The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-22
THEFT on DOCK FEESCHaRGED
tFTER D0CEW tsTgR CNTLR-
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Mayor Gavnor. sitting ~ magistrate
heard on "Wednesday evidence submi,tec
I tn hun by Dock Commi-sionsr Tomktn'
and Commissioner ~ Accounts Fo-dirh
which seemed 10 show that John q Cauld
yell 90 i5i Ciarkson svenue Brooklyn
WIN has been employed by thu city az
dockmaster. has smbezzied city money
! without troubling q CITY Magistrate the
Mayor issued his own warrant for the
arrest of Cauldwell.
The evidence was 20 tho effect that
Cauldwell had IN m. last wear collects 81
Wharfage fees amounting TO az least
SioWo that hs had failed - turn over
20 tho city ,auld~"i, was not found
yesterday at hts home aud th" Mayor
directed Police Commissioner Baker "a
send out a general order for his arrest
Commissioner Fozdick informed the
Mayor that the system witch had been
followed by the dockmasters % tho port
had been to collect wharfage rates for
boats and harRes landing az their docks.
thee rates being determined for the most
part by the running foot measure Of the
boats Upon receipt OF a bill from the
dockmaster charges are paid by owners
or captains II boats or by the consigness
Of cargoes and a report Of the moneys
collected - turned in nv the dockmaster
10 the cashier % the department at the
close % each du y's work
In order TO afford q proper check upon
these moneys continued the Commits
~.
for many years seen IN operation. Under
this system tho dOckmaster - required
To punch through a triphcate folder oi the
ticket 80 a. - show the date and the
amount oi money received The third
folder of the ticket IL then handed To the
owner oG the boat a. a receipt. the second
- kept Nv the dockmastsr and the first
forwarded to the department a. voucher.
accompanying the report % moneys
received
John = Cau,dW~ll was appointed dock
master On April -. 1918 On July 1. iO0s.
No was transferred from district ~ to
v allabout BaSin He handed IN his
resignation on April II. 1910. a short time
after the investigation began. Our "I-
animation showed that for the Last two
years only a small percentage Of the total
moneys collected Ivy Cauldwell for wharf
age rates has been turned into the de-
paTtment
"A comparison 81 the receipts held
nv the owners 81 tks boats which have
r,'centlv docksd at the Mallabout with
the vouchers hled IN the department
shows discrepancies OF remarkable
character. In very few cases did the first
and third folders OF the triphcate tickets
agree. aud u ~ quite evident that they
were punched az different times. In other
words. the amounts 81 money which
appeared upOn the receipts held bv the
owners og the boats Nere far IN eNccss
81 tn. amounts which were turned into
In many cases fictitious names Of boats
were entered upon the vouchers sent
forWard To tho department.
The Commissioner OF Accounts turned
over to the Mayor with his report a
list Of COLLECTIONS and payments tO the
cttv bv Caldwell. In some cases where
amounts collected had been hs high a.
81. 10 sltSO and SIS - amounts ~ ~
GENTS and ~ were turned over to the
department.
'h~sa mIsappropriations,- continues Com /
missioner fOsdick 4 auldwell deN iced. !
= Dparentl- IN Aprii ip0p. a system ri
receipts 1'Hts apart from the 'TiplsCate
folder prescribed nv the DEPARTMENT. |
hos receipts consisted of ordinary |
we'll a. dock master How many 81 the@e |
forms we're issued during his tnc,Imbencv ,
IN addition To the tTtplicate receipts u I
- MT possible - ASCERTAIN A. the tune |
of this invest cation. We we're able To /
secure one ~ the forms from one raul I!
Rau=swein. = cnal dealer. whcs~ boats (!
dock e,i at Nallal'out Ras.n. = comparison
of the number Of DAYS docNaEe charged
for m his bills with the number OF dAys 4
~ shown on the monthly books ~ the
l. . e. WN.aW
hill forms have been vt immense profit .
To Cauldwell
Haus@wain paid for Sis DAYS. for only /
n tne;y-nine OF which return was made /
~ the department. I
Henry a. Flerr 81 the firm 81 Fleer 1
Bros coal dealers 1T Isl TompkIn ms avenue. |
Brook lyn. testified that he had on five
paid hiss wharfage fees by check ,
psvahle 10 bearer he cancelled vouch- .
ers for these FIVE payments Sers produced !
dorsefn~nt NV John =. caldwell the l
checks we're deposited IN his private
account A. m" tlatbISh Trust Company. II
These Checks we're Tor tig, SIS 90.
IIs. SO ~ and SO In many cases.
i - alleged. CAuldwell gave no re-
i~ipt whatever. white IN ~ least one
rs-~ the receipts VI the boat owner we're
DESTROY 81 a. the personal request "
.'aulfw"ll after the beginning 81 the
nv "r'i gatIor
10" extent ~ IauldWells mtsapprO-
prtston. the cfnu, issioner concludes.
10 - impossible to state. Prom an exam
nation of such reCsipss as We have been
able TO obtain. however. y - evident that
4 the money reviewed Wv him for sharf-
lge rates about onc-'htrsl only Was turned
'vsr 20 the Dock T'"pa rtnsnt. An estimate
II this proportion world bring the amount
u hts d~ie icatiOn ~ $1,000 per annuin
. - very probabl" that ia the seven Years
4 has connection Nth the DEPARTMENT
81 dollars have bern thus