New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-22

tics in city. His home Is In the Third Ward. and
he Is an influential member OF the Republican assoca'
ton Of that part OF the city. TO which he removed
from the Fourth Ward two years ago. He has been
"A member Of the Republican General Committee for
many years. and has been delegate to many nomi-
mating conventions. including the Republican National
Convention OF 1sss. at Chicago Mr.. Dady IS forty-
three years old. and born in Brooklyn. In early
life he was Il bricklaycr and was employed In the
Navy Yard. In 1873 he was the foreman Of The
work upon The Federal building In Newfork.
lie was foreman Of tho work Of constructing,
the Brooklyn Municipal Department Building In
1876. a structure which has the unique distinction
Of having been built for less than the 100000 APP
propriacd for It's construction At the time when
commissioners Bennett. Flahcrty and Massey were
at the head Of the city Works Department he was
superintendent Of sewers. and held this place when
Commissioners Worth and Hazard succeeded McSSrS.
Flahery and Bennett. From lSs2 TO 1855 he was
Superintendent OF Federal Buildings for Ncw-iork
and Brooklyn After the incoming Democratic Al.
minis traton deprived him Of that Office he becam"
general contractor and has been engaged in many
Important works lie Is interested in granite quarri,S
and str ct-car corpNatons. VI. Dady has many warm
friends. and he Is exceedingly popular among those
with whom he Is thrown INTO association. whether
he will remain at the head OF the Executive Com
mtce man will be chosen, Is vet uncer-
tain. Mr.. Dady the ReI~>lican candidate Tor
Congress in n hopclcsSy Democratic district last fall.
and defeated by Joseph G. Hendrix. lie has been
mentioned as an available candidate for Sheriff next
fall
The choice NJ members Of the new Executive Com
mittoe las 10 be made according 10 the bylaws Of
the General Committee before tho end OF this month
Tho delegates TO the General Committee from each
ward ly a majority vote select ono 81 the number 10
net rs Executive member. This makes the committee
consist OF thiriy-two chosen members, and the chair
iron, o. he Committee
are cx-oricIo member, Among the members Of the
Executive Committee already chosen are A. Ialleck,
In the Fo,irch Ward ". J. McThillamy In the Filth
Ward: John W. walker In the seventh Ward W.
II. y. Cadmu,. in the Eighth Ward ". H. Quinn. In
the Ninth Ward: +. F. Williams, in the Eighteenth
Ward: Charles j. IIaubcrt. In the Twenty seventh
ward; Henry Asher IN the Twenty eighth Ward;
John Matthews in FatlandS. and Arson strattoh, IN
G,nv,end Among the other members practically
decided upon are Theodore b. Willis. in the First;
VI. J. Dady. In the Third Henry Wagner. In tho
Fourteenth Joseph Benjamin. In the sixteenth; Jacob
Worth I'm the Nineteenth: John IL. kcnble In the
Twenty second and David y. Baldwin. In the Twenty
third wards. The names Of Jacob North and David
A. Baldwin are mentioned in connection with the
craftsmanship.
The announcement OF ;he sale at auction OF inc
binding at Fuon-st. and Court square this week
rcc,l, one Of the disastrous financial events III inc
history Of the city The building VA, erected by tn"
Long Island saving, Bank. which failed some hn"'n
or sixteen years ago. There were many depositors
ana there much excitement among them wheh the
announcement made that the doors OF the llSttu-
lion were closed. The bank went Into hqmda'"h
and the deposorS received IA conSdcram" portion o.
tho omoun,, due them. Til, the only savings
institution In the city that ever became financially
cmbor,as,,,i The brooklyn Trust Company was once
seriously crippled financially and Its president shot
himself at Concy Island. The Atlantic state Bank, In
lower Fulton-,t.. failed few years ago. owing TO
financial stresses affecting number OF Newlorh bahkN'
The Long Island saving, Bank building Is sub
,iantia story structure. occupied 10y the ohceS
OF the Kings County Elevated Railway Company. the
Hrooklyn and Brighton Beach Railroad Company,
the Fulton Municipal Gas Company ana olher cor
poratlon, probable that 1t will Ice increased III
height and made spacious Office building after IL
lrsScs into new hands
After being out OF Use for nearly year. the stair
case on tn, south side Of Fulton ST. at the FlatDiSh-
ave. station Of the Kings County elevated road has
finally been rebuilt ami is again In comnisslOn IL
was sadly damaged ut the fire In the ohi'h " "'"S
building alongside OF it la, winter, when the tower OF
the building fell upon the elevated structure and broke
down girdcr and injured the station. rs there was
staircase on tn opposite side OF the street for use
by passengers thi, point. the broken staircase re-
mnincd unrcparci until the burned building has been
partially rebuilt. The conductors on the elevated
trains call out the name of tn" station rs "tiatD'Sh'
giving the impression to persons unfamiliar with the
city that the village of FatbuSh i ut thls point when
II Is really miles away along the line of the street
which takes its name from the village ana terminates
Fulton-st
The serious situation OF tn city In view Of the lack
OF facilities for supplying sufficient water for daily USE
bring, home 10 all the dwell, ~ in the city with most
forcibc object lesson the criminal acknowledgement of
public aiair, Hal the city been supplied with the
pumping facilities which needed, and for which the
Mayor and city Work, Commissioner had vnly tried TO
get the Aldermen t, make III" necessary appropriation
before th, month. there would have been no trouble.
Early last spring the matter was presented TO the NJ
dcrmcn and tn. situation set forth by the en-
cheers Of the Cty Works Department orcbly and
Il ary The matter was referred to "A committee and
+, ,tcd thc.r. When the Aldermen adjourned for the
summer vacation without action IN the matter. Mayor
Eoody called special session O the board ard again
directed attention 70 the mattc:. But quorum failed
10 attend ana when the board finally he'd II meeting
no action taken. When the accident TO of the
Ridgcwoud pumping engines occurred, ana a shortened
supply pumped for three weeks while the repairs
we're helng made the Alderman siill delayed mahing
the appropriation. and II not until ntmation
was given 10y Boss Mclaughlin tElt action must
be- taken that it brought about. The
whole difficulty in this in other matters ancclin.
the City Works Department is due 10 the steadfas
stand Of Commissioner Adams In refusing TO per-
nit tn" Aldermen To control the giving out of CON
tracts for the proposed improvements. II WI, only
after long delays and lighting the matter step by step
that tn Aldermen Induced TO appropriate tho three
four millions of dollars expended In extending the
water supply system of the city out on Long Island
and adding the reservoirs. pump, and wells found
absolutely Indispensable at this time The Aldermen
~ the expressive phrase OF former member of the
body. want TO get their hooks IN when contracts
are gwen out. The contractors find IL more advan-
tag ous 10 deal with single head OF n department
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