New-York tribune., 1902-01-13

Hx-cosfsnssIoNER DENIES THAT HE AUTHOR
IzBD MORGAN & sLATTERT BLACK
WELLS ISLAND PLANS

Vincent ]. Sattery of Horgan & Slattery, archi-
tects, who prepared plans. without any written
authorization from the Correction Department, for
$4,000 bakery and laundry TO be erected Black
wells Island. and who now propose TO collect 5000
for their services. said last night to a Tribune
reporter that his firm would experience difficulty
in getting the money Mr. Slattery declared that
the plans ordered by the city. and that he
prepared to establish this fact He would not
say however from what official the order came
Horgan & Slattery we're the Official architects
Of the Department of Correction and received most
Of the contracts Of that department from Commits.
sioner Lantry Their title OF 'of1cia" however
did not give them monopoly of the work and
several contracts were awarded 10 other firms of
architects. Mr.. Slattery last night denounced the
attacks that have been made upon his firm by the
newspapers, saying that they were scurriIous and
lbellous. and that despite them his firm would be
continued the "oficial' architects Of the De-
partment Of Correction under the present admins
tration.
we have submitted our bill for drawing up the
plans for the BackweiPs Island bakery" he said
land will collect the 5000 that is due us The
newspaper stories which say that we did this
work without any authorization are false II the
newspapers would take the trouble to look up rec
ords they would not print such stun The re-
porters make a practice of lying about us ~
give an interview to reporter he never prints all
that have to say. and often he adds things that
have not said. Therefore l have decided not 10
talk TO reporters"
Who authorized Your firm tn nrenare thaoa
plans?'
Never mind about that We were authorized
ana that is enough. Commissioner Hynes knows all
about IT, You'll find that will be continued as
the architects of the Correction Department
Ex-Commissoner of Correction Lantry was seen
later at his home, No. 3S5 East Forty-second-st He
emphatically denied that he had ever authorized
Horgan & Slattery to prepare plans for gigantic
bakery on Backwells Island. A bakeshop. COST
while he was at the head of the Depsl tment Of
Correction and this sufficient In size to supply
all needs Mr.. Iantry said he had had some CON
versation with Mr. Slattery about separating tbe
bakeshops on Blackwells Island. He could not re-
member just what was said at the time but he had
an order Tor plans Besides. Horgan & Slattery
had been doing work for the city sufficient length
or time 10 know that contracts for work of this
character must be made in black and white
AS / Informed The City Record on the last dav
of my administration" he continued There was
ttects. being directed TO prepare plans and speci-
f1cations for a bakery and laundry on BackwelI's
Island at an estimated of $500 900 IN Is ridc
ulous. What need would We have for such a bake
shop? IL they prepared such plans they did SO OF
their own motion, ON speculation, perhaps hoping
versed with Mr.. Slattery about the archtectnrai
work of my department, and once We talked of the
bakery on Blackwelfs Island. I had some idea
then of making a slight change in the arrangement
there. but later abandoned this notion"
Thomas w. Hynes, the newly appointed Commits
know whether or not a bakeshop Is needed on the
island. He Will make investigation. however
and If plans are required there will be con,neti.
ton between a number o. architects.