The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-13
S4, 4OOPAID ON THE CONTRACT
CLERK HEWLETT S.4ES THAT SUM HAS BEEN PAID TO ". r. GILBERT.

Third Hearing on Anthony CarrOlPs Petition Held Last Night-Clerk of Board of Education and Inspector of Buildings Testified as to Weighing and Inspecting COal-COmmittee to Hold Another Hearing.
 The third hearing on the petition of Anthony Carroll de the district coal contract was held last night by the committee on claims in rooms 10 and Il city hall. A large number of business men, lawyers, and city officials were present as spectators, among them be- ing Mayor Farnsworth. Dennis J. Ma 1oney, inspector of school buildings for the board of education, and Clerk Hew- lett of the board were the only two witnesses called. MT. Maloney was first called. On taking the stand, he said that he would refuse to answer any questions except such as related to the weighing of coal for the year 1893. After being sworn he was ques- toned by MT. Carroll. He said that he was civil engineer, but refused to say whether he had any other business and how long he had worked as engineer. MT. Carroll-In your calling as a civil engineer have you learned any thing about the quality of coal?
 MT. Maloney-Yes.
 ITO what extent?' ''Since I have been connected with the school district, about a year and a half''
 Have you inspected any coal for the district?"
 1T have''
 'When?"
 ''Extending over the period from July to the present time"
 Have you an account of your time spent in weighing coal?"
 .'Not an exact account"
 Gan you state approximately the time spent by you in weighing coal?" Tt was not more than two days and not less than eighteen hours"
 'sHow many tons of coal have you weighed in that time?"
 q kept no account, but think that 1t was between 75 and 150 tons."
 '.How many of these 75 or 150 tons have you seen soreened?"
 T don't know as I saw any of the coal that weighed screened"
 Alderman Hogan-"Did you weigh the coal outside of MT. Gilbert's yard? ?" "On Barnum's scales and on the Broadway scales" MT. Maloney then said that he weighed the coal and wagon together and after the coal was unloaded he weighed the wagon and deducted its weight to get the weight of the coal in each instance.
 Alderman Hogan-By whose orders did you go to MT. Gilbert's coal yard? By the orders of the people who en- p1oy me-"
 ''Who is that?"
 .'The board of education"
 twill you tell me the names of the members of the board who told you to go there?"
 "Mr Whitney told me, if it was pos sible in connection with my duties as inspector of buildings, to stop at Gil- bert's yard and look at the coal. Mr. Hooker and MT. Hewlett also told me the same thing"
 1.-TWO of the members of the board and the clerk?"
 T believe that is all''
 'sWhat instructions did they give you?"
 'tNo direct instructions whatever" "Did they tell you to do anything but look after the coal?"
 ''No."
 Just look at it and see if it was black or white?"
 Yr1. lolI tx I,o+ oe screened"
 ''Mr Maloney, if you will answer questions better we will get through quicker Now what instructions did you get from MT Whitney, MT. Hooker and Mr. Hewlett?"
 .'As I understood it to go to Gilberts yard and weigh the coal, not all the coal"
 You understood it so: did they tell you so?"
 "Yes."
 "When did they tell you that?"
 q am not positive when, but it was after Mr. CarrolIs appointment was overruled'
 MT Carroll-How many teams did yous pull off to weigh on scales out- side?
 Twelve teams, believe; twelve sep arate teams.
 "Do you know that MT. Gilbert's t,rivers had no information that you were to pull off their teams to weigh the 1oad?"
 ''No, sir"
 ''Do you know whether or not MT. Gilbert or his teamsters received infor- mation from any member of the board of education about these loads to be weighed?'
 II am positive he did not.'
 "TIow are you positive?" ' s'I don't believe so.'
 "How many buildings have you to inspect and look after?"
 "Forty-four, I think"
 "Did you have time after attending to your duties as inspector of buildings to do any weighing of coal?"
 "Well, while I have forty-four build ings undeG my supervision, I don't mean that work is going on there that requires my attention at all of them" Do you know to your own knowl- edge the janitors had instructions to receipt for coal?"
 "Yes."
 "Where did you obtain that knowl- edge?"
 'Fronn the rules governing the duties