New-York tribune., 1919-06-23

vowed the city in litigation over an
illegal contract for the purchase of ice
made by him. ~ -Se
",s. I further charge that he has in
vowed the city in possible litigation
over and has wasted the city's money
IN connection with the alleged pur-
chase by him of coal.
l4. further charge that David
Hlrshfleld, your Commissioner Of A.
counts, has reported that Dav csussd ~ I
to be established two private cornora-
tlons n. known as the Plaza Community
Tluo' and the Mutual Finance ana
ESchange Market, Inc.,' with the inten-
tlon OF having these corporations oper-
az aIe on city property, and according to
ene report of your said Commissions
OF Accounts, Commissioner. Dav was
president of these two corporations
and the sole object was to make ner'
sonal profits for the incorporators.'
~. further charge that your said
oommlssloner of Accounts in his an
nuai report has stated he also discov-
cred that the personnel of The ;nco~-
porators and the prime movers in these
Two corporations was unreliable. and
tnat their finances consisted solelv Of
prom1ssory notes and undeposited
checks, and that their activities were
energetically devoted to the sale of
seock to innocent purchasers upon the
misrepresentation that the project was
backed by the government of the city."
Charges Waste of Funds
"1?. | further charge that said Com
missioner of Markets has wasted the
FUNDS OF the city in carrying on store
IN the Municipal Building, where he
sold food to city employees, and that
the sales in said store amounted to
only few hundred dollars each month.
while the expenses of his CONDUCTING q
SAID store were almost as large as the
total amount of the gross sales.
"l3. further charge that ALTHOUGH
the farms and markets law transferred
to said Commissioner of Markets the
powers of the Board Of Aldermen and
OF the Borough Presidents and of the
Board of Health with regard to the
construction, repairs, maintenance.
cleanliness, ventilation and drainage
OF the public markets, said Commits
sioner Day has not performed said
functions, and the markets of the city,
especially Washington Market, are in
the filthiest condition that thew have
been in in the history of the citv.
I'D. l further charge that Commis-
sioner Day put inferior Southern eggs
IN cold storage and some months later
took. them out and put them on sale
IN the city in paper cartons marked
Strictly fresh eggs when, as mat
ter of fact, they were storage eggs.
These violations of the law by
Commissioner Day must have been
brought to your personal attention on
numerous occasions, as the newspapers
have set forth most of them.
Brought to Mayors Attention
"The charge that Commissioner Day
had opened q private bank account
contrary to the law was brought to
your personal attention by a letter
from me in which I said Dr.. Day had
filed an affidavit in the office of the
County Clerk in which he said this
private account was opened upon the
verbal approval of the Mayor, Con-
on June %, 1918, asking whether you
had approved of this bank account. and
your secretary replied on July 1. 1918,
that you had referred my question to
| the Corporation Counsel l have not
as yet received any reply from the
Corporation Counsel.
"On behalf of certain taxpayers I
have had a proceeding pending in the
Supreme Court for the examination
| OF Commissioner Day for some months.
| but Commissioner Day has resisted our
efforts to obtain such examination,
appealing to the Appellate Division
and making use of your Corporation
Counsel to assist him in his desire
and attempt to evade examination,
which is guaranteed to taxpayers bv
Section 1884 of the charter.
"In view of these numerous and
continued derelictions, trust that YOU
WI WI take prompt action on these