The New York herald., 1921-10-14

charged them, but on this steamship
Julianna / had his own figures showing
tat Hoey paid. for twelve days to the
city at S10.4l a day. total of $124.92.
He received s75 day for dockage and
$500 day when docked. so be got 5000
day for these ten days which would
be $4,000.
"The statement of this concerns bank
account that was analysed from the de-
Iosits turned in from the different
banks wasas follows: Sabbatino & Co.
deposited with Mechanics and Metals
National Bank. Produce Exchange
Branch: 1918. $211.404.41: 1919. s279.-
s4s.71; 1920. s122.342.97; 1921. $45.-
sofia. This makes a total for Sabba-
t'no & Co only OF s659.49s.s3.
Frank J. Hoey's account for 1920 with
the same banA was S72, in 1921. ST.
S79.23. making a total os $79,922.38.
sabbatino's account with the same bank
was ss1.216.75.
Has Million I'm Two Banks.
'-The Frank ]. Hoey deposit with
Mechanics Bank of Brooklyn: In 1913,
S67.63727; 1919. $175.4S1.1i 1920. $67.-
97t ss 1891. only $4,277.90. The total
of these two deposits In both banks
.otalled S1,086,01S.59. which does not
cover special accounts. ! had two spe-
:ial accounts which are supposed to be
his stevedoring business and clerking.
which is S546.000 for stevedoring In
round figures and $4,000 for Hoey.
.ave not included those figures In the
s1.0S6.000 which I have gi,e en-"
James M. McGovern, manager Of piers
for the United States Shipping Board
gave long list of the Hoey and Sab
hatino pier leases. Here are q few
picked from score, all much the same !:
Harris. McGill & Co. S. s., Western
Light December IL to 21. 1920. four
lays at $50 8 day. s240; daily charge
by the city, s2o.52
James w. Elwell & Co. the United
Wharfage and Storage Company, s. 8.
Waukau, September % to October l..
1920. nine days at SIS per day. $675 !;
daily charge by the city. S21.9S.
Sudden & Christensen. to Continental
Transportation Company. s. s. West
Hesseltine, Februery 23. 1921, to March
8. 1921. nine days at $50 per day. S450 !:
daily charge by the city. $20.38.
IS. S. Remus. August 16 to "a. 1920,
charge by the city. $17.6S. Pier o..
Hudson River, Cosmopolitan Steamship
Company. s. s. Bellingham. wharfage
charges, March / to 8, 1921. eight days
at $50 per day. $500; daily charge by
the city, $21.10."
Split Contracts Evade Law.
Leonard Wallstein, associate counsel,
read into the record summary made
by the committee of the total of con-
tracts given without public letting as
provided by section 419 Of the charter.
This provides that all contracts Of $1,000
or more must be r,ut up for bidding. but
for smaller amounts contracts may be
given out without advertising One of
the fragrant abuses" charged against
the administration Is that 1t has been a
practice to split UP little contracts into
items of $500 or 5000 each and given than
to favorite bidders without letting,
thereby getting around the law.
The exemptions in 1885, amounted to
s1.sS9,333 in 1919 to s2.025. 1884; in 1920 to
Sl2, 79c,SS4. and to July l. this year. to
$685.. .S46. 1t was explained that In 1920
$10.0O0,0O0 was exempted for construc-
tfon of Staten Island piers, and that
although fully understood was legally
In the same class with the other exemp-
TONS
Senator Alvah W. Burlingame Of
Brooklyn appeared voluntarily before
the committee TO make statement In
answer to charges made on the stand
last week by Inspector Dwyer Of the
Police Department The Inspector asked
the committee why 1t did not call the
Senator to explain what he knew about
special police bill in which he said
money was used. The Senator said he
knew nothing OF any fund in connec-
ton with the measure and never re-
ceivsd remuneration in relation to that
or any other measure.
The hearing will continue to-day in
City Hall.