The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-06
MOSS IS AFTER GARDINER.
DENIALs oFJUSTJCBIN THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEYS oFFICEp

Was Suspended the Strength of n
Letter She Says Is . ForRery-Ohice-
holder Who Assaulted Scott Not Yot
Tried After Throe Years-Chcap Rents
and Lots of Privileges in Bronx Park
Peoples Telephons Company Hasn't
Bcsn Able to Get late the subways Yet
Operations opened at the resum ptlon Of the
Mazet Com mittee's hearing Yesterday. in the
rooms Of tho Board Of Trade and Transporta-
ton. with a consideration OF Park Board
methods, In which IL appeared that many fav-
ored persons were getting q great deal from
tho board for very little money. Park Com
missioner Moebus brought with him list OF
the rentals paid for buildings In the parks of
Bronx borough. the entire monthly rent roll
being $S1557. There are hfty-six houses in
the parks. all In such condition. the witness
said. that he wouldn't live In them rs a gift"
Asked why he didn't tear them down. he said
that he Intended to. Many OF the small houses
rented for SIS. SO and SO a month, while a few
Of the larger places brought in $40 and $50.
and boating and bathing privileges won't with
these. Tho Tallapoosa CLUB. OF which Presi-
dent Haf1en Of the borough Is President. pays
S25 month for Its building and several acres
OF ground. 1t has a license to sell liquor. This
testimony ssupplem O. ted later on by Edward
Z. Bacherer. who said that he had bought beer
on Sunday at the Tallapoosa Club OF which he
Is not member. In wandering about the
park he said. he had been ordered Off parts OF
the grounds. because they were private prop
erty.
COMPLAINT OF A TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Arthur ]. Baldwin. counsel for the Peoples
Telephone Company. testified that all that the
company lacked TO begin operations WAS u per-
nit from the Department Of Public Buildings
to lay its wires. and that he first wont to see
Commissioner Koarny about the matter in
February of this year. The application was
He'd on Feb. 10. The matter was referred to
the Corporation Counsel and his report on It
was favorable. but when Mr.. Baldwin tried to
find out something further from Com III ssioner
kearny. he couldn't get at that gentleman.
The Board OF Directors instructed him not to
press the matter any further at that time.
Darwin Il. James. President OF the company.
testified that the company did not want to
maadamus Mr.. Kearny il that course could be
avoided. but that 1t m iEht come to that.
Even with permit, said the witness, we
might have trouble with our work. We are
afraid OF Interference"
From whom; asked Mr. Moss.
HINTS AT A FULL.
We'll. from Mr.. Kearny. Perhaps from the
New YORK Telephone Company. TOO, annoying
us through the Commissioner. It's common
rumor that people In power are managing this
How do the telephone rates here compare
with those VI other cites2"
Very much higher. A number of telephone
com panies have tried to get in here and failed"
Mr.. Moss here road from Richard Cookers
t tsstimony OF April 70. Mrp GROCER testified
refused IT, MIR Moss then asked him i, the New
York Telephone Company hadn't offered him
sum OF money payable in five yearly INSTALL
ments. to shut out the new company. and he
refused to answer.
KEARNY SAYS A PERMIT rs WAITING.
ia Esa oil H.
that he had been ready since April II to grant
the permit to any representative OF the corpo-
was ready to go TO work and put in it's lines.
"A young lawyer came to me-" said he, who
Mr. James wants that permit. he can get it any
time"
had said that he feared the now company was
preparing to form a combination against an
other company. undoubtedly the New York
the sd WIEN Mo.s .6e
sioner II he considered it any part OF his duty
any com pany the witness evsded tho question
The subway company, he said, had the same
COMPANY. but he did not know that the New
York Telephone Company controlled the sub;
f"r the subway duets Mr. Moss read in rom tho
subway company's contract, providing that all
profits over ~ per cent. should be paid to the
BIGGER SCANDAL THAN EAMAPo MOSS SAYS.
Instead Of paying over to the city their
profits" said MIR. Aloss. the comuany Is using
them to build pew duets It's bigger scandal
Why don't you investigate it," sneered Com
Don't you think it'a your duty to protect the
Sy s% ssS M Mr. %%ssy due from these
Its been my policy to get in all the ducts
can, to prevent the streets from being con-
tlnualy torn up"
subway Company, Of which samuel A. Bsar,ls-
ley is president. testifed That Mis- company
furnished snbways Tor e!eo'rc hgntand power.
nrSs ss IT, da4
G6ontr2 o o2%pe 1sS 1t TO- lay nary more duets
spn SmnHsH 70 s TO the G
companies. due on oct. | +. had OF yet l. cen pre-
scented. He read Iroln former annual reports
capital Invested Councilman George 7. Christ
man. chair man OF the Committee on Public
buildings. Lighting and Supplies. testified that
that Department had been held up in commit
tee ne,anns o. fn.pe e. ax ,t On certain I'M
eating along without rules.
ALLEGED VIOLATION OF CIVIL SERVICE LAWS
viii am RYAN a CnrEentsr formerly in the
in 1898. On June q. 1895. hs was discharged.
wasn't work enough TO keep him busy. After.
ward he iounI hrs place had been given to a
man namTI IrHpGNy Intrssltsr other men
ton, and. after their appointment, were sent
to the trades school to learn carpenterng
Ryan went to Alderman Woods OF his district
AMI found he had been discharged because he
Masn'ta member ofthe Tammany Hall Club.
Woods said he would get him his lob back but
later told him that he couldn't do anything
with that damn scoundrel. Kearny."
could produce any uumb OF witneagns to
show he same kin OF husinsSs" said Mr.. Moss
We will not go any further along this line,
however"
DISTRICT ATTORNEY WOULDN'T TRY sCHLEs-
ISGFR.
Elmer T.White lawyer for young Scott, who.
while employed in the trunk store at and
Nssey street, was atrociousiy assaulted by In
spector Schlesinger OF the nureau Of IpornI-
heranoeS, told OF his struggles with the Dlstrict
Attorneys of1lce to get the case tried ScLl.s-
niger was indicted IN October 90. and in civil
suit against the city Scott recovered s. 900
damages; uotw thatandinE which. Sehlesingsr
Is stu city official. aud Mr.. WnIte has been
unable to get the Or mi nGl case to trial 1t was
postponed, and shifted. and postponed again
Mr.: White testified that two days after he had
called a. LAWYER hos,'s Office, at the lawyers
totrlAl
This Is only one case OF many" said Mr..
Moss Ny ONCE 10 under constant suryeii.
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