The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-19

And the people wants buses and your
firm helped to stop them from having
buses"
"Y1a know the members OF this com
mittee, practically every one OF them,
with one or two exceptions, are all OPP
posed to an eight cent fare, and all
have just as good a record as the city
administration
Did you personally know anything
about limestone, Mr.. Mayor
mo. sir; only I know this. or. at
least. I understand that limestone is a
natural stone, coming from the ground
and terra Gotta is baked mud or some
thing like that"
Il didn't ask you anything about
terra Gotta, did I?'
Il wanted you TO know It."
'You are champion Of limestone.
aren't you?"
Limestone comes from the ground; ;
terra Gotta is baked mud. understand
the terra Gotta in the Woolworth Build
ing is chipping off. too"
You are champion for nmestone7"
Il am not interested in any limestone.
want this right on the record that
am not interested In limestone. terra
Gotta, brick or any other interest"
Would End Tainted Contracts.
The Mayor said he did not know until
1t was brought out by the committee
that there was a Hettrick combination,
steps to cancel the Court House con-
tract. He would throw out all con-
tracts tainted with collision, he said.
Mr.. Untermyer asked whether Com
missioner Mann ever reported to the
Mayor that Wright Goss, a member of
the Mayors Housing Committee, should
be thrown off.
THE Commissioner said he went to
your office and there was lot of talk
about coo lots you had" the Mayor said.
which l offered to give to the city
to relieve the housing situation" Mr.
Untermyer said.
Il don't think you gave away much"
THAT is an impertinence. If you gave
away as much in your life as 1 do in
one month"
You have it and l have not"
THAT Is no reason why you should
cast slur on the man who has it and
gives"
The Mayors time on the stand ended
with more talk about slurs and cheap
ness and small politics.
Albert Hershkowitz of $50 West End
avenue told of his dealing with Brindell
while trying to erect a twenty story
building OF his own at Seventh avenue
and Twenty-eighth street. He began to
have trouble soon after he started, and
one day got word Brinden wanted to see
him. He went to the labor leader s
home in the Bronx. George f. Drew of
Drew Brothers went with him, the wit
ness said.
$4,000 for Anti-Strike Insurance.
After we had talked while Brindell
said 1 would have to pay $4,000 to
avoid strikes" the witness said 81 told
him If | could not get it cheaper would
have to pay. l asked him how he want
ed 1t. and we made UP that 1 should
pay $4,000 In May. $4,000 in June. July
and August"
The witness told of making the several
payments. and produced cancelled checks
on which he said he had obtained the
cash.
Joseph II. Goldblatt of 231 East Sew
anty-seventh street told of his troubles
with Brindell in connection with re-
modelling a building at 121 West For
ty fifth street. Soon after he was started
on the work Brindell agent said he
would have to pay a plumbers bill for
200. There was no such legitimate
charge, the witness said. but he ended
up ny going 10 see BTlnQeI. A strike
had been called on him and he was told
he was employing non-union men, al
though all the workmen on the Job were
union men. Pike and Chapman, two of
Brindelfs agents, held a trial and de-
cided Goldblatt would have to make
good. The witness continued:
They told me there was nothing to
It; that would have TO give up $4,000
o settle the matter. Finally l said l
would give $1,000 to be allowed to 20
lhead. Brindell said II could not be
done and we dickered until It was fixed
at $4,000
Pike said to me You might as we'll
night against stone wall as to fight us
don't you know we have got the police
and the District Attorney. and we have
list OF twenty-five contractors who are
naying, and nobody bowls like YOU? So
/ gave up"
Mailman Clompoos, house wrecking
contractor. added his story to the coll
lection for the day dealing with Brin-
dell His friend, Frank Melton was
starting job and was afraid of trouble
with Brindell. Clompoos said he paid
to Brindell $4,000 all told. and for 81. 900
gave 4 cnecK.
S17,12O Paid on Four Jobs.