New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-17
HIS REPORTS IGNORED.
Another Former Pairing Inspector
Makes Protest to Controller.

Another former inspector of paving and grad
ing in The Bronx has submitted an affidavit TO
Controller Grout that jobs on which he was de-
tailed as inspector were executed in violation of
the specifications contained in the contracts, and
that his report TO Borough President Haffen's en-
gneers Of these violations. and his refusal to Ger
tify that jobs were properly done resulted in his
being kept out of employment until he succeeded
in securing position inspector in Brooklyn.
Michael Conyngham is the first ex-inspector of
paving and grading in The Bronx to come forward
and charge in affidavit that work on Bronx
streets not properly executed. Conyngha-n' 5
charges were printed in The Tribune of Sunday,
September 5.
John Brady, of No 1926 Bathgate-ave., IS the
second inspector to charge contractors with doing
work under the Haffen administration frregularly
and the passing Of the jobs by Haffen's engineers.
after reports Of inspectors that the contract spec-
fG ga on had had not been carried out
son, Bronx engineer OF highways, of attempting
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do so. Thompson. says Brady, threatened to use
he influence at his command to prevent Brady
from being assigned TO another job.
This Brady sHears he refused to do and
consequence he was idle until he was appointed an
inspector Of grading and paving in Brooklyn. on
Bradys affidavit is in substance. as follows
That he was appointed an inspector of regulating,
paving and grading in The Bronx on March q.
1909. after passing coTnPetitlye ciyiI service ex-
signed by Borough President Haffen as inspector
on the regulating and grading Of McCOmbs road,
from Jerou1eave-, at Marcy Place, TO 1nwood-ave.,
The Bronx: that he continued as inspector said
lob until March g. 1905 when he was ordered to
turn such work had been completed
Brady continues:
A portion Of said work viz. retaining wall
about three hundred feet in length and a cuIvert
running from Jerone-ave. to Inwood-aye., con-
strucJed in manner contrary to the requirements
of the specifications, and the specifications were
continuously violated during the progress of this
work.
That he ordered the contractor 10 correct the
defective work and to complete the job according
contractor refused TO do; that he reported TO the
Office of MI Allen, the engineer of the department
in charge of the construction of said work, the
manner in which the work was being carried on.
but nothing done by said engineer
Deponent then for a period Of about two months,
until said wall and culverJ were completed. made
weekly reports in writing TO Josiah A Briggs,
Chief Engineer The Bronx in which reports de-
pOnent notified said chief engineer that said wall
and culvert being constructed in violation
of the specifications. but said Briggs never COM
rnunicated in any manner with depOnent.
Depouent further says that when be turned IN
sal work under orders received from Samuel 9.
Thompson engineer OF highways of said (Bronx)
borough, he stated in the certificates which the
inspectors are required to fill out and swear TO
and which should be sent 10 the Controller and
Assessment Board the fact that the specifications
Brady in his affidavit, that the engineer Of high
WAYS Thompson sent for him and asked him
had been done according 70 the contract specihca-
tons.
The affidavit ends follows:
Deponent further says that the attention of
President HafTen called to these violations,
but he refused have the work corrected and
that said defective work is still standing in the
defective condition in which II was completed While
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