New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
PRIEST. HAFEEN REPLIES
Denies Nisuse Of Corporate CT,
Stock an BrOnr Borough

An article published in the Sunday sd,.,
OK he Tribune on Stvemeer Il, 1907, neaoed ..c,
sa4aTy Lis's JUSgitd" a letter has Deen rscsi-a,
al tnI5 CInce IGom a lawyer, wriuns as a,t
for President Louis r. ttaLen OF Ins ,ron. 10y
planning tat the statements in that arr.c,s
FAR as tney applied F.esilenI E1a,len ~. "
eTue- foitlona OF tie aTuc,e nIen.IOn.,i I'm. -
t:oGidFIy rc4efred to the President of The kr'~-
Weae LHe ICttyJv4.g.
Both The Bronx ana Queens are new and ,,,,-
u. oH7iis "i'il Il ial % H'ioese u nioaa sErgss
~ Dtca4 interl. oeatiOG Jne Ilo4ul..s ,,I -
"orCins lie cst~se eIty c..rlr7 ~ w, tis
eIteee eie'e ii4Onvy r,l~e o. the ii cor sor
cIty stocA Sudh oIhy Ge Used upon nlal.e1I M
peOveIl,tHtS nu-siors OF d0iitrs IN tnIs NJ.
"y tne o9'ou5n presidents II ne ErOnx anu Jle-rs
IdNo U1ch SApellJeu Upon tesdiLd~tnS maca,lanl
rOa4ways- 1n,s work 10 Gone IN OOIn Goro1s9s nv
tIit-utVOS OF
tlIou~SSiS ~ % u1l4dIs q year die secretly Charged
~ the taxpayers are concerned.
The fact that money raised through the sale q,
borough presidents in The Bronx and Queens esI J
to tGe kooyIeG.e OF Controller Metz MANY ,o1ts e
ago. and ne instructed the statistical bureau OF t
Finance Department 10 make thorough iuvesti
cation. The reports Of this investigation cover
e~ed OF Two years ana disclose the fact thar ths-
are thousands e wo-kmen engaged in making and
or~hs Who are being regularly raid out of Tonsrs
raised Unor corporate city stock.
ATr! Haffen's lawyer with reference TO the las,
paras-rarh above quoted. writes: You are IL
f7~ed that every part Of this statement is false"
''Tt is net true that the fact that money raised
through the sale of corporate city stock was bein~
rnsused by the Borough President Of The Bronx
came to the knowIedge of the Controller nav
months ago. for there has bern no misuse by ths
President OF the Borough CT The Bronx OF such
moneys II il no. true that the Controller IL
structed the statistical bureau Of the Finance De.
partment TO make an investigator into such al
ieged misuse It IS not true that the reports O.
such investigation covered a period CT two years
and disclosed the fact that there are thousands
Of worlnnen engaged IN making and repairing mac
adam roadways in these two boroughs Bronx and
Queens) who are Being regularly paid OUT OF
moneys raised upon corporate city stock.
The total amount OF expenditures against ccr-
rorate stock for the purpose Of laying macsdsm
pavement by the highway labcring force Of the
Office Of the President OF the Borough Of The
Bronx during the entire year Of 1876 was S3.s12 4
such expenditure was made by the President Of
the Borough Of The Bronx in accordance with
resolution Of the Board Of Estimate and Appo-tcr-
r7ent approved and concurred in by 4 resolution
Of the Board Of Aldermen. and approved by The
Mayor May g. 1905 The largest number Ct men
employed at any one time during the year 1876 on
s1ch roacaSanl work under the direction CT the
President Of the Borough Of The Bronx was eighty
four No expenditures fer the purpose OF laying
uacadau pavement have been charged in the
office OF the President Of the Borough of The
Bronx against the proceeds Of corporate stock dur
ing the wear OF 1901 The total OF expenditures for
the purpose OF laying macadaTn pavement by the
highway laboring force Of the Office Of the Prest-
dent of the Borough OF The Bronx for the year
1g07 I'D to and including November IS 1851 charged
against the proceeds Of revenue bond issues is the
sum Of S14I46 so The largest number o. workusn
eupIoyed en- such work during any one week N
the year IS07. up 10 and including November Il,
1901 was 10. The charging OF the said work tor
the wear 1907 against the proceeds OF revenue bond
issues was authorized by resolution OF the Board
OF Aldermen adopted May 3. 1901 and approved 6y
the Board or Estimate and Apportic nulent on June
H. 1871. The foregoing facts are matters OF puols
record"