New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Check Alleged to Have
Been Paid Member of
Hylan's 1,ammany.Con-
rolled Estimate Board
ALL Contracts To
Be Scrutinized
Docks, License Depart.
ments and Boroughs
viii Be Investigated


| The legislative graft Investigating
.nnittee yesterday obtained posses
ldsa OF check said to show the pay
An.nt Of $4,000 to q member of the
fHurs. Hylan Tsmmany controlled
Board Of Estimate.
The $4,000 is said to be the city
skeial's share of moneys taken from
u. public treasury in one of long
:syies Of graft transactions.
lnother check, for about $4,000, also
I ii the hands of the committee, was
/ 1lde payable to mar, whose name is
TFihheld, but who is believed by the
frsft hunters to be a Tammany col
lsrtor.
Secrecy Surrounds Findings
Considerable secrecy enveloped these
Transactions, none of the members OF
stae joint legislative committee being
willing to talk about them for publica-
.ien. Little more than the bare admi.-
don that such checks were in their
possession was made by any one con-
|Isctsd with the committee.
The committee yesterday began
|gs.ematic examination of all contracts
entered into by the city administration
lsitcs 1t gent into the control of Hearst,
Hylsn and Murphy, together with an
fnysstigation of the Dock Department
|and the Department Of Licenses. 1t is
|said that the investigation Of the two
|'sprtnents named will lead to sensa-
|.ionsl developments.
This investigation will be compile
|asnary to the probe into the bank
g,ounts Of prominent officials os the
l.ity including all Of the members OF
|hs Board of Estimate, all the commits
ioners sppointed by Mayor Hylan and
Ill the deputy commissioners.
/ The Investigation into the contra cts
fsill be divided into five parts, each
sofoagh being taken up separately.
lds first borough to be probed will be
srsens, Of which Maurice E. Connolly
Is President
Suop1nas were served on Comptroller
sag Yesterday calling upon him to
fcduce certain books and documents
anumber Of Queens Borough sewer
no street contracts. A blanket sub
ana was also issued upon the Comp
roller to turn over to the committee
1 ~ records he has o. examinations of
Inspectors, engineers and assistant en-
3ReerS on the staffs of the FIVE bor-
Saga Presidents.
Pier Leases Under Inquiry
Inc committee also began an investi-
ssuon into certain pier leases and into
NansacslonS involving the Police De-
ilartment
-mhen 1t became known that the in
,sssgators were en- the trail of the
socs Department Murray Hulburt,
soosnnmissioner of Docks, and John
Ivbnen, Corporation Counsel, had a
sSsnierence 81 with Mayor Hylan at the
NV HAL which lasted until the Mayor
esparted for the day,
during the day the Mayors chum,
uayld dirshfeld, Commissioner of Ac-
WsNoh's, refused to assign Porter F..
sAss, an examiner in his office. to
ssast the joint legislative committee
aoaiating data on. corporate stock
asasaetions during the last four
h MS letter to Senator Schuyler M.
ssgeF' chairman OF the committee, re-
using to assign. the examiner, IS re-.
surNed by the committee, Hirshfieli
.wYka slap at Comptroller Craig, who
sas turned over some damaging evil
itaee to the committee involving one Of
asyof Hylan's friends.
"a, rave no doubt" said Hirshfeld,
.as. the Comptroller, upou your re-
saess, would more cheerfully furnish
su1 mn, .ne desired information"
tais refusal of Hirshfeld, who gives
y. y ais reason for not cooperating with
~ eommitte that the examiner in
,s.suon Is needed for important Office
~, VIII be taken up by the commit
=, On Monday and in all likelihood
M oe taken into the courts and the
,sa'sament ,.slsaent of Hirshfeld for contempt
Return of Documents Asked
sac Goldberg, g manufacturer Of
,.s ~ slippers at 43 East Tenth Street,
s,.ssoay obtained an order from Su-
S.as Court Justice .Tierney directing
i ~ a.9mmittee TO show cause why the
s,s III aanters should not return cash
ks' easck book, vouchers and bank
aha other documents which the
- i1satisasS on pass ahfssi
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