New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-15
MURPHY ANSWERS CHARGES.
THE EX-DOCK COMMISSIONER FRANK
IY CONFESSES TO FANORlNG
TANIAIANY MEN.

An official and detailed denial OF the sensational
charges Of maadainistraton and political favor
! !tisrn in leasing piers. made by William Hepouf'
Russell against Charles E Murphy. ex-ComInis-
sioner Of Docks was issued for the latter yeste1-
| day by Thomas +. Smith. secretary Of iafnirah'
Hall
sport Murphy does not content himself with
mere reply: he pays his respects to his accuser'
| whom he declares have spoken in his dual roe
| as Commissioner OF Accounts and chairman OF
the executive committee Of the Greater New York
Democracy He asserts that after distinct
" promising withhold the charges untll AFTER 'he
primaries avoid the appearance OF interfering
with Democratic politics, Mayor Low permitted
his subordinate TO make these allegations before
the primaries
The charge that the city had paid excessively
and this without public letting OF contracts lof
asphalt IN the regime OF the old Dock Commits
soners Mr.. Murphy pronounces "dsingenuouS anu
MISLEADING" lie declares that the entire produc-
ton Of asphalt was at that time controlled by the
trust and that public letting would hle'eiS nav
increased expense.
The statement then continues, in part;
The other accusations made by Mr. Russe5i are are
vember and Decenber 1901 were IN In I showed
gross favoritsm my political friends ana were
approved by The board because or my co. as
in the West on my vacation and o during me ifl
Rh tSb G feTer and near deaths door A. Ne
time Of their execution had no sa@ Is sSeqeet
ayare was I ever President of the Dock Board,
Nv merely reading the minutes OF the board MI
Russell could have learhed ma %vere executed
and have saved himself much unnecessary iaOor
in trying to nure ,nr my at TeF the foot of West Fifty
slxth-st Mr. Russell charges thar vn1 20
1901 to the seaboard Contracting olnP lG6 Vear
term of ten years at Tenaa ones to the south
We're leased for s. 500 year As mater OF fact S as
~ The nter is rented to the Seaboard contractng
Company The rental chaiESru gu, ~ the niers to the
south and would make the rental io' INC '''''le
per two hng~e ee @ and ten inches Of the hulkhea6
between Fifty-ffth and Fifty56N iq5, to the Sea-
board Contracting Compan% d! an Nj Russell states
$500 of three ears W This was leased
70 the sican Asphalt Company at 20 2ompsnv
The lease of the ea5oard d and unload at the
buikhead without any storage pi inScl1des The
tht OF ne G 1 unload but also gives them me
entire control of the upaha ,inb is used by the
company for the Of nm Fyn aa at the the
eria This PTrli nGre than It did when the Lease
was executed in 1895. Mr. Russe me .uI rear Of the
bb enc sed at $500 per annun makes no pei on
to the city I ms St Street Railway Company
Wien now pays for ii 5000 per amnpir nossession
I% ~ ,n Facts when he drew his report . 1,birtstb
Mr. Russell states that th@ osSd bV the boar OF
ST ana tn@ f-aS member for $50, while 1t was re-
Gently leased by the Prf5ehb5 nkhead was originally
lie ed 5s 1888 iar for $50 and he rental was IL ire M
by the board during sq ase 10 So The increase
of 5 Was for The prff5 or eatai Of
d d. G h%a areved is the result of bitter g o
among the contractors intetgst nut up at auction
SHE , na We rental might he obtained M mower
The Dock Board has y" into the profits of
s ifs5ees II is duty Of pubic retSrn for the
use of public property A., 70 fine dumping board
Mr. Russell calls attention TO Third tI and Forty
fourth SIS North River which = - mpG ner annum
%! tEe former received s 9pg CHARGE
g be flc are these the board had IN efer
i re s'9 ok 8 5e per yet the n
Gommisoner Of Docks M SC@ gEssranted the
NIT at the U old rate old board Ta svkes was
BETRAYAL OF tr4 Tbi NAV possibly explain MI Rns-
ee ii' tinne nnon the subject upon the