New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-04
SOME or ANDREWS'S JOBS.
Ply WHICH THE CITY
HAS LOST MUCH MONEY

INSIDE HISTORY OF HOW THE COMMISSIONERS
cRoNY WILLIAM A. DAILY. GOT POSSESSION or
THE TUG pAssoRi-No ONE SURPRISED AT
THE CHARGES MADE AGAINST ANDREWS
BEFORE THE LEXow COMMITTEE.
The testimony given before the Lexow Committee
on Thursday by Edgar " Tomlnson, formerly an
excise inspector. who swore that he had pad 10
william s. Andrews. then an Excise Commissioner
I'm the fan OF 1881, a bride OF 500 to secure license
OF the Mason Tortoni. notorious resort a: No.
lsi Lexlngton-ave has surprised no one acquainted
with Andrews methods and history. His sweeping
denial Of MI Tomlinsons allegations may be taken
for what 1t ls worth.
Andrewss ways OF getting money were illustrated
years ago In connection with his cod-blooied treat
ment OF an old Union soldier whose pension money
he had collected. Having obtained possession OF the
veterans p nson and back pay. amounting 10
considerable sum of money, Andrews made ex-
orbitant charges under the color of fees. services
and previous Indebtedness. thus absorbing the
greater part OF the Governments bounty and leav-
ing the old man In ptful state. The exacton or
a fee for obtaining Union soldiers pension over
and above the amount allowed by act OF Congress
Is violation OF the United States statutes. punish
able By fine and imprisonment Andrews. however.
who is recognized as a slick article wherever he
Is known. escaped punishment
SCANDALS IN THE DEPARTMENT.
Andrewss career since Mayor Gilroy transferred
him to the Street Cleaning Department has been
marked by the most hagrant disregard OF the cltys
interests and gross misgovernment. Would a public
spirited Commissioner have recommended the pur-
chase BY the city of the bakers dozen OF rotten and
worthless scows which the Barney Boat-Dumplng
Company tried to dispose OF for S5O,0O. when he
knew that the old huks not worth one-haf that
amount A more bare-faced job has hardly been
known since the DAYS OF Tweed. Yet Andrews ad-
vised the acceptance OF the companys offer on the
OF economy.
Many indefensible plans for extracting money
from the city treasury have been devised since
Andrews became Commissioner Of Street Cleaning
None OF these could be carried into effect without
his cooperation
The scandalous story OF the tug +. Dassori. now
called the Governor. which has been brought
by THE Herald" reveals the Andrews Daily
methods of running the Street Cleaning Department
I'm the interest OF what Andrews calls economy"
The Custom House register shows that the city
bought the Dassori from f.. & l.. Luckenbach on
March &C. 1880, for SCI 900. Andrews and his prede
cessor, Brennan, spent $4,000 this tug for
repairs alone In the years 1899 and 1898, yet In
January 1885, Andrews pronounced II ''unsea-
worthy called II worthless old hulk and
ordered II to be sold. II sold In March last to
John w. Sullivan for 1900. April IS. three weeks
later. William f. Ferguson, president of the Mutual
Towing Company. purchased the Dassori from
Sullivan for the consideration of 81. In an affidavit
made by Andrews In a suit brought against him
by James Reyes. former pilot Of the Dassori, last
February he swore that II the department retained
the vessel 1t would be necessary to have 1t over
hauled and repaired, and to do this would cost not
less than $500. This his chief reason for
oondsmning and selling the Dassori. He also BE-