New-York tribune., 1907-04-25
LOOKS BAD FOR AHEARN
LINEUP FOR "LTTTLE TIM
Salliu0ns Planning to do" Nan
Thcy 4re For"

The Sullivan men IN the Board Of Aldermen
while protesting high regard for Borough Presi
dent Ahearn whose administration IS being raked
over ihe Goals by the Commissioners OF Accounts
quietly planning 20 elect 'IAttle Tim Sullivan
IS Mr. Ahearn's successor in case the Governor re-
moves him charges that may follow the investi
cation. The Manhattan aldermen Will All the
vacancy II there should be one. and the Tam
many men outnumber the Republicans and Hearst
men IN Manhattan Borough.
The drift of tho testimony that is pilng VI
against the Borough President is that he did not
keep the streets in repair, it was his duty 10 DO
There is great deal Of evidence along this line'
and when II is got together and presented as a
charge, backed Up by sworn testimony, IT is goins
L. look extremely formidable.
The Mayor has not any time had any personal
feeling against Mr.. Ahearn.' The Borough Presi-
dent requested examination by the Commits
sioners Of Accounts and he is getting what he
asked fer.
The inquiry was resumed yesterday with the new
Commissioner John Purroy Mitchell. as tho chief
inquisitor- Henry s. Opdycke. secretary Of the
Automobile Club recalled. lie went over
detailed list of holes in the various streets He
testified that many OF these holes We're filed with
water, and he had seen horses standing i'm them
with water Up TO their fetlocks.
The witness said that OF his knowledge the
holes he told Of had been there for over year.
This particularly of 24th street After the
witness finished his testimony Mr. mitchell reaa
into the record parts of the form OF coniTact tos
street paving in which II ives stipulated tfal til9
contractor must keep the pavement in repair. anG
for failure 10 do the Borough President couu
SO ahead with the repairs and charge the expense
OF the same 10 the contractor.
JohP r. MacNeille. a clerk IN the Controllers OF
hce testified that April l. 1906, there was avail
able for street repairing in Manhattan the sum OF
2.6S7 IS From April /, 1895. TO December 81,
-90s only 8. .405 spent He said that during this
period contracts were let for street repairing
amounting 10 S9So.09A Sc.
The witness went into elaborate eNplaia-
ions OF the method he pursued in examining the
books Of the Borough Presidents ONCE: When ne
had finished his testimony a recess was taken, Ter
which he resumed the stand He said that the
hooks showed that during the year 1906 there had
been paid for payroll. charged against the 1c-
counts of Uepavng. the sum Of S56090 45; Tor IN
spectors payroll. restoring and Tepaytne. special
fund. the of Si2629 S. and for repaying alone
the sum of SO $50 Sc.
A " Dow, recalled. testified that IN several In
stances the specifications demanded By the con-
tracts not carried out. He said inferior mate
rial used in paving the streets in answer 70
q question by RgF. Mitchell Mr.. Dow said lie con-
sidered II an impossibilty 70 have proper pave
ments without an efficient and honest inspection.
He favored having inspectors az the places OF de-
livery Of the material TO be used, and also on the
streets where II was finally 10 be placed
Marvin Scudder recalled. He testified that
in 1908 there were fftE-fiVe claims nled against
the CITY on Of the condition OF the streets
representing all told SlS5S21 80 In 1905 there were
forty claims aggregafing S2l6-ZlS Oe, and ia lSe
sorty-three claims filed, representing $f9i 80
For the three years there we're lSS claims, making
total OF 81 053.9 .9s5 5s