The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-08
hastily CULVERrS IN QUEENS
niRv NtbS TITi run NANf
INES THEIR aLgE.
.ali lIa,r Done worh Win t1ty Force.
nt .Iof,s Mere s.nrn 10 Contractor
yer raik Begun In tirrS-er's Once
;, mess saiAs anai MAJ iir Arrested.

;, mess HaiAs ansi MAJ ilr Arre~ let.
~, = I..ahv, former Superint.nd-
.r,.. nays ii the Borough OF Queens.
-. nod h~ ioh last summer follow =
-, fragment for grand larceny
ton with tho building Of five
.a,, 30 hat borough, testified again
!, OBJ. limitation yesterday Of the
ar u..fnrr commissioner Samuel II
-t~ H Long Island City a. to the
,s,-.,.- AGAINST Borough President
a.. ., ,,r,.-ssr. Al a previous hear
,,I.... ',.-tlfi"d that the prices char ged
- ,.. ...,."rt work were warran ted
..,Nt.. Isahy took the witness stand
vr.tsrt,, ,pmmissioner Ordway said:
I al informed by Mr.. Train. who
,.,-,-... tho Attorney General. that
,oq ~ - 10 make some corrections in
fur rr-, ms testimony. II you have
.,r .ucr nanges TO make We will be glad
n rrcc'F" h"m.
r.,hy piled that ne wished 10 cor
..r, hrS 'r-mer testimony. He said that
,,h u.r ~ option the prices paid by the
--y n" repairing OF Ave culverts
--,a A. e,slv-. He gave his estimate
! IN. . "a II the work performed and
IN. AZ. .r paId 10y the city "a follows:
L,pr' 10. me Flushing Water Works.
x-r, vs. .n about 500. city paid S3aS:
r..vr-' - CENTRAL avenue bridge. work
-7r-r ar"ur $50. city paid ssSo. cul-
.-r a. SACK stump road. work worth
spor So city paid 1878: cIivert ~
I.s...0 a,rn.- near Flushing creek.
.,-s worth about $500. city paid ssss.
re- ,....rr on Strong's Causeway. for
us,-r 'r~ ,lrv rald ses7, was the only one
.,.-rt.-s tu I.-.Ahy which was worth
- Ar' amt paid
Vf.- .-k"d 70 tell how the work came
;, - don. Laahy testified that in the
-,a.rn # Mum ripal Justic. John VI
.,sar hu AZ the Tins as secret ary
P-4-ii.r' t,r.rsa Municipal Justice,
Aired Denton. At the tim. Commits
..,-r-- = Puuuc Works, and former Under
|st--.E Juhu VI Phillips the question of
.pu-.uS .ilN"rrs came up in June last
yea, he -ad that II WAS proposed to
r. cuIr,~'> ;pr Phillips 10 repair l.eahy
I'D. Az inspection of various clilverts
Mi reported on five He said that he
-lld 4 to. work on three OF them him
- nI'u men from the Highway Depart
rem t"n. he alleges, cragen said:
|uH s' lack do them all. meaning
trI'o~
IN reply ~ questions by Commissioner
-ivav l.sahy testified that President
n.s,+r Wa present when part Of the
|ouysr-a'Ion a. to the culverts took place.
n gru-- ..Naminarion by chase Mell.n.
|s;r.--u'lnE dresser. the witness said
la one" Nl.n out on tour OF inspection
y AT 20 dresser. who wa. with him.
,hs- nov would all get into trouble
- ~, tiArnn thing ha also told Her
ral kIuge. chief clerk in the Highways
4-ar'w"nt THAT somebody Ii going 10
r. r'r trouble Un!es, these bills are
a..aI nv the Finance Department
ie-'lTonv had already been given
tn,u' ice. repairing Of spray View avenue
-.:Ennere by city employers. and Henry
-4r'- who owns the Lorraine Hotel at
T. 'o"' VI the avenue. some time ago
-.r0-ai that he paid foreman IN the
n vav Department s25n for repairing
IL -,ad but that the ston. that was
- .-i there was afterwsrd hauled
u4y lawyer George " Foren. repre-
-r'lnE the charges tiled 10y the Progress
|rq4'y OF Far RocNaway. got Mr. Lsahy
ts'. what ne knew about this work
Drawing diagram l,rahy showed
a.ni--Ion-r Drd~ay where more than
l.. \ bio"~ nj this private tigr0ughiar"
d. cen repaired at tn" "Np"n-.' rt IN"
He said that his attention was called
-, work by his foreman hester. and
-LHs ordered the work discontinued
--'-r told him over the telephone that
a-,- vas "A piece OF change IN it That
.ntlv President Gre sser went to Edge
--- and made an inspection OF the work
l0.-. and on Monday he told Leahy
la' ~. lob was all right and to have the
Sor- 0ua Isahy testified.
He. a 10nfiict arose a. to the names OF
r. street, a the section under discussion
lgear-t that repairs were being made
no nritga On the Rockaway Boulsv ard
b ss.A rh.. ht,,llinp IT. tar,
o-arv roaiway through private
.A1'oughtsre and Commissioner Ord
az Eas Oi n. opinion that the confusion
ne names - the streets might reflect
. = .>r.v m President dresser. 30 that the
s-stl"n Va practically left open for tn.
Sv' hearing
fus' -" benton. who was present IN
70 room during the correction Of Leahy
no, previous test Imony. then took the
n--~ stand and made a positive denial
l"thy re-tifDony where 10 referred
'l- conversation about rhe cuIverts
previous hearing Denton testified
"a when NJ refused TO sign an order
y .orn" " The cu!verr work. fearing that
mU.p~ wa gong 20 put one over the
A. m HIM Phillips threat ened him
y revolver and he referred the mat
= President Gresser
: l. charged thar nv means Of dummy
ii"r- Phillips got all the contracts
~. d'l'l ne - now OuI tbSkil on sew
"a Indictments for grand larceny
owing B"n'ons testimony Phillips
" a'l.'d a. "A witness Phillips refused
- "w0-'. He said he was under in
r'r~Lt Commissioner Ordwav di-
--~d Charles p Caldwell represent ing
NJ - %" 'avpayers committees. 10
a. Nlr arrest I'D charged with contempt
court which will probably be- done
~V"n now and 'he continual ion OF the
~t-Is ru SATURDAY..
-r"r Borough President B~rmel was
a."'i r '.'il what he knew about build
~ -vI. sewer for 81 Aloysiu-'s
a-h1 rhurch IN Onderdonk avenue
Fdge 'd n" -ald all h. knew was
n ta'T..r John Hauptman. pastor Of
IL ''~ 10 "ai.d 10 soc him and was in
-'r 81 NAT h. would have 20 get a per
az A. puld the sewer according 70
'rn"s y and and Manly Payntar. both
1u"aI ~ The Elmhurst disposal plant.
\. er hl' The Hicks-.Iohnson Con
A. ~ p'upiny were allowed 10 us"
s.~ '.Y.I ~. disposal plant to run their
H'n.- .... hulding a sewer IN that