The sun., 1898-10-07
GOING TO INDICT GEN. CoLLIs.
District Attorney Thinks He's Got q Case
on a Paving Bill for 9a,417.52.

District Attorney Thinks He's Got q Case
a Paving Bill for 92,417.5a.
District Attorney Gardiner intimated yester-
day that he was going to have Gen. Coils in
dioted at once. He said that number Of SUBJ
reports. which had been handed in by the
Commissioners of Accounts, showed that Gen.
Coils. while Commissioner OF Public Works.
had violated section "a Of the Consolidation
Act, which forbids the making of contracts for
more than $1,000 worth Of work unless bids
are advertised for. Col. Gardiner gave out a
copy OF the report that he will submit first to
the Grand Jury. 1t says:
In June. 1885, Commissioner Charles Il. T.
Coils personally ordered, without requisition
Ss 1eS S e
intersection OF Boulevard. Tenth avenue and
seyenty-nrst. street, without public letting or
without inviting bids. and for which work the
Barber Asphalt Company rendered bill dated
June 20. 1895, as follows:
4so.1 square yards OF asphalt surface. at
stoiS square yards of asphalt and con: ''0O ~
S2.26a 90
Nothing further was done In this matter by
the Commissioner Of Public Works until 1897.
when about Nov. 8 he requested his chief clerk
to cause nc to be made out requisition for this
the clerk II to S the Water Puryeyor. J John 'sHa Me
Manus to make out the requistions. who made
out tho following. viz:
June l-4hD square yards, S2ilO $3.50 90
June l-34l square yards $3.50 .......... i.295 so
Total .255 80
When these requistions were handed Com
missioner IT,, c2Is 3his, to ,g sign he returned them
informed Mr.. McManus that the Comm ssioner
would not sign the one for, over, 81 900 and
ordered him to chS2Ge i by splitting Il into
asked yS the ntes sSdSd 5G b be ths Ga ss 6E X s
requisitions into, which they were to be split
qp; NJ p 1imse ms Instructed ted him to date 2ns
requisitions:
june june SQUARE square yards yards 'gsS 90
June o, l4l square yards at $3.50. ."..... bS5 80
These were signed by Edward P. North as
Water pIrvey9r p;. although he had Long ceased
COMMISSIONS or Coils and he instructed Charles
Y. B9rRey. the then Water Puryeyor to have
MG xRe s SSs Ss a aafaF % oSas RSss out
June !. 4437 square yards at $3.50 ...... S1es 81
June !. S6 2s5s2 sausre yards at at s;so... iI24 y
June u, V6 square yards at $3.50 304 30
Total So
Each OF these last four reluisitlons are as
will be noticed, at the rate Of $3.50. although
the company's bill and each other set Of requi-
square yards at So per square yard Again. It
viii be noticed that these four requisIt ons. eE-
Commlssioner Coils. amount to $2.4l752 and
including the $3.50. already signed for. amount
TO $3377 80. exceeding the company's bill by
l.l21 20,
OF being signed by Edward T. North as Water
purveygr. who held the position in 1896, when
the work was done, were signed on Dec 80. tho
last day but one of the Strong administration,
by Charles ", Barney as Water Puryeyor. who
did not hold that position In 1896 the time In
question. All the various sets of requisitions
were copied In the copy-press book Of the de-
partment in December 1897, at the time they
were made while all Of these acquisitions were
dated as of June. 1896
We. therefore. present that these facts dis.
close that 1t was 2Pp99rent e Commissioner
asphalt company's bill that he had trans
gTesRed the law In making Il contract for over
81 900 without previous advertising and re-
ceipt Of bid. and he accordingly hesitated to
act but after the early part Of November. 1897,
he no doubt. concluded that hisincum bency in
office would soon, terminate, and he then either
invited or compelled the aid and sSlstaHce OF
his subordlnates. Edward p. North. Consulting
Engineer; Charles w, Barney Water PuryeyoT.
and Henry Dlmse. Chief Clerk, together with
those who aid the, auditing OF bills. that he
might speedily aud before the coming end Of