New-York tribune., 1902-08-21
q BIG BILL" GETS ANGRY
HE AND THE MAYOR OF TENTH-AvE'
HAVE SOME THINGS TO SAY ABOUT
\ FINE IMPOSED on LATTER

Big BIZ Devery is hot under the collar at
what he terms the persecution of his constituents
on the part OF John J. Jordan. jr.. the Assistant
Superintendent Of Buildings. who is one of John c
Sheehans most enthusiastic supporters In the lAth
Assembly District John J. Daily, the Mayor of
Tenth-ave.'' has been fined in the sum of $50 for
an alleged violation Of OF the building laws
ATr Daily alleges it is because he refused TO Gesert
Uevery and so over TO Sheehan
i was coming out OF the church at Twenty third
st and Tenth-ave. a week ago last Sunday when
! met young Jordan in the street." said Mr.. DAILY
4 had my Devery button pinned 10 the lapel OF my
coat and Jordan told me ] ought to be ashamed
ta wear it. Sheehan loves you. Johnny, said Jor-
dan and why don't you come around and see MN
! told Jordan that l for Devery because.
trolIsht he would be the best for the poor
peo7le We had a long argument there in the street
and Jordan went away mad because ] wouldn't go
over his friend Sheehan.
Two DAYS later. on Tuesday. three building in
spectors walked into my printing establishment at
No. 2G7 Tenth-ave. and began to measure my three
presses and a small gas engine have in the place
They did d lot of figuring to find out what weight
the floor would sustain. and found that ] was
ninety-four pounds the square foot within the
law. I thought everything was all right when last
night l received this notice informing me that /
subjected u fine OF $50 for failure to have
d.snlayed on my wall a sign showing that my place
had been inspected and giving the amount OF
weight the floor would sustain. TIE sign had been
temporarily removed by painters and decora-
tors l had work, and it was put back the next
day. I've been in the same place for twenty
years and my place has been inspected by the
deputy factory commissioner from Albany. and pro-
nounced all right. Then It was inspected by an
architect OF Sheehans friends. l haven't added
a pound Of weight to the floor since / came there
The thing is pure spite the part of Jordan. and
I'm not going to pay the fine unless I'm compelled
TO-
NO, we won't pay no fine" calculated Devery
AN we've put this thing in the hands of a lawyer
This feler Jordan is the Of John J. Jordan, the
builder, who worth all kinds o money When
get to be leader o this distric' I'm agoin to make
things hot for old Jordan I'm a gentleman o
leisure now, an II keep at Jordan for years to
come
Goodwin says that he has become poor himself
helping the poor OF this district for the last four
years. Devery informed.
Goodwin had money to give away,
replied the big chief. II put him IN the contest
agin Sheehan for the last four and paid his
campaign expenses. Any money that was in his
clothes was my money an doubt if he ever spent
1t in his contests He never made himself poor
givin' money away. He can't show destitute
family that he's ever helped. Durin the four years
he was leader they broke my doorbeil forty times
from o'clock in the mornin' till 10 at night. After
al did for Goodwin the very first favor asked
him he hunked -
roll! -, ,r ,..
Goodwin stays this tight he will be at the tail
end OF it on primary day. Il the State committee
knows their business they Will call Goodwin OF
an teIs him to throw his support to me. I've got
twenty-five Of mis- district leaders now an he mas
only three left Sheehan was with the RepuDIcdLS
last year. I don't why Iammany han ougnt
o help But l know pretty well Wnat
they are doin' IN Saratoga, an they re tTamin' II
up sos Goodwin will throw 10 Sheehan.' -.
DeVeTy has postponed his midday barbecue Which
to take place on saturday, He has OBJ
taned the OF vacant lot IN Thrteeilth-aNe',
between Twenty-eishth and Twenty ninth sts: ana
viii day time next week for the feast
I'm Il pretty good cook. myself said the chlef
I chief cook schooner that piled between
here an Sandy Hook just after The war when !
VAS a young feller. But ! don't think III tackle
this job I'm IN communication row with SheTHI
Galloway, OF Georgia, who Is the champion baroe-
in the United States. ana / expect ne II
here and look after things. lie vas at
the Atlanta Exposition don the barbecue cookin',
and he is in great demand all over the South. But
I could do the Cookin X necessary. We cooked
many goose , -.
NO, but I dish up Goodwin or Sheehan
la IN suit a king
That reminds me-" he continued. taking new
tack % the time d lot OF Us feIlers went hshin'
Tor 6lue7sh Charley Schoss the Dutchman was
along The fish bcginnn' TO bite. an says
to Charley, who down in the cabin. says !.
Charley thought I was kiddin him and didn't pay
10 attention, l leaned over an w!gGled a couple
OF fish tails in his face. Then he came up on deck
an his line. He got bite right OF the
high this ceiliu' but Charley couldn't see II.
Charley says l. you've got a bite Then he
woke up an began to pull in overland. skinnln the
bark Of both his paws. an when ne got the fish
near the boat of went mister fish back in the
ocean Well. began TO kid Charley ain I
spoke CharIe" for twelve years now"
Frank J. Goodwin issued circular to the Demo
Cra tic OF the district last night Its tone is
extremely mild. and makes reference TO either
IJeVery Sneehan. Efr. Goodwin says that II he
Is beaten he viii continue his interest in the Demo
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