The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-03
Twins MAKES MARRONV TIRED.
"rLL THROW CP W. CONTRACT'
SlYS PROSPERDT SIT tLItN.
And . want Wv Check BOOK Bsrk NJ i1l
TSu Fes ~ Other witnesses Refuse
to Crafty the twins q uriosity ~ stTeet
Cleaning Inaulry IN sight Yesterday.

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The Investigation NJ tho Street Clean
Ing Department by a committee ~ tho
Aldermen was continued yesterday without
o particle ~ testimony about the admins
tration NJ the department. The day wa
spent over Joseph Marrone. the Italian
contractor VIM pays the city o. 200 ? week
for tha privilege NJ picking and trimming
the dumps Marrone got tired NJ II.
Il throw up tha contract this week now
said he finally i won't work for this city
any more
He added that he was losing money ny
the contract. that II was worth nor more
than s600 a week, and that he wanted IN he
released several weeks ago bur that Capt
Gibson had asked him 10 hang on for a while.
The only interest In yesterdays session
was Marrone's description ~ his career
He IL reputed to he the richest Italian in
the city. Answering Mr.. WINS, he said
that he was an employee If the Street
Cleaning Department several years ago.
Then he became a ~longshoreman and after
ward the foreman Of a gang NJ longshore-
men. Subsequently he wen into the
business of loading coal on steamships
from barges. At that time the loading
charges were so cents a ton.
Marrone saw that the charge could be
cut and yet leave a profit. Il went 70 the
companies he said and offered 10 do the
work for IS cents. They told me I couldn't.
and | told them, We'll, I'll try and they
gave me a contract. | got started and ]
paid my laborers 81 so and IS a day and !
made out Of il for myself 5000 or 500 a
week"
Marrone kept at this business for five
years, when he went as foreman Of a rail-
road job at Dover. y. Y. L got $4OO a
month and expenses he said. and kept
up my coal loading contracts, After that
West Shore Railroad
How did you make your profit on that
out of the difference between what the
railroad paid you and what you paid the
menu MIR. WINS asked,
NO. sir Marrone replied; Il made II
out Of the stores supplied to the laborers."
Afterward Msrrone supplied the labor
for the Williamsbridge reservoir. The
total amount Of the contract was about
S75o.O 900. Then around 1892 because Of
Improbable contracts and other had specn-
latioHs he lost nearly all his money. In
1902 he got the contract for trimming the
dumps.
Anthony Molinelli. a partner Of Mar
rone's, who himself held a dump trimming
contract from the city, testified that when
week for the privilege,
Have o q bank scoonnt?' asked Mr..
WINS.
Il refuse to answer replied Molinelli.
Why"
Because you are not investigating me.
but the Street Cleaning Department,
Several witnesses who hold suh-contracts
from Marrone also refused to answer ques-
tions relating to prices and profits,
Az the close of the hearing Marrone
demanded back his check book. which
was impounded by the committee last
week. The committee declined to give
1t uP. u.u
bring suit TO make you give il up; IL lie my
private property, and you have no right
TO it
The 'investig alton will 60 on again
to-day.