New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-30

office. and probably will be busy with him for
two three days.
Mayor Mcclellan yesterday sent Commissioner
Berry a copy Of a preliminary report made by
the Commissioners Of Accounts on his depart
ment, with a request Immediately to furnish an
explanation in writing. To the Commissioners
OF Accounts the Mayor sent the following:
I beg to acknowledge the receipt OF a copy of
Department Of Parks. Borough OF The Bronx.
hereby instruct you to continue your lnvesdsatlon
missioner Berry to give you all assistance he can
sess
l further direct you to extend your investigation
the Department OF Parks Of the boroughs OF
Manhattan, Richmond, Brooklyn and Queens.
COMMISSIONERS PRELIMINARY REPORT.
The preliminary report Of the Commissioners
Of Accounts is. in part as follows:
In the course of examination OF the admins
tration of the Department Of Parks, Borough OF
The Bronx, certain facts We're brought to light
which led US 20 make an investigation, through
inspectors and others Of matters not on record in
the department From their reports It would seem
months and presumably continues TO exist, which
We deem ii our duty to call to your immediate at
1t will be understood that this is merely prelm-
mary report, and that to demonstrate the truth
verbally to our examiners some further time and
possibly special Investigation under oath Will be
on November 26 last there were appointed in the
said department forty eight rammers and twenty
additional PAYERS or total of seventy-nine skilled
aborers for street paving work at the beginning Of
the winter season II Is Sou our assumption % that they
ton paid them. which was q "a per diem for ram
ners and - 80 for PAYERS The men so appointed
are on the municipal service list;
We have undertaken TO locate each Of the
seventy-nine persons whose names were placed on
date named. and which continue thereon 10 the
latest date FOR WcR M bed are G" ~ anS e
learn from them. their families or their neghbors
they had done work in accordance with the record
In some cases we were unable to find the persons
the address given on the payroll possibly be-
eXactness and further work Will be necessary IN
order to find them. In few cases the persons
but have moved and OF these last we were in some
cases successful and In others not successful IN
finding them at the address
We have prepared tables from the weekly pay
rolls showing IN the m OF Gays III Sne is n
ported to have been employed. beginning with the
week ended April 10. 1907 total of twenty-one
Speaking generally. the work of paving gave these
seventy-nne men from three to five days work each
week In 5o FebTnar s some Of the men worked rather
steadily during the winter and some only occasion
a uniform condition for nearly every man Of only
two days work done In month
This may have been due TO the fact. stated by
several OF the men interviewed that they only put
in a day occasionally 10 keep their names on the
payroll because the appropriation had run out
Quotations from the reports Of the inspectors
10 indicate the condition referred TO fol-
lows:
William Hawkes. No. o3s0 Jerome avenue He
stated that he had done no work for the Park De-
partment since December and had not drawn
dollar on the paYrolls. The payrols give him
credit for 5 days in November, ls12 days In Decem
Der. 1874 days In January and days in March
Walter NJ Little. No "A White Plains avenue:
Undertaken the next block says that Little owns
saloon. and he believes he ia captain Of the dis
trict. and through political influence holds a city
job.
Charles w. Hunt No. 1850 Home street: Our in
spector found there such address.
Frederick " McDade, No. 20S7 Anthony avenue:
Says he was appointed from the civil Service list
n rammer. but does want that fact men
toned and does not want 10 be known such.
Is a cCf poration inspector and that is the
title by which he wants to be known II con-
forms 4, the nature of his work
Patrick ]. Keefe. West 259th street: Inspector
reports that streets do up high n
number that, and that nc was unable to find
the
Charles s. Williams. No 1872 East l73d street.
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