New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
CITY FATHERS TO PROBE
ABOUT THE ASHOKAN BID.
Aldermen Wont to Investigate Board
of Water Supply 4ctiOn.

Resolutions were introduced yesterday at the
meeting of the Board of Aldermen providing
for an investigation of ''the seeming violation or
the charter by the Board of Water Supply in not
awarding the work of building the Ashokan dam
to the lowest bidder and providing for the appoint
ment OF special committee to investigate the pur-
chase land for Kissena Park. Flushing Botn
resolutions referred to the Rules Committee.
Numerous other minor resolutions were introduced
and other business attended to.
No action was taken on the question OF giving
Police Commissioner Bingham five hundred adoi-
tional patrolmen.
Alderman Gunther introduced the resolution III
regard to the awarding Of the contract for the ASH
okan dam. In the preamble 1t Is stated tha' 'N0
contract for the building of the Ashokan dam was
awarded not to the lowest bidder as required by
law" 1t then resolves that "a special committee
be appointed by this board to investigate ana repo'
it's findings at early date
Omcals of the Board of Water Supply were
much amused when they heard of the resoiutiOn
Another case of alderman dashins In "here
angels dare not tread remarked one, VINO the,i
pointed out that the Board of Water supply dlu
not come under the charter provisions ana iesai'y
had the right to award a contract 10 o'hei ''''
the lowest bidder II 1t deemed 1t adVlsaoie-
The resolution providing for an investigation o'
Tho nurohasa of land for Kissena Park follows;
Whereas, The city of New York purchasea ger as
tain property in Queens Borough, now KNOWN DIS
Whereas The city paid for the property ysetI an eT
aS5s Meposga for 800 an acre who then offered it
for sale for $500 an acre but subsequently 500 ~ 5d
o city for the enormous sum OF from s'''o'
to $40 900 acre; and .,,,.. 90
onesns TsceHed HHs from the said firm of
McDouga % per cent Of the purchses, the
sale with the city-ths statement having been ad-
itsd BY Glasse in = 70 m anS eI n
pected to get good deal more; and d. o,,ssns ara
rrea saed eg what they consider
public scandal. In which the people OF New Iork
ous persone Who are wiling to enrich themselves
the expense Of the taxpayers; now therefore,
Resolved. That special committee of the board
be appointed to investigate the matter
Alderman Sullivan objected to the resolution. on
the ground that It called for the investigation Oh
private persons.
1t is believed that the residents of Flushing and
Queens can throw interesting light matters
concerning the purchase Of the land for the park
and all transactions surrounding IT, and IT is said
that they willing do II investi CATION Is
held
When the meeting was called 10 order Alderman
Meyers elected chairman pro tenn. Mayor Nc
Clellan sent a to the resolution permitting the
suspension OF the city ordinance relative to push
cart pedIers during the Jewish holidays Later a
resolution introduced by Alderman Levine provfd-
ing for a suspension OF the ordinance for three
weeks was adopted
A letter from the Automobile Club OF America,
asking for hearing on the subject OF a speed
ordinance was read and referred to the Committee
Laws and Legislation
resolution introduced by Alderman Doull. per-
mittng Ezra Meeker parade through the
streets to raise funds to build highway to mark
the Oregon trial. for which he said he had "oiazed
the way in 1882" unanimously adopted
Alderman Everson took occasion to say that
many Brookynites believed the Office Of the Bor-
ough President was badly managed and said he
thought President Coler's office should De IN
vestigated"
The Department of Water Supply, Gas and Elec-
tricity received S6. 1853 3 to replenish its budget
appropriation