New-York tribune., 1921-04-29

spoke in favor of it. Nobody spoke
In opposition to it and the Mayor
said nothing by way OF disapproval OF
1t. He listened to what had to say
very intently"
"'There was nobody from the Board
Of Aldermen to oppose 1t, was there 7"
mot that | know Of; It certainly
with smile.
The Mayors chief clerk, John J.
Glennon, then testified he had charge
of all bills coming before the Mayor
and that he had received Bill 500 on
April IL and transmitted it to the
Mayor OH April IL. He testified to an
entry in his bill book that the bill had
been disapproved on April 90. last
Saturday, and that no memorandum
turned to Albany, as is usually the
case, giving the reasons for the disap-
proval. 1t was merely marked, he said,
"Disapproved"
Approved by Out Of 10
Alderman Allyn then testified to
speaking before the Welfare Commit
tee on the Badger meter resolution
and how it had been approved by eight
out of the ten members of the COM
mittee, the other two not having voted
on the matter.
"In the minutes issued later in the
resolution" said Allyn, ut didn't say
what happened to the bill, but it bore
the signatures of the eight members
approving. When it got to the Board
Of Aldermen it appeared in the Jour
nal entry as though it had not been
reported favorably. I knew that was
not truthful record of the entry.
The Journal entry was attacked by
Al IA
Collins got up and said it had not
been reported favorably. I charged
that the report had been altered, and
Collins did not deny the alteration.
"Bostwick got up and said he
wouldn't stand for any such forgery.
collins then got up and said" 'I'll
give you a taste OF your own medi-
cine and turned thumbs down when it
came to n vote. then knew that the
only explanation of the matter could be
found in the Water Meter Manufact-
urers' Exchange and possibly in a GER
tain politician"
Allyn here said that In the course of
the argument with Kenneally on the
matter he invited the latter outside the
Aldermanic Chamber, and that they both
repaired to an adjoining room to fight
when they were parted by other Alder
men.
Colonel Smith, the chief engineer for
the Water Supply Department, then
testified to- the accuracy of Cetti's
story about the approval Of the Badger
meter He said it was as good as any
on the market, and was cheaper. He
said there were sixteen meters made by
the eight members Of the Water Meter
Exchange, and that up to this moment
they were the only ones allowed to be
installed in this city. He said that ap-
plicaton for tests had been made by
the Cannon company for some of their
meters, that they had been approved
and were about to be recommended by
:he board for adoption.
To Hear City Officials
Mr.. Untermyer announced that the
committee would be glad to hear from
Kenneally, or any of the other city
officials who were involved in the dis
closures, when it resumes its hearings
Tuesday morning in City Hall.
Mayor Hylan last night issued the
following statement in connection with
the matter:
Mr. Untermyer was quoted by the
press as making the following state
ment before the Lockwood committee.
That Mayor Hylan had vetoed q bill
designed to break up a graft-taking
and extorting monopoly
80 that the public may know the
true facts and not be misled by Mr..
Untermyer's innuendoes, here are the
facts:
"The so-called water meter bill.
amending Section Ats of the city char
ter, had for its purpose the taking of
the power at present lodged in the
Board of Aldermen, composed of sixty
seven members and five borough presi-
dents, elected by the people, and plac-
ing the arbitrary power of approval
in the hands of one man, the chief
engineer of a department under my