New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09

ire hoe|seye then staying, and called AZ tneir
som I introq1IIest started the conversation along
Ave nninuteSs the previous SATURDAY, and as had
N engagement 70 "a 7 asked 10 be excused. and re-
tram know nothing further 0b tnG vas toId bv
that took p 91S MIR Golding the following day.
ny No SATISFACTORY RESPONSE.
,nvest,sating. and would like 10
Owe .hov told YOU A-They told me that
kno" .olted with Mr.. Mccain for almost TWO
they 40" t,,s conversation and his proposition was
hou,'' ,ord me- duplicate OF that OF the previous
They made no replies 10 ms o,d ~" ,bo az
10 his s1isu kSe him a number Of questions among
they III you are the attorney iof dnf,teS nnder
others construction is aready, som.'tu u hoe
and tnen law and everything IKE ours mas peen
IIsa f years pas he law Changed to admit us
nsstY They got no response mat tney c3 h'.
s1dsred sstIsf3crGSSya any definite appointment
hour o' hev told me. and MI Godng iett !us' IT,
,ce Of the next cS Sss LEFT few hours
O. e cot no communication on the SUBJECT since
that vo, mean 10 say the. matter is stili open
QLIlou Won Will employ Mr.; McCannE Ave
w he,Trvo, not answered his proposition ei'her way
hA''' IxrRoDuCED AS AN ATTORNEY.
=, that conversation did you understand you
arranging for the services OF an attorney
we'e 80 he paid $4,000 for doing attorneys SER
s,lnp3; A.-wen. he was introduced to me as an
We 1..rev and as an attorney connected or asso-
So with Mr. Gradys office. and MI GRADY
Office has been kn9Tn 70 De for Years. at
isas; FOR year and half past re,rooane Of the
nMnrnding Mills building No. l. think he said
Mn n,s Hotel Did you have a contract for that'
A3YeWSa 81 the work actually done? Ayes sir
w which administration was that? A-Dur-
ns the Constable adminiSIrSd1on BY technical
,rsrsght l always explain It IN this sense may nav
the az hiank when making II up naming any par
~ ~ Construction. but simply said hreproonng.
His sectional pSRs wf hes ntsn6 qd the Expanded
%sssI Construction, The plans were approved ana
he soneyine done probably 20 per cent Of the job
" we're notified that Violation nap 6eT for n sH
upon unT The architect and his engineer and myself
weeSSss-ed before the Board two or three tunes.
And finally ho Mf tSe ' Board They finally agreed to
iolnsss work proceed condition that certain ad-
~ o .l iron work should be put into the framing
e, sn,bs building. which was done. and then the
vors W Ro hat entirely completed under the Con-
III admnistration? Ayes. sir ,,,
owho dd the H9n ST me- G General
nv as the floors were concerned. he using hollow
als What system was that7 A-As I say, the
,oTow-tile system or terra Gotta the Departmenit
soor and Mr. Mills was Obliged 10 use the hoI-
during The SrR ss r"s dn4ng tSe
s.n of 1897 that that occurred-the fall ana winter
q lsg7 10. s,.s,o,, g thu hollow tile
s,erS As a system II is nobodys specifically.
sSsIIow Tie can be built by any one having the
aSy q Bnt Practically who controls It? An New;
ySTrk Il is generally understood that the central
r;rs Brick Company which Is corporation com,
I-sing ali but one two Of the smaller Individual
oris not that generally called the Terra-Cotta
4( o@or combination? Ayes, sir; that is ia
ninar hen this terra-cotta combination Of dif
,erent companies Joining as one has had ana n1s
4, The present time monopoly Of fre-proonng eX
ss,, sn far as the Roebng company has recently
improved its standing? Ayes sir We nave noo
had any applications made on our nehai LOT So'"o
n SmIi is practically no for your company
n attempt hreproof construction In the CITY OF
yoTvort is ~ not? A-Architects say they 90
rot ike 70 get into snarls themselves by asking lot
sVoTbe5 there is a discrimination against your
system Of work? Al should call IT so.
osndc56 for doing work under the new Building
Code Ave didn't have II under CONSIDERATION.
Q-Why not? Ave were asked to take II
Q-What 90 you mean by saying you did not
t sT m An hf ySu held the
versaton but as 10 anticipating that we would
agree + it. nGf %as Is PRACTICAL proposition
A-wen 10 make 1t briefly. we don't do business
o-You wish to be understood to be person who
viii NOT submit to demands OF that kind? Al
o.-And do you mean 10 say you didn't intend TOT
A-so far as 7 concerned no. sir.
George s. Hayes was sworn next
Mr. Moss-Whst is your business, Mr. Hayes? A.
! am civil engineer.
No. ll5S Broadway.
o-You are a member Of what firm or company
Q@Did you have petition before the Board of
@ the hreproofng in, at Sixty-seventh-st. and
Psrk-aye? Ayes. cir.
q hax-a ahnl mi
With that work. A.-The petition was refused.
We petltioned twice and IT was refused fatty both
Q-Did you have a conversation with any official
relating TO the rejection Of your proposition? A
.Q-who was the man? A,--John Dooner, Super
nendent Of Buildings Of the Borough of Man
SENT TO SEE ICON" DAILY.
Q-About when? Alt was the Friday after the
first Tuesday II was rejected: 1t was time IN
August or September last year.
Q-Tel me the entire conversation that occurred
between you and him. A-Let me go back to the
!ected but had been laid over for further informa-
lion and ! went 70 Nj Dooner to ask him , what
Ing a library. in One-hundredth- St. which is ex-
scuy Of similar construction. and that has been
s s And Mr. PO0ner %ay H W
made tests under Mr. Constable and they are now
part Of the records Of the Department. and I
cannot say that we want to go 10 that expense. as
We are not proposing something new; Dooner
says Now YOU see not talking about tests"
.Q-Proceed Al said Mr. Dooner, be frank I"
a s Dooner said We'll young man: you go and
tyou agree upon terms you Will be able 10 do lots
q business and have no trouble" and ! thanked
NJ DOoner for being frank and asked him for tho
address Of Nj DAILY. where he could be found, and
st the office and went back TO our office and told
NJ Tostevin
Q-One moment This Con" DAILY was he an
engineer? Al never met Con DAILY.
,Q-You found out who he was? Ale told me
ns was a real estate man.
Q-Real estate man? Ayes up on Amsterdam
there
Q-Now understand It better. thought you
would have 70 go to an engineer Perhaps that is
better way Now. you were going to tell us
something about what Mr.. Tostevin did? Al