New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-19
CARROLLS BROTHER SWORN
is A CLERK IN ICE COMPANY WHICH SELLS
TO CITY DEPARTMENTS.

is A CLERK IN ICE COMPANY WHICH SELLS
TO CITY DEPARTMENTS.
William j. Carroll is sworn.
Mr. Moss-You are connected with the Consoli-
dated Ice Company? Ayes, sir.
Q.-Purchasng agent? A.-No. sir.
Q-What is your official position there? A.
Clerk in the sales department.
Q-Only a clerk? Ayes, SIR
Q-what is your salary? Al refuse to
OF don't press 1t. Have you sold ice? A
Q.-Have you sold ice to the department of which
your brother, Edward r, Carroll, is the CLERK!
Al haven't sold It. The company has sold to
Q-And your brother Edward r. Carroll is the
clerk. of the Court of General Sessions is ne not!
o-And another brother, John F. Carroll was va
oHays you had anything to do Tth the n sales
oHHaSe you approached anybody with reference
selling to the city departments? Al don't
oHwhom hive, you with reference to the
Q.-With reference to selling TO the city depart
cy p rg for and years. long
OF am speaking about what you have done
from the city departments was made direct TO the
o-And you think the orders were obtained iHet
without canvassing? Al am pretty sure they
o-Have you canvassed yourselfa A.-outslde
trade, you mean?
Q--Have you canvassed in saloons? Al don't
think / have. may possibly have canvassed
saloon a couple OF years ago.
ls S-HO" long have you bee" 'Here' N'-S"'S
Sfn what hat line? Xin He every line Anybody
Mr. Moss-That is alt
THE WITNESS EXPLAINS.
The Witness-Just a word about the city depart
Tba I
ing the city departments for twenty years, and
the orders have been received by mail every year.
with the exception OF those bid for
Q-Aren't you mistaken about that? Has the
Consolidated Ice Company existed for twenty
wears? A-T-hey succeeded the Knickerbocker
I don't know that the Consolidated the Knick-
erbocker believe there were other companies.
Q-But what was the company you went into
originally? A-The Consolidated Ice Company.
Odd you so into the Consolidated when 1t was
Q.~Had it been consolidated before you got
there? Ayes. sir; some time :,
O-Who placed you in the company? Al
refuse to answer. 1t is private matter between
myself and an t 1y GY t oee mas nothing
Q--Is that Mr. Carroll. your brother John F. :?
A.-No. sir; between myself and another gentle
Q~was 1t Mr. Croker? Al don't know Mr.
Croker never spoke word to nun IN IN my te
The chalrma9.Are you IN IN the employ of the
o.-T understand you TO say that the consoli.
c companyf A@I don't know w; Couldn't tell you
the legal part OF that;
Q.-You said that the company had been pur.
chasing ice for twenty years? Al understand
that the Knickerbocker company was furnishing
o."Are they in existence now? A-That
couldn't say. | don't know the legal part OF 1t
Q-when did the Consolidated company begin to
furnish ice to the city? Al don't really know
/ don't know when the company ncorpora ted
Q.-They were incorporated before you were with
them? Ayes. | understood that they carried
out the business OF the Knickerbocker company
that the contracts the Knickerbocker had the Con-
Q.~How long are those contracts7 For what
period? A.-Wlth the city?
THEY DO ADVERTISE. SOMETIMES
Q-Yes? A-The only part OF the city business
that amounts to anything. they advertise for bids
The city department has no contracts outside OF
year. and those all advertised for. The bust
ness OF the old company know nothing about.
Q.-Do you know that the Consolidated company
have taken to supplying the city departments, not
at the lowest figures bid-that there other
bidders at lower figures? Al understood the
otherwise they would not have had the contract
Indeed am pretty sure they were the lowest
The Chalrman-Did you have anything to do with
the making OF those contracts? A-That IA the
sales department. The sales department am
Q.-Do you pass upon those contracts? Al do
not no SIR The sales agent passes upon those
ing the contracts? Al am clerk in the de-
partment only
OIL ask you the question have you any per-
sonal connection with the making OF the contracts
with the city department? AINot BIT. only
know anything about that.
9;-You did not pass upon them7 Al did not.
The Chairmnn-is there anything further. Mr..
SIR. Moss-NothIng further,
The chairman-We will take a recess until ?iS