New-York tribune., 1920-11-29

sixty lone concerns that have referred
TO. | have annexed hereto and marked
as Exhibit list of the concerns
that dumped ashes on the Courthouse
site during this time, together with
tie number of carloads of material
dumped by them. An examination of
this list will disclose that seven of
the concerns dumped more ashes than
Holland & Co. during this period and
one of the seven dumped almost twelve
tines as much.
Streets and Parks for Dumps
"Your board will appreciate and fully
understand the extent of the emergency
that existed when | tell you that the
Street Cleaning Department has ad-
vised me that they had to utilize parts
OF the public thoroughfares, marginal
streets, bridge abutments and park
property in order to temporarily dis
pose Of ashes and refuse, and they have
furnished me with the record list of
the places so used which I have an
neXed hereto and marked exhibit g.
The ashes dumped at these points were
later removed during the summer Of
1918, at cost of 90 cents per cubic
yard, the contract being let to Jacob
Fradus, Inc, by public bidding.
THE dumping of ashes on the Court
House site was not carried on until the
midsummer of 1918, as stated by coun-
sci for the committee, but was con-
tinued from about the 4th or 5th of
January until about the second week in
February, 1918, according to the afi-
davit of John J. Herman, the superin-
tendent in charge of the operation, as
the representative of the Street Clean
ing Department. Mr. Kiernan's -affi-
davit is annexed hereto and market eX-
hibit g.
No Excavation Had Been Made
"a false impression was sought to
be created by counsel for the Lock
wood Committee that the Courthouse
site had been excavated to the point
where it was only necessary 70 install
the foundations prior to the erection
of the building. The actual facts are
that no excavation was made at any
time p~ior to the dumping of ashes !;
the point where only the celare re-
NAMED, and the cellar walls of these
old buildings were still standing at
the time the ashes were dumped there.
"After the Courthouse site had been
filled in with ashes, the United States
Government, being in need of property
upon which to erect barracks for its
military police in the lower part of the
city, utilized the site for the erection
Of four buildings which were used for
the purposes of the provost marshal
This use continued until long after the
signing of the armstce.
"The foregoing statements are suffi-
GENTLY corroboratcd by public records
, so as to prove beyond all question that
Holland & Co. was not responsible for
the filing in of the courthouse site
with ashes, or that Holland & Co. or
any concern was responsible for foist-
| ing upon the city an obligation amount
ing to $4,000
Left Company in October, 1917
"Since testifying as a witness | have
conferred with Edward Holland, who
was associated with me in the firm of
Holland & Co. prior to the time l sew
cred my connection with it. He calls
my attention to the fact that the time
when our relations were severed by
oral agreement was about the middle
of October, 1917, and that the agree
ment was made at my office, so East
Forty second Street, New York City.
He also advises me since my testi-
mony was given that certificate.
dated December 81, 1917, was executed
and filed by him in the County Clerks
office and published in the New York
Law Journal. certifying that he was
continuing the business Of Holland &
Co. solely in his name. This certificate
was duly acknowledged before Charles
}. Vannic, notary public on the 9TH
day of August, 1918.
II was in no way interested directly
or indirectly, in the firm Of Holland &
Co. after I severed my connection with
IL in October, 1917. That concern
went out Of business in July, 1920, up
on the termination Of its contract with
the New York Railways Company
which covered a period of five years
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