New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-11

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Q-And there at any time any SPECIFICATIONS
y Hsa sr yS but not
9-Y9u say that they were lejeTfSedF oppcaton
was approved. submitted to the Board OF EH X
he Of the Of Buildings
Q.-You say 1t was approved? Alt was ap-
pSyed na Was s W KAT? 'nf A can't recall the
just at present it was In 1s's. ,,. 90
Q;,,was, 1t rejected by the superintendent Oh
o"Dd you ever take it up appeal from any any
S Of BH1Idn na was A rSSaereo 0' the
HIS EVIDENCE IMPARTIAL.
O-Of course you are interested in your COM
pany very considerably? AYES. / am Interested
O.-You have testified here with some feeling,
have you not? A.-No.
Q.-Have you? A.-None.
Q.--None at all? A-No, have no feeling don't
want 70 have IT said or thought that have testi-
fed here with any feeling
o-You have evinced A disposition or feeling
that you thought you were hurt? Al think
Q.-You changed the date this morning IN regard
TO the transaction tnst you o axe bsd With pay?
A.-No. Commissioner Brady. , A.. s,oo
O.-How is II that you came TO change that date :
Al referred TO my cashbook and found out
Q.-You made very important assertion a,a y f
not In reference TO the conversation with MI
0Goa .VEYou thought that was important? A.-Yes.
inheritance Di that You should know the date? A.
1t didn't occur TO me at that TINE. II dd cE Sfcb be
mistaken in regard to the date ana gov goa 10 10
was called up TO my mind that would find out the
| exact date and correct 1t this morning A..
co2nanY s whose Work you represent was that
ever rejected by Superintendent Constable! A-ies'
" C Sa1 A.-Under the Blanket Metal Fire
proof CONSTRUCTION ion, Company S,nrpHi Yes
Q-This was nothing unusual to have 1t rejected
N Nrco WossmDuring Mr. Constables administration
tests were made Of all this construction ana hna-
" Mr. Constable approved Of II, didn't he? A.-les
Q.-And his approval was disresarded by the new
in giving the date Of YOUR vc4 ssd
thought Wr5m NJ it occurred in December? Ayes.
oT rS9a@ SIa nG! it? s hS So exact cute "
| o-And having stated it in that indefinite way,
Won examined your cashbook and found entries N y
| which showed you the exact date was the lZth OF
December? Ayes.
DRIVEN OUT OF BUSINESS.
BY the Chairman--why didn't you find that out
| before? Al would say In connection with thaI
that I received the subpoena to appear before the
! committee about 43O O'Clock Friday afternoon we
| have n number Of men at work. Our payroll ENDS
on Friday night ] have look after the construc-
ton the financial end OF the business. look AFTER
navrolls office work bookkeeping, etc. as wei do
| estimating We have our business hours so u
sneak between Mr. Hayes and me, pretty well occu-
| pied
ON short. you did not have time to look? A
did not have time; no. sir. When was put on
| the witness-stand had not any idea -.,.u
| Mr. Moss-You did not Know what i was sT.i11
"a ask YOU? A.-No. / never saw you; no. sr'
never had any conversation with you before.
Mr O'Sulliyan-Ddn't you try TO give me the I'M
| nresson last Saturday that you were pracucaly
drSven out OF business by this scheme OF the Bulu-
'nSSDAnd now you talk about having large num- num-
ber Of men-you not driven out or the DUST
| ness Ave are driven out of the business gu
inok al our card and you Will find our business IL
| not confined TO freproof construction.
O-This card reads tlreprool o0nsti uctoi a.
nanv Consulting and Contracting Engineers A.
0,"F;ireproof floors and partitions shafts. hre-
| n,oof columns?" Ayes. sir. -
| O III seems TO deal mostly with hreprooi! A.,
But not the reproohng that you are taking apout;
engineers in the plural. Are you a civil engineer :
a 40 And a "Tostevln & Hayes, Directing and Con,
| e,Ittnr Engineers A.-Mr. Hayes explains IL W
the letters &c. f." on the card; George D. hayes
N,o'How long before retiring from the once OF
| uT Constable did he accept the contract that you
| nrentoned? A-Deceraber II. 1891 - -,
&c Three or four days before he retired from o.
| 0ces A few days. yes 49,. T.. ,,o-o ,hen-
NJ M lnng before then? A.-Well. now. 10 answer
| vour question / would state , IT
| 20 fust answer the question In that form Al
| was during his administration. ,.,.,-.,ton,
| O-Was IL in the early part OF MS adhihis""'o'
| Ayes. ,a 4, ,hree wear. before
| no won't ont OF office? Ayes. Sir
THE CONTRACT WAS FINED