New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-15
memorandum to refresh your memory. CSo ~.
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Mr.. Stenosrapher
BLAME For CITY FxPENsEa

Dir. Honman-I will withdraw that last question:
Mr.. Stenosrapher.
BLAME FOR CITY EXPENSES.
OIL ask you whether or not Chapter 375 Of the
Laws OF 1896. creating special Jurors in Nev-York
and Kings County has not saddled New-York
and Kings County with expense Of $4,000? A.
Yes, sir.
o. will ask you with respect TO the creation
Of these two Offices in those two counties. whether
or not they have been useful. far as the cfncs
! Is concerned. whether they have been absolutely
Unnecessary? A.-Absoutely unnecessary.
,ion OIL ask YOU IN reference to the priYsy s'ss.
the @ s c s m
AoFour hundred Thousand dollars, think.
ss sxs e The f RsypSs:s 1.s
demanded that and had fight.
'ss sfsn tss fss' IN Ss
YORK? =, A-Qne hundred thousand dollars. think
%, 9.Yo1 are giving 1T Of your knowledge A.
US thousand dollar. was it mott
s anSin for s''sr Win u 81 the neigh
o05ho8d OF $1,000; VII II notI A,Yes ~.
York has demanded' Al never heard any de-
No ais ySS BY sSe
bin has ' Seen Albany WI
not take from The city Of 1
revenue from the city OF New York and compeis the
BY this law? That Is true. is 1t not. Mr. caroh'
| The Chairman-Ts that statement true?
| The Witness~well don't know.
rigid accountability for ali the figures and state
The Witness-i know. but this is hardly fair
SPOKE THE TRUTH. THEN.
BY Mr.. Honman-As a matter Of fact, you don't
! know anything about Il. Avery little.
| Q-Now. this particular matter ask you a.
matter of fact. is II not true that since 1895 the
State assessors have increased the valuation upon
real and personal property in the county OF New.
York S35oco0.0Oo? A.-Weil have heard that state
ment made. but not sufficiently well posted
in these details. The next time come will post
myself in the mean timo and let you know.
Q-And is IT not the result Of this line OF sps 2.
valuation Of real and personal property BY the
assessors, that makes the tax rate In the city q
| NewYork as high as II is at the present timer
MGssLet have as that paper cav. :, 70 M,
Mr. MosseLet me have IT, It is in the possession
Nj Moss.Did you ever see this paper which Mr;
IN n0 aes,ifyi ns?os AZ yYS don't fs%sm5s3
SU ed esy ha Gm we're ens unden
Q:-Whstt is this paper? A.-You can read II
had a naSe test nssp from f IL XIst
The Chairman-There must be order kept In this
room. The sergeant-at-arms VIII see that otaer
o"What is tit Al can't state from memory.
only kind S 'P psp papsr it what it about
what is It for? A.~Let me have It.
| YOU have sworn on It. Al only looked at the hs-
1res.
sworn on on the figures that this paper Now.
S -WSs H %ss IT It f oPs' Al dom, know
you testified TO? A.-You have got it all there.
CARROLL IN TRAP.
o-What bills have you testified to within me
| last five minutes? You don't remember, do your
Do you. Mr. Carroll? Why do you hesdtate'
will time you on the answer. cIakes on, ms
watch) What bills nave you testified 10 In tho
last five minutes? A.-That is good watch.
| o. will take OF It, too. A-Aoout the
| Primary Election bill
| Q.-Yes the Primary Election bill Tnat 10 one.
Come with another one. Al don't remem !ao!;;
tem Election h b cost the city Of SewYOf in
o-How much did you say7 A.-whst was that
wat Eat y SSn .ai s90T waas was sssn, q
dGn rras can't xRat carry aS Sse my
mind have them W ard m wli tel uy you
is oC copy; it il looks ali right. .ou ,.,,.r =
SSk; al night Do 9Sn you k RSve general
idea know about t the figures OF the cost OF 'nA'
pT oAgd you say il was s4oOOo' AweL am
SoSYou have three different figures on ths'' A.
nave oNow. want to remind YOU II is tasS, os a;
much perjury e :" TT know. and don't want e
commit perjury. | am just as ANXIOUS Ser 70 aS''N
eS @mH6% Rs5a Grand JgSy lfS %
DO you know who drew that law w
"Sspspt yog s s9G NOT, that Judge Barrett ore"
AS8p dRGeiD Sy GI hRO -. -oo,. o,
o5 SRHg b 20" saHT =. /:
as he CARLYLE H1Ers trial weeks were lost )"
getting assist sI the courts in which you were once
officer to get Their Aj urisYs any we what Is the
don't ,,y YOU know tha'' A'e'
Nr mSfss "fRt that e.
has not been used since s hpas ~ IT,
you k knST that b 'hs
~''D emocrat-Henry Winthrop Gray! Al ''p
know AS CHEEKY AS IGNORANT.
oyou don't know anything about what the
| Primary Election law cost. do your Al n~Ss
! sser Il so often am ashamed not 10 Know
SCI L., d,d Won see IL? A-seen It publishe1tin
| the papers G. .v.rv ors
| NJ lis is lust as competent as you are 70 s.o ="
n,nion on its cost What sort OF expert kno"Iense
1 sis 30, have ON those figures which induced tho
hororabIe Agsembyman 10 get you TO testiiy on
| .ho,9 MA Won have any knowledge? A-on' yes'
havs good deal of knowledge on those matters;
na'y W. q, vas the cost the city OF New olk
If the Primary Election law last year. year.. Al al"
" uaoiiv only guessing about these nguIes. .~..
Mr. Moss-I think that Is suhcieh,iS o""'"-
| strated .,,a uts "a ask tho witnsso
queStcfbs aiT Dn you aware that bin has
abolish sS special G tmnw 81 sSatr Of
Kings c"un liz not know that Judge Barrett naS
ssted that that law be not repealed' Al KNOW
notr r nMsossWDo you what the actual enpehss
~ the police force is-the police i9rce, "a "So
do not. 49,, IN any way contrast the
1 ndvw OF the Metropolitan Election IAN
With the expenditure Of the p ofSs has
mas t.snt,on called TO the new law; u mas .Sx
some real deal OF publicity and reaiiy sno"'o
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