New-York tribune., 1906-11-24
AHEARN Is ACCUSED
"Rfotous Erhavagoace" Charged
Manor TO Investigate.

Tho bureau OF betterment OF the Citizens Union
yesterday issued book of III pages containing a
review OF the administration OF Borough President
Ahearn, charging him with "riotous extravaganza"
Borough President Ahearn, through his secretary,
Nm Downing gave out spirited reply, apparently
oontroverting many Of the statements IN the report
of the Citizens Union Later he sent Mayor Nc
CIeIlan q letter asking for examination Of his
record by the Commissioners of Accounts. When
Msvor Mcclellan was asked about an investigation
he said:
..r shall take pleasure IN complying with Mr.
Ahearns request for en- investigation"
Some OF the charges IN the presenlment against
the Borough President are
That he has spent 81 or aa7 without public letting
That he has been extrayagsnt IN the PqPcnasH %
william H. Walker, has shown faVoriusm In Pl@0-
that he has spent in two years nearly si1 600 for
incidentals" the chief item of which was SarIaie
OF this total more than $1,000 is charged 10 "ialh
That walkers administration Of the public baths baths
that no account has been kept of the cost OF oP,
geeisfered % that the building Of baths takes longer
IN Manhattan than in Brooklyn ana COSTS ~ P'4
That he permits the lease OF valuable XaulI space
under the Sidewalks at ridiculously sIhail fe'li'
Under the sub-head of "Riotous Extravaganza
the report charges as follows:
From the quarterly reports Of the epo %
Finance and examination OF the CoRuloiteL i4s
books the bursa1 no aas ga o. Tn his first term in
1904 and 1905 without PUBLIC contract OF the nota
az Cubic cotract $4so75 90 was for supplies and
repair work for ncideptas a te IN s @ % in the two
years so "a q foF expert services s55S 50 for
asa9 1y5Ps sisRs sns ss5S for FsmoTHg dsR
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OF the administration of the public baths the
pOrt says:
The bureau found sqPerpepdent es Walkers Walkers ad.
his method Of buying supplies IT finds that no ac-
baths nor is any accurate means employed Of
Tegten the m se al [he deTe4f m h9uses
800 already spent FOR new sites $4,000 remains
unspent from the appropriation made by the Board
of Estimate and Apporuonment for public baths
IN Manhattan.
dent Ahearn, gave out the following statement in
behalf of his chief:
have not had time to examine IN detail the
pamphlet. but from a casual eXamination OF 1t
should say 1t IS mass Of nisinformatIon.
The comparison Of the time required to erect
vantage Of the former, IS really accounted for by
the difference in conditions and size of the build
ings. and the particular circumstances connected
with the acquisition Of property in these different
There has been no violation of the charter in the
matter OF expenditure of public funds This office
relation 10 the expenditure of amounts OF more
tnan $g'1 IN any event ms oIilce IN this regard
Department Of Finance, which must share the
oBIv in cases Of the greatest eereencv that
amounts over s1.Coo are expended without entering
the charter, and in every instance permission to
I think ] may say without ConCet that the 5e-
partment has been extraordinarily vigilant in the
esTs from 1s94 to i incInsTe the rsvenee enc iIeE ya
From 1855 TO 1901 inclusive. it was $z0i70 g. and
during the two years from 1902 to 1904 SASS 754 Is
During the two years and eleven months of the
administration Of which have the honor to be
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