New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

wards before last pecsmber DO yoss cc. nd
o-r,u that have anything 10 do with your az
,s,rr, % GET young Mr.. Croker into the compans'
At has something to do with tnat VIZ 80
never been able IN the last ten years " ee
p.pe In The Bronx. t Is the only p"'e III WV
world where II has been barred.
o-The fact is that your pipe Tor ten years ia"
n>sr barred from the Borough OF The Bronx' A.
Yes ,,,,.,co..
o.-And you started then to make business nn IS
connsctiSn v with yoSns We Ne had to change the
tire method Of manufacture 70 ert d absn found
that Won could not get young Mr.. Croker because
his father objected to his name being IN III A.
oAnd you to Senator Grsd H. S SSs w snd
M McCan ySS Ss entered MT into and this Company
formed? s srse, are Vent to Mr. Rosse and
sns,n ~ To- him that there was money in this
Business That is why Mr.. .Rogge went into It, y;
and not through me at all ha' ''o'"''e ~
oBut historically historical na Mr Ress In
% H s sS m 1o
S Srs w ANo Co.. sir: he was never there with Mr.
Croker when was there o in n of Me- e cradys Office
then at that time; YOU were there, there? Al was
Q.-Then this company was formed Arc
BRONX DOORS OPENED PROMPTLY.
o-And II was after that that the first piece OF
The Bronx was delivered? Ayes.
Mr. o'sullvan-This company was formed IN Mr;
Untermyers office? A-fes sir: 1 Wan' 70. .st W
the other S side for few minutes haven't II 80,
would ld IKE t, Tea k10T n why hs sOs
selling pipe in any one territory exclusively and
m inasrest Of tSxpayers would like know II, Mr.
Raymond has robbed the taxpayers s oi I'm Inc HoT
tant We never were able to get In there WIN d
foot OF our pipe in our lives until now -. T.,
n hat wQg
Al so mst know They tell me they had poit-
cal st ring Tp nene 9st od You
know: am making the broad statement ana am
re Sl f. ss%nq S{ mir you oath
Al know IT, That Is not tI IN any one pe'SO"
o.-During all that time Mr.. Rogge ana MI: ar W,
h Royce W was not the chef engineer at that time
Ole was in the Department? Yes s;r SIR: oil
,S Si ms was AR 2Sm sr was %o GUMS
h you ts s 2ecG IN ffn
MIR Strong a Republican Mayor? - -,
owqsnt Mr. HaSn ,b the SOmmSfiGaer and
twenty TSreT fourth wards elected BY the people, A
o oonEiecte9 by the people for six years Wasn't
ne the Commissioner of street Improvements b oa
present borough president and Democrat ahd
elected by the people? A-Yes SIR Phs d me GUu
o~And wasn't the engineer era a subordinate OF the
Commissioner? Al don't know
HIS REAsoNINGs OBSCURE
O-Dont know, az a matter OF idcl' 'h"' '"e
oficer called the Commissioner Of Street Improve
mems Of the Twenty-thrd and Tw~nty- fourth
wards was Democratic. and always has Deen A.
No. sir. Mr.. Brigg was Republican, ana ne re-
''o~Did he reject it because he was Repub-
lcan? Alt might have been. yes rh,ea
Mr. Hofman-WAat year was that? A'-Ah'ee
Seosr Sparng the Strong administration? A.Yes
He not only rejected It once. but dozen times mes
ow does PIPE With Ti' the n @ord e
o.-And to price? Al offered pipe at nan
'n Mr p'' Siarke-Dld YOU hear Mr. Far8gm testify
that your pipe had never been rejected! A'-he
sasI his point Of the proceedings the committee
was startled by the nashsht and smoke proautcea
photoeraphc scene Of the committee IN 49,. cha
The 5 ant caps nf him MN
Mr. Clarke 10 the wtness)-That statement OF
yours esusea an viii aDd that Mr. Briggs Re
pSM9 r ciorke-Then Mr. Obcrkirch as matter OF
fact your pipe has been presented 70 that De
parment for a number OF years. A.Not .niS
same pipe We are making now INA Ihat was "re-c'a!
The Chairman want the sergeant-at arms ~; 10
take that man (referring 10 the photographeD ih'o
custody. ,,. .ho obo,osrsnher
The photographer was sworn and gave his name
The 9e' ChaifmanYin what capacity do you appear
here and whom do you represent aaI r,,.t
The Chairman-What periodical do you repre-
Mr. Jacoby-"Frank Ieslies Weekly"
The %Sairnan-Do YOU know that is a disturbance
and a contempt? Why didn't you ask PERMISSION
You had right 10 create disturbance mere
Why did you do thatF
IN THE STYLE OF CROKER.
Mr.. Jacoby-That is my business
The Chairman-You had no right to DO H. You
should have asked permission TO do ANYTHING OF
that kind. Don't you think 1t a presumption Oh
your part TO do thing Of that KIND
rnenest 70 the committee to do anything of that
kind Now ! think you owe us an apology.
Tbe SbajrmanIAnd you ought to relieve yourself
of contempt.
Mr. Jacoby-I apologize r,
The Chairman-I hope 1t won't happen again, Ahe
man SAYS ne regrets 1t. and apologies for IT,
j. D. CARROLL LAST WITNESS
Joseph D. Carroll Is
Mr. Moss-Are you a member OF the firm OF F1ss'
Doerr e. Carroll? Ayes.
O-You have sold horses to various city Depart
ments have you not? Ayes.
horses that you have sold recently TO the depart
ments Have you done so? Ayes.
OWL you produce It? Ayes. Witness
produces paper) 49, r.. ,,,ueoo,,o,
we will suspend the examination OF the witness
now on account of the desire to close the session.
We will call you again. Mr.. Carroll;
The Chairman-Has he Identified the iist that mas
MIR Moss-He has produced it. and 1t has been
marked Nothing further to-day - Am
The Chairman-The hearing Will adjourn uht'
May 81 at 1890 a m, at this place
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