The record-union., 1895-07-02
STREET WORK.

STREET WORK.
Bids were opened for improving
Eleventh street from o to X with ma
cadam. The bidders were p. A. Miller,
B. Labs, James Touhey. Rosa & Silva.
The bidders on the alley. NJ and n.
Fourth and Sixth streets. were Rosa Il
Silva, James Touhey. p. A. Miller and
b. Labs.
The bids were referred to the Surveyor.
THAT SCRAP IRON.
Davis moved that the investigation of
the charges made against the Chief
Engineer Of the Water Works and the
insinuations made against the Chairman
of the Water Committee be proceeded
with.
Leonard said that he understood after
the meeting the other night that the gen.
tieman from the Sixth made a reference
to him as favoring whitewash. He did
not think the evidence offered was suf1i-
clent to convict anyone, but he did not
propose to whitewash anyone.
Devine disclaimed any idea of making
any such charge. He had no prejudice
against anyone and only wanted to know
the truth.
Davis asked Devine to testify whether
McLain told him he had offered $500 for
the iron, and Devine said he did, but did
not say he had offered $25 for the pump.
McLain was sworn and said that he
went to the Water Works to look at the
old iron at Davis request He did not
offer Wolf anything for it. He went to
Davis store with McMorry and offered
$6 for the iron. Some of it was badly
burned and worth nothing. Davis said
he would bring the matter before the
board. He offered Davis $500, but the
latter said it would be better 10 weigh it.
There were three interviews. Davis did
not offer to sell him the iron.
Davis asked ii he did not ask him (Da-
vis) for share of the work at the Water
Works and witness said he did. Davis
told him at the last interview that Wolf
said the iron might as well be given
away as to sell it at that price.
In answer to question by Devine, Nc
Lain said he had no feeling because he
did not get work at the Water Works,
and Devine aud Kent insisted on McLain
being allowed to make statement. The
board voted to allow him to do SO.
McLaln said that he did not wish to
stir the matter. but that John McMorry
informed the Mayor.
Mayor Steinman testified that Davis
told him on the corner by the bank that
he had sold the iron. He did not tell him
up stairs in the Trustees room. He was
positive Of this. He did not sell any iron
to Cavanaugh or any one else. Cavanaugh
asked about iron and he referred him to
the Water Committee. McLain did not
tell hlm about the matter, but John Nc
Morry did.
Q. Wilhelm testified that two men came
to Davis store to pay some money for
the iron and he told them that he could
not take 1t. but took them down to the
trustees room. Davis said he would 60
ana see the Mayor, and when he came
back they went to the Collectors room
anu the money was paid to him.
u. b. Katzenstein, Jr., testified to see
ing Davis go to the desk where the Mayor
sat ana speak TO him when the two men
came to the door to see him.
Trustee Leonard testified that McLain
asked for work at the Water Works on
one of his visits to Davis. and did not
say anything about buying iron.
MI. McMorry testified that he took Nc.
Lam to Davis store and introduced him,
McLain offered 81 90 for the good iron
aud 80 for the poor iron. He did not
offer $500 for the iron. Davis refused to
sell the iron. and told him the matter
would have to be referred to the Board of
Trustees.
John McMorry said he went to see the
Mayor about the iron. He had no inter-
est with Nolan. and had no feeling
against Davis. although they had little
racket. He did not know at first that
Davis had anything to do with the mat
ter. he thought there was close to thir-
~ tons OF the iron. He had never
dealt In iron, but thought he knew some
thing about it. McLain would have
taken the iron in a lump. He did not
hear McLain make Sny offer for the iron.
Chief Engineer Wolf swore the Mayor
told him several times to sell the iron.
both under the old board and the new
one. He sold the iron provided it met
with Davis approval. McLain said
when be came down that he had no
breakers to break the cylinders and that
he did not want to buy all the iron.
There was about four tons of CRATE bars.
McMorry told him after the charges were
made that he was not after him (Wolf).
but had 1t in for some one else. He
thought he had an order from the Mayor
and Davis to sell the CRATE bars sold to
or Leman.
Wolf presented q letter written by the
purchaser. d. Axelrod. saying that Wolf
sent him to Davis, who said he had no
authority to sell it. The iron was poor.
and so poor purchase that he and his
partner quarreled over it, and anyone
who said it was worth more than was
paid for it was fool.
Henry Senf testified that he loaded the
iron on the car. He received S. so for
hauling the iron. The bargain was to
haul it by the ton at fifty cents q ton. but
the purchaser kicked over it. Axelrod
told him there were twelve tons. He
hauled other iron from the Gas Works.
The purchaser told him that part of the
iron was not worth shipping.
Mr. Hnrv, taatifsod ftot tho oJ<1 ;,o- b,.5
been accumulating for twenty years.
There were great many old CRATE bars.
The best OF them were sold about year
ago. He went through the iron about a
year ago with q junk man in the CITY.
who estimated 1t at twelve tons. There
were some cylinders that were mixture
Of wrought and cast iron. There was
four tons of old grale bars. No
man in this city would have hauled away
the old CRATE bars, as the city tried in
vain some years ago to sell them.
William Gutenberger saw tho iron and
thought he would have bought four tons
Of it, but would not have had the rest of
it. The old grate-bars were worth MOTH
ing. The old cylinders were not worth
more than half a cent pound. He made
an offer of $40 ton for the four tons he
about ten months ago. He
would not pay the drayage on the grate-
bars.
NJ. Hirsch swore that he was paying So
to So per ton for old iron now. He could
buy all the old grate-bars he wanted for
s. per ton, but did not want them.
B. w. Cavanaugh testified that he went
to Davis aud told HIM that the Mayor was
about to sell him some grate-bars, and
Davis said he had no objection. He did
not think there was over ton.
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