New-York tribune., 1919-11-15
One City Department Head
To Be Ordered to Produce
Certain Important Docu.
ments Monday Morning
Hirshfeld Assails Almirall
Says He Has Big Claims
Against Treasury andLarge
Sum Has Been Disallowed

Important official papers that one
ministration failed to produce before
the extraordinary grand jury probably
will be demanded as soon as that body
convenes Monday morning.
Examination yesterday of the docu-
ments taken from city files under sub
p9ra during the week showed that the
Jurors still lacked many papers desired
in their investigation of civic irregu-
larties. Classification of evidence
showed much that is declared to fit
into the theories of the Investigators
concerning the traction matter, as we'll
as affairs of the Police Department and
other branches of the city government
under Investigation.
Although it is not known what wit
nesses will be examined Monday, it is
expected that Assistant District At
torney James E. Smith, the only at
tache O. the prosecutors Office per-
mt.ed to participate in the proceed
ings. will be asked to leave the grand
jury chambers while a certain phase
of their work continues. Since the
District Attorneys office is under in
yes igation it is not expected that Mr..
Smith will be allowed to know the
nature OF the testimony heard until
the report of the jurors is completed
H.rshfeld Issues New Statement
Commissioner of Accounts Hrshtied d
who has been before the grand jury
twice, issued his second statement con-
cerning it's activities during the day.
He denied that he had been subpmnacd
again, or that he hao been asked Tor
additional papers.
Il have been busy in this office for
the last twenty-five months and have
made many reports and taken much
testimony said the statement. "In
Ole investigation took testimony con
cernng a certain assistant district
attorney, but | have elvs l--an asked for
this testimony.
"Nor have beer asked to produce
the report in the files Of this office
made by the Commissioner Of Accounts
concerning Mr. Raymond F. Almira
and his activities as an architect IN
connection with the erection by the
city of the Sea View Hospital on Staten
Island. which. l am informed, cost sew
eral times its original estimate. Nor
have | been asked to produce the re-
port on file in this office made by the
Commissioner Of Accounts upon an in
yestigaton of Mr.. Raymond F. Alml
raj s activities as architect IN ctnnec-
ton with the building Of nurses
home at Harlem Hospital and the let
ting of the contract for the same to
Luke A. Burke & Sons Co. Nor have
] been asked to submit the result OF
nv studies with reference to the claims
Nr. Raymond f. Amirall is making
against the city OF New York.
Claims Against City
This investigation shows that in ad-
dition to the many thousands Of dol
city treasury lie still has pending
claims against the city for alleged
architects commissions aggregatlng
s345 600. of which this administration
iisallowed S225,000 as being unjust
against the city.
'With reference TO my trip IN the
Catskills, which lasted from Friday
noon to Monday night, the tota! eX
pense incurred for three city employees,
nc uding myself. was $Sl. WISH
further to state that in the hurry yes
terday | omitted to state that one Of
he questions | had to look into was
he method of assessment of the city's
property by the towns and villages
where the waterworks and reservoir
are situated, and to understand the
subject had to make personal obser'
yation Of the property.
"Another fact omitted to state yes
terday is that, in addition to having
paid myself the expenses for my neccs,
did not charge to the city my own
expenses for the Sunday during which
we were out"