New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-16

capitalist, Mr.. Croker? A.-No sir,
9x sap pTs A- A SaPi az you
Q.-worth more than million OF do''ars' A.
o."You haven't got million Of dollars' Al
decline TO go into my personal AFFAIRS so,, Al de-
OWN you swear that you have not Al "e
o-Wefe you drawn into this company ,r for tn ne
paving the running expenses OF the company ana
for the purpose Of eontrbyting was thal , coun
pose. TO draw on your bank account Al oo"''"
Oft wasn't put to you that way was "' Al
o~You haven't put any money for b the ,n paa
pose Of building the plants ana paying gs ng
haVe fact Mr. croker that these gentle
men who invented and Who he na Under the super
vision Of city departments In some way A
''o-would not the Health Department have me
right TO inspect their works? A.-lnspect 'he'r
"Oc.MnYes. and see what they were doing? Alt all
denends on where their works are. 49,.
weIe de n Se city I'll Of they would
he liable 10 be Inspected by the Health Depart
men yes sir 81, s "ns wss So not burned that
would be considered whether their w1rk the w ,o
sanitary would be consdered ana wa ue safe
to human life would be considereo oy inc ''
Oft has very great power. has II not? A
liable to explode and do damage. would 1t not?
A.-No. sir. ,,a, ,,o, cav 70 do
O-But Ii contains power enough. ~" a"'' ~ 49,
rye amounts of heavy work? Ayes. SIT.
HE MAKES AN ADMISSION
O-And SO with such power as this, 1t would oe'
IN its oneration In the city of NewYork. subject
to the oversight of the Health Department at least
would It not? Ayes sir
Q.-And II would be In the power OF 'he f'eai',,
Department to make trouble for that company IL II
happened to be corrupt ana they s TfIe AThey
have got nothing to do with stisahes r.o tIaol,b
oY0ur department tn, has snd der
Q.-The Health Department. no: but under some ONE
other head than the pTSssen, one Trouble. AThe
Health Department. ,,,s .,oro Trouble
for the operation of the Auto-Truck Company? A.
Not unless there was danger in II. 49, -
daacer cogd they PS not? ATheir jurisdiction of it
is only in regard to danger .o ,anoor couldn't
they? All there danger they would say So
couldn't they? AT they wished to DO wrong
'" oy fTny could say what they did to the Man
haitian Railway, couldn't they? Al don't know
a9out Resoutons could be passed in the Municipal
Assembly affecting It's business, couldn't there!
The denartments that would affect 1t. couldn't
there? Al don't believe they could pass anything
in the Assembly to affect It, 1t has nothing 10 90
o.And that think is because the Assembly
could be bou hit up? A.on the Auio-truck Com
pany? ST, ,u ,-, 4, oorcerrs the
Assembly. or how IT could. ,.
Q-You don't believe It, as matter OF fact ou,
as Won answered me a minute ago II they wanted
to do wrong they could make trouble. couldn't
they? Amy department in New-forK c0u'o
make trouble If they tried TO-
HE HAS HEARD OF CORRUPTION.
o-you have heard in your long experience OF
currupt officials. Of heads of the Building Depart
ment not necessarily under your administration.
making unnecessary trouble to the builders and
merchants and all sorts Of peope-you have heard
Of that? Ayes. sir.
O-You have heard that former Superintendent
of Buildings was unnecessarily annoying, have you
not? A-That the report. .
O-And YOU believed 1t unnecessarily so. don't
you? Al don't know whether 1t was sum unneceS
Odd not your associates in the Autotruck
cCHny 9n sG yG IN % oGd4 to yGs
mighty influence in preventing the city depart
ments from interfering with tnat company? A
/ decline TO answer that. MI
my own persophsl affairs nscaus. Of YOUR power
In this community you have been brought IN ana
aded S that %py e 40 are he
boss Of the city that Is your anat ana H9' ours
Q.~Al that is not to be told? A.-You are trying
to make the people believe that. 40
Q.zYou won't tell us whether 1t Is SO or no''
Q-That is a private affair of yours? A.-Yes sir
OFT is rather interesting, Mr. croker 10 ZEE
how much power you have. and what you think
OF your power and what you think you have right
to do h bP a a e gOq as been
Quoted as 1t has been to allow you 10 teii III Sou
STn ws pfednx just what power
Just what you think you have right to do with
It. and just what you intend to DO win IL, ahu NJ
Croker? Al am glad you think so
CARES NOT FOR PUBLIC OPINION.
o-Wbv are YOU glad think so? A.-Because
suppose 1t pleases you.
Q.-You are glad to have any one think of you
in that way II IT peases them? Ayes.
Q-And that applies to the whole community,
doesn't It? Aft 1t pleases them.
Q.-Were you not given $4,000 of that company S
stock? Al decline to answer.
Q.-Without the payment of a dollar? Al de-
Q.-Wiil you deny it? Al decline to answer.
Q.-Will you deny it--yes or no? A.-Not yes OF
O-You decline to go on record when the matter
is presented TO you as fully and as fairly as II mas
been bea the 10 Seop ou make that
II has nothing to do with city a ana at a Air
Power Company? A-No. sir.
Qp.-But II is connected intimately with the bust ,l
ness Of the truck company that you nave just
been talking about? A.-No.
o.-Your associates? Ayes
in that company An the Autotruck Company ?
Ono: in the American Air and Power Com
pany? A.-No: not that know OF.
O-Do YOU know that resolution passed the
Municipal Assembly giving the American Air and
Power Company the right to lay and locate water
pipes for the purpose of conveying salt water from
the Hudson River across the Hudson to Walker
Place and TO Twenty third-st to the factory OF the
American Air and Power Company. located at that
place? Ayes sir.
Q.-Is anything to be paid for that privilege? A
Yes, sir. .
Q-How much? Al don't know how much. 1t
was fixed by the Sinking Fund Commissioners;
they fix that amount.
O'-Do you think that the Metropolitan Railroad
should have paid for the privilege of putting in
no opinion on that either way. ] believe they did
pay rental. | believe they pay rent now.
"a large primary payment for the privilege OF
Installing II? AIN the subways?
Q.-Yes; in their own subwsys Al don't know
but what they do.
MR. CROKER CRAWLS
OIL am asking you whether they should, a
matter OF public policy. Should an important and
valua BILE franchise be given away without getting
paynent for the people? Al don't think II