The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-23
QUEENS BOROUGH CRAFT HUNT
PRESIDENT GRESSER HAS some
THING FOR GRAND JTRI.
IN, essigatlsn I.lkeiy "a Begin Next Month
4 Oasrtrner Fund RAPIDLY GroNinE
sew 80. Department said 10 ne In
BRd ShaOe. but There are Other.

BRd shape. bUt There are Other.
Presidaat Lawrence dresser - the
Borough II Qu~ens yesterday sent a
letter 20 District Attorney Frederick q.
DE Witt regarding the hearings IN an
tigation of the Bureau OF sewers
b. Ira H. Lsve-n. appointed for that
purpose by Mr.. dresser. Harry Suiphin.
Assistant Commissioner of Public Works;
Mason q. Smeilsy clerk ~ the division
OF accounts and George 4 Brown. chief
clerk in the Bureau 1T Bindings. The
letter say-
have 10 repus-t that Won immediately
take such ofii,al a,Iton VA the premises "a
the text 81 thi- inquiry warrants The
facilities OF the ofiC" Of The President Of the
Borough Of Ogeeu- - veil a. INV personal
assistance viii be available IN m" prose
euiion Of any p~r-on und"Ttg ksu by YOU
70 the end thar tu. p,ghh' interests may he
prOtec'cd a. against irr-gulariiy or dis
honesty wherever found.
Several weeks ago. when President
dresser began has investigation alleged
knowing ones said that u was simply
. shr~~d move bv way Of hackfiring
an inquiry begun about the first of the
year by experts under the dirrction Of
Raymond toSdirk. Commissioner Of Ac-
counts. which is still under way The
little Information that leaked ont of the
Gres~er invest CATION was OF a sensational
character. and certain ANXIOUS ones
began making restitution until now
the borough has a conscience fund
amounting to more than S1.OD In the
meantime y was understood thar prob
ably hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
had gone asst raw. and residents Of Queens
we're asking Il restitution Condon~d
the offence. Anxious ones ms de the
ring predicted that the investigators
report would be- whiteWashing, but
others asserted that the discoveries
made nv the investigating committee
were of such a starting nature and IN
Volved - many Sei known local poll
ticisnS. city employees and builders and
contractor. thai PreSident Grt.sser would
not dare to make public the findings
In consequence GrnsSer's at yeErer-
day was surprise HIS friends say
that he rcfraInsd from making a move
until he had the evidence and that now
he II prepared TO aId N me prosecution
OF the alleged greft"rs until they arr
behind prison hars or expelled from the
service of the cay.
District tt1,ncv De Witt "a to-day
that he was called into conference with |
President dresser and ConmizsI ,ner e :
Accounts Fosdi-k ~ which the disclosures
found by the Gros-er investigators were
discussed. and 70 was then considered the
beat plan - tsIrn the whole matter over /
% the District Attorneys once II Will /,
take him some tIW" tp - over all tine .
evidence g. Ken Di-tr.cI Attorney n" Wit 4
Gays that h" vii hold th" Iuvpzt1g < 'Inu .
bark frr rho nov Grand Jury that will - 4
sworn m the first ws-ek IN April Com 1
missioner Fo-uICS - - s--is' m the i'm F.
vestIg ton l"fHr' the Grand Jury. md /
residents e Queens hal"'. 'rI' II 7SI .
IN" in-li" -rfit winch s.gs .rn hIId''1 .
ever since If NsEHr fHllHwFHg t.. U~HiI- .
daiion ~ about o., b., rough o. hgn'
Nhia only a." Bureau .i Sewers -
mentioned ~ tr''-,". letter 10 T. uuu-f, .
stood that .'T"r u''art u"ntS may D."
involved ana rh"f the gr.Ifi vs. Carri.-i pn /
In the iSs'Iaur" - permits rd mat Their" .
was collusI'u between tu-I HfHrs an tr" .
outside and "fnpluys"s ln the Borough /
Hal. u D. -.id ID" graft wf- made p's-
stble hy 'np enormous buIldiug uuars-
tions which .rv" l...f gong IN ~ pu.an- I
for the ! f-f few years u b. alleged that /
whole rows 1T uDw rHu=.H> Ns.rs. ,.A-
nected with ~" sewers "a IA" permit.
IL - -aIa thqt tu -,Il,. r.I.rfu,,.. - was /
found the cnntvrrf.-- uT rIi'Ha-- war.
permitted - run I d~ru pure uu'"r Tho .
sIde~Alk IN front q rows 81 their n1tIs"- .
ana MAX" .r' connect % with the 900" 40 .
sewer FER when they o. ld So f.ra permit
IL j. estimated tnii n" psrmit- for an .
ordinary lLcS - hi.ild.ngr wuuld cost .
about s3D. aud rha Grand Jury ~ their q
invest CATION vil .ndelv0r ~ find ont .
who got the bonus q S2g ~ how me swag
Was divided
II ~ understood that al houses 80 CON
nected Vill now nav" intsk" out the proper
permt and connect with the sewer A.
"ording TO Law When thi- becomes
generally known 20 ~ anticipate that
the Grand july Will boz hlockaded by VII
ue~ses ANXIOUS - tell how ths.v were
deiud~d lnro cheap way % connecting
with the s"wsrr n 81. plso Understood
that lgnoring tho CITY - printed form 81
parmits. one "n'o-pr. sing Individual who
u no longer m III" rewer department
conceived IN" plan ~ having his own
blank p.rrnlfs printed which were is 3
sued r. return for checks made Tpyable
20 cash and simply tracing his initials
m fam lead pegrii On the margin n ~
alleged hes" Ch"rN- were CasEed without
the NAM r"inE endorsed On ~" heck
- II the usug' custom
just now this fIpfir VA carried on
and Whist frsil h"csm" Of N" money
pad over for Q To-" Tornit- " - said.
viii also p" brought bsfore tho Grand
jury MeuT"-s NJ tsvpayeT- a-sOCis-
non who have this matter IN hsni say
that they were una Die 10 ind any record
90 tbs rnorev NJ ing h.rn pad IN - The
city. s|'hough called the md vidusl
Who is,I"c ~" permits NAV -" all" 70
show wue-" he money vent
Refidel's ~ QUa'r- ara looking for
ward - ~ inve-t.ga'Ion ~ ssnsai ional
a. the kIas"'Ia Park scandal Borough .
Preside'it G-".-"- declares that h- in ,
tend- having b" inquiry pursued ~ the
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