The evening world., 1893-12-09

purpose of creating competition. among
sellers to the Department. When re-
9uisi,i,o,ns would be made upon sn, me 2, by
l would send several bids out to the dit
ferent firms. obtaining from them the
lowest cash price on the bids. After the
returns would be made from the several
firms ] would then procure from the
bookkeeper the returns from these peo-
pie and award the orders for supplies
to the lowest bidders. | think the system
saved money" ~
as ..i follows n,,Ic,,so, more horses from r,ss
& Doerr for the simple fact that they
could get us good supply right along.
Other dealers could have done 1t, but
] have never been spoken to by living
soul In the horse business TO my Know
ledge except Dahlman and FiHs a.
Doerr" ~
In answer TO the question, "Will you
please state Why SO many any, noTSes ,r %cre
tnce to other dealcrs|' witness fireman
"There were 100 horses purchased while
I was sick, because Fiss IL Doerr Il
horses were good and up to the stand
ard. and satisfied the requirements OF the
Department. 80,
Where did the comparative DID system
Brennan swore that he took the earli-
est opportunity as city street Cleanini;
Commissioner to discharge all hired
animals However, the records show
that Brennan expended nearly AO0OV
during the twelve months of last year
for hired horses
Witness Brennan made the following
| statement under oath
Horses must weigh at the very least
i,4bo pounds. II the horse does not
But Michael Kennedy, superintendent
| of Stables under Brennan, when asked
II the administration OF fireman KNOW.
| than Lao pounds. replel.
Witness brennan stated under oath
| that the only horses under l,iJO pounns
horses for driving purposes There are
now In the Department, however, SIX
teen driving horses. i've express norsts
and two truck horses; lni ,yL. .sa II,
| Before tn" Commissioner OF Accounts
in star chamber session, william Fiss
OF the horsc-den!ing hrm or flss q
Doerr, made the statement under oa,u
that his firm sold TO the city no horses
| over seven years OF age ~,
In contradiction of this, the bills ana
voucher ON his IT., IT. IN, nv I bnmph, ash,
cart horses eight and nine years or age.
Mr. Fiss, In agreeing TO sell asn,c "a y
horses to the city of Newark Tor siAs nI
horses, hut offered the largest and best
horses In his stalls. of thc sam" KIM
as he sold 10 the city Of sew York:
Mr.. Tiss swears that ne k hn,wa mo'' Mr
! Doerr and Mr.. Coles, Of Newark. wneie
in the price OF $is 80 Was quoted.
| fac-simile of which " Tnc rNemni,ii't
| World" printed. when. in truth MIR. Tla'
assisted In the composition of the agree
mcnt. and suggested certain Facts 10 III
inserted therein ,. ,,, ro
when Mr.. Coles, or MeW 'I..,r.,m r'"' +,
furnish aSh-cart horses at, i..Ju tach
and was departing from inr S,noi ~,
| William Fiss followed MI. Coles ~ ,n
ioor md intimntcd that II ne ''oies
could bring about the sale OF horses T.
| The civ Gi Newark, there wou'h p
something in II for Coles, .,, l..
Nl the star-Chnmber inVestiHation pe
! cor, "a able and owen. John -. lDoerr.. o
| The firm Of F'iss a. Do"rr, swore thht w
city OF New York would not buy carr
horses over seven years OF nHe but an
records show that the city ala purchas
| horses eight and even nine years oiu.
Rega dir III" contract or aSreemen,
between the firm OF Fiss & l)oerr ana :,
D. coles, of Newark. wherein the hrn
offered 10 furnish ash-cnrt horses =,
SlI.5J each. MI. Doerr says under 9atn {,
Il dictated the letter and Mr.: heii';
th!s bookkceper) took the out''hes 70, q
on A piece OF paper ana wrote Inc ie,t'
afterwards. | was called out Ill III
Mr. coles alrrms that MIR. Reilly wrot
The entire ,etter at rhe and ni'" signed tn
| u 4, 1
: nrm's name In the presence Oh oo'" !"
employers. ,..,,,oa,i,
conducted nv Wahle and owen, Micha'
/ Kennedy, Superintendent of stables !
, the STRENGTHENING Department W"
asked .,, ,,, n,
minis,ration OF Mr.. brennan knoWingi
accepted horses weighing less thah liz
pounds $780,, ,,,to,.
huu
: close knitted horses. hut they were
, vcrv tine quality and scrviceablc."
Then Witness Kennedy was asked IN
i what was the age required OF horst
a used by the Department.? and this wa
/ tho astonishing reply the witness maze
= "There was never any .aSs sp%G ,,,S IN
a the reuulsiuon., siurscs that we wpu'a III
y mostly would be from fiVe To 'ISht yea
old" -...,,,,,
= One of the twelve witnesses examtn,
9 Mt the star-chamber investigation WI
r. Isaac II. pahlman. horse dealer;
i said he had sold horses TO- the est stree
: Cleaning department ~ 1881 Tor S5o "ac
: He did not state however, that he !
reivei s3aj S.,5, and even $40, each. f
n some OF the horses sold 10 tn" city. as
II the fact ,-.. =. :,
. FIRE department Weighing from leo
$50 pounds for $500 Chch. lie also Si
@ that hursea were II per cent. cheaper no
4 tnan they We're six months ago
When asked to state upon oath WI
l., ash-cart horses were cheaper now I'M
"A six months ago, MIR Dahiman made Il
:. following remarkable statement;
. .'Thc numerous auctions that ha
" been in New York for the last two Al
a half months aud the Brooklyn ra
l., roads puttlug in their trolley "yste
n that threw about 9,W0 10 LOOM horses
~ the market; there are also n great MAJ
.. horses brought from New Jersey to NJ
II York that have been displaced by I
l. trolley; there have also been In I
neighblrhood Of from 800 to LOCO hors
&C belonging to the Broadway Railroad tn