The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-20
lVINS'S MILL WITH WOODBURY.
"ROBBING," SAYS THE EX-CANDI-
DATE. THEN WITHDRAWS 1T,

Which Makes the Street Cleaning commits
sioner Laugh-Nothing More Is Said
About RObblng-One Way OF Describ.
Ing Purchase OF Fuel for Moderator.
There was a moment of excitement yes
terday in the investigation Of the Street
Cleaning Department, which is going on
before a committee of the Aldermen in the
City Hall. For a time it looked as though
DR.. Woodbury.. who was on the stand. and
William NJ. Wins. who was examining him,
would come to blows. The incident, how
ever, passed of without bloodshed.
Mr.. WINS was questioning the Commits
sioner concerning the contracts which his
department had made with Joseph Marrone
for trimming the dumps at various places
on the waterfront. For this privilege Mar
rome pays the city about 81 200 a week. 1t
seemed that the dump at the foot of Delan
oey street, where the waste material is
trimmed 10 use as fuel in the municipal
electric light plant under the Williamsburg
Bridge. was not included in the original
contract. Under a clause in this contract
the Commissioner gave the work to Mar
o n and allowed him a rebate for it from
the amount which he had agreed to pay
the city. This rebate has been equal to
more than one-half Of the sum which Mar
rome pays the city under the agreement.
Mr.. WINS sought to make DR.. Woodbury.
admit that the city was paying Merrone
for the labor Of his men. DR.. Woodbury.
denied that this was SO.
Are you not hiring men from Marrone?'
asked Mr.. WINS,
NO" said the Commissioner, these
men are used for trimming and Marrone
gets a rebate for the work they do"
Have you ever reported that fact to the
Mayor
Yes, sir. I ha We. We have often talked
the matter over. although I have never
made an official report to him On the sub
ject."
in other words, you are paying Mar
rome instead of his paying the city,"
"That il not so. II YOU will let me e1-
plain"
At this point Mr.. WINS started in to make
a long speech to uphold his position that
Marrone's men were being paid by the
citv. As he proceeded his voice rose to a
high pitch and he pointed his foref1nger at
the witness.
You are" said he, -robhing-
At the word "robbing" Or. Woodbury.
strengthened up III MS Ciihll' thnh It 'HlS"
out his chin and leaned forward toward the
inouisitor, the muscles in his face working
convulsively.
Mr.. WINS seemed greatly surprised at the
sudden change in the WITNESSES demeanor.
and he fastened to say:
"I mean that you are therefore depriving
the sinking fund Of revenues which should
be cha rged to your labor account and which
should rightly come from your appropria-
ton
Then, alking toward the witness, he said;
Now. don't you look at me in that way,
or don't you st ick your jaw out at me.
You are a young man and a muscular man,
and Won have been in the German army,
while I am but a small man; but | am not
afraid Of You and You cannot terrify me
with either words or looks. You are just a
witness on the witness stand and you must
answer all proper questions put to you"
Or. Woodbury. looked the chief inouisitor
straight in the eve while he was talking.
Then the Commissioner began to laugh.
Leaning back in his chair he said:
lam willing TO answer all your questions,
but it is impossible for me to answer your
speeches"
DR.. Woodbury. testified that the city was
wasting $50 horsepower a day which was
being generated in its lightin 6 plant under
the Williamsburg Bridge because it was
impossible under tbs law to dispose OF 1t.
This is surplus power The reason it can
not be disposed Of IA that it is impossible
to get wires into the subway and the city
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