The evening world., 1894-02-01
PRIVATE CONTRACTS.
Action Brought to Re-
strain Commissioner Andrews.
William Daley Given a Fat lob
Without Any Competition.
butt to Enjoin the City from Paying
the Bills.

Another injunction suit was filed to-
May, in the Supreme Court against the
Mayor. the Aldermen, William s. An
drews, Commissioner of STRENGTHENING,
LComptroller Fitch and William Daley,
Ii contractor.
The action Is brought to restrain the
Comptroller from paying a large amount
money to Contractor William Daley
Or work performed for the city under a
Srivate contract between Commissioner
lndrews and Daley.
The injunction proceedings were COM
nenced by Attorney George w. Dease,
( the Pulitzer Building. upon behalf
I his client, Capt. James Keyes, a
ilot, formerly in the employ of the
treet-Cleaning Department.
On Jan. 3, when Commissioner W. s.
andrews retired the city's tugboats
!. Dossori and Municipal from active
(ervice and tied them up at the Seven
zenith street wharf, East River, he pro-
eeeded to make private contract with
one William Daley to tow garbage
scows to sea without advertising for
bids or making any public announcement
Of such contract.
After having made this private con-
tract with William Daley, Commits
sioner Andrews. on Monday last, printed
In The World" the following authori-
tative declaration:
The charge that /. as Commissioner
OF Street Cleaning. have made contracts
for work as a matter of favor or at the
request of politicians or friends, is un-
qualifiedly false. Every contract made
and every contract for the purchase of
supplies has been given TO the lowest
bidder. without reference to any other
consideration whatever. i have acted
done were I conducting a private bust
ness, and without any other considera-
ton than that of the best interest of
And also this:
when | came into the Department the
owing of scows, TO sea was done under
an agreed schedule Of prices. l have
which the towing is done for less than
in the article has any interest in such
towing, or ever spoke to me regarding
Why Commissioned Andrews made III sc
positive statements. which. according to
the facts alleged. are absolutely untrue.
The papers filed in the New York SUI
preme. Court to-day contain briefly the
f0lal9HMini niu fasts an IS a sKlleSS1ft ap restraining
and enjoining the said defendants, and
each of them, from carrying out the al
legged contract between William S. An
drews. as Commissions of the Depart
ment of STRENGTHENING. and William
Daley. or paying any moneys thereun-
der. and restraining and enjoining the
defendant. Ashbel P. Fitch, as Comp
any moneys due or to become due upon
the said alleged contract. and for such
other and further, relief as the Court
The afidavit Of James Keyes.. upon
(which the inianstion suit Is based. con-
claims TO have a contract executed by
William s. Andrews, as Commissioner Of
Street-Cleaning. for the towing of scows
of the city of New York.
Under his alleged contract, Commits
t traeted a a. pay the has ss,a uWT!iHiIW yam ns GGn;
the sum of f4s for towing two scows from
New York city to sea and return when
IN pairs and s25 for towing one single
scow to sea from the city of New York,
and that said alleged fraudulent and un-
lawful contract claimed to nave been
made since Jan. :. 1894, and that there
about $4,000, already claimed by the said
Daley and about to be approved by
Andrews and paid by Comptroller Fitch,
and there is claimed about $500 per day
for the future.
The said %contraet is made in violation
sollid tlon ACT, Wnlcn provide that the
final disposition of city refuse cannot be
disposed OF by contract by the Commits
sioner of STRENGTHENING for periods ex-
ceeding five years, and except to respon-
sible persons and parties, and excent
when such contract has been approved.
both as to terms and conditions, by the
Board OF Estimate, and except when
entered upon with adequate security and
when advertisements for proposals for
such contracts shall hEve been made In
the newspapers and the contract award
ed to the lowest responsible bidder.
THAT under the law the said contract
Is absolutely null and void and fraudu-
lent from the beginning.
That the deponent is informed and
believes that the said William Daley is
entirely irresponsible n with no means
with which to do the work contem-
plated in said alleged contract. and that
the said facts were well known to W. S,
Andrews at the time of making the CON
tract.
"Deponent further says said contract
rs also unnecessary and detrimental to
the taxpayers Of New York.. as the city
~Purchased for the express purpose OF
lowing scows to sea; and that on Jan.
1894. w. 8. Andrews unlawfully placed
Ihid steam vessels out of commission
Snd discharged their crews"
William Daley, who Is the contractor
this private contract with Commits
Homer Andrews, is a resident Of Brook
kn. He is better known as Capt. Bill
filey, who last year was employed as
Dot on Astor's yacht Nourmahal. He
kns nc tugboats, but sublets his CON
tcts to the Mutual Towing Company
others. receiving a commission on
same.