New-York tribune., 1921-04-29

meters in New York City object TO .
tured outside Of New York City, as X
they were to look for business IN other
cities they would not get the chance"
III said to him: I'm all my career In
travelling never has New York CITY
made meter been discriminated against
anywhere in the United States. As a
matter of fact, told him that only
three of the eight manufacturers in the
firms, and that they had the bulk OF
the business not only in this country
but also in foreign countries. The
other five are scattered all over the
country. Surely, alderman, you would
not stand in the way Of our meter
after it has stood the endurance test
and met every legal requirement. This
should be strictly business PROPOSE
tion and passed on it's merits"
"He replied to me-" went on Cetti
"'It is not on its merits at all. You
to listen to reason and now YOU won't
get it at all, and don't care who asks
for it,"
what did he mean by listening to
reasonT" queried Mr.. Untermyer.
Il don't know"
"And yet you told him that Ave Of
tho makers in the exchange were OUT
side the city?"
eyes"
"well. what happened to your reso-
luton"
ut was never reported out by Ken
neatly and it just died in committee" :"
What did you do next?"
Appealed to Mayor
"I appealed to the Mayor, explaining
the situation, some time early in 1920"
Letters Of Cetti to the Mayor and
those received in reply were submitted
in evidence.
Cetti, in his letters to Hylan COM
planned of his treatment by Kenneally
and asked for square deal in having
On January 26, 1920, Cetti received a
letter from the Mayor saying that the
latter had written Kenneally on the
matter requesting that the matter be
given consideration on it's merits.
Cetti said that by this time he was
becoming disgusted and finally decided
to have Major Robert Starr Allyn, the
Alderman in his-the 46th-district, re-
introduce the matter before the Board
of Aldermen. Allyn did this and the
matter was at once referred by F. n. La
! .Guartiia, President of the board, to the
| General Welfare Committee, of which
the Democratic floor leader, William T
Collins, was chairman.
81 asked Collins for hearing" said
Cetti "The heafing was held on April
8. Several questions were put to me
which | evidently answered to their
satisfaction, and Mr.. Collins said: Il am
satisfied youx matter is on the level
and I am for It, and shan't keep you out
any longer"
"Then you went home!"
Happy"
"How long did you stay happy?"
"Two DAYS. In some u.--noWn way II
appeared in The City Record that the
resolution approving the Badger water
meter for New York City was referred
back to the Board of Aldermen as s
whole without any recommendations.
"But nobody had appeared against II
in the committee, lad they?"
Nobody, SO far as they could be
seen"
Getti then told how the board hae
met on April 20, and how the resolution
was voted down.
at was voted down by full Demo
cratic vote Of SO to 26 Republicans,
he testified. alderman Beckermar
got up and said it was absolutely un
true that the measure had been placed
before the board as a whole, withou
recommendations; that he voted favor
ably for it in the Welfare COMMITTEE
and it was about time that this forger,
would cease"
Called 1t Forgery
"Did he call it forgery?"
eyes. Alderman Bostwick reiterated
the same remark and said it had beer
fcx NJ t,yt tka \ IN
Nobody disputed these remarks, dit
they?"
"No. 1t was put to vote and killed
Not thing was said about the merit
Of the meter"
"Did any one suggest it should be
come a political issue?"
"I do not remember that. 1 remem
the thought that Tammany Hall had nN bee, e
seen in the matter and wanted to knoy
: if any Instructions had been sent out
Another man. Mr.. O'Rourke. sal
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