The New York herald., 1921-05-03
ALDERMEN CALLED
TO EXPLAIN MOVES
in METER COMBINE
Actions OF Kenneally and
Collins Arouse Interest of
Housing Probers.
VOTE RECORD SOUGHT
Entire. Committee Cited to
Throw Light on Failure
to Aid Competition.
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Untermyer Will Investigate
Other Organizations Said to
Be Keeping Prices Up.
MATERIALS COME NEXT

Aldermen William r. kenneallv and
William T. Collins. who were described
by William S. Cetti. Eastern repre-
sentative of the Badger Water Meter
Company of Milwaukee, to the Lock-
wood legislative committee on housing
rs being instrumental in withholding
Aldermanic approval for the sale OF
his meter in New York, have been sub
ponaed to appear before the commit
tee when it resumes it's inquiry to-
day.
One of the things that Samuel Un-
termyer, counsel TO the committee
will put under the inquisitorial search
light will be the method by which the
general welfare committees action on
the resolution that would have ac-
corded Cetti the privilege he sought
was reported without recommendation,
when in fact the vote in committee
was eight in favor and two members
not voting.
Alderman Collins is chairman or the
general welfare committee and voted
against the resolution when IL came up
for action in the board. despite the fact
that Mr.. Cetti testified the Alderman
1ad told him In committee that he
favored the proposition. Alderman Ken
neatly, who was chairman OF the build
ing committee in 1919. 10 which the
resolution first went. will be asked why
he never laid the matter before the
committee for action.
In addition to the two Aldermen men,
:ioned subp9nas were served upon the
entire personnel OF the general welfare
committee. the members of which will
be asked to go on record as to how they
voted when the matter came before them
IN committee. To have the record com
pete subpenas also have been served
upon Michael ]. Cruise. Deputy City
Clerk. who comes from Alderman Ken
ically's district John ]. Flaherty. clerk
of the general welfare committee. and
William O'Connor. secretary Of the COM
fnittee on legislation of the Board OF
Aldermen.
The other members of the general well
fare committee besides Chairman Col
Inns who have been subpnnad are AL
derman August Ferrand. minority leader.
and Aldermen Charles II. Haubert. Ed
ward Cassidy, Francis ID. McGarey,
George Joyce. Edward J. Atwell. John
". KRoessel. S. r. Roberts Edward w.
Curley. Clifford s Bostwick, Fred Smith
and Abraham BeckerTnan.
Alderman KenneaIiy. reports yester-
day said. would likely occupy the centre
Of the stage also in tho regular NEE ing
OF the boari to-day when Alderman ..
G. Vladeck. Socialist. has announced he
viii introduce a resolution calling for
an Aldermanic investigation OF Ken
neally's handling of the Badger Meter
Company's application for authority 10
do business in New York. Alderman
Beckerman. il was said, Is ready to sup
port the Vladeck resolution, and there
were intimatlons last night that the
originating in the Socialist delegation
have because OF support that might come
from the Republican side OF the cham
ber
After he has cleared Up this phase of
the situation Mr. Untermyer proposes To
20 into several combinations designed to
maintain price levels for building mate
rials and conducted on lines similar to
those OF the nine exchanges managed by
Albert A. Answorth. and which now are
OF the committees disclosures.