The New York herald., 1921-10-14
THREE MAYORS CARS
Carswell Tells Of Private
Motor Executive Bought
Besides Others Listed.
DEFENCE ADDS MYSTERY
Wallstein Tells About Sc, 500
Automobile Bought in 1918
From City War Fund.

How many Packard limousines has
Mayor Hylan? This is a mystery
which the Meyer committee failed to
clear when further evidence was pre-
sented yesterday at the hearing in
City Hall on the subject.
Leonard Wallstein, associate coun-
sel read statement which he said
was based on Police Department off,
cial reports furnished to the COM
mittee under subpoena and showing
there were at least three cars in
volved in the Mayors Office situation.
William B. Carswell. Assistant Cor
poration Counsel in charge OF the
Brooklyn Office. appeared before the
committee. and on behalf of the Mayor
questioned the Police Department re-
ports and insisted the Mayor had only
one car and that was a second hand
Packard which he bought himself.
Messrs Wallstein and Carswell be-
Wallstein insisted Carsweifs statement
showed there were four instead Of three
Packards involved Then Mr.. Carswell
said he did not question the integrity of
declaration that the records were in
error
The record shows that one Packard
limousine. reported by the Mayors
off 70 g..
Mayors use. was purchased out Of an
appropriation code stated in the budget
to be "a National Defence Emergency
Fund created when the country was at
war"
Statement as to tomobiles.
At the end of the days session. which
had considered piers and Dock Depart
ment subjects only. Mr.. wallstein ap-
peared and asked to make statement
He said
On June II. 1921, there were served
on Commissioner Enright. and on June
IS. 1921. on Capt. zaines. in charge Of
the Quartermaster Department, a SUBJ
ppna returnable on June 20, 1921, re-
quiring the persons served to produce
first. list of all automobiles owned by
the Police Department. and secondly, a
record showing automobiles not the
property of the department but being
maintained by 1t. stating as to each the
Police Department number. the make.
the type. the date OF purchase. and to
whom assigned as Of January /, 1919;
January /. lS2o; June 80, 1920. an i
January 1. 1921.
I'm response to that subpoena and on
June 20, 1921, Capt. Zaines appeared
before a subcommittee, b consisting OF
Senators Meyer and,. Cavanagh and
Assemblyman McArdle, almost all of the
other members of the committee being
likewise present. CAPT Zaines then
produced a paper, received as Exhibit 6
OF that special subcommittee session
and since received as Exhibit 237 of this
full committee. The paper was sub
mitted in compliance with the subpoena
that l have just described
1T gives, as of January 1. 1919 a list
with the particulars before mentioned OF
the automobiles owned by the depart
ment and next list as of the same
date, entitled private cars, on page 2.
| AS of January /, 1920, the exhibit sets
out list of patrol wagons, touring cars
and trucks owned by the department
and begins on page list, headed
private cars AS Of January /, 1921. the
exhibits sets out list of patrol wagons
and touring cars. and on page z, a list en-
titled private touring cars. Included in
each instance among the cars owned by
the department Is the Packard touring
| Hao tv.~ De ~
purchased March 2S, 1918, and stated to
be assigned to the Mayor. That Is the
Packard touring car which has heretofore
| been referred to as the Police Depart
ment Packard touring car assigned to
| the Mayor.
'Included also in the list as of the re-
spective dates, but under the heading In
each instance. private cars. Is the Pack
ard car bearing Police Department No.
109. This Is the Packard limousine
heretofore referred to in accordance with
this report of the Police Department. as
the Mayors private car, which has been
maintained by the Police Department.
Dates of Purchases Given.
"On or about September 0, 1921, the
various departments OF the city govern
hent were required to produce a record
Of all passenger automobiles purchased
by them between January /. 1918, and
the date of the subpoena showing. among
other things. the appropriation code or
account from which payments for such
purchases were made.
In response to that subpoena the
Mayors office made q return to the ef-
feet that on October ), 1918, Il had pur-
chased Packard limousine for Sc 500
for the use of the Mayor. payment being
made out Of budget appropriation code
No. 30S1 of 1918.
1T thus appears, first, that the Police
Denarfnlant falaely or rraiaf Irax,i.s -.