The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-13


 Flow many days were you there?"
 "Six or seven."
 How many loads did you weigh on Barnum's scales?" ''l think five"
 Were the empty carts weighed on the same scales?"
 "Yes."
 How many loads were weighed on the Broadway scales?"
 Seven, think"
 How many school buildings require your supervision between July and August 12?'
 Not more than five, I think"
 And the supervision of these schools requires how much of your time each day?"
 -Four hours"
 Could you put in three hours each day at the weighing of coal and four hours in supervising the work on school buildings?'
 q think I could. I could spend at least two hours a day on the average weighing and inspecting coal" MT. Carroll-"How have these loads of coal that you have weighed held out?'
 Tn favor of the district by forty-sev- en pounds.'
 Any run below in weight?" "Yes" How many?" About one-half of the loads I weigh ed"
 Councilman Maley-"Did you hear of MT. Carroll's appointment? "Yes." Did you hear why he wasn't employ ed?" That don't care to answer" Clerk Hewlett was next called. He said that he had been clerk of the board of education for ten years, and describ- ed his duties as clerk. MT. Carroll---"Mr Hewlett, when con- tracts are given out are the contractors not supposed to comply with the spe- cifications?"
 ''Yes, that is what we are there for,'
 Do you know whether any weigher of coal has been appointed?"
 II know that MT. Maloney was told to give as much time as possible to the weighing of coal and to see to the screening without interfering with his duties as inspector of buildings
 By whom was he so instructed?" That was the general talk of the members, but l don't think the official action on the matter was taken at a board meeting. Very specific instruc- tions were sent to the jaintors not to receipt for coal that seemed to them short in weight or not screened"
 Who so instructed the janitors?"
 T did. didn't instruct them to see that the weight was right. Every ian- itor was instructed not to receive load that was not clean. I gave these in structions as the result of a conversa- tfon held with members of the board"
 Alderman Hogan-"Do you give in structions from conversations with members of the board or from decisions of the board' T don't understand that"
 Well, have you ever given instruc- tions as a result of conversation with members of the board about other mat ters?"
 T don't recall any other case. I should think that it might happen
 Did any member of the board of ed- ucation tell you to instruct MT. Malo- ney in this manner?"
 T don't remember that any member of the board gave me explicit instruc- tions on that point"
 Then you assumed as clerk of the board to instruct MT. Maloney?"
 'No, sir
 Did the board direct you to instruct MT. Maloney?'
 ''No, sir''
 ''Then I assume that you gave these instructions on your own responsibili- ty."
 No, a member of the board told him to act.'
 What member?"
 "Mr. Whitney, I heard, give him in- structions."
 '"Then you thought it necessary for you to give him instructions too?"
 ''Yes'
 ''Is MT. Whitney 8 member of the committee on school buildings?"
 "No, sir.'
 "Do you know that there is a clause in the contract which says that the coal is to be screened and weighed un- utl lllC SupeINlSlOIl UI SOlllG one dD- pointed by the school building commit tee?" Yes, sir.''
 "Do you know that MT. Maloney was appointed by the committee on school buildings to weigh and screen coal?" ''No sir" Has an inspector and weigher been appointed by the committee on school buildings?"
 s'No one has been appointed; the school building committee has not for mally appointed an inspector of coal" Mir. Hewlett at MT. Carrolrs request produced his record books of the meet ings of the committee on school build ing, a record of the appointment of An l thony Carroll as inspector of coal at salary of 9 cents per hour.
 Mir Carroll-'Have you record there of the vote or who made the motion?" "No, sir"
 "That book contains all the records of the committee meetings?" Yes" MT. Carroll (producing letter)-'Did you send this letter to me notifying me of my appointment as inspector?" "Yes." Did you send a copy to any other