New-York tribune., 1921-10-14

0 Pier 33. South Brooklyn, Mr.. Lucken
ach said he appealed to the Sinking
'und, and that the meeting was more
Ike a circus than anything else" The
''ayor overruled the Dock Commis
Joner, he said. and they g,t a certain
pier. The Com missioner placed the
xcessve rental OF SOB, 900 yeat on
his pier. the company couldn't stand
and had to give it up shortly after,
ne sid.
The Commissioner then leased the
pier to "camoufagcd British COM
pany,v he said, for $150000. This, he
said, was the Americana Steam
ship Company, which he said was con-
trolled by the Booth Company. Brit
ish concern.
In connection with MIR. Luckenbach's
efforts to obtain Pier 33 he said that
B. w. Lougheed, the ship broker who
figured IN other pier deals, approached
him with the offer "to get the Thirty
company for s50O0o. Luckenbach
! said ne told Lougheed he was mot in
tcrcsted in any such proposition" He
said he finally got some accommodation
after q call upon the Mayor.
MIR. Clegg told the circumstances Of
the s34,o50 payment by the Kerr line
! FOR the lease to Pier 33, South Brook.
| lyn, from May to November %, 1919
in the following testimony as devel-
oped by Elon r. Brown, chief counsel
to the committee.
Q.-My memorandum here indicates
that you had some occupancy of Pier 33
from May until November, 1872 A.
I should say that is right.
Q.-And you paid for the rental dur
ng that period s5l,S89.93? A.-That Is
.orrect,
On getting that permit did you
ay anything to anybody or did your
ompany pay anything to anybody other
an to the Dock Department for the
ermit? AIN connection with that
nay I answer yon at little length?
Q.--Ycs. A.--From the 1st of Janu
Try, 1918, until the end Of 1919 | was
My in the Office about two months at
time. Therefore, any reply make
an only be from the record. The rec
rd shows that there were payments
ggregating s34950 to some other than
lie Dock Department.
Q.--On account of that permit? A
HE record shows that it would be on
ccount of that permit; exactly.
Q.-That is, you paid for the dock
aow much? Ash ,S99.93.
Q.-And you paid in addition co that
somebody else? A.-$34,95o.
NJ.-4NOWy WuO tI&t SOmeDOQY else is
on don't know? Al do NOT know,
Q.-Well, do you know from your
injection with The company who had
eharge Of the acquiring of this permit
nd who, therefore, would know about
ne pa. mentsF A.-Mr. Kerr would
now.
Q.-He is in England? Ayes. ssr.
re is either in England or Norway.
Mr. Clegg here produced numerous
ouchers running from a few hundred
several thousand dollars which had
zen used in making the total pay
lent, and which had been issued to
Il. c. Scholz, manager of the Kerr
harter Company. who was said to be
in Europe. These showed that the
Expenses" Mr.. Clegg saying that he
rad no doubt that it went toward ac-
curing the permit for the pier.
James F. Gill, treasurer OF Che
Oriental Navigation Company, told the
following story as to the circumstances
under which his company paid out
$500 for services in acquiring Pier
). North River, from August IA. 1919
. September, 1919 and from Novem-
Der. 1919, to March 81, 1921:
Q.-And did you make any payments
tier than the rent 60 the city for and
on account of those permits? Ayes.
Q-1 show you couple Of checks.
one for SIP 500, dated August IA, 1919,
payable to bearer. Do you remember
how that was--d you get that cashed?
A-Yes; the cash was got from the
| bank.
Q-And given to whom? A.-To P.
j. Mclaughlin.