New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-26
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| signed himself Thomas Frazier az %
The prices at which the contracts "e'e
awarded are said by experts TO be from three
J % Ave t,mes more than they should have cost.
| About 81 a cubic yard was paid In some cases
! &, which the filling earth was near at hand'
| Tbere were instances Il Is alleged. In when III
| tle heaps OF clay were deposited here ana there
{; On the mains but no apparent effort was maze
| IN cover them The total money spent III ths
way was more than 10000 and the streets III
which the work was done lie In the suou' 49, anu
some OF them run through farms.
II was the duty OF young Milne to inspect TINS
work Knapp and, sometimes. Con arc s"iu ~
have 90 KID" the bills. and Fieidms Gel u''eu
10 them. They then went the rouhus vi VIC
MAYORS Auditors and Controllers OFFICES 'e"
sen is said to he n nephew or ex-Coii'roiier
Palmer and much responsible WORK was '''''""
upon him in the Controllers once 'ense"' ny
the way. was transferred by Controller Coier 10
his office in Manhattan as an expert a000''''""'
yesterday. Vs..
Evidence was presented to the "rdHu jury
which was intended TO show that philips was
"ro he,weon" in bringing contractors and CITY
Works officers 10 satisfactory terms fhlHps
married Willis's cousin. Although he was III the
produce business and had no official connect, ,t
with the CITY Works Department ne spele n.u 1
Of his time in the Department; an an ne 80 Tina
instance was told to the Grand Jury Oh a si'le
when Doody and another contractor called al
Mr.. Philipss home - - ~ ,.or,
friendly farms with the City Works officers and
in a position in which they could aid materlaHy
in getting appropriations through the poaIu vi
Aldermen The alleged disclosures on when
these indictments are based were MADE ny me
EXPERTS employed by Controller Coler TO examine
the records of the old Brooklyn cry depart
ments The suspicious aroused by these dIs-
by
Daniel Doody and Daniel F. Doody, his SON
They will be the star witnesses when these cases
come TO trial
II was said IN the District-Attorney's office
yesterday that these political cases VIII pc
brought to trial at an early day. IL nau peeh
reported that in the event OF Mr.. Wills indlct-
ment General Benjamin F. Tracy would appear
for him as counsel. But General Tracy said
yesterday afternoon TO Tribune reporter ,nat
he had had no conversation or communication
at any time with the Brooklyn ex-Comfnssloner
of City Works In reference 10 being retained ny
the latter as counsel lie added thar thr re
the fact that Mr. Willis and the others had
Controller Coler yesterday declined to make
any comments the indictment OF former
Brooklyn officials. but he gave out another re-
port of his expert accountants which appeared
to show that the former city Works Department
of BROOKLYN had favored Washington Bulkeley,
a Brooklyn contractor. in a contract for remov-
ing hill at the Waliabout Market contract
was first let for the work at 16 cents cubic
yard and later 1t Is said. 1t was abandoned
and Mr.. Buckley got the contract for the work
at G6 cents cubic yard. $500
Theodore Willis was born in Brooklyn in 1855,
and was educated az the Polytechnic Institute
and al Brownies Business College. He went into
the hardware business with his father. and the
same business is now conducted under the firm
name T. b. Willis Bro He was elected n
Supervisor when twenty-One years old. He re-
manned there four terms at one time defeating
John Y McKane for the presidency OF the Board.
He has been a delegate 70 many city, State and
National conventions. He was appointed Naval
officer Of the Port Of New-York by President
Harrison in 1889 Mayor Wurster appointed him
city Works Commissioner in January 1896 He
for years of the strongest anu-Platt
men in Brooklyn hut went into the Plat camp
last fall.
Mr.. Phillips has been one OF Willis's Twentieth
Ward lieutenants for years. He member
Of the Atlantic Avenue Commission. He moved
to Brooklyn from Long Island City in 1879 His
has recently succeeded him In the produce
business.
Mr.. Fielding was born in 1880 He served in
the Civil War, rising to the rank Of major. He |
was a contractor when Willis made him his |
deputy.
Assistant Corporation Counsel jerks is pre-
pairing civil suits TO recover from the indicted |
men the money that is alleged to have been |
obtained from the city fraudulently.
Either the present or the April Grand Jury. 1t |
is said Will probe deeper into the conduct OF the |
City Works Department. 1t Is almost certain |
that Michael J. Days work on the Brooklyn |
water-supply ponds will be critically examined. |
ATTEMPT TO BRIDE THE FOREMAN.
REPORTED EFFORT TO CORRUPT THE GRAND
JURY CONSIDERING THE CITY WORKS CASES
The Tribune learned absolutely trustworthy |
authority last night that while the Grand Jury |
considering the charges against the former
City Works Department officers attempt was
made to bride the foreman OF the Grand Jury,
Thomas L. Edwards Mr.. Edwards is in the real |
estate business at No. 81 Court-st. One day last |
week man called at Mr.. Edwards's office and.
after preliminares. offered him $4,000 in cash II
he could succeed in preventing the Grand Jury
from bringing In any indictments OF the ex-City
Works officers. Mr.. Edwards promptly declined
the offer.
a reporter called upon Mr.. Edwards last night
and asked him about the attempt TO brlbe him.
He said: Il will neither deny nor affirm anything
about this report. All my communica lions regard
ing the work Of the Grand Jury made 10 the
District Attorney."