The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-02
moss lGl|I II ACTION.


NEW YORK. Aus. latter . vacation
Of about nix weeks the 1900 ...emn.v
committee convened today 10 continue the
YORK o. investigating the different depart-
meHts OF the New York city government.
deputy Sheriff Au.vaney was the firvx
Witness. Mr.. Moss. counsel for the conn
mittee, wanted 10 know II the sheriff had
teAen any action to stop gambling In the
absence Of such preventive steps By the
police. The deputy sheriff Sad he was
aware that statute provided for such
action. but believed u applied to such
counties ~ were imperfectly poiiced. s.Our
object. explained Nr. Noas, I'm bringing
you here WAS to call your attention 10 this
section OF the law which makes Il .ncum-
on morse races y now practiced In this city
to an extraordinary extent. and II 70 our
intention TO bring this fact 70 the asten-
ton Of all public ofnceFs."
Mr.. Moss then called President Michael
O. Murphy. Of the health department., and
questioned him concerning work done by
HorEan 1 8lattery. city architects. Col
ed the Willard hospital There haze been
no public competition for this work.
Arthur J. Morgan. Of Horgan Z Slattery.
Was called. He said he designed the new
city prison: that the steel cells cost $4,000
and that hts Arm got per cent. for the
WOtk. ne Hdu never Iatke0 Win Jonn r..
Carroll about the work nor had he paid
Carroll any money. He had made most Of
the drawings for the steel cells himself:
none had been made by Western designer
Vincent ]. Slattery, Horgan's partner. con-
nrmed Horgan's statement that the firm
had never paid any money to Carroll. Stat
terry sad that the leading architects and
architectural papers had upheld his firms
criticism Of the work of John Fl. Thomas,
who drew the plans for the new hall Of
records building.
WAS that criticism PROFESSIONAL
1T was. and the city saved million dol
lars by IT,
Mr.. eiattery said hts firms report on Mr..
Thomas plan WAS drawn up by Mr.. Hor-
gan. The witness objected 70 many Of
the questions and spoke IN q loud and
angry tone when Mr.. Moss insinuated that
he had been cut Of the city lately to avoid
. subpoena. Mr. Mazet called him to or
der
what kind OF marble, In your opinion"
asked Mr.. Moss. 'is most suitable for In
terror decorations In public buildingsT'
"Connemara marble" sad the witness.
Now. Mr.. Slattery," said Mr.. Moss. "it
has been charged In the public press that
you are not an architect at all: that In
fact you do not know anything about ar
chitecturai work. II that lie7''
Yes: Il r. . lie"
Mr.. Morgan was recalled. He said that
In every instance he had drawn the plans
and specifications for city work himself.
Which do you consider the most serv-
Ice. an ordinary parallelogram beam or
one with iangcs!- asked Mr.. Moss.
IT prefer a beam with fanges."
Give us the scientific explanation as 70
Why you do So"
II am not here to give you theories ~
to iron beams"
mot to the city OF New York. which
pays your
.'You are not the city OF New York.
am not here to undergo an examination
as to my architectural ability
That's just what you're here for"
"You are not At to examine me-"
prove to me my. ignorance by answer
Ing the questions ask"
II don't have e"
After a recess Fred Clark Withers. OF
the firm Of withers Dickson. said his
arm drew the plans for the Tombs prison
under the direction OF Former Commits
sioner Wright Early In 1895 Commits
sioner Lantry informed his firm that Hor-
gan a Slattery were to amend Its plans
Commissioner Lantry, the witness said,
told him he wished to have architects In
sympathy with the administration. 1t
was intimated that the witness firm
had better retire from the work and they
were finally dismissed. The plans Of wit
ness arm called for the construction
of cells costing sl7s.ooo Morgan 4 Stat
tery's plans called for an expenditure OF
$4,000. Morgan & Slattery used more
material than the original specifications
called for in art decoration. Such art on
prison cells was bad. Mr.. Withers said.
because II gave q place for vern1in to
lodge.
Mr.. Moss read the original estimate for
the Tombs building as prepared by With
crs q Dickson. and compared II item for
item with the estimate in the contract AZ
finally awarded to Hogan n Siatfery, The
additional cost 20 the city under the Hor-
| gan a Siattery contract IL SD. als.
Mr.. Horgan was recalled and Mr.. Moss
asked a great many technical questions
| which witness refused TO answer Mr..
Morgan said that the Arm OF Horgan 4
| s,atsery was a corporation. Mr. Horgan
and Mr. Siattery owned most OF the stock
No dividends had been declared and no
part of the income Of the corporation
| had been used TO pay creditors.
The r,vuruf,sc~ adjourned until tomor.