New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
VARING ANSWERS CHARGES.
A DEMAND FOR RErRACTToN HIS RE
PLY TO TAMMANY'S ORGAN.
SERIES or IMPCTATIoNs on HIS HONESTY
AND HIS MANAGEMENT or THE STREET
CLEANING DEPARTMENT. LIBEL
SUIT PROMISED IF AN AP0l-
oGY Is NOT MADE AT ONCE

oGY Is NOT MADE At ONCE
The Morning Telegraph which In The present
campaign Is The organ o. Tar'many Hall recently
published two articles the management OF the
Stree; Cleaning Department under Colonel Warng.
In which direct charges OF eXtravasance In the
coniuc, o. the Departments and strong lnputatiois
OF dishonesty were male against the Commissioner.
The articles were promptly placed b. Colonel War
ing in the hands OF 4Ackett. Bacon McQuaii.
lawyers. and the latter yesterday sent TO The
Morning Telegraph" Office a statement Of the facts
IN regard 20 each poin: IN the articles. and de-
mand for en- immediate withdrawal OF the charges
under penalty 0. proceedings again.; the paper for
malicious Libel
Each charge Is dealt With IN the fullest detail in
he letter The first that the departmental.
appropriation has been increased from s2oooo) IN
der Tsmmany 20 double that amount FOR Colonel
war.ng In to this the lawyers show from
the offcial records thai the city stree; cleaning
appropriation In 1894 under Tammany s2.54,.2e
in 1895 under Mayor Strong. IL was So0sca0: and IN
1885 21 the area and population benefited
having In tho mean ;inie largely increased. Next IL
charged IN reference 20 the rSlova o! snow
that the amour, appropriated FOR Inow removal
has beer increased from $5sia IS In the three years
preceding Colonel warlnE. appointment to e222oS II
since and Il vas strongly .rsinuated that Jess snow
has been removed and that the increase has been
stolen. II was mex, charged that the contract has
been given b. Colonel Waring's influence. without
being advertised TO Herbert Tate. ne
overpaid for Colonel Warnings benefit. and that the
city was cheated TO such an extent by the system
OF payment ~ ticket tha; the work had 10 be
stopped In to this II Is pointed out IN the
letter that while the city records show that from
1892 20 January 1895 when Colonel Warins took
Office 81; loads o. snow were removed at
cos, OF SisS $50 ~ from that time 70 the present
l.ge4s ioads have been removed total cos;
OF only sss,esO S. and the city has been largely
cleared OF snow after each storm.
An attempt vas made TO bolster NJ the charges
concerning the contract and the ticket system BY
citing certain M n. Barilat and Charles IT.
BALDWIN OF the Adams House Bariiau. whom
Colonel Waring had never heard ~. mas denied TO
sackAtt Bacon & McQuaid that he ever made the
statements Imputed to him or has had any knowl-
edge or information of the kind alleged. Charles
n BALDWIN f. not known at the Adams House nor
can ne be found elsewhere
Not one cent any loads OF snow says the
l,,.yers' letter was ever paid 70 Colonel WaraS.
either directly or indirectly. or to any one for him.
sth,r through he Marco any one else. This
cbare. o, personal corruption !. not only false In
svery line and particular. and In every insinuaon.
IN. Is disclaimed BY one OF the men you cite: and
rho other is not known a. the address given BY
xnother charge was that Colonel Wa..ng sold $50
c,shcar.s purchased by Commissioner Andrews
and bought In place OF them 900 carts at $40 eacn.