The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-15
The BOSSES
OF TAMMANY
ON THE STAND
In the Mazet 1nquiry..Counssl
Moss Has a Hard Time With
New York's Mayor.
GETS LITTLE SATISFACTION.
Boss Croker Not Only Impudent
But Rings in the Court
Record on Moss.

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-Mayor Rob-
ert A. Van wyck occupied the witness
chair before the assembly committee
charged with investigating the various
departments of the municipal govern
ment. From the outset the examina-
tIon Of the mayor by Counsel Moss
took the form OF an acrimonious coll
Ioquy, In the course of which Mayor
Van wyck intImated that Mr.. Moss
was seeking to reach seat on the SUI
preme court bench by pressing q par
tisan investigation, and sneered at
counsePs attninments as a lawyer.
Mr.. Van Wyck began his testimony
by saying he had, from the time he
assumed office, been alarmed over the
inadequacy of the Brooklyn water
supply. He had not given the Ram
apo Water Company contract consid-
Grafton; It would be time for that when
1t reached him officially. It was, wit
ness understood, a mere option, and
could do no harm to the city. Witness
had not consulted with the heads OF
departments regarding the contract;
the officials, he said. were to exercise
their own judgment, and not to come
to him for advice upon such a subject.
Witness again said he would consider
the Ramapo water contract when 1t
came before him.
when will 1t come before you?"
asked Mr.. Moss.
when l send for It"
when will you send for it?"
None OF your business"
The witness was not convinced there
was fraud in the Ramapo contract,
and advised counsel to call Comptroller
coler and Bridge Commissioner Shea,
the only city officials who had charged
fraud.
Counsel began formulating a ques-
ton as to the duty Of the mayor to
remove commissioners who were In
competent.
"oh," broke in the mayor. you're
talking of removals, and you have
Noon to,l,Iro ~ IouislotInp mo out
wbv don't Won 20 ahead and do It
and don't be talking such imperh-
nence7 And why don't you receive
that list of stockholders you were Of
s,,os p Dptcber 1evI p Morton and
General Tracy having stock in this
oor,rorv ore nock of tb,eves"
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So saying. Mr., Croker handed a writ
"a gAa In fba FpRnFlnP1 y1PpgnUl.