New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26

payments the Board OF Aldermen transfe ei.rs
all the unexpended balances into the Sewer ruhu.
Doody told the Grand Jury about the SUI o.e..
Cleaning contract; how his BID was s EoDio' !;
Philips was connected with McGarry IN tha'
contract. he replied II think he is Inc con con.
tract was refused McKeever. another low nlddef'
he said. because he was connected WIN ~
derman Beard and his crowd ,o. -,
Mr. Marean protested against the review OF
all Of this evidence. saying that most Oh 'neSs
questions were asked by Grand Jurymen. ana
that that accounted for the fact that they ulu
not fall within the rules of evidence one OF Tue
Grand Jurors asked Doody how much ne sup.
posed the City Works Department got out OF tne
fraudulent City Works contracts The nearest
he could reply was that 1t must have been a
great deal He was asked II he thoueht M
Secretary Whiting had share o, an any o ~ wv
commissions. Il think he did" was the reply
did any Of this money go any higher tnan
Wis?" asked the juryman.
NO; don't think 1t went any hisnet
From your experience. Mr. Doody, what sate
guard would you suggest to prevent abuses OF
this Sort?
DOODY PRESCRr8ES A REMEDY
This caused ripple OF laughter, and every one
waited expectantly to hear Doody's nostrum lot
protecting the Department against SUCH men as
himself The answer to the question was NOV
read. but Tribune reporter got glance al ]"
at the close of the session. %
He said he would compel the advertising OF
all contracts. and he would absolutely prohlpit
Commissioners from changing specihcatlons rs
drawn by architect or engineer. ne rlteu a"
instance to illustrate the weakness OF the pres.
ent system He said that under the name ui
T. G. Carlin he had secured contract for pulu
ing n hospital building in Flatbush. ne SaI'
the specifications had called for IortldH" ~
ment but that the Commissioner had given MN
permission to lime. and this saved nm
$1,000 $1,000 He said that as matter W
fact Portland cement was never used ny Guy
contractors II was the general pracU'e iot
the heads Of Departments TO permit contractors
to violate specifications.
TT thus happens" said Doody. that the man
who is not in the ring has no posslpe chahoe
10 get a job"
COLONEL LAMB on CONSPIRACY.
Colonel Lamb presented the argument on me
motion to dismiss the conspiracy Indictment on
the ground that sufficient evidence had MOI peeu i
presented He first read from the minutes an
the evidence that would indicate that there was
a conspiracy between Philips and Wills. DOGGY
had said that Philips had told hin that any
thing he. Philips. did in connection win ruy
contracts would be all right Then ne ma"
several interviews with Wills. who promised TO
Introduce him 10 a man who would MAKE thlnes
all right He gave him Philipss address, ar, ana
told Doody to call one Sunday night. lie caI.eu'
and Philips told him he would sec MN ,, ,a,u,.
when they got things I'm running order flha'i,E
It was arranged that Philips was 10 ger ~
per cent commission on all contIacts WIN
Doodv Tho first payment 5000. half OF
which. ne said. went 10 Wills.
Philips told me- continued Doody. mat the
so small that il not worth talking ahou'.
Colonel Lamb maintained that TINS eNlden'"
did not approach conspiracy, mat AT tre nus
II was simply an understanding 10 taN"r one
contractor. In order 10 show That ther" was
no corrohoratlon OF Doody. Colonel Lamp read
the statements ~ lot Of contractors VINO were
called before the Grand Jury. Dady. FOR IN
stance. testified that he never spok" 10 fhlnP7
about contract. Thomas Nonahan sald thd'
the only relations he had ever had with fhilps
was 10 give him 1900 for tho campaign
'Of course these contractors. exclaimed DIS
trlct-Aitornoy Marean. only gave up here ana
there They stood by the snip ana went uo""
with IT,"
4 PAYMENT TO PHILIPS SPECIFIED.
The contract on which Doody said h" made
PAYMENTS to Philips was the Wariman-av"
contract one ~ these payments was 5000 and
Doodys son. who was his cashier. said that he
dra,y S7on $500 ~ which went 10 Philips and
SO ~ which, mis- father told him. went 20 Jacob
WORTH warrant clerk In the Controllers Once
This Worth Is a NEPHEW ~ the former Rcpuh-
lean leader Doody said h. was sitting IN
Flcidinrs office when report came mat mere
hal been an explosion In The s""cr ana wins
had come I'm ana told Fielding that tn" work
must Doe attended 70 a. once"
What's the matter with this fellow Field
Ing had sad. and Doody got IN" contract
William II. Gofi Superintendent OF sewers
M this time ~ him pOOdy said. ! PAID Con
$50 Il week on the average. had not been
working more than a week when he wanted 70
borrow 500 from me- Tho mon | pad regular
commissions ~ were Philips. Fielding and Jen-
son"
Evidence was then read regarding the Kent
ave- paving poody ir. testified that Wills
tout q letter TO John f. Sodrl's. - the American
Sugar Refining Company. urging hat h" had
some good mon 10 DO tho work. Scaries said he
would pay hair tho cXpcns" ~ tho paving. but
demanded that n y" awarded after competition.
Fielding told p1oiy - get IN on ~" bidding.
and he was the lowest ~ four ~ S31.rO. Dady.
Hart and Mouahau We're bidders Mr.. S"arl's
declined to pay anything u III" contract was
ri,cn 10 Doodv and insisted that competent
contractor be put On tho work Monahan waS
next lower and Doody testified TINT Fi"ldinL
refused 10 let him do the work until the 81 500
was paid for campaign purposes. Dcody said
that 500 was vidcd among tho four CON
tractors He said that ther" was S2o~o in the
Kcni-avc Job. Monahan said about his cam
paign contribution.
Il asked Philips. who seemed friendly with
Willis n he could not influence Willis To get mo
the contract. told him would make n sub
scrption 70 tho POLITICAL fund II he would get
II for mo-
Tho argument VIII he continued this morning
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