The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-11-14
NOW
GOES INTO RECORD
OF R. F. ALM|RALL
Not Asked TO Produce Inquiry
by City Into Grand Jury
Foreman'S Activities.
MONEY CLAIM HELD UP.
Commissioner Tells of InveS-
legations Into Sea View
and Harlem Hospitals.

Commissioner OF Accounts Hirsh-
field when asked to-day II he had
anything more to say with reference
to his appearance before the Grand
Jury yesterday, and II he had been
requested by the Grand Jury TO sub
NIT any other reports to that body,
answered: mo"
II have not received any new
subpoena nor have I been requested
TO bring any other reports to the
Grand Jury" he said. II have been
busy In this office for the past
twenty-five months and have made
lot OF reports and taken lot OF
testimony. In one investigation
made I took testimony concerning a
certain Assistant District Attorney,
but 1 have not been asked for this
testimony. Nor have been asked
to produce the report in the files Of
this ONCE made by the Commissioner
OF Accounts concerning Raymond +.
AlpiIgu and his activities as an arch
itedf A connection with the erection
by the city OF the Sea View Hospital
on Staten Island. which. I am in
formed. cost several times it's orig
inal estimate" "a,
Mr.. Almirall is foreman OF the spe-
/ leial Grand Jury investigating "over-
shadowing crime" evidence.
"Nor have been asked TO pro-
duce the report on file in this once
made by the Commissioners Of Ac-
counts upon an INVESTIGATION 4of Mr..
Raymond F. Alfnirslrs activities as
architect in connection with the
building OF a nurses home at Harlem
Hospital and the letting OF the con-
tract for same to Luke A. Burke Il
Sons Co." continued Mr.. Hirshfield.
Nor have been asked to sub-
nit the result Of my studies with
reference 10 the claims Mr.. Raymond
+. Almirall is making against the
City OF New York This investigation
shows that. in addition to the many
thousands Of dollars Mr.. Mmirall
has drawn out OF the City Treasury,
he still has pending claims against
the city for alleged architects com.
missions. agEregating t345,0oO, OF
which this administration disallowcd
s225 900 as being unjust against the
city.
with reference to my trip in th'
Catskllls, which lasted from Friday
noon to Monday night. tho total ex,
pense incurred for three city en-
, ployees, including myself, was SSl.
wish further to state that in tn
hurry yesterday omitted to stat
that one OF the questions ! had u
look into was the method of assess
mont OF the city's property by tn
= towns and villages where the water
works and reservoir are situated. an
n to understand the subject had I
make personal observation OF tn
Z property.
n Another fact omitted to stat
|. Yesterday. and that Is that In add
:. ton TO having paid myself the e1
= penses for my nieces, that | did M
n charge 20 the city my own oxpens,
e for the Sunday during which we wei
=, out"
-e The Commissioner refused 70 NAL
any further comment at this tim
y but said that he may in the nes
|" future have some very interestir
y disclosures TO make.
"a There were no lnterrogations
N witnesses before the Extraordina
l. Grand Jury investigating tho "ove
s. shadowing Crime" to-day, but II WI
l. known at the Criminal Courts Bull
IN ing that the members OF the ju
had been called together by Foremi
p Admlrall in another place and we
al taking counsel with Assistant Distri
Attorney smith as to proceedings
80 be begun next week against two pu
lie officiais, one OF them holding
elective ONCE.
According to the attaches OF I
- Grand Jury. a number or papers co
on, sidered essential to the work OF I
oi' Grand Jury have not been furnish
~ In answer TO subpoenas issued to {
-, ficials holding them. In the instan
w. OF the elected official in questi'
for members OF the jury were told II
ssS ~, defiant answer was made TO
hS, subpoena server presenting the
all mand.
rs. Arrangements were being made
AZ day, II was said, TO give the persS
"" who have ignored subpoenas a char
to appear before the Jury Mono
NV ana Tuesday and explain their @
yT: duct. IL the explanation was
ley satisfactory 20 the jury. Il was stat
the offending officials would be tai
,El; before Justice Weeks. who impanel