New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
Mayor Asked to Appear
Tomorrow and Explain
Contracts on All City
Work for Last 2 Years
Hirshfeld Told
To Stop Meddlinge g
Hettrick Found in Jersey;
Sherwin Says He Paid
Brinden $7,5OOinCraft

As a result OF lne controversy over
ne validity of millions of dollars
worth of city contracts, as brought
NIT BY testimony before the Lock
rood committee, Samuel Untermver,
rs counsel, yesterday invited Mayor
Hylan to take the stand at the COM
nttee's hearing tomorrow morning.
IN a letter which Mr.. Untermyer
sent the Mayor yesterday he refers
10 a previous statement of the Mayor
that he would be ready at any time
to tell the committee all he knows
about the matter and adds:
1T has accordingly been arranged
that when the committee reconvenes
on Thursday, the nth inst, at 10
o'clock, you will be promptly and
fully heard.
The letter also requests the Mayor
to bring With him amy correspondence
snd other data, if any, that you may
have relating to or concerning com
mvnications with Messrs. Brindell, Het-
trick or others, and with any branch or
officials Of the city government bearing
on the making or execution Of bids or
Contracts FOR the courthouse, the
schools and for other public work dur
ing the last TWO years Of your admin
.s.rstion.'
Hettrick Located in Jersey
Following the reported discovery of
John T Hettrick, OF "Code Of Prac-
tce' fame, at Sea Bright. n. j, Mr..
up.ermyer wrote him yesterday point
Ing out that he was still under sub
puna and requiring his appearance at
lo-morrow's hearing at p. m.
Nr. Untermyer, in two communica~
tons to Commissioner of Accounts
Hirshfeld, bitterly arraigns him for
what he terms MS "mischevous inter
fesence' Nth the Lockwood committees
work. He points out to the Commis-
souer that the so-called valuable evi-
dencc which he has been sending to the
committee is "most trifing and incon-
sequential'
He adds: The best and only service
you can perform at the moment is to
refrain from further taking up our time
and injecting yourself into our business
for the qualification Of your self -ex-
plotting man ."
he concludes with the warning: 'Tf
the Mayor cannot or does not stop you
other means must be found. / again
ask you to stop"
In letter to Aiming S. Prall, presi-
Dent Of the Board of Education, in
reply TO q communi cation from the lat
Ter, mr., tnternyer points out that the
committee cannot possibly go over all
'he school contracts to dete rhine their
sandlty, as suggested by Mr.. Prall, as
soat Will sidetrack the main work of
the inquiry.
he says that be merely wants to
point out that the bids on schoolhouses
sfe based on collusion and that the
committee will be ready to assist the
authorities In establishing this fact.
More Graft Revealed
Vther developments of the day were
sseaitional disclosures of bribe money
ssvlng been paid over to labor leaders
iol PERMISSION TO continue work on
building operations without fear Of
nnfikes. Commissioner Of Accounts
nl.shfleld announced that according to
IWes'slm1ony W given before him by Howard
H. SShewin, president Of the firm
!. Terry d Tench, Robert p Brindell,
asad OF the Building Trades Council,
sstpested zap s to exact approximately sSl,-
,sO .So from contractors who had obtained
piers ''''e" 'u
While Brindel, according to sher-
s'a mad made no direct demand for
Msted sum, no says he gave the labor
Sb" ,vsdsf $4,000 in May Brindell, said
1Seeiwln' put the money in his pocket,
aaingdlng cigar TO the donor. Sherwin
month. -''00 '''ic '"'
:, from rom member of the committee it
e e., earned that evidence of bribe Of
fso"Vo being paid to labor leader
n ~. tne privilege of being allowed 70
rV'eed m'T with building operations un-
.o'Nes'eo has been substantiated by
'''Fe witnesses. These witnesses are
tContinusd or psg. sls)