The record-union., 1895-06-26
COFFET SUSPENDED FOR A MONTH.
The Time VIII Date From His Sus-
pension by the Mayor
Davis. Wolf and McLatn Make Their
Statements About the Scrap
Iron Sale.

The City Board of Trustees held spe-
cisl meeting last night for the purpose of
investigating the charges made by Chief
Engineer Wolf OF the Water Works
against Assistant Engineer Coffey, and
also in regard to the sale of the old iron
from the Water Works.
Leonard moved that the scrap-iron mat
ter be taken up first, and asked That Chief
Engineer Wolf make statement in re-
gard to it.
Devine asked that all who gave testi-
mony be sworn, and it was so ordered.
The Chairman said that it was claimed
that 500 was offered for the iron. and
Wolf stated that he had heard no such
offer, Mr. Hirsch came to look after the
iron, but so far as he know made no offer.
He (Wolf) offered it to the foundries, but
they did not want il. y man came and
offered 81 30 for part Of it, Mr.. Guten-
berger also looked at 1t. No one offered
him $500 for it, and nobody offered him
50 for a pump, so far as he could recol-
lect.
About month ago two men came and
offered 500 for the iron. He telephoned
20 Trustee Davis what they had offered,
and Mr.. Davis told him he had better see
the Mayor. The men came back and told
him that Mr.. Davis said that whatever
Wolf did he would be satisfied with. He
then asked them so for the iron, and
they offered him the money. he told
them TO take il to Mr.. Davis and bring
back his receipt and they could have the
iron. They afterwards offered him $40
Cor an old pump that had been lying
around for year, and he sold 1t 10 thenl
He had spoken TO the Mayor about sell
ing the iron some time before. de PAID
the money for the pump TO the Collector.
There WAS about fifteen tons altogether,
about four and half tons being old CRATE
bars which were worth nothing. The
men said when taking the iron away
that they had paid too much for 1t.
There we're about two tons Of CRATE bars
sold some time ago 10 Bart Cavanaugh
1or, be thought, about 81. 1t was deIlv-
cred on the order of the Mayor and Mr..
Davis.
Davis stated that he never saw any re-
ceipt for the CRATE bars which Wolf said
lie had filed with him.
Leonard and Kent asked II they had
ever gwen him any orders in regard to
the iron ana W off said they had not.
Davis said he referred Wolf to the
Mayor.
The Mayor, who was present, said Wolf
had never said anything to him about ii.
Wolf SAID that he said nothing about
the pump TO Davis. but turned the money
over to the Collector.
The Mayor asked if the money for the
CRATE bars had not been paid and W OFF
said he had never received ii. The Mayor
said that W off had no business to deliver
The CRATE bars till he got pay for them.
Wolf said he had no authority to collect.
}. McLaln testified TO going to look at
the iron. He spoke 10 MIR. Davis about
il and the latter said that Wolf SAID they
might as well give II away as 10 sell IL for
81 90 a ton. He offered $500 for 1t and
Mr.. Davis said 1t had better be weighed.
Witness offered 50 % q ton for it. He
did not offer, as " off said, 10 take only
part OF it, lie would have taken ali OF II.
Davis asked him If he did not want to
take out the old CRATE bars saying that
they were no good, but McLain said he
would have taken il all. That WAS about
fourteen months ago.
LawtOn asked if at that time business
was not brisk and The iron worth much
moro than now. aud McLain SAID it was.
lie was buying iron now for 81 per ton.
lie did not offer " of SO for the pump,
but would have given that amount II he
had thought he could get It. He did not
know anything about the condition OF
the pump.
Leonard said he knew the condition OF
the pump and McLaln would have been
So out
MIR. McMurray thought the iron was
worth about 500, but when they went to
sec Wolf about the iron McLain did not
make any oiier to him. lie did not hear
McLain make any offer 10 Davis. Nc
Lain had only told him thai he made such
an offer. lie would, il buying, have given
500 TOR the iron. He simply went with
McLain TO introduce him to Wolf.
Trustee Davis stated that about four
teen months ago Wolf told the Water
ommittee-cOmpOsed of Davis, Leonard
and kent-that there was lot of old iron
That he wanted sold out of his way. He
told Wolf to bring the matter before the
board. McLain afterward came to his
store and spoke about buying 1t. Davis
sent him to talk 10 W oil, and McLain
came back and said the old CRATE bars
were worth nothing. McLaln made him
an offer, the amount of which he diu not
remember. Wolf said the offer was too
cheap, and the iron might as well be
given away as 10 sell it at that price. and
that McLain wanted to pick it over and
lake what he wanted.
The Mayor said Mr.. Davis told him
that he had sold the iron, and Davis de-
MED ever having told him any such
thing. The Mayor insisted that he did,
end would swear to ii. He only told
them that whatever was satisfactory 10
Wolf he would consent to.
MIR. Mayor" said Leonard, ''do you
claim the right 10 sell Old iron?
Il do not" said the Mayor.
well" said Leonard, then you
have made a mistake, Ioo."
That's all right" was the reply,
''mine was only a seven dollar and
half one"
Devine said that he had found out
that twenty-three tons were shipped at
one time and several tons AT another.
Wolf said there was only one shipment
made from the Water Works.
The Mayor said that several tons were
sold by the gas company.
DeviDe wanted to know what was 60
ing to be done II the matter. There had
been mistake made that had cost the
city something.
Lawton said that matter lay with the
board
Leonard said that the way in which the
iron was sold was wrong, but be did not
see that anything else improper had been
done. There was dispute as 10 the otter
that was made, which was unsettled.
LawtOu said that McI4ain stated that
he offered So 80 for the iron over a year
ago, and at fifteen or sixteen tons that
would make about 500. Iron has much
deprecated since then, and the question
Is as to how much the depreciation
amounted 10.
Devine thought that there were twenty
three tons shipped, which would amount