The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-02
The Inquisitors Meet
Again with New
Evidence.
INTERVIEW ARCHITECTS.
Horgan and Slattery Asked
About Many City
Contracts.
INTERVIEW ARCHITECTS.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE feature of
the session Of the Mazet legislative in
vestigating committee, which today re-
sumed it's sessions after about six
weeks vacation, was the examination
of Messrs. Horgan & Slattery, firm
of architects and contractors, who tes-
! titled that they have had work on
steamboats,, jails, gardens. station
houses, dump scows, etc., for various
city departments. On account of the
amount of work performed by Horgan
| & Slattery, Mr.. Moss, the attorney Of
the committee, applied to them the little
| appellation of municipal architects
| Mr. Moss devoted the morning to try
! to bring out facts showing why this
| firm of architects who made many con-
| tracts in the city and how 1t was that
| they had been allowed to condemn the
plans of other architects. Mr.. Stat
| terry declined to answer certain ques-
tons touching his qualifications as an
architect, referred Mr.. Moss to his part
ner, Mr.. Horgan, and a lively eontro-
versy ensued.
| Mr. Murphy of the board of health
| and Charles f. Murphy, treasurer of
the dock board, were called to give out
| a list of contracts awarded to Morgan
& Slattery without competition. They
| insisted that they had merely followed
| the precedent of their respective officers
| in this respect Under Sheriff Henry
T. Mulvaney was called for the pur-
| pose of testifying as to the authority
| OF the sheriff to suppress gambling
| houses and betting on horse races. Lit
| tie of additional interest developed dur
| ing the examination.
| Mr., Morgan, when called, told Mr..
Moss that statements had been made
| by Withers & Dickson, which he wished
to deny. Mr.. Moss told him he could
| give his affidavit to the chairman
| Mr.. Moss went into the city prison
matter again in regard to the iron grid
ers. He asked a great many technical
questions which witness refused to an
! swer Witness said that boy could
answer some of the questions asked
Il thought 1 should elicit that an
| swer' said Mr.. Moss. you answered
as far as you could, and then you de-
| clined on the ground that boy could
answer, and you are not boy
4 shall refuse to answer all technical
questions" returned the witness "You
can go on enjoying yourself. You are
not an engineer"
The duel between counsel and witness
was continued for more than twenty
minutes, with no result, and at last Mr..
| NhoSe lStuIHeu 70 the question OF the
| hall of records.
Have you ever studied the beautiful
side of architecture?" he asked.
i hope so,' replied Mr.. Morgan.
Mr.. Moss then asked many questions
relative to Greek. early English and
Indian architecture. The witness met
him fairly at every issue
| When you are posted said counsel,
you are willing to answer"
/ aT INV
cal" was the reply.
Mr.. Horgan said that the firm of
Morgan & Slattery was corporation.
Mrs. Horgan and Mrs. Slattery owned
most of the stock. No dividends had
been. declared, and no part of the in
come OF the incorporation had been
used to pay creditors.
The witness read an editorial in the
| American Architect and Building Notes.
sapproving the report of Horgan & Stat
terry, amending Mr.. Thomas plans for
the new building of the hall of rec
ords.