Mr.. Muldoon.
@Have you had any experience in side
walksg' asked Mr.. Douglass.
"Not personally. never laid none"
sThis business at the corner of Grove
street and Newark avenue, the cigar bust
ness, what time do you give to thata Allow
it to run itself, eh?'' asked counsel.
81 attend to it during dinner hours and at
night" said Mr.. Muldoon with a smile.
aWhere is your record of sidewalks in
handed the official record, called his honor's
attention to the fact that there were nc
entrees therein.
,sOh, yes, there are" cried COMMISSIONS
Dugan, IF you'll put on your glasses"
Judge Douglass put on his glasses and
blank pages
Witness said that he had served several
thousands of notices and he had given the
Clerk of the Street and Water Board the
number served.
"Well, then" said Judge Douglass, putting
his finger on the innumerable blank pages in
Mr.. Muldoon's record, where are all the en-
tries of notices!o
Mr.. Muldoon wasn't prepared to say where
they were recorded.
edo you know of any single instance where
you served a notice and the work was donea"
"Yes.n
sWhere is it? name one,n asked counsel.
Mr.. Muldoon could name one on Clinton
avenue in the case of Seth Babcock.
"What do you do with the notice after you
nave served itf' was the next question.
Mr.. Muldoon didn't know. He served it
and that's all there is to it."
$50 that there is no record of your serving
any notice which had been attested tor said
Judge Douglass
mo. there's none"
Asked by Mr.. Douglas if he had ever served
any notices on property owners on Danforth
avenue. witness said he had, but couldn't
r~ecollect whom.
PILLS ASSISTANT.
'Had you an assistant?' asked Mr.. Doug
lass.
eyes, witness replied.
1What did he dog asked Mr.. Douglas.
"Assisted me when I was sick" said wit
ness.
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appear.
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