The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
CROSS EXAMINED ON REPORT
1NTHONY CARROLL TESTIFIES TO
TRUTH OF STATEMENT
Made to Director TrOup Before tho Lat
ter's Term Expired-Swore to Alleged
Abuses by City Engineer Kelly In
spectors Called to Testify.


Abuses by City Engineer Kelly In
spectors Called to Testify.
The time was largely taken up in the
Anthony Carroll hearing last night in
the cross-examination Of Mr.. Carroll
regarding the copy Of statement which
| the latter made to Director Troup be-
i fore Mr.. Troup went out Of office, Octo-
ber 1. The statement was admitted as
/ evidence upon Mr. Carro1ls oath that
/ 1t was report of public works and that
its contents were true.
| On the cross-examination by the
counsel for City Engineer Kelly each
clause of the report was gone over,
which contained statements Of alleged
abuses under Mr.. Kelly's administra
ton, and Mr.. Carroll was compelled to
explain the nature of these abuses. Mr..
Carroll had stated that certain man
was employed to set curbs who, accord
ing to the testimony Of seven inspectors,
was not qualified to set any curb. Mr..
Ely the opposing counsel, demanded
that Mr.. Carroll name any one of these
seven men who had made statement
to that effect Mr.. Carroll could not re-
member any particular man. but named
those who were present at the time the
incompetency was being discussed ard
said that all present consented to it's
truth. Later, when Inspector Robert
son was called to testify, the latter de-
MED that he had himself made such
statement of incompetency, or that he
had heard any others Of the inspectors
present at that time so express them
selves.
Mr.. Carroll reaffirmed his statements
that in a conversation between him and
Mr. Kelly the latter expressed himself
as wanting to be 'lenient" and that he
did not intend to live up to the require
ments of the specifications that Mr..
Kelly ordered the concrete to be mixed
by wheelbarrow loads instead Of accu-
rately by barrels; that Mr. Kelly prac-
tically gave instructions to cheat and
defraud the city by ordering loads of
stone to be accepted that in his judg-
ment and in the Judgment Of other in
spectors was unit for use; that Mr..
Kelly employed ignorant Italians to mix
concrete who from their actions had
never learned to mix concrete, and that
as soon as these became accustomed to
the work they We're taken off and green
men substituted; and that because Mr..
Carroll protested against these abuses
he was threatened with discharge as in
to act as an inspector.
After the cross examination Mr.. Car
roll called Mr.. Brennan as witness,
and submitted to his inspection several
bricks which were more or less defec- !
tive. One Mr.. Brennan pronounced
rejected brick, and another, of which
Mr.. Carroll asked If it was fair spec |
linen of the brick used in the work, Mr.. /
Brennan said was usable brick
Director Hugo was next called and |
+old what he knew of the case He a1- !
mitted that on one occasion when Mr.
Carroll called his attention to various
defects he saw three loads of stone in
'erior in quality to what the specifca-
ions called for. but thought that they
lid not injure the road. Mr. Hugo said
1e had confidence in Mr.. Kelly--that he
would have no confidence in Mr.. Kelly
f he believed him to be a dishonest
nan.
Mr.. Robertson was the last witness
,alled before adjournment. He testified
hat he believed man could learn to
nix concrete in about three hours, that
t was a simple operation. He said
hat he knew no accurate way of mix
ng concrete but by box or barrel. Ad-
ourned.