The sun., 1910-06-30
COHEN ATETWICE COHALAN'S
CLERK PUTS $4,000 CLiIH
TP TO MAYOR GlTNOR.
curtin wants To ne sure That Passing u
d IIis Jsb-I;AynOr 20 Make sure
PrrnderEasi says Cohen Really
HeID.d city. while Cohalsn Did Not.

Prrndergasi says COhen Really
IIeIped city. while COhalhn Dld Not
James T. Curtin. tho clerk in tho Nav
or's Office authorized 10y the Charter To
sign all ComptrOlleTs warrants and
who signed the Cohalan warrant for
So 600 in the last days Of the Mcclellan
administration, brought TO the Mayors
attention yesterday the ComptrolleT's
warrant for $500 in favor Of former
Justice William n. Cohen. who. like CO.
hAlan. was special counsel in several
franchise tax cases.
Curtin informed the Mayor that in view
Of all that had been said about the Co
hAlan warrant he did not wish 10 sign a
similar warrant without express authori-
yAtion. The Mayor replied that Curtin
had nothing to do with tho amount or
msrits Of the claim; that the auditing Of
claims belonged exclusively 10 tho Comp
trolisr; that the Comptrollsrs audit
bound all other city officials and that
Curtin had only the formal part Of counter -
signing tho warrant provided the warrant
was made out in due form
Yes. your Honor said Curtin, that
may he true; but you kI ow what was
said about my signing the Cohalan war
rant, and | hope you will tell me what
20 do with this one. want also 10 point
out that this present hall Is for a much
larger amount proportionAtsly than tbs
CohAlAn bill was The Cohalan bill was
for $50 days az t73st a day. while this
bill is for only 23s days at tits a per day
rs that sO'' said tho Mayor Well
! Nill take Il and look at it. and probably
the hest way will be Tor me TO get the
advice % the Corporation Counsel about
this matter 80 that II may be settled once
for all In the minds Of everybody wheth.r
YOU OF the Mavor are In any way lillle
Tor the audit and payment q these hills
Among the papers annexed On the war
rant a. 1t came from the COmptroller's
Office was one making comparison he
tween the Cohalan and the Cohen claims
showing the Cohen claim TO IL az double
the rate Il the COhalLn claim. This com
paTisOn. addressed 10 llh~rt y Hadlock.
Cfirf of the division Of law and adjust
ment. and signed nv James J Deegan
II the Comptroll'r's ufice says IN Part
The -srvtce Of Mr William " Iobsu
bsgan February g. I@a aud ended April
o. lpIp, the ELAPSED time beng az day-.
durlrE wb,,h prriOd ia'rordlns 10 me-
digest prepared by NJ Duncun Mn,iuu
the claimant devoted sys day, 10 the uuu-
.tisratiUn uf N" matters 'nr vb',h h~ had
b-.n employed ur r. prn rata ,hargr ui
tItG - per day
iu tho ,udd~ba,k claim When 7tf rItT
uf aIiu per tav Nas charged mo al iu-t
msnt Ua- at rate 81 about So - q day.
In.luding disbursement. C0mputing Mr
iDhsus Oompen.atiOn Tor iHr ~ day 90
sil' psr day r Nouli amount in - 7si
aud af the rate uf So 10 v"Hd ampuW
Iu 80 Fse ~
The --r,Ur uI NJ % & r,Haiau began
I-wuar" o. iais. ani sud-si NpgA % I4p
'hr -lap-.i time b"iuy su, dags during
uhi. p ls.ftud 100 urdur fp th- computation
of John = ,ru-bgf the ,Iuimani devoted
-. Ia,-to rio ,uns,ds.ritiun nf the tualt-r-
fUr aH'h Do" had i-~u employed 1nd ,om
pu.Iug hi. ,laim ou a rrp rlfa ba-I- 10 NuuIl
amount fp 81 So pr. IA" bur computed
Uu he amount A. al u-r"l % suuiI I- Cd
p.u rat payment 20, 81 ~ .-r Isv
% ~. lam uf " y Cohen b., adjusted
uu rh- Ja,i. OF paym-u. a. demanded bv
plDr-I Z ,ubaIsu there nDuid r" due fu
uim ~ days al the rae" ~ 49, 81 80 g,i e.
ant rf irr lain OF Nuham y ,Dbru '-' ai.
.u-tsd ou The same pro ra.t bi-i- a. vul. 70
rhr ,uhalau Hahn "a. = .utIr ptt tua-.
would b@ due htm ~ iaHs 40 the r1I. pi
o. ~ I'r dav. ur total 10 81 az 90
Comptroller Prsndergasr issuad last
~ ght reply ~ the Ctty Hall statement
Hs said IN par
There j. NJ question ~ any one - mind
~ % tho r-~ult~ secured from JIdyr
C5h-D's SERVICES \ ss'tl-m-ut involving
q ~. .lID ha, been made with the city
Il Was c!carly shown m tho report which
should hnv. formed part Il The warrant,
bat which was NOT discovered hy the
faithful Curtin. that the amount secured
IN April over the b~s' oHsr that u had
been pO-sihls ~ get from The lighung com
panie- last wear was t9OO OOO
In estimating the yalrr u Jid p"
CJhen's service freely state thar I'D
not regard them from the viewpoint Of
per diem service hut almost entirely
from the magnitude ~ the interests IN
VOWED and The amounts recovered
The Mayors statement a aRain rIises the
question a. 10 what service Mr. Cohalan
really rendered The Tangible amount
-. ..FL Il.
is 80 trifing ~ almost a. suggest that his
services we're u no value whatever
What the per diem allowanc. represented
IN the adjustment of Mr. Cohalan's claim
had 20 do with the settlement made with
Judge Cohen ! cannot understand.
Before deciding that tssOOO should ~
the allowance 10 Judge Cohen / con-
suited with the Mayor and the Corpora
ti0n Counsel The Mayor at thus nesting
told ms that any settlement agreed upon
by the Corporation counsel and myself
would bs satisfactory 20 him. II Was
after this interview with the Mayor that
/ again consulted with Mr. Watson. and We
both were Of the opinion and 40 agreed
that the allowance was entirely proper
and should b. satisfactory n the CITY.
Before this claim was handed 10 the
auditing department Tor payment rave
the Dress a full explanation of H. Ny in
tsntiOn to ma ks the payment was pub
lished. and facts were not suppressed a.
In the Cohalan case
COTRT RAISES WAGES.
= oakers Trolley Men Get what They
Asked P0F when Thsy struck.