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to explain you shut the door In the faoe
Of one-half the truth"

inns IL not a t.rlal, put an Veeugation
will be deprived OF none Of his rights"
Being deprived Of all his rights I quite
agree that none of Mr.. Woodbury'e rights
are left" said Mr.. Rand sweetly.
Alderman Bowling. one Of the minority
members Of the committee; also protested
against shutting out counsel for DIR. Wood
bury. He told Mr.. Rand that he would put
any question which Mr.. Rand desired to
ask OF the witnesses.
After giving his army record and the
date Of his appointment Or. Woodbury.
Francis NJ. Gibson as deputy commissioner.
He said that the captain had been in the
department for eleven years, having first
been appointed by Col. Waring. and had
been retained by him because Of his honesty
and known efficiency. DR.. Woodbury. said
1904. with Mayor Mcclellan about Gibson
and the possibility of his retirement, but
that the Mayor never requested him to
retire the deputy. Complaints were made
against Gibson by some men who had been
dismissed from the street cleaning service,
but none of them was specific in character.
Did you ever receive any instruction
from the Mayor as to the conduct Of your
department. asked Mr.: Wins.
i did not replied the witness.
did YOU ever receive any advice, them
on, often, 1t has been my custom to
talk over the affairs Of the department with
the Mayor. Besides l write to him often
never less than three times a week
Then the Mayor is thoroughly familiar
with the workings OF the department."
n "He is"
Has the Mayor recently-within three
months-expressed satisfaction or dissatis-
faction with you management Of the de-
partment''
He has expressed satisfa ction.'
DR.. Woodbury. testified that he had made
raports ranila rio m tho MAYOR hut MT for
publication. h expenses of the depart
ment for the last four years had been S2T,-
46s 900. The system of account is prac-
tically the same as 1t was when he took
office He found it in operation and con-
tinued it, giving heed to all recommenda-
lions of the Commissioners of A ,o1nts for
changes in the system Of keeping the rec
ords,
It was at this point that Or. Woodbury.
told off hand about the way in which the
department was administered. In answer
to Mr.. Ivins'e questions he even named over
the head stablemen. n told in what sta BILE
each one was employed, In telling of the
duties OF the hose squad, he said;
The only way properly to clean asphalt
is with water
not properly cleaned now" asked Mr..
WINS,
Il mean TO say replied the witness,
that the asphalt is not cleaned as well
or, as properly as it would he if we had
water"
One Of the members of the committee
wanted to know why he didn't have a
deputy for Brooklyn instead Of letting a
clerk run the department over there.
The deputy street cleaning commits
sioner is the deputy for all boroughs, was
the reply. When am absent he is the
commissioner
DIR. Woodbury. and Mr.. WINS got into a
discussion about the organization Of the
department and what it meant. They
did not seem 70 agree on the subject.
"Onr views on the subject are divergent. "
Mr.. Wins finally said, because Of the fact
that while you served in the volunteer army
for six month"; | nav been an officer Of the
militia for many years"
"Militia2 militis?" said the witness, and
then he shook his head sadly.
Mr.. Twins Questioned the witness about
the fnee imposed on the men for dere-
lotion Of duty and the method Of buying
horses for the department, but nothing
Of Importance was developed.
1T has been alleged that the civil service
laws are being Violated by having more
than one head stableman working In certain
barns. Ie that trHe?T asked Mr.. WINS.
who alleged it? I don't believe 1t Ia
true replied the witness.
The investigation will 60 on at 1880
o'clock this morning.