The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-07
.UNSANlIARY STANDS
Eerected For tho Great Dewey
Celebration in New York.
OWNER HGREAsEDr INSPECTORS.
By Paying One Inspector SeB and An
other % He Was Enabled to Com
tinue Busfnass-PoIfce Demand

BY Paying One Inspector SSb and An
othsr % He Was Enabled to Com
time Business Policemen Demand
Cd $40 For Protecting q Citizen.
New York. Oct THE most inter-
estins subject up for discussion at yes
terday's session Of the Mazet fnves-
tigating committee was the Dewey pa
rade stands. DR.. Charles F. Roberts.
chief sanitary superintendent Of tho
board Of health. submitted certain
documents showing that the Dewey
stands were not constructed In san1-
tary fashion. DR.. Roberts submitted
certain documents called for in his
subpoena. The FIRST of these read was
notification sent to Commissioner
Brady, Of the building department, and
signed by President Murphy. setting
forth that there were no retiring
rooms for women and children in the
Dewey stands. and declaring that at
the time Of the centennial parade in
this city the lives OF 500 women and
children we're lost as the result of hav-
ing to stay for hours on the stands
without such accommodations.
Stephen f. Berry. owner of one Of
the Dewey parade stands, testified that
his partner had settled matters by
giving one inspector IS and another
inspector s25. Mr.. Berry testified that
he had some trouble with the car
penters on Saturday. They made a
demonstration and he ran away, pur-
sued by the men and calling Police"
Two policemen came up to him and
said they had been sent to protect
him. They took him to the Elevated
station and then demanded $40. He de-
clined to pay, and they let him go
away, with the excited carpenters af-
ter him.
The next question brought up be-
fore the committee was the projected
Kast river bridges. Attorney Moss
hoped to prove that the city would be
obliged to buy out private franchises
for bridge sites before the public
bridges could be constructed to the
borough of Brooklyn, but this was de-
MED by Bridge Commissioner Shea.
Peter F. Meyer, dock commission
er and partner in the real estate bust
ness with Richard Croker. created
something Of scene by demanding Of
the committee an immediate hearing,
claiming that it was necessary for him
to attend meeting of the dock
board. This was denied him, and an
exchange Of words followed, Mr..
Meyer finally leaving the room.
At the afternoon session Park Com
missioner George V. Brewer was be-
fore the committee, and an attempt was
made to induce him to explain troubles
recently occurring in his department.
He declared that he was of revolution
airy stock. and consequently would not
rob the city. J. Sergeant Cram, presi-
dent of the dock department, when
closely questioned regarding certain
asphalt pavements put down by the
Uvalde Asphalt company took refuge
behind the statement: IF l don't
obey the law. there's the grand jury"
The days proceedings wound up
with an attempt to examine Peter F.
Meyer, who had again been called into
the room and placed on the stand. Mr..
Meyer broke out with passionate OBJ
lection to being examined by Mr.. Moss.
lie even objected to having any other
man examined by him." He |
said there was matter of long stand
ing between them-a personal matter.
This brought Mr.. Moss to his feet.
The attorney said he had been warned
that the next time he put member
Of Tammany Hall on the stand his
reputation would be ripped up. He as
serted that he was willing to have his
name blasted tomorrow II only today |
he could put one of them on the stand
This was his reply to the threat and
the warning. The examination then
the question of why Mr..
Meyer voted for the Uvalde paving
contracts being first taken up. Mr..
Meyer was still on the stand when
The committee adjourned for the day.