The evening world., 1894-03-05
Here's an Appeal for the Senate TO
Investigate the City De-
partmentS.
ABUSES ALLEGED IN ALL OF THEM.
The Independent County Organization Sends
q Memorial to Albany and
Cites Many Facts.

municipal departments. and asking for
committee of investigation. This me-
mortal was forwarded last night to the |
Chairman of the Committee on cities OF |
the Senate. Cornelius Il. Parsons. of
Rochester.
The committee. which includes John
ID. Townsend, William A. Cans, Joseph
A. Steiner. John =. Smith and Ernest
Hervier, say in their opening that they
believe the leaders OF Tammany Hall
are amassing great fortunes at the ex-
pense OF the people. and are so surround
ing themselves with moneycd protection
that 1t would be difficult. IL not impossi-
bic, to remove their grasp upon the city
unless YOU serd to our rescue at once"
While expressing satisfaction at the
fact thrt tn" Legislature has realized the
necessity Cf appointing committee to
investigate the Police Department, the
memorial urges "the greater Importance
Of a thorough investigation into the
methods of the other departments of our
city government. The Police Department
is und, nably. but only indirectly. under
the influence OF Tammany bosses. while
1t Is mainly by their manipulation of
other departments that they have be-
come rich and have drawn vast corpo-
rations to their support
I'VE believe that we echo the wishes
of all good citizens when we urge you
to select from your body a committee to
whom you will intrust necessary powers
to compel attendance of witnesses, with
sufficient means to effect thorough ex-
animation, and to whom you VIII give
reasonable time TO expend OH the work,
do nt lfAIt
ent departments of the city government.
particularly those to which we now
briefly refer"
This is followed by wholesale on
slaught on city departments. The Fire
Department Is considered as follows:
ALLEGED FIRE DEPARTMENT
FRAUDS.
"a complaint was recently made to the
Mayor by Henry winthrop Gray. late
Fire Commissioner. against the business
Ing that the city has been compelled,
through that department. to pay grossly
exorbitant bills
"Mr. Gray says that horses were pur-
chased for $500 apiece which could read
lily have been bought for $50 each. and
he gives details OF other purchases made
In the same way. Mr. Gray NJ, further M
partment were wilfully destroyed,so that
facts might be perverted
"A statement like this, coming from
than probable that other frauds have been
practised. and that the probing OF the
department by an investigating commit
tee Is desirable
COMING DOCK EXPENDITURES.
The tremendous expenditures proposed
by the Dock Department are next taken
This branch Of the city government"
| the memorial says. us about to be IN
Tn .ne reeen G transer o
a good Tammany business man from
the position OF a Police Justice to this
department is evidence that Tammany
Among other things, this department
! wishes to purchase 45O city lots at an
expenditure of s2,7Oo,0oO; II Il also au-
thorIzei to expend upon IN the 20 JOCKS; eaGn
! now suggested to eXpend about ~, 600, 900
on the west side water front. With the
consent OF the Commissioners, OF the
which Is also composed OF Tammany
men, has power to even change the 10
cation OF the piers on our wafer fronts
| and to alter ana extend the present pier
| head lines. This power might inclte I'M
mense expenditures.
THOSE ASPHALT PAVING CON
TRACTS.
or the Department of Public Works
only the asphalt paying Is touched, upon; ~
private -roperty in the Croton water
shed. and the granite paving pool; ,,o
1T has been openly charged. tne
memorial goes on, that the Barber As
phait Paving Company. with combina- :
| tion of it's own, and with the aid OF
| this department has defrauded the city
ont of many thousands of dollars, ana Is
| continuing to do 80. 1t Is believed that
this fraud Is and has been perpetrate,l
mainly by means OF the drawing OF suGli
contracts for asphalt paving as virtually
a, fnr
this department have thought proper. a
careful Investigation of the methods OF
this department since lSss WILL we iee'
certain, unearth great frauds
TAMMANY AND THE PARKS.
The big expenditures of the Park De-
partment are described AS follows:
I'm this department. which is also
under Tammany control, important con
tracts are said to be drnwm generali!
in manner favoring Tammany con
tractors and virtually cutting on com,
petitors who have no such political
Lacking. .,. nh, ,,,
trnCt made for the Speedway gave
discretionary power to the Park Com
missioners to pay TO the contractor
who obtained The work, In their dis
done-an estimate Of such work to b'
made not more than once "A month. am
at the discretion OF the commissioners
should "A friendly contractor obtain th'
lob he would be able to carry II OF
with comparGtively small capital, whil,
am outsider might not he able to Obtain
any pay for such work until It's com
pletlon, and. therefore. would be un
able to compet. for the work unless
he had large financial support
"In most II the departments the chic
aim In preparing contracts Is to drive
AWAY all parties who are not backet
by Tammany influence.
SCHOOLS IN THE TIGERS
CLUTCHES
"Our school system is In danger.
''the ms mortal continues, "as its contro
has fallen into the hands OF TammanN
lenders. who are using IL To adVauc,
their own Interests, As an illustration
A short time ago Leopold Wormscr, VIII,
for five years had been an eiiicien
trustee In the Twelfth Ward OF thi
city, was deposcd AS he openly charges
through the Vaccinations of Mchae
MulQueen, aided by his father-i in
law, Thomas +. Gilroy, Mayor of thi
city, and one Michael Callaghan wa
installed in his place This was brough
about although $500 citizens, including
the best men I'm the ward. had signe'
petitions asking for Mr.. Wormser'
rcappointment. Mr., callaghan is sal
TO be n sugar broker, who had neve
held any position in the school system
and was unQuestiOnably selected be
cause he was TammanN Hall man, an
fast friend of Mulqueen.
THE ENCISE MACHINE.
, "Thc Excise Board Is now "A mere po
I litical machine through which saloon