Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
AFTER BOSS MURPHY
Stroke Of Policy by Mcclellan
to Hurt Tammany Chief.
CANCELS DUMPING PERMIT
Contracting and Trucking Company
Got It Without Competition.
TO BE BID FOR IN FUTURE
New York Politicians See the Hand
Of the Mayor in the Unusual Ac-
ton Of Dock Department.
TO BE BID FOR IN FUTURE

NEW YORK, January 30-The Murphy
contracting firm, better known as the New
York Contracting and Trucking Company,
Of which John ]. Murphy, brother OF
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany
Hall, is the president, has lost the dumping
privilege at the foot OF East 21st street.
which was awarded to them without COM
petition some time ago at what has since
come to be considered a very low price.
The concern was notified yesterday by
Dock Commissioner Bensel that the permit
for the dump would be revoked on Feb
ruary 1 and that thereafter permission to
use it would be given only after public
bidding
At the same time 1t became known that
the leases for the docks and dumping
boards at the foot Of West 10th and OF
West 98th street, now held by the Murphy
company, would be attacked by the dock
department and II way could be found
would be broken. In the case OF the 79th
street pier and dump an effort was made
by Mayor Lows dock commissioner. NC
Dougafl Hawkes., to break the lease, but
he was prevented by an Injunction.
McClellan-Murphy War.
Politicians were inclined yesterday to look
upon the peremptory revocation Of the 21st
street dumping permit and the prepara-
tions to break the other dock leases as
another move made by Mayor Mcclellan
in his war with Charles F. Murphy. It
was pointed out that the trucking company
had been enabled heretofore to get large
contracts from public service corporations
such as the Pennsylvania and New Haven
railroads, without competition, merely be-
cause of the political influence which gave
them the dumping boards.
Only recently the company lost the big
New Haven railroad contract. It was
transferred to Holbrook & Cabot Of Bos-
ton, a firm which has had large experience
In the contracting business. Ex-Alderman
James J. Gaffney, who Is the active man
ager Of the contracting company. said that
the company has sold the contract at a
good profit The railroad officials said
nothing. It was stated on good authority
yesterday that the contract was taken
away because the work was not being prop
erly done. It is asserted that none Of the
members of the company is expert in the
contracting business and that with the
backing OF the administration Withdrawn
they will have to get out and hustle for
contracts like the others.
Must Bid for Privileges.
All the favors that have heretofore been
shown to the Murphy company, It was said
yesterday, wifi now be cut OF. Certain Or
dinances that have been violated, 1t Is said.
at the Pennsylvania terminal Job will be
rigidly enforced In the future.
Dock Commissioner Bensel denied yester-
day that his action was a war measure.
1.-The pier" said he, has been bringing less
than it is worth, so as It was merely a per-
init to dump / decided to cancel 1t. The
company will have fifteen days in which to
move If It decides to move, but 1t need not
necessarily move am going to dispose OF
the privilege of dumping there at public
auction and there will be nothing to pre-
vent the trucking company from bidding.
1.-The privilege is worth at least $500 a
month, and If We don't get that we will
keep the pier for wharfage. The dumping
privilege now only brings $1,000 a year.
Besides there Is no reason why the Murphy
company should get this privilege by pri-
vate arrangement"