New-York tribune., 1899-06-09

| ,s9 A-Yes sir He said he couldn't hno ou'
! how to shut of the water from his maps 'hd,
Mr. Birdsall couldn't tell him. ana that he iou"'
out from one OF his who had been III 'he De
partment some time that he thoueh' NV s.nu,,
gate somewhere In Madison Square. and ne hha's
found one in a grass plot somewhere. some OF 'ne
grass plots. and when he got hold OF that gave nc
could shut off what he wanted nave a'so oeen
told by Mr.. Tenor, who Is foreman IN chai "
the Thirty y-frst-st. station-water f'a.o" ~
term gave them when had charge OF n-tha' ne
found the maps would not alter the SYSTEM III
4 shutting off water.
Mr. Moss-I think that fs all
| Mr.. Hofrman-Mr Gear. when were You appointedd
the b wf.er of Public Works to the Water
Department by the new charter or,a,rauv IN the
pepartment of public WorksY Ain the spring
Of aegss ISIS. t''''' VI w
APPOINTED BY Mr., BRooKFIELD
appointed yO%q % Awa% ss1yIde snGDRhea
A-No, sir We were all put under Civil Service
aYsad dd2 IPSo s av Service "''H were
Wha was your salary nd wseR y cents sea day
o'UAnd who recommended your appointment?
Al think it was 81 first and then raised 20 cents;
Q.-Who recommended your appointment! A'-i
Q.-You don't know who recommended it? A.
Q-How did you come to make application? A
/ came back from Europe and was unemployed
Q.-And how did you come TO make application.
to whom did you first make application Tor tms
9-yes Al guess 81 to Ma MaySr y,s.,y Strong .yes
Q.-The persons you had charge OF In the De-
partment were all laborers. were they not? A.
Q.-Many of them were laborers? "a A-Leborers rs
the Public Works had charge of the general fore
men. ,, -, ., ,,o ,,o, uers IN the
pipe yard? Al made headquarters in the pipe
yard. was filling dual position you arai mignii
superintendent In charge Of all -, ,.
aWhat was the general character Of rses the men snG
teamsters we had one man inspecting meters,
and SO on. though his time was kept down no,.r,.
ment M from nSn {, % YS day? H2First Of August
9-n what st year? pv AMin ,ba co@m,ssoner7 is ABy
o-How much was it raised? Al was paid at
nat tms % your qay York alike after
to what you had done? A-No
Q.--When were you next raised in the Depart
ment7 Ain December.
Q-Whst part of December, 1897? Al think
Q.-That was about ten days before the Gommis, Comm s.
soner went out of office? Al was ia taking 10
SALARY RAISED $500 YEAR.
Q.-.That was about ten days before he went out
of Office. How much were you raised by Commits
sdSSsner sSsner Coils about December 30 1897? A-About
o.-Three hundred dollars a year? Ayes;
O.-So that you were increased In salary from
"a 30 day 10 how much? A-No, sir; was get
Bu originally when dave Ssp IT IN the pfPsr s
Q.-How much were you receiving at the time Mr.;
Coils went out of Office? A.-Twenty-hve hundred
% o~so that hat you had been jumped from the time
day day to $3.50 Now there were good many other
increases in the Pepartment by M Coils ar9und ,hnn
were some.
Q-Quite great many' Al don't know of
Q-And didn't you hear afterward that the sue
n sEse ee Who had been raised by
the Commissioner who had gone out OF once! A.
oavs ng"ra Srest mani many YEA ANo don't think there
were l don't think he done but very few to my
Q~Yo1 are Interested in a hydranty A.-No. sir.
9-Patentee2 Al was a., PatenseSe ndyS OF hNo mo
Q-You were interested in 1t at one timer A.
Q.-What was the hydrant known as7 A'-The
Q-Samed after yGurselfY AEYss; sir ,,.r. a..
In the city. OF New-YOrk? A-All kinds Of hydran's
o.HYes Al never counted them.
$50 that you don't know mo ! con, aon
say don't know. can give you an approximate
Q,-That is what would like to have A'-ren
oof course OF t9! You believe your hydrant the
best IN the market don't you? A.-That Is rather
oAnd Hy you don't believe that the hydrants
use are as gS3d I as the any nyopoh pot nyeqesed yeq in H.
1
o'EHave You sold IT. Al sold 1t long time
"so TRUMpED-UP CHARGES
! o-You had charges preferred against you didn't
you. in the Department? Al had trumped-up
ones oAnd sP df YOU had hearing upon those charges7
o.-And you were dismissed? Ayes. SIR
| Q.-By order OF the Commissioner? A-Yes' sir.
versaton you had with Mr., Birdsall? A-Yes sir
hsS no 20 tSe %atps n wA
A.-If you will state what you have reference TO-
Nj Hoffman, %n1 msas statement here before that YOU
had some conversation with Mr.. Birdsall, IN which
he found fault with you at the pipe yardF Al
o.~was it Mr.. Mckay? AaYes asrsh;,o,. sir 70 tns
Commissioner A.~Yes, l wrote him long letter
upon yna' wrote him long letter upon that sub
| tect you say? A-Yes sir; protested against the
cutting of my, salary and he sad' THAT Will rsht
''Ssn oanWhen was it that you were dismissed A
AiSy o'yrof what year-1sss? Ayes.
| o-This year? A-Yes. o,,,o, n,o-a vo,,
9I5h 1885, 81 SnY wneG RsypSbesn ySIb cub? XNo
| o"Ape YOU a member of any Republican club
now nSrwhat Republican club? A-The Republican
Ct9o Coo1ocated where7 A.---No. 45o Fifth-ave.
| MIR Hoffman-That Is all . - ~, p..-
Mr. Moss1 remember that fhat vSasnt Tas nv yeseTday
| He mentioned 1t among the list OF those MIGRANTS
aGsepHIaee Haye sS You ins copy of the Of Mr.
70 YOU? Al have copy of the letter that Mr.
| pOo,i'II pOIet me see It? A. producing letter)-Here
it Sc f. INC 80 .onr ot ,n. letter do Won ,
| Ayes. sir.
LETTER FROM HUGH BONNER
| Mr. Moss-I will read the letter: ..
''HeadquartsersG G Fire S,vi Department partn.hl.,
| New York. July &th. 1891
| Andrew j. Kennedy, Esq, City Engineer Fire
| Department, New-Haven, Conn i. -
| "Mv Dear Sir: Permit me TO introduce The bearer.
Colonel A. s. Gear OF this city He desires 10 con con-
suit with YOU in reference 20 the setting and pae-
| ing in use. during the Chief Engineers Convention
| to be held in your city. fire hydrant which mas
| the hydrant both surface and post, and can vouch
for il as the best Of Its kind have ever seen, and
| believe that II will eventually come into general
| use In this CIV Thanking you for any favor which