The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-12
ALDERMAN MUST EXPLAIN.
STREET CLEANING COMMITTEE
MAN OFFERS INFLOO-ENCE

To DIR. Woodbury. on the Verge OF the
street Cleaning Investigation and
Wants d Job for q Man-Caso Goes
to jerome, According to Precedent.
Charges have been made to District
Attorney Jerome by Street Cleaning Com
missioner Woodbury. against Alderman
George Markert Of Williamsburg. The
charges are said TO be based on a letter
written to Commissioner Woodbury. by
Alderman Markert in which the Alderman,
who is a Republican, asked for a job, either
for one Of his constituents or for a man
who had been dropped from the Street
Cleaning Department.
Markert is a member Of the Street Clean
ing Committee OF the Board Of Aldermen,
and it is said that he promised Commits
sioner Woodbury. hat il his mar got the
job he would look after the Commissioners
interests in the board.
The charge against Markert is attempted
bribery. He was elected last fall.
Commissions Woodbury. and former
Deputy Police Commissioner Piper had a
talk yesterday with Magistrate " hitman
in the Centre street police court. Soon
after that Detective Bernard Flood Of the
District Attorneys Office went to Brook
Ign to look for Markert. 1t was said last
night that Markert would probably appear
in court to-day.
An Aldermen's committee is just about
to begin an investigation OF the Street
Cleaning Department at the instance of
Alderman Grifenha gen and with the assist
ance of William NJ. WINS.
Markert is the second Alderman against
rhntpa nn,n,icciona Wonlh,,ru hoa poalo
a charge OF bribery. In May, 1908, he had
William Dickinson, then an Alderman
from Williamsburg, arrested. Dickinson
had written a letter to the Commissioner
promising to vote in the Board of Alder
men for an appropriation desired by the
COMMISSIONS II the Commissioner would
reinstate a certain driver in the Sire ct
Cleaning Depa rtment.
Dickinson was held for trial in Special
Sessions and indicted later. but the indict-
ment was dismissed.
Alderman Markert at his home, 142 Mes
erole street, Brooklyn. last night said that
he would come over to see District Attorney
jerome this morning and give himself
up il necessary. He admitted III at he had
recently written a letter to Commissioners
Woodbury. but with innocent intent.
81 am not a member of the spec ial COM
mittee to investigate the Street Cleaning
Department" he said, but ] am a mem
Der Of the standing committee on that
. department. They have nothing TO do
with each other. l wrote a letter to Com
missioner Woodbury. asking him to REIN
state Angelo Unoona a street cleaner, who
! lives with his wife and six children at IFS
Co~nselyea street. This man is in destitute
circumstance and has had a great deal of
! sickness.
About a year ago while he was in the
Street Cleaning Department as a sweeper
he was taken i'll. He was absent for a week,
| after which time the doctor of the depart
| ment called on him and ordered him back
! to work. The sweeper said that he was too
sick to work and refused to stir. When
he returned about three weeks afterward
he was discharged.
Il took an interest in the man and tried
TO get him reinstated. ] made no reference
in the letter to the investigation now going
on in the Street Clcaning Department, but
| said in the letter that if Mr.. Woodbury.
would reinstate the man | would try to re-
turn the favor through the Board Of Alder
men
The discharged sweeper ives in Alder
man Markets. district.