New-York tribune., 1906-05-10
TELLS OF ASH BIDS.
Man in Corporation Counsers Office
Had Dumps, Says Witness.

H. Milton Kennedy. the author Of the American
Railway Traffic Company's plan for the removal Of
ashes IN Brooklyn. testified yesterday before the
aldermanic committee investigating the Street
Cleaning Department. He conceived the plan IN
1877 providing for the removal Of ashes by fat
open trolley cars from centrally situated stations
at night. he said. He consulted the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Governor Flower and Anthony 7. Brady.
all Of whom he said. approved the PLAN Mr.. Ken
nedy said he was introduced 90 Percival z Nasle.
ex-street Cleaning Commissioner, BY Senator Nc
Carren.
The first bid for the contract Of removing ashes
IN Brooklyn was put in IN July. 1902 Mr. Kennedy
said his bid was s. cents a cubic yard Measher.
contractor. bid cents a cubic yard Both Of these
bids were thrown out. and bids were readvertised
for about two months later.
Learning that his plan looked upon favorabiy
by the Street Cleaning Department. Mr.. Kennedy
made the same bid the second time. ana obtained
the contract. 1t was brought out that AnthoIy n.
Brady financed the plan. He furnished $S,z6 IS
for the bid. and obtained control Of the contract.
A stock company formed with capital Of $780,
CO., Of whch Mr. Kennedy had 10 per cent share.
and was appointed general manager Of the CON-
pany. with salary Of $3.50 a year.
different style or cars than those planned at
that time were 1sed now, Mr.. Kennedy said. His
10 per cent share Of the stock cut per cent
and his salary reduced S5OoO the witness testi-
fed.
At this point William NJ. WINS. counsel for the
committee. read into the record letter written by
Mr.. Kennedy to AIT. Brady in which he said that
he would resign. unless his salary increased 20
$500 and his share in the stock raised 70 IS per
cent Mr.. Brady would not agree to this. but Mr..
Kennedy did not resign II was brought out that
the company paid the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company II cents car mile. The examination
continued:
The witness said he knew Luke D. stapleton. who
$sO.OOO he said he knew Stapleton was In the
Corporation Counsels Office.
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ton on the Kennedy contract before the Board OF
Estimate. in which Stapleton highly praised the
contract. Kennedy testified that he had a written
contract with Stapeton and that he gave him notes
for $500 each, spread q period OF fourteen
months from October. 1902.
The witness knew both Joseph Marrone and Mary
Brown He said that ne was to pay Marrone $4,000
year for picking for five years. Kennedy said
that hve months time was granted him on his
contract by Commissioner Woodbury. and the
Board OF Estimate Asked II Major Woodbury.
knew that Mr.. Brady not furnishing the money
for the contract. as he had agreed the witness
said he did. and that Mr. woodbury. considered 0Ir.
| Brady to be acting unfairly toward Mr. Kennedy.
Mr.. WINS read letter dated May q. 1903. from
Martin J. Littleton TO Kennedy. in which he said
I inclose the Brady letter, which explains itself
I wrote him that the 5000 was added to meet
we would be Obliged 20 pay until he put them
on us.
do you know whether Mr.. Brady paid the s250O
70 Senator McCarren?" asked Mr.. WINS
81 DO not replied GIr. Kennedy.
| Ibid you pay it3'' asked counsel.
Il did not replied the witness.
Kennedy said McCarren never asked him. for
money personally. but wanted $4,000 through
Brady. replied the witness.
/ Adjournment was then taken until this morning.
/ When ex-Borough President Littleton was seen
yesterday afternoon with reference to the letter
offered In evidence az the investigation. he said:
haven't seen the letter. and my recollection Of
| It's contents Is not exactly clear. In a general
/ way recolect that 0fr. Kennedy came TO me aud
/ said that he had deal on with Mr.. Brady and he
| said that he afraid from the way things were
| going that Mr.. Brady going to take advantage
1 OF him. He wanted me to represent him and 10 "a
/ and see Brady. This consented to do, as Mr.
/ kennedy,s counsel saw Mr.. Brady several times
1t was while negotiations were in progress that Mr.
4 Kennedy said to me that Brady had demanded
$4,000 from him to repay certain political OblIga-
/ tons. Kennedy said that he had not much money,
/ and could not stand any such thing advised him
| 70 pay nothing and to have absolutely nothing to
/ do with any deal Of the sort II Mr.. Kennedy was
prevented from paying over money account OF
political obligations have right 70 assume that
1t was because / advised him.
Mr.. LdttletOn has been subpRnaed a witness
/ in the investigation While Mr.. Brady has not
been subpenaed, IL Is understood that he viii give
1 Of