New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-19
FRIDAY,
MAY 19, 1899.

was interested with MI Meyer
OIL see here that your Department has auction
sales at times? Ayes. sir.
al find that on the 18th OF April. 1890. you an
nounced a sale at public auction by your depart
Bay Twenty-thrd-st. between Eghty-sisth-st. ana
Benson-ave.. Borough OF Brooklyn How many
might have been four or Ave
Q-Oniy four or five? Al can't tell. The rec
Q.-And | notice that you announced that this
M sale would take place under the direction OF
Q.-Have you given all OF your auction sales 10
Peter =. Meyer Co.? Ave have.
partner in III Al don't know now that knew
II at the time. am mixed up IN this company
know either one Of them. that he was nised IN
in either one Of them. until after read II In the
paper through this investigation
Q-At any rate. you gave the sales. A. unter-
rupting)-i want to correct that right on the reo-
"a. any rate. you gave these sales to Peter y.
Meyer was a Dock Commissioner Ayes.
Q-How did you come TO give all these auction
sales TO Peter F. Meyer a Coz A-Because he
Q.-There are many real-estate auetioneers IN
New-York. are there not1 Al suppose there are
bers Of your organization IN New-York City? A.
Q-Undoubtedly there are? Ayes.
JUST WHY HE DONE" TT.
$50 IN giving your sales 10 MI. meyer n rnebe
Der OF your organization. you were giving them 70
him especially because you knew him. A.-No; be-
cause he old auc;ioneer and understood the
business better than any new man could get
done II in the interests o, the city.
..o-Dd any one speak 70 you before you gave him
Odd you send for him? A.-No sir.
Q-How did he know that you wanted him. A.
sales were TO take place and he says: You have
got the naming OF the auctioneer. You have got 20
Competent ma man THINKING over II Tor a moment.
said, Peter F. Meyer & CO. are competent men,
note"
o,-You knew the partner of Mr.. Meyer. Mr.
Croker. was the leader Of your organizaton7 A.
did not not know ne wSs par.ner -, ,..,.- ., n.
EneT Ny E n %a he ne ss OF
know that he had any interest IN Mr.. Meyers
Q.--T notice also a notice OF a sale OF property in
the Borough Of The Bronx AYES sir 49,
other was the ath OF May. i has very large
number Of parcels? Ayes. sir.
Q-That sale occupied number OF days. didnt
QNDo you remember how many lots were in IT.
how many parcels Al cannot remember There
Q-Nearly three hundred weren't there? A.
Yes. guess there were more. Such as fences and
ratings.
Q.-And you know the custom OF auctoneers IS TO
charge by the lot by the parcel they put up? Al
cannot recollect how that is now-so much per-
Q.-Yeu employed the aqctOneer Don't you knoy,
what they charge and what you had to pay him'
Ayes, sir. / can't remember now.
sADDLED FEES on THE CITY
OIL notice that in this case Mr.. Heating. there
Is not in the terms OF sale the usual provision that
the purchaser shall pay the auctioneer. You know
that that is a usual thing in a sale OF real estate.
don't you. that the purchasers shall pay the auc-
tioneer's fee? Alt may be in partition sale
and In foreclosure sales not in condemnation sales.
Q.-Not in condemnation sales? A.-No. STR this
is condemned by the city, this is all city. property;
Q-Then in that the city paid Meyer & Co.
their compensation for conducting that sale. did
they? Ayes, sir; they did.
Odd you make contract with Mr.. Meyer be-
fore that? A.-No. sir.
ODD you have any. Tstand!ng what he
Outstanding as to what hat M. Mey-r would cEsrsss
what he charged in the previous sales.
Q-What previous sales? A-The ones we had In
,o,~Yes. and the sales that were advertised for
the 4th OF May were they? Ave are speaking Of
Owe will talk OF the 4th OF May now What
contract did you have with him for his charges on
the sale OF May :? A-There is regulation fes
o.-What IS IL. Al can't recOllect from mem-
Q.|Was it 81 on each parcel? A--No sir.
Q.-What was IT. About or per cent
or 3 per cent Of he amount realized.
Q.1And that was to be paid by the city, A-Yes.
them but these would he dollar and another
so cents For instance Pert OF sto9p. that isn't
different from the others.
Q.-How much did you pay Mr Meyer for the
,Q.-How much for the sale OF May So Alt is not
closed yet. returns.
Q-No returns made yet? A.-No. SIR
GOING IT BLIND.
Q-How much are you going to pay him7 Al
couldn't tell you.
Q.-Dont you know what was realized Al
couldn't answer that: the report hasn't been sent
to the office.
Q-You don't know what was realized A.-No.
1t commenced on the sth. TO run TO the 18th. This
is only the 18th.
Q.-You cannot tell whether IT or per
Mr. Horman-Do understand you to say you
have had any sale OF real estate. or merely con-
demned land owned by the city? A.-Owned by the
so yog didn't have any sale q the fee q n.
condemned the parts OF buildings that is. two
Mr.. Moss~Hsve you had cny sales other than
% t%o are the hon only ones I've made.
think had another one OF one building that
was partly on the street in South Brooklyn. some
o-Ihatever sales you had. as a city Official you
have given TO that firm Al have as far as
o,And 80 far a; you know 70 now. you intend to
0-You do not? Why not? A-well I can get
tinue | can't answer that under oath that In
tend 10 continue; ! may change my mind to-mor-
row.
Q-You may change your mind but you have no
present intention? A.-oh yes. | have
may not.
Odd you give bond. as city ohicial7 Al
did. sir.
ON what company did you give e.? A.-Oh.
don't know the name of the company.
Q.-Was u Mr.. Freedman's company A.-YeA
that is H. Mr.. Freedmans company
BONDED IN FREEDMAN's COMPANY.
Q.-Was II Mr.. Freedman's company? A.-Yes.
Q.-How much was it7 A.-Ten thousand doilara
ODD other employees in your Office do the same
thing? A-Thsy did
ON the same company? Al don't know that.
have lis, in my pocket. got II up hurredly
GU subpGnaed me 20 produce the bonds-f haven't
got them in my possession and had list or
hem made.
iuces paper)-Do you want H. Mr.. Moss7
Mr. Moss-Yes, sir. / will read II. with your per.
mission Mr. Chairman
O-These are bonds that are in your possession
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