New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-12
GRAND JURY HALTS TAMMANY.
REFUSES TO ENTERTAIN COILS CHARGES
FINE WORK OF DEMOCRATIC
ALDERMEN.

D.strict-Attorney Gardiner yesterday afternoon
announced that the Grand Jury after considering
the charges Of the Commissioners OF Accounts
agains, General c. II. T. Coils the former Com
missioner Of Public Works. had refused 10 enter
tain them The charges were in regard TO the as
phalt contracts The Commissioners submitted
seven specal reports two of which were made pub
lie Colonel Gardiner submitted the one involving
the 81 $50 charge to the Grand Jury. He said:
ct took in before the Grand Jury to-day the re-
ports of the Commissioners OF Accounts and the
statistics covering the case. The first day they
voted to consider the case and to-day they had be-
fore them several witnesses They considered the
case involving charges OF work on the Boulevard,
and after hearing all witnesses decided not to
terrain the charges.
Colonel Gardiner asked II this ended the
probing Of the city departments In the reports TO
the Mayor.
II don't know" he answered. about the other
reports. must first ascertain the evidence sub
United TO the Grand Jury. II find that there has
been a clear case made out against any one. upon
reading the stenographers notes OF the Grand
Jury I shall go at into open court into Part
/ OF General Sessions. and before the presiding
Judge state publicly why the Court should order a
resubmssion OF the matter TO the Grand Jury
Colonel Gardiner held up the five reports that he
said he had not read, stating that he had simply
made public the first two and that the matter now
submit the new cases II he found enough evidence,
as he considered II. to indict
In the Board OF Aldermen yesterday Alderman
Elias Goodman introduced the following. which
was intended to show that political trckery was
behind the attempt to indict General Coils:
Whereas The last report OF the Commissioner OF
Public Works, submitted nearly ten months ago,
has not been published in THE City Record and
therefore has been and is not accessible TO the
general public, as II should be. and whlch by law
Il Is intended TO he. and
Whereas. The recent report OF the Commissioners
of Accounts which has been given such widespread
publicity. charges msmanagement and wrongdoing
in the said Department OF Public Works therefore,
Resolved. That His Honor the Mayor be and he
is hereby respectfully requested 10 direct. as per
nitted 10 do by Section Los Of the Charter Of
Greater New-York that said report OF the Com;
missioner of Public Works be forthwith published
in THE City Record in order that the general
public may have opportunity 10 study the data ana
figures therein contained
As soon as the resolution had been read Alder
man Thomas F. Mccall. the Tammany leader.
moved that the resolution be referred 10 the Law
Committee. , -.
Alderman Goodman TO protest against this
measure being as he apparently believed, buried
out Of sight He said that he had neither Endorsed
nor condemned the request made in the resolution.
hut that he thought IL should not be referred 10 the
Law Committee 1t not fair TO suppress me
nublcafion OF the particular report. he thought;
when all the reports OF the other departments hau
'yvben he continued lat another time charges
were made by the Republican party against city
announcement they were brought wnen the peo-
ME could Judge II seems unfair that the report
should rot be published oa a
Although Aldermen Burlegh. Goodman ana
woodward opposed the question OF referring the
resolution to the Law Committee. they were des
feated the Law Committee having the privileee Oh
doing what Il deems right with the resolution. "A
yootion tc Instruct the Law Committee 70 report
Immediately upon the resolution was lost