New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07

"Our engineers tested IT,
DO YOU know that the Uvade company never
laid foot OF asphalt in any Northern city before
II got your contracts?
II really don't know Why don't you subpoena
the officers OF the company
I'VE did Mr. Cram. and they told us that tney
had not Did YOU get bids from other companies?
Il take the whole responsibility for selecting tho
Vvalde" repeated Nr Cram, and Mr.. Moss let It
60 at that Mr. Cram added that he thought the
rent paid by the Knickerbocker Towing Company
for Pier No was too high. and said he did not
know that the company had any connection with
the Ice Trust.
INNOCENT MR.. SHEA.
J. T.. Shea, Commissioner of Bridges. ex-
amncd to the why Tammany had so
eagerly pushed the construction of new bridges
the East River a. the time il was openly
opposing the construction Of the rapid transit tun-
mel, which it seems to favor. Mr. Shea could
not be brought TO admit that the proposed eN-
pcnditure OF so 0OO 00 for bridges would inter
fere with issuing of all tho bonds necessary for
the tunnel. but Mr. Moss brought out the fact that
MIR. Shea has located tho proposed BlackwelrS
Island bridge close to the spot where Or Ran
noy's oft written up franchise authorizes his COM
rany to build its bridge that the city VIII be
PEELED to buy that franchise either voluntarily or
by the courts. He brought out also tho suspicious
looking circumstance that tho Ranney franchise
will expire in 1900 unless it has then completed its
bridge. y bill introduced In the Senate TO extend
that franchise has failed. and II the city would
only wait until 1900 build It's bridge over to
Blackwel's Island II would not have to buy this
franchise at all.
Nevertheless. Mr. Shea said he hoped 10 be able
10 sign the contracts for the construction Of that
bridge before six months have elapsed. and would
do Il he lived. Being pressed by Mr. Moss to
give some reasons for such haste, ne could only
say that it d grand public Improvement and
would bring the people Of Queens County within
twenty minutes of the Fifth Avenue Hotel Mr
Sheas candid nature could not be brought TO admit
that he even entertained suspicion that certain
persons interested IN the Ranney franchise wanted
the city placed in a position where It would have
to take their white elephant off their hands. Mr..
Shea would SEEM according to his own showing. 10
be a simple man. and one easily imposed upon; but
he keeps all his wits about him on the witness
stand -
ANECRIN JONES's DISMISSAL.
George V Brewer Park Commissioner for Brook
lyn and Queens boroughs. who on Thursday dis
charged Aneurin Jones, empoye OF that De-
partment for ten years. being sworn. was asked
by Mr. Moss If his reason for discharging the man
that Jones going 10 TESTIFY before the
committee regarding Brewers management OF MS
Department. Brewer denied that. ana SAID MS
reason for discharging Jones was his belief that
Jones was not right IN his mind. Mr. MOSS DC
clined 10 accept that the real reason and said
"Oh tell us what IS the trouble between you
Come to the point"
Well sir he put down a lot Of screenings last
summer on the Ocean Boulevard. lie put down ten
times as much was necessary. and when ne
rolled 1t. cracks showed everywhere us disgrace
TO my department.
well well Mr. Brewer. but you know you say
he is tender in the head Tell us. please what
really caused the trouble between you
we advertised for North River gravel last year,
as good as we had been using. that from Roa
Hook We could not get It. I awarded the con-
tract to the lowest bidder. Mr.. Malley. for North
River gravel The Roa Hook people got tenn
porary injunction The action sim stands IN the
courts. Nj Jones made an sfhd@vit in that pro
ceedng stating that had used A poor quality Of
gravel"
Us II rot fact that this Is the same gravel
that 20 found fault with Mr.. Jones for using on
the Boulevard?'
BROWER PROUD OF HIS PEDIGREE.
'No sir. No sir. I'm Of Revolutionary stock,
Mt Moss and l would not rob the city"
All now we find out that the trouble between
you and Mr.. Jones grew out of the fact that Mr..
Jones made an affidavit against you to prevent you
from purchasing gravel which was not legally con-
tracted for
he wanted Mr.. Moss to understand that he came
from Revolutionary stock and would not swindle
Anenrtn Jones then took the stand and swore
badly mixed with clay that when laid on a road
wicked extravaganza TO use it at all He swore
that the same quality Of gravel, from the same
Borough officials
WONDERFUL LOSS OF LIFE
Dr. Charles F. Roberts Chief Sanitary Super
intendent of the Board Of Health. being called to
the stand. produced certain documents called for
IN his subpoena The first Of these a notih
cation sent to Commissioner Brady. OF the Build
ings Department, and signed by President Murphy
OF the Board OF Health saying that there were
no retiring rooms for women and children on the
Dewey stands and declaring that at the time Of
hundred women and children were lost for the
lack Of such ACCOMMODATIONS President Murphy
We're not needed ne would apply TO the judiciary to
a second letter was to DR. Roberts from the
president Of the Board directing him to make
Stl another paper was an order detailing fifteen
inspectors 10 see that such improvements were
in the records Of the Board of Health any data
to the loss Of these five hundred lives. The wit
spectors was signed September 20. The in
spectors reported back 10 Dr. Roberts. and he
rooms at once and connect them with the sewers.
me standKeeperS tecevea imese noees on
tbat Friday and Saturday were legal HOLIDAYS. and
that the standkeepers, therefore could not get the
hat the inspectors visited the stands again on
October 1. and reported the stands gone, and the
nuisance abated."
SOME GOT NOTIFICATIONS"
The witness admitted that he had modified the or
der in the case Of three or four contractors who
called on him. The modification eliminated the ne
cessity OF sewer connections. The doctor declared
he had had authority to modify tho order when
sending IT out but had the right to do so after 1t
sent out. lie explained that the orders could
not have been before the stands built.
Stephen Z Berry swore ne had a stand during
the Dewey parade al SiXtyseventh-st. and Central
Park West. The stand was inspected by Stephen
". Carey, OF the Health Department. and passed.
subsequently, the stand visited by Inspector
from the Buildings Department on Saturday at II
O'Clock in the morning. while the people were TAX
ing their and tickets were being sold. This
Inspector condemned the part Of the stand and
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