New-York tribune., 1921-05-06

Goss, the brick king. 1t la understood
that q resolution authorizing MIR. I'm
fer,nyer 60 oppose leniency for the men
awaiting sentence came up for consid-
GRAFTON at the executive session, and
that . vote on the resolution resulted
in q 4 to 4 division, with S. A. Cetillo,
the new Democratic member, not
voting. 1t was later announced by Mr..
Untermyer that the resolution would
be given further consideration at $3.50
p. m. to-day, when the committee will
meet in his Office.
The cases in question are to come up
before Justice Davis and will be prose-
cuted by Deputy Attorney General Will
liam A. De Ford, between whom and
MIR. Untermyer some differences have
arisen in this connection.
From the testimony Of Frank s. Han
ley, the power behind numerous or
ganizations of plumbing supply manu-
facturers and jobbers; Max Fisher.
builder; Daniel Hopkins, plumbing con-
tractor; Thomas McKeon, plumber con-
tractor and executor for the estate of
the Cody Brass Works, and others, it
appeared that Mccarthy and three
other Tammany men obtained SO per
cent OF the stock in the Cody Anti
Syphon Trap. McCarthys three asso-
ciates were Frank j. Farrell, formerly
owner of the Yankees; Philip +. nona-
hue, treasurer of Tammany Hall, and
James H. Naughton, contractor.
Because OF the reduction in the use
of cast iron pipe that might follow the
general adoption of the trap here, it
was opposed by the pipe manufacture
ers all over the country. For the same
reason members of the Master Plumb
ers' Association opposed it's introduc-
tion, fearing a decrease in their profits,
as the records submitted indicated.
filters Union, Local 46, were against
its use because it would do away with
much rough plumbing work.
st appears that the three influences
united in campaign to prevent the
adoption of the trap. Letters were in
troduced as evidence in which 1t was
complained by the manufacturers that
the innovation "would decrease the
tonnage of cast iron pipe" all over the
countrq. Master plumbers in the as
sociation declined to take estimates
for work calling for the installation of
the anti-syphon trap under penalty of
sociation. Journeymen plumbers re-
solved at meetings of their union to
refuse to install the trap, members be-
ing liable to fines of S25 and $50 and
then expulsion from the union.
Nevertheless, the Coco trap was an
proved by the Municipal Board Of
Standards and Appeals, then headed by
John T. Leo, now Street Cleaning
Commissioner.
The records show that the Coco tran
was approved by the Board of Stand
ards and Appeals on November 10.
1918, and that on February II. 1915
the board promulgated new set of
tests for such appliances that were so
stringent as to keep out all other
traps. Leo admitted that he had had
several talks with Mccarthy during
the time of the tests and before the
trap had been approved
Eugene A. Pinchon, general manager
or the Wolverine Company, a plumb
ing. concern manufacturing another
anti-syhpon trap, declared that no
syhpon at present manufactured could
ever meet the severe tests now pro-
vided for under the regulations and
that the only reason why, the Geco
trap was admitted here was because it
was approved before the new rules be-
came effective.
Shows Great Saving
James Morrissey, recording secre-
tary of the Journeymen Plumbers
organization would be fined if they in
stalled the anti-syphon traps. The
records of the union showed they were
working in conjunction with commit
tee OF master plumbers to keep the
trap off the market.
Max Fisher, of 253 West Seventy
fifth Street, building contractor as
sociated with the Longacre Building
and Supply Company, testified that
when ne sought estimates for the anti
syphon trap the plumbing contractor
told him he couldn't handle it be-
cause the union workmen wouldn't in
stall it. He was compelled to pay SILL
600 for installation OF the old system,
while the new system would have cost
him only $4,000, he said. Fisher said
he could save $4,000 on another build
ing, at 1852 Broadway, if he were per-
mitted to put the new system in.
Daniel Hopkins, plumbing contrac-
tor, Of Sc West Thirty-seventh Street,
corroborated Fishers testimony, adding
that he was compelled to join the
Master Plumbers Association in order
to get laborers for his jobs. He de-
clared that the master plumbers had a
sort of working agreement with tha
pipe manufacturers to prevent the
traps use.
CHaFleS LricksOH, tormefIy secretary
of the Master Plumbers Association.
identified minutes of the association.
referring to the collection of q fund to
oppose the introduction of the trap.
Harris II. Murdock and Alexander f..
Macintosh, architect, told stories
similar to Fishers, and indorsing the
use of the anti-syphon system.
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