The New York herald., 1921-09-20
LOCKWOOD TO BARE
$24,OO0,OOO PROFITS
| IN RENTAL OF Piers
Candidate for Comptroller
Says He Will Go to Bot
tom of Dock Scandals.
| WANTS MEYER TO ACT
Plenty of Evidence Against
Grafters in Hands OF
State Committee.
CALLS FOR BIG CLEANUP
Senator Asserts That Election
Of Republican Ticket Means
R0ut Of PrOfiteers.
WANTS MEYER TO ACT
CALLS FOR BIG CLEANUP

Senator Charles c. Lockwood de-
clared last night that every fact in
connection with the dock scandal OF
the Hylan administration would be
laid bare, practically serving an ulti-
matum on the Meyer legislative in
vestigating committoo that, unless Il
pursued the subject to the end, the
legislative housing committee, OF
which he was chairman, would go
through with the task.
He asserted that the profiteering in
the management of the docks, first
made public by THE New YORK HER
AID, would be ended If Borough Presi-
dent Curran were elected Mayor, Vim
cent Gilroy. President of the Board Of
Aldermen, and himself Comptroller
Not only those profiteers but all
prof1teers, who had the city by the
throat, would be put out of business
IL the Republican Coalition candidates
were put In power at City Hall.
After saying 1t had been conserva-
In the docks had amounted to $4,000
900. Senator Lockwood expressed re-
gret that the subject had not beer.
pursued further by the Meyer COM
mittee.
Il am told that it will be-" he added
"but can assure you that another
committee now in existence will take
it up and see 1t through unless some
thing further is done. We had some
of this same information and looked
| into the matter. but we did not have
time to go into the details which were
more or less out OF our province.
| Surface Merely Scratched.
"r do not believe that one hundredti
part Of the story has been told.
don't know that II has even been in
vestigated. but know it ought TO be
and can assure you that it will be-"
Senator Lockwood was opening his
campaign at the organization meeting
of the New York County Republica.,
Committee at which Samuel S. Koenig
was elected president for the twelfth
time and all the other officers reelected.
The speaker said that a prominen,
dealer In building materials had had his
dock rental decreased because he was
among the favored few. On the other
hand most of the dealers had found Il
hard to get any bertns for their boats
at less than exorbltant prices. He told
the story Of the man who brought sand
here at a cost OF several thousand dol
lars. only to find that the building ring
would not buy It. and the material
sorely needed In building in the city
was dumped at sea to get rid OF II.
Referring TO the profiteering In the
Department of Markets and other places
In the Hylan administration. Senator
Lockwood promised that 1t all would
stop II the anti-Tammany ticket should
be elected.
Taking UP the deplorable condition IN
the schools. the speaker said It had been
estimated that 45.00o,0o0 school hours
had been wasted every year through
having $4,000 school children lose two
hours of work every day. II was time
that never could be regained.
Fight on HyInn's Record.
"Houses. rents, schools. markets. IA
cl.ties for heapcning the cost OF iiv-
ing must weigh the record Of the pres.
cnt administration In these particulars
and we must make our fight on that rec.
ord" he said
Senator Lockwood. an expert on city
affairs. told how the Tammany con-
trolled Board of Estimate had done
nothing for the schools Hylan had
vetoed the salary increase for the teach
ers and told them they could leave the
service and get other jobs IL they did
not like their wages. AS for building
school houses. they showed no interes;
In 1t until recently on the approach OF
the city campaign. II they had really
had any desire 10 get more school
houses they could have found the money
some way.
1T is solely n question OF Hylan and
Craig and the Democrats with them in
the Board OF Estimate" said Lockwood
"Tammany legislators in Albany voted
for the salary Increase bill and Gov
Smith signed H."
The speaker told about the building
rings and how the Hylan administration
was about TO let limestone contract
for the new courthouse when the Lock
wood committee turned up collusion In
the bidding. At the sane time n private
company was letting a contract for the
same quality and quantity OF limestone
at si.ooo.000 less than was TO be paid
by the city.
Vincent Gilroy. the young Democrat I
placed on the Republican city ticket
20 represent the Independent elements
In the city. was received with great
cheers by the county committee which
overfowcd for the first time into an
adjoining room.
'The republican party rose superior
to every partisan consideration ant
thought only of the best interests or the
city" said Mr.. Gllroy, thanking the f,e-
publicans for the way they had sup
ported him in tho primaries Now. a.
10 the Independent elements. pledge the
same kind Of .oyai support and coopera-
zion that as an independent received at
your hands.
president Curran. our candidate FOR
Mayor. has made an appeal to the people
Of this city which will b. irresistible.