The evening world., 1894-04-09
the old one /, had occupied but John II.

the old one II had occupied. but John II.
/ lnman got th" pier for the American
line The drnught of the American liners
called for an additional ten feet Of depth.
The first dredging was only twenty-five
| feet deep Consequently Morris &
Cummings got $4,000 cubic yards more of
dredging between May and October OF
that ycar-on the Trcasurer's orders. OF
course.
The mud and sand being temporarily
/ disposed Of, rock was next encountered.
This tn. board blasted out at its own
expense, and then. 10 and behold. up bob
screncly Morris u Cummings again. but
this time not on trcasurers orders but
! to the tune OF the other "wced joker.
otherwise known ns days labor. under
the employment of the Dock Board.
Here the broken rock was dredged for
eighty days. at $50 day, total of
81, 900 more for Morris & Cummings.
! Experts IL the business say they would
have been glad to drodgc out that
broken stone on a contract for $1,000.
James II. Lcary did well when he went
on Commissioner Phelan's bond.
James - Lenry has more powerful
friend than Commissioner phelan. Ed
ward S. Stokes proprietor of the Hoff-
man House, is probably the most power
ful man in Tammany Hall. next to
Richard Croker, and he owes his power
entiroi: 20 Richard Croker's friendship
II "A man can get Stokess support ht
can get pretty nearly anything that Is
worth getting from Tummany Hall
This will be news to the general public
! perhaps, but those ION the inside" hav,
: known this for long time. Stokes ant
) Croker became acquainted when the,
| were both In the Tombs under indict
ment for murder and the friendship ha!
been kept up ever since. If you arr
after anything Stokes is the best man t.
know. lie is IA royal entertainer. and tn,
names of the prominent people of thi.
town who have h"l pleasant days anC
nights on his yacht. the Fra Dlavolo. and
nt his hotel. the Hoffman House, would
: surprise most citizens. Stokes is
power in New York and James D. Lear.
ana Edward S. Stokes are partners II
several ventures.
James II. Loary nns become silen
partner in the HonmIn House. Whether
Phelan anI Duval supply the liquors OF
this place is not known. Only short
time ago The World published the follow,
Ing item:
STOKES CAFES INCORPORATED.
new company was Incorporated at ALBANY
yesterday. the directors OF which are L. s
Stokes. j. D. Lcary and G. W. Cornish TIL,
capital stock of the company Is $50 900 Mr.
Stokes was seen last night at the HOFFMAN IIous
and said the new company merely represented hi
downtown cafes. The one Beaver street an,
the one on Exchange place sold at publ
auction n few weeks ago to satisfy judgment oh
tainei by the Farmers Loan and Trust Company
Both were hought In at very low price b!
parties representing Mr. Stokes.
Mr.. Leary knew Mr.. Stokes before
, this, though. ON oct S. 1891. Mr.. Leary
got Af9io contract from the Dock De
. partment for preparing for and build
Z ing crib bulkheai from a point abou
street to n point about 90 feet inche:
north of West Nincty-ninth street Nortl
River, and for dredging thereat." 4
part Of the preparing for was prob
ably the securing OF bondsmen. Th
two who appear on the bond are F. $
| Stokes and John @; Moore. Mr.. Lear!
not only had confidence in Stokes. bu
Stokes seems to have had confidence IL
! Leary.
But Stokes is in the dredging business
also. Leary and Stokes did dredging 70
the city OF Boston, but Boston Couldn'
! go I.eary and Stokes: they had to Civ,
up their Job, and are said to be out
good deal on that Boston venture.
These few facts alone prove prett!
= CouClusiYely how contractors are froZel
: out, and show what kind of ring con
trolls the Dock Department.