New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-20

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RICH plcKIXGs IN ODDS AND ENDS.
John H. Patrick deals in divers articles which the
CITY needs He Is a member of the XVIII Assembly
District Committee Of the Wigwam Mr.. fdtricN
SOD many odds and ends 10 the Public Works De-
partmen, among them cotton waste carriage DOTS
eavanized iron pals potters clay. axle grease, IRE
bricks lawn mowers. sheet brass padlocks pIoGins'
lead. iron. wildwood plugs saw waste yave5,
crOwbars fire tools, Wire rJpc, Mes lIcNlis, NlpN
anu lamp wcks. His total receipts amounted ~
+ Quinn. Of Mayor Gnroy's own Assembly dis
! tr.ct the NNNilth. got liberal pay Tor IN" l9"
Of horses in 1892 with which PnoiiG ie; nast H.
to have had much TO 90, fSr huSnsr 49, 49,
for instance he got $27o; July p $50; SepiemDer -:
$40 ana 50 on footing up Tor me xeIr ne Tomc
many horses were u'ed or for how long '"e No"'"-
rangeinent is william II. Dobbs, member from tne
i1ohbs Uniformed carpenter work and the like for
The Department of Public Works in 1872 Us
charges ran all the WAY from sii to 81" ana III '"e
Edward !. Coppers. of paddy Divers district.
and nrorninent I'm the L. Diver Association an th
Tammany Hall General COMMITTEE "i me ild i, IN -;
trici. is plumber. and he MANAGED 10 rake IN IN
p pnnayin hydrants ana fixing MP the plumbing in
the armories and public buildings
SOME BIG HAUl.s MADE.
Hut these are Small fry" compared to The big
hauls made by others which enabled 'ohiHis' olr'
Thomas T. Gilroy TO cxpenl in the aggregate the
immense sum OF ~, 'i-'S"J - III ''i' -''' '
of the Department OF Public Works
The Barber Asphalt Company, whose pleasant re-
lations with certain city officials have been the
subject of comment Of late, secured Tor rpaN ~
John Cornwcll IT, for laying Croon water pip N
seven contracts drew in The same year sV''' ~
received sl7Jl 81. and W. T. lirnns TAmiis. .eH
Hall man of the Min Assembly, l.-tFlC', -, -
s5a u for coal delivered in four separate contracts
Another fortunate man On repairs wa I9tn
Flanagan who looked after leaking FOOLS , ani ~ sf
.,,,1 f,,l nf
cans and screens which needed repairs. llr n tl-
aged TO scoop in the total of $lSs a in one year
PROOF or EOGrERY ~ PAVING WORE
The condition Of the streets which have OBEY r.
Gently been paved by Tamm1ny contractors y III
many cases abomlnable and no one can view them
without being satisfied that there is roguery In the
raving business Seventh-ave.. from fort}-secohn-
g, 70 the Park one Of the most important NOR
9ughfares in the city, - 'u ~ X xnds Wherever in
the citv the gas telegraph STRENGTHENING or ON
companies tear up the streets 20 rep"' .r hnhast
.cort is made 10 mt the street in proper repair.
nasr tne r M' The onv ones that can maxi
the repairs in streets paved WIN "St', l,i,-
w. e. ~ get money ont OF the treasury without any
intention of doing honest work for i; 80 ,r.ot NAV
ing Few believe that the city got NaIuc i',.,'''
from any laree ITop"rruoh o' ' re,neniN AZ the
junction of broadway. Scventh-aVe. ana r"ir,
fourthst IS aldtlSnSl eVlr re hoows Extending
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for two blocks, and of various depths NJ "a
voritism which has been shown IN SU'cls W y,
Taunanv magnates live has long De'h 'op,,0 -,
comment i'm social clubs. Taminany men ol III
nuencc fad no difficulty in getting wht'rNeI !.
noirs they desire without delay. while oiteh no a.
iention is paid 20 complaints coming lIo"' N'I"
licans or Anti-Tammany Democrats , ,..c,.r
Commissioner Days attention was cSh'" r,i A..
dav Ia roanv of the statements In 'Ihr lrtl'i
witch indicate a general state Of dehoneslE' !V,a,,
ness and favoritsm in his deparuH nj. Mi. lhi :,
denied most positively that there was any o,V1s
Gov e,ch charges and declared that they We
aitber ohsolut Nv false were inlsf'lfcSi
~ facts Every contract for more thah Sio" ~
eaii was Given to the lowest bidder. Inc Ia
required that this rule apply only 70 NV .t
Il On but when Mr.. GUrOY became Conl'illss.pl,,
| he had changed the regulation. ANY repu,a,pi,
1eolrr or manufacturers Mr.. l)aly taiH, coiu u.i
IN contracts between 500 ana Slnn by ie5Nlis ms
name md address with the Chief Clerk linen VIZ"
nrvtbing was wanted lists Of the articles ana pu-
di,i.e re1,Iir.d were sent TO ELL those whose nam,
| hod hecn registered IL the sum exceeded >,vy
| lids were Invariably advertised Tor hS lH' j." I"
| Jirected and the contracts were awarded 10 lh-
49,, i,iier no matter what was his politics.
! Tho Commissioner referred particularly 70 wv
| case Of John H. Patrick who he saiI, IA" W.. rt
| been favored by him lie REQUESTED M ~, ~ !.
,pirord 10 uroauce his records. These ShtW'I '"''
| in many cases Patrick bid higher than other CON
| ,roc.nrs and failed 10 receive toe award: -,
81 will venture TO say SAID COMMISSIONS L,',
| that large majority Of dealers ana ihaiu
| racturcrs who furnish The department. M.n nt,p y.
| ,iias anu mo Ike are not members or 1afnnlhhN
IAN vhoev.r ma ale up this published stat,
Drnt Simply picked cut the taiirlhiia NJ, ~ ~
Yati rnthng ah,lt the rest. FOR the very pam op-
tec, az creating tn impression that Only IdHhhlS
men can get contracts here