New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
DETAILS OF THE HEARING.

The Mazet Committees first witness yesterday
was Edward J. Reardon. one Of Mr.. Moss's de-
tectives. He told OF having been Third
ave- elevated train with young about
O'Clock on Mondly morning. Six seven men
came IN and one OF them kicked the witnesses
friend. Another struck him and q third drew
knife. The witness drew his revolver, but neither
weapon was used. The got off at Four
teenth-st and the witness and his friend also got
off TO cause the arrest Of some OF them. po-
lceman named Kelley came up the platform. but
refused TO make any arrests. Instead. Reardon and
his friend were arrested. a man IN plain clothes.
whom Kelley and another policeman named Hook
addressed as Sergeant" offered 10 release Reardon
for SO and arrest the other He said he di1
not have IT, and the way to the station Kelley
offered to take tho s. he said he had and take the
rbalance the next night. Reardon met Kelley
corner Tuesday night and gave him 50 more on &C.
.count.
Secretary George McAneny Of the Civil Service
reform Association said
It has been the opinion Of the association and Of
myself that there has been a systematic violation
.of the Civil Service law during this administration
obey the letter Of the law but that the rules pro-
muigated by Mayor Van Wyck were not as strictly
However, the rules themselves have been evaded
In some cases.
Mr.. Moss pointed out that as there were some
four hundred persons who lost their temporary ap-
po.ntments at the time that the White law went
added 10 the 81 800 900 Of salary cost testified
70 on Tuesday Averaging their salaries at 1900 It
would be seen that the total excess amounted 10
nearly 100000. Mr. McAneny explained that the
White law now makes evasions of the Civil Service
practically impossible.
Mr. Hoffman asked him how II IS that the Com
missioner of Records in Brooklyn. Mr.. Waldo. an
appointee OF Governor Roosevelt. has been alone
exempted among all the heads Of departments In
n New-York from the operation OF the law The
VI witness named the Registers and County Clerks
denartments IN New-York County two others
exempt.
FACTS CONCEALED IN THE CITY RECORD"
James ". Pryor. secretary Of the council OF the
CITY Club swore that committee OF the club has
been making an examination Of increases in sala-
r!es Of municipal officials but had been unable to
get any information THE City Record" wa:
worthless for this purpose. as IN many cases II
said John Smith, 1850" without stating what
he had received before.
The investigation by the City Club. he said. hat
come down later than April s. 1899 The period
covered began on January /. 1895 The tota. FOR al
departments as found acknowledged in The Cit,
Record" were: Increases. $3.50; decreases. $5S.
KIN net increase 81 es9. This did not include wha
was covered UP under such heads as fixed anC
"des,rnated" nor Of course the increases since
April which have been many.
The report OF the Department Of Highways Z
the Municipal Council. he said. showed an incrcas
of s7sI while the same Department had reported
N ..rhs CITY Record" an increase OF only $3.50
still greater discrepancy was shown IN the repor
OF the Department OF Bridges which to the Coun
ell reported a net increase Of 1921 and to "Th
City Record" E,eS
Applying this proposition TO the s7looo which yo
discovered. would show possible increase 0
eight times as much?" asked Mr. Moss.
1T would" replied the witness
The witness added that he had found In 9Th
CITY Record" the names Of the roll as la
~.
that of laborers and paid by the month or year.
James L. Gernon, deputy factory inspector
testified that he had found that the stone wor
for the city prison had been sublet and was bein
done in Illness stone yard. In Thirdavs.. Brooklyn
There he found seventy-eght Italians and ma