The sun., 1909-06-16
CRATER! THE CRY OF BOTH
TWO TAMMANY ALDERMEN
VIOLATE THE ETHICS.

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VIOLATE THE ETHICS.
Little Tim Puts II Tnat way After Hush
Ing Up kenneally and Douli-You're
q Holdup Man, Said Ke0neally-In
Send You to state Prison. Said Douil.
Aldermen Kenneally and Doull accused
each other yesterday morning at hearing
on tho new building code Of being grafters'
When Little Tim Sullivan came along IN
the afternoon to attend the hearing OF
the Board Of Aldermen and was told OF
1t he called down both Of them, partou-
larly Kenneally. who. he said had made
the worst break. Afterward Little Tim
said hum orously to one OF his friends;
sThose two fellows broke one OF the
striotest rules in Tammany when they
called each other grafters in public. Let
'em call themselves all the names they
like when no one can hear 'em. but when 1t
comes to calling each other grafters right
out in a public hearing they violate the
ethics OF the organization
Ever since the Adermsns committee
on buildings began to hold hearings on
the proposed building code Kenneally.
who is for the majority report, which
favors hollow tile hreproohng, and Doull.
who supports tho minority report. which
stands up for oinder concrete. have fire.
quently been on the verge Of open quarrel.
The hearing yesterday was on the ques-
ton whether or not buildings less than
seventy feet in height should be equipped
with q particular kind OF standpipes.
operable from the street.
Alderman Doull. who had more than
once insisted that the standpips clause
had been drawn up to favor a certain
manufacturer. remarked: THAT standpipe
clause Is arbitrary, as are many other
clauses, and II 1t came to the point Of
drawing up a practical code any two
year-old child could do better than the
majority OF the commission has DONE
swell, when 1t comes to that, your repu-
tation Is pretty well known" said Ken
neatly.
Doull jumped to his feet and shouted
1What d o you mean by that|
DO you want me to explain here!'
asked Kenneally.
Il do, and demand an explanation.
roared Doull.
well. amt going to say anything now
p'raps Ill do some explaining at the meet
ing Of the board this afternoon
yes. and guess you II do some explain.
ing in court afterward.'
sI'm not afraid OF the court or yol
either returned Kenneally. How about
that $500 you are holding up fellow for?'
| Mr.. Kenneally tried to shut of further
dispute by announcing the adjoirnini
OF the meeting, but Mr.. Doull wouldh'
haYs It.. In his loudest tones hs demanded
to be heard on q question Of persona
privilege.
"The chairman OF this committee.
he insisted, "has made the charge that
held up man for $500, and now demanc
an explanation Of that charge
Keanneally was pounding with bis gave
and endeavoring to put a motion to ad.
journ. but Doull refused to be sllenoed
Not on your lifei he shouted. sYou won
get away with this thing that way. You'v,
got to make good or III know the reason
why
The committee stands adjourned.
announced Kenueally.
1T does not!- shouted Doull. 'You sale
/ held man up for $500 and you've go'
to make good"
-I'll take care OF that at the proper
time answered Kenneally.
AYou' II take care OF II now and II you car
prove what you said you've got to Prov
it now was Doull's retort.
Il can prove it and ! can prove II by
Joe Norris Kenneally replied.
Just bring Morris down here Doul
came back with. -and II send you and hin
to State prison. You're base oalum
niator. More than that, you are gratui
tous and malicious liar and a damnet
dirty thevish CRATER. don't make con
tracts with the city behind the name of ,
dummy
Kenneally strobe toward him threaten
ingly. but convenient friends got between
them and got them out OF the room b.
separate doors.
Just what Kenneally meant by hi
reference to the $500 and Joe Morris wa
not entirely cleared up. Joseph II
Morris, who runs a newsstand under tn
elevated railroad station at Fourteenth
street and Third avenue. is the secretar,
and treasurer Of the Union Novelty ant
Supply Company. Last week when Their
was a row in the Board OF Aldermen owe
the appropriation OF $4,000 for the oele
bration Of the opening OF Queensbor'
Bridge il was stated that the oontrac
for the furnishing OF tie decorations ant
fireworks had been given to compan.
in which an Alderman OF the bridge oele
bration committee was interested. ant
Joe Morris acknowledged that his com
pany had got the contract Kenneall.
iiet it. Joe Morris also got the oontrao
for decorating the city Hall last yea
when the Olympan athletes came home.
Kenneally refused to explain what h
meant when he spoke Of holdup. Som
OF Kenneally's friends said that va
referring to a gambling debt that Dou
owed.
That's a lie!" Doull said when he wa
told of this. Il never gambled In m
life. defy any one TO prove that eve
, touched card or gambled In any forr
for money ever since I've been in publ
Office. don't know what Kenneall
was getting at. but just as sure a. you an
| are hero III compel him to make goo
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