The New York herald., 1921-09-19
HYLANS TREASURER
GETS CUT Rate LEASE
ON THE WATERFRONT
John A. Mccarthy, Who
Found the Mayor for Tam
many Boss, Pays Less
Than Half Price.
HUBERT RENTS VARY
Murphy's Political Scout Is
Favored Tenant on Valua-
bic Piece of City's Up
land Property.
DISCRIMINATION SHOWN
Dock Commissioner Jumped
Rentals to 20 Cents Foot,
but Made Exception for
Man Inside
DISCRIMINATION SHOWN

Further information concerning the
Official acts of George Murray Hui
bert, Mayor Hylan's Commissioner
Of Docks and his Director OF the
Port" is presented to-day by THE
New YORK HERALD. This informa
tion is known to be in the possession
Of counsel and Investigators for the
Meyer committee. but for some reason
ex-senator Elon r. Brown did not
deem it advisable last week to refer
to it during his examination of Com
missioner Hubert. The matter has TO
oeal not with the leasing of city docks
which the United States Shipping
Board found such tremendously
expensive thing in 1919 and 1920,
but with the leasing Of city up
lands" the small tracts OF available
space back Of bulkheads on city piers
and running back from the exterior
line OF city streets.
There is not great deal OF such
space available, for much Of it is used
/ in connection with the operations o.
he piers themselves and of the water
front streets. But so much or it
there is has been in fairly good de
mand By lumber firms. dealers in
building materials and others need
ing such uncovered storage places
near the river fronts.
John A. Mccarthy, dealer in build.
ing materials. close friend and part
ner in some enterprises of Charles F.
Murphy, rents a piece of this upland
from the city Of New York, through
the Commissioner OF Docks. in con
nection with his yard at the foot OF
Rivington street, East River.
Mnrphy's General scout"
Mccarthy. it will be recalled. was
treasurer Of the Democratic Fusion
Committee Of 10 which nominated
John F. Hylan as Tammany Halls
candidate for Mayor. In that capac
ity he came into close contact during
the 1917 campaign with G.. Murray
Hubert, who. like Woodrow Wilson
decided few years ago to abandon
the first handle to his name. Mr
Mccarthy was also. naturally, ~
close touch with Candidate hyl.r
who made his headquarters in enA
Committee of 10 Offices. M
Mccarthy contributed $3.50 to t'v
committees campaign fund, whieL
reached a total of s30.699. and ~
treasurer frequently paid from hls
own pocket money to meet the caf'
paign payroll or other necessary tiers
OF expenditure. In fact, when CAM
date Hylan was receiving the welcorna
returns Of his election he did so as tfc
guest OF John A. Mccarthy and Hf
Murray Hubert, who was campasgn
manager for Comptroller Craig. H8f
bert and Mccarthy were the first
congratulate the Mayor-elect and
shortly afterward Charles r. Murphy
made his memorable call upon Hylau
at the committees headquarters
escorted by John a. Mccarthy.
| Mccarthy has described himself az
"a sort OF general scout for Murphy."
According TO Louis ~. Hartog, whose
famous glucose contract in which
Murphy was to make millions brought
about the struggle between Murphy
and James J. Hines. tho now revoltant
4 Tammany leader Of the Eleventh dis.
trict. Mccarthy. in his scouting
operations" Cor Murphy over the glu-
cosc contract, told rIartog he had
secured Brooklyn" 10 find a Mayor
atty candidate for Murphy and had
finally picked John i. Hylan TO run
for Tarumany Hall Those who know
John a. Mccarthy will tell you that
no man to-day is closer to Charles r.
Murphy more deeply in his confidence
That has boon the case practically
since Murphy was himself Dock Com
missioner and in a position TO Do
favors for his friends. among whom no
counted Mccarthy.