The New York herald., 1921-10-29
UNTERMYER EXPOSES
HYLAN DERELICTlONS
TO EAST SIDE VOTERS
In Heart of Housing Short
age District He Flays
Mayors Policies.
HETTRICK is ONE TEXT
Urges LOckwOOd's Election
as Fitting for Expose OF
Building Ring.
STRAY SHOTS AT CRAIG
G. o. P. Candidates Record on
Schools Called Better Than
C0mptroller's.
STRAY SHOTS AT CRAIG

Samuel Untermyer turned his at
tack on Mayor Hylan. friend of Het-
trick of the limestone ring last night
when he went into the heart of the
East Side. where the housing shortage
Is felt most keenly, and declared that
the whole record OF the Hylan admin
istration in dealing with the building
problem was discreditable.
Answering attacks made by the Hy-
Ian campaign managers on the Lock-
wood committee, Mr.. Untermyer asked
whether the Mayor resented the pun
ishment and suppression Of the GRIM
inal building combinations exposed by
that committee. Such was a fair de-
duction, he said.
Mr.. Untermyer spoke at Public School
ST. Hester and Norfolk streets, i'm a sec
ton where Mayor Hylan is credited with
great strength, and met with warm
reception. His denunciation of the
Hylan administrations policies Cor lack
OF policies) In dealing with housing and
the schools called out much applause
Senator Lockwood spoke briefly and was
received cordially.
AS Democrat of forty-two years
standing, Mr.. Untermyer said ne was
supporting Lockwood because 1t would
be little short of public betrayal for
the city not to support him now after
he had made such gallant fight to
break the Illegal building combinations
now lined ND against him. Mr.. Inter
myer said of the housing investigation
There were few occasions when
Mayor Hylan drifted into the picture In
a most unenviable light. to put 1t char
itably. On one occasion when il ap-
peared limestone was being forced into
the school buildings at the behest OF
Hylan, again under the guidance OF
Hettrick, that steal was stopped. When
IL appeared that estimates aggregated
s63, 100000 for schools we insisted they
be rejected and they were relet, with
two schools added. for $50, 900. 900. That
involved the city administration. but our
only purpose was to show the graft In
the building operations"
City Paid Fraudulent Claims.
Mr.. Untermyer referred to an opinion
by the Corporation Counsel describing
school ventilating contracts as collusive
and said that in spite of that warning
the fraudulent claims were paid by the
city," He continued:
What has the city administration
done for housing? The only construc-
tive step was taken by Major Curran
pursuant to the act Of the Legislature
that was passed by Senator Lockwood
in his fight for the exemption from
taxes of all residential construction be-
gun before April, 1922. That has proven
great stimulus to building.
The record OF the administration on
housing has been either negative or dis
creditable-mainly discreditable. At
one time there was a committee on rent
profiteering, Of which Nathan Hirsch
was the chairman. He resigned In dis
gust because of the Mayors behavior
toward him. AS the reward of his dis
interested public services, he had since
been attacked by that great patriot and
friend of the people. David Hirshfleld.
II any OF you have come in contact with
him or know him, nothing more need be
said. He Is ostensibly the Commissioner
OF Accounts--that Is, he draws the
salary.'
1.-THE only other activity of the city
administration on that subject was the
organization OF the committee on hous-
ing, on which Robert r. Brindell and
Wright d. Goss and few other gentle
men similarly situated were members.
Brindelrs qualifications for the position
are too we'll known to require descrip-
tion. He has been temporarily unable
to continue his public spirited activi-
ties by reason of other and more press
ing engagements. After the Lockwood
committee had started after Brindell.
but not until then, he was dropped for
attendance Prior TO that time | am
told also that he had the run OF the
Mayors office.
"Goss was also interfered with in his
activities on the committee by being
called upon to plead to an indictment for
criminal conspiracy In connection with
the building materials trades, to which
he pleaded guilty.
Water Meter Ring stiIl Busy.
Are these the men to whom, you want
TO entrust the solution OF your grave
housing problems? If you now deny
to Senator Lockwood the support that
he has so richly earned are you en-
titled to any rclicfY
'It Is also true that II appears from the |
testimony that ring OF eight big con
Germs engaged In manufacturing water
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