The New York herald., 1921-06-10
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committees pathway or serves TO illus
trate the need of the remedy to be
applied.
Il might add some things to be
evoided by the city administration:
''Flrst-Withhol1.. informa ton and
obstructing inquiries as to official con-
duct What would the administration
say II they were not first asked to
speak?
"Second-Treating the State as an
enemy of the city and forgetting whence
the city charter comes and where it's
citizens must look for the correction
OF charter provisions that work badly
and the elimination of corrupt or in
efficient administration.
The committee cannot do its pre-
lminary work on the lawn of the City
tsh Perk or tell what II is going to
earn or think three months from now
II what II learns or thinks In the
'uture is important the public will be
taifen into its full confidence"
All efforts TO extract anything more
deiinite about the plans of the commit
Tee when It will meet and what will be
the first subject taken up were fruitless.
senator Meyer NoncommittaI.
Senator Schuyler M. Meyer, chairman
ol the committee, was asked about the
suppcenafng Of Police Inspector Cough
I'M out replied that he knew nothing
about It, The practice Of the Committee
at present is to bring such Witnesses
before counsel and examine them at
some other place than the committees
neaoquarters at 3S Park Row. But in
lornlation which reached City Hall was
quite clrcumstantial as 20 the Summon
ing OK Inspector Coughlin and the nature
or the documents he was asked to take
with him from Headquarters
In the absence OF Police Commissioner
Enright nothing has been done about
further action In the matter of the COM
mittee's request for the services OF Capt.
Dan Costigan. but 1t is known that the
committee intends to press this issue to
a final determination in the courts II
necessary. as II is considered vitally inn
portant that the committees powers be
legally defined. On the other hand, Cor
poration Counsel O'Brien has detailed
Ihonas +. Curley. one of his assistants
10 look into the question of the legality
or the secret subcommittee hearings
which are being conducted daily.
Adolf Kahn, the Wholesale butcher
whose permit for the operation of six
Glands in West Washington Market was
revoked Wednesday by Commissioner
OMalley. has begun proceedings In the
Supreme Court, through his counsel,
William Chilvers. to njoin O'Malley from
preventing Kahn operating his business
under the permit. An order directing
O'Malley to show cause why an injunc-
ton should not be granted was served
upon the Commissioner yesterday after
noon.
Mr.. OMaley was asked by reporters
why he had revoked Kahn's permit
which was granted on April II after
Kahn had arranged to pay Albert Kloeb-
lein, the former owner of the market
stands, $4,000 for the good will and fix
lures of the place. Kahn has since torn
out all the fixtures and replaced them
with his owp and has arranged to close
his long established business at 723
Tenth avenue. in Thomas J. McManus's
district. Kloeblein. as THE NEW YORK
HERALD told yesterday, actually got only
$3.50 from Kahn and says he under
stood that the difference, s1,750, was
just half of what Kahn had been COM
PEELED to spend in procuring the permit
Kahn denies having paid anything for
Influence" and maintains that he, de-
ducted the $1,750 because OF the expense
OF alterations" he had to make in
Kloeblein's place. Kahn's books. show
Ing erased entries rela ting TO some trans
action with one "McNanus'' and other
entries referring to payments Of SO. 900
and $500. are now in possession of Leon
ard NJ. Wallstein. counsel to the Joint
legislative committee.
Recalls VISIT by McManus.
Commissioners O'Malley said he recalled
receiving a visit from THE" McManus
about Kahn's application for the trans
fer of the Kloeblein permits to him
"McManus told me-" the Commissioner
said, that this Kahn was a good friend
Of HIS, who kept four cars IN McManus's =
garage, bought oil and gasolene from
him, was good customer and. besides
that constituent. He asked me To do
what ! could to helm Kahn. Mr. Nc
Manus made no improper suggestions
but merely wanted to see Kahn get
along.
TT so happened" OMalley went on,
that had already Investigated Kahn'e
antecedents and approved his appllca-
ton I had refused to approve the ap-
plication OF Kloeblein's neighbors in the
market. Steers & Menke. for the trans
fer OF the Kloeblein stands to them be-
cause / thought thoy had enough room
with the seven stands they already held
so I said to Mr.. McAianus: That's
all right. the" You and your friend
Kahn are very fortunate. for have