New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-06
Craig I'll ylan
Row Over Bill
Becomes a Eeud
Connolly Says Tie Was Spcn-
sor Gov Measure Depriv-
ing Comptroller Of Power
OvcrCourtirOuse Planning
Grab Denied by Mayor
Curran SCOTS at ''Biparti-
sam Idea; Sees More
Authority for Whalen

While Mayor Hy'an and City Cham
herlaNd Philip Berolzheimer yesterday
refused to discuss the charges made by
Comptroller Craig against the City
Chamberlain in his memorandum in
support of the bill pending at Albany
TO abolish the Chamberlain's office.
other city officials declared that the
situation had about reached the point
where it meant g show down fight be-
tween the Mayor and the Comptroller.
Yesterday the Mayor was in confer
ence with several Of his close politi-
cal advisers, and il is expected that
he and the City Chamberlain will issue
statements to-day in regard to the
Craig charges. The Mayors friends
in .he Board Of Estimate were rallying
to his support Yesterday, while Bor-
ough President Curran and the oppo-
sitlon were preparing to align them
selves against him.
1t has developed that Borough Pres
ident Maurice T. Connolly of Queens
Wa sponsor for the bill introduced
II the Legislature by Senator Daniel
J. Carroll OF Brooklyn, which would
deprive Comptroller Craig of supervi-
sion of the construction of the new
court house and delegate that power to
commission consisting Of Mayor Hy-
Ian, Commissioner Grover A. Whaen
of the Department Of Plant and Struc-
lures. and Borough President Curran
OF Manhattan Affer - talk with tho
1.,.o,.a. 90. NJ, 1870. 49," "'''' 'l0
Ni''s u a. lily nan Yesterday MY. Con
nelly issued statement in which he
said the bill had been introduced at
ms request, without conference with
the Mayor and without the Mayor
hnowledge.'
Nayor Hy.an made an emphatic de-
mai last NIGHT that he had anything to
90 WITH the Carroll bill and branded as
absolutely false story IN morning
newspaper that ne was attempting tc
grab power over the fund for the
couf thouse he referred to Borough
PRESIDENT Oonnollys statement in ex-
PLANTATION OF the introduction Of the
bill
Il desire to say that I knew nothing
epous the oiii' mad absolutely nothing
tbat .Tbo e T ~ "a ~ - - pe
-t-,-x i
sa;d +be 49, - ln 49,. me-
,revon+ .Tha World, frn,,, ,,,.;1t;,,e- sr oh
,,;sleadina s+o,;o. I!ou-a'.o,. 49,
h.va ~ recard for, mo tbe,. sbo,ld -
so~,o cord for NO roc 49, ~ 49,
,,.rar - l-;,.a 49,, ~ +,,,+, ;,
Boro,,gL prae;do,,+ CnrnoIl,. hoe boo,,
So1I,1o' a,"s
800 40 ls++o, 1900 ~ w. - -
Connaii heId 'io o ~
lt,.ei, Iol,',o4is ~ oEei .ioli
we !, s'l'rns, nGano ol 6 Essllna'e 1nrecause
v,iliin In, voets,Sa III aeeS ~ AZ, was
e,,n,,-;h;l;,,. ~, ~ (a,.,'aii Iii ~
eiNa, 80 No., ~. f 90 ~, ~ a..
on 49,, ~ ',,-ilp' w
So, ..C'i >@N'''> Go nov
Nv cannon. decla,ol +baA Ia bot
bsI tAo ~ ;r,4rod',caG l,oca@,,s So,r,'
troi1er Craio had FOO n,,,rh nn,ye1 80 q
.o,.,;..o "au 10 -. -. .um ss
SoA'i"- wee Vi olie Oh lhe ne" court
io"9g' ny reason u resp ''oH ~
oucec ana passed py inc boaru OF Esoi'
mae iase Deceihpef. ne declared lhal
iae Comptrol-er mad 50 maneuVered
taat tAe construction OF the building
va eh'!relF IN MS Names, 'nclualng
l0s.er giving MN exclusive power &c
pa Oh any anehdrioh' 10 me contract
4errd f. tSe nronosed cor ~ .'fa9 Io
DR. the Carroll bin as "bipartisan.
bat +. is hard 10 see where the voice O.
Beronoh President Currsn would he
bea~d YIN he MAJOR and Commi
s;orer Wbalan ~ he o+har two ,'ern.
he's Mr. Curran issued a Statement
+ha+ he vas onnosad 70 tbe Carrnll hin
~ Ia 49, he hcl;eved .ba. tto cow
Io,,se committed should consist OK
eiugively Of members Of the Board O
le..,o.sfs
'-ae in.roduction of this bill i
ss,o,,lv an ..tfemnt n renlace Comm
trol,ar Crair as COMMITTEES Of on.
~ Cornmissioner Whalen." sal,
Boroyph president Curran. II bav
sIvars onnoead ves+inp me noyor i,
he Courfaonse in a sinele Individual
sod tbst Is tho haeie of NV d;san
1.r",.sl ~ .5e 49,. Nh do M
pel;sl.c that, Com,1;eeioncr Vhale
sho,,id have = mace on the committed
- ne re- ig not a member % the Boar
- Fstiroate and the Carol BIN woul
an nv sbjft he mower o,n,hte Conr