The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-19
EXONgRAYE COWEN TUESDAY,
MAYOR HASN'T LET CITY RECORD
BOARD MEET LATELY.

But Superyisor Has an Exclusive TN mat
II wlu Meet Next Week--GrOut Per
sists That He ought to Resign. biie
He Wen't-Nho Forgot Dro0hjyn'
No meeting OF the Board Of City Record
has been held since early In April, when
Comptroller Grout sent to the Mayor
charges against Supervisor Coyen OF the
GUY Record. It has been usual to hold
meetings Of the board every couple OF
weeks. Comptroller Grout said last night
that he thought Supervisor Cowen ought
to resign. 80.
i regard the charges against him as very
grave and serious said the Comptroller
III they prove nothing else, they do prove
that he has not the business qualifications
for the place. Under his administration
the city's interests have not been protected
I make no criminal. charges against him
have no proof Of wrongdoing in that
direction. There Is no evidence that ne
was bribed. But his specifications were
marked with favoritism. He ought to
resign
When Supervisor Cowen discovered that
the Comptroller. was preparing charges
against him he called on the Comptroller
anu asReu tnat tle cnATgeS oe 10. IHuuo
public until he could formulate his answer.
The Comptroller agreed to this, presuming
that charges and answer would be given
out at the next meeting of the Board OF
City Record the following Tuesday or at
most q week later. But the Mayor, who is
power to call meetings of the board, called
no meeting. and as Il became clear to the
Comptroller that the failure to hold meet
ing was going to hush up the charges Tor
while he determined to make public ms
accusations, against coTen; Accordingly
secretary to publieh the charges.
The Mayor referred them to the Com,
missioners OF Accounts, who have prepared
a long report thereon. 1t is understood
az the City Hall that this report exonerates
Supervisor Cowen on the theory that his
shortcomings in some matters are atoned
for by his economies In others.
Commissioner OF Accounts William Hep
burn Russell, conveyed BY al! frocks, went
to the Suburban yesterday afternoon. He
wasn't ready to give out his report. Mayor
Low announced that no hadn't received
with the charges against Coven.
Supervisor Cowen said there would be
q meeting Of the Board OF City Record next
Tuesday. The Comptroller hadn't been
informed Of II, and at the MAYORS ONCE all
knowledge that meeting had been called
WQ6 oOihcoy put N1upCI NspOI SoWch oCoA.Ou
TO know what he was talking about. He
has completed his answer to Comptroller
circuit. It ia so voluminous that 1t will
have to be read in sections in the course
Of the summer
Mr.. Cowen said the blame for the faulty
advert ising for proposals for coal for the
Brooklyn armories belonged TO the Armory
Board. He produced q letter from that
board which said nothing about putting
the advertisements in Brooklyn papers.
Supervisor Cowen said ne was not supposed
to go beyond his instructions from the
departments and couldn't be blamed for this
waste OF money.
NoTE.-Extract from the Index to the
Charter; Advertisements. official; see City
Record
Charter, Chapter "a. Title IL Board
of City Record Sec, 1920: Where such
notices and advertisements respect matters
occurring within or relating to the Borough
Of Brooklyn they shall also be publ he'd
In such newspapers as are now by law desig-
mated as corporation newspapers In the City
Of Brooklyn