The evening world., 1913-06-03
RECORDS SHOW
CONTRACT TINE
IN C0AALAN CASE
(CsatiNusd from ript Pase.)

Mnlo, let on the same day ~ the
watsr Commissioner.
In the nrst month Of 1909 the favor Of
the Victor Company with the water
Department continued TO was strons.
On the fourth day Of January the foi.
partment to Connolly's concern. o4uAS1,
@.0.o. Neeesi, u.ssaii. Thence On to
the end Of the year the Victor people
seemed 70 drop down IN their business
VITA the city 10 open market orders
o. isss than oooo. A bright day came
on Nov. IL however. A contrast for
u.io came frt m the Engineering De-
partmsnt
During the years iSo<, 1905 ana lsoe the
activitles-so far ~ open market orders
were coneernsd-of the victor Hsating
Company we're confined 10 the ave city
departments. Charities. Health. Water
supply. Gas and Electricity and Pub
lie Buildings and Ohices and Board OF
Education. During that period 0sorge
D. Mcclellan was Mayor and John y.
Ahsarn Borough President The latter
haA Immediate Jurisdiction over the Blu
resu Of Public Buildings and onicos.
while the Mayor appointed the heads Of
the other four branches OF the city
government.
John T. Oakley. Tammany District
Leader. since dead. was Commissioner
Of water Supply. Gas and Electricity
during the year Of ieot and ls0. He
was always Q favorits o. Tammany
I1saacr Charles =. Murphy. 1t was dur
Ing Oskisy's time that the Victor Heat
Ing Company was favored with many
open market orders ~ we'll ~ DO.
called emergency orders
ELLISON GAVE GMERogNcv
coNrRAcrs, TOO.
Oakley Wa followed in once in isos
By william b. Ellison. VINO continued to
give numerous contracts 10 the Victor
Hsating Company. and he. too. handed
out alleged emergency orders to the
company exceeding the 1900 limit
DURING ~ ne Victor Heating Company
sppsars from the sacords to have begun
10 ART operations In the FIRE Dseast.
msnt. Thsn Tammany District Leader
Nlshesas J. Hayes was the eommissionsr.
aal under hts jurlsAiseien the Victor
Hsatins Company rsosivsd many 0psn
0osset eedsrs.
HAYES wee succeeded In omoe In In
Sv Mayer McCislisn's former private
secretary, John n. 0'Brssn. who later
suecosdo0 DliAsou - hsad Of the Do
pasSmsnt Of wstsr Supply. oas aad
Hssstrsssty. 'UAdsr O1sisa - ysrs
Cs0ulsslsase tAs Victor Heating Com
paay was granted many opsa market
ee1aeA
nustAg sns ysass ~ ana 80 1nemAs
Das0agosa Was Health Commissionsr
~ b eAess I'VE ysass he victer Heat.
~ Company was 10 ovGrteeksd ~ IN
aooIlaaat Or Ssasrs. but 4 % not on
sseosA tAaA The eou,oaay got any greet
amount q business from the Health
pseastmea1 nor we're he rules Apply.
he - ne sDsa marsst order shown to
have essa vtssatsA
TAis siss soV)iss 70 ths Beard ef Ddu-
eatIea. watch asparsatly had eompara-
lively little work g the kind performed
~ he Victor Heating Company and
consequently erdees were few but sub
OtaAtial
Winiam n. walker vas oupsrintsad.
eat ef the Bursaa Of Public Buiidinss
and 0moes during ne thres-ysars per-
va whsn the Voeof Hsating Company
waA most aoeivA Walksr was an ap-
peiAtss q the then Borough President
Ahsarn. the emo osing under borough
sAuan1styAtos. JeAa =. Ahsssn was q
ehum Of Charles =. Murphy and his
s(oce was allsd VIA organization mon
men named by Murray 70 take an the
Dositiens In the IN Of the Borough
Prssidsat walker was indicted during
Ais term. but In the language Of his
frisnAs. beat the case"
cot oNogRo GALORE FROM
oUpr. WALKER.
aapt. walker favored the Victor Heat.
iAS Company with orders salors. They
Cot The record voluminously throughout
tAs yeasS INA ~ Anl ~. Tie reports