New-York tribune., 1922-10-21
Bus Garage
h Fostereal I)y
5000 900
City Paving
SI,carn Bares Record of
W ork Profiting Flynn,
Bronx Public Works
Officer and Landlord
he Jumps Rent to
$500 a Month

f@f ~
rofised by Entering
Insurance Bushes 8
Former Justice Clarence J. shear1.
De- nseI to the Transit Commission.
pr suing his investigation cf the
lan-Whalen city bus lines, dug out
ssa the records OF the Board Of Esti-
2as se and confirmed by witness yes
&c lay the hitherto undisclosed fact
ia the city had expended nearly
S 5000 in grading and paving sec-
u on of the Grand Contourne leading
ap to q garage owned by William J.
Flynn. Commissioners Of Public Works
the Bronx.
Z, As soon as this was authorized Flynn
p snted q part Of hts garage to Emil
W indorf, proprietor Of the Concourse
sb. ~ Line, at $500 month. Leindorf
pa d the rental as long ~ the bust
ae Is would stand II - about four
sa nths--and then stopped. Leindors
was yesterdays chief witness.
ar: Shearn traced the Initiation Of
the 100000 grading and paving I'M
pavement from the locai board through
the engineering divisions and through
the Board OF Estimate, whore 1t was
roted on at various times.
Comptroller Craig was the only mem
ber Of the board who did not vote FOR
the scheme Mr.. Shearn took pains to
spread exact data upon the record, and
is believed in transit circles that
The entire transaction will be called
90, the attention Of the grand Jury.
Mr Shearn rounded up the afternoons
work by saying;
Property Owners Faid
sThe Flynn garage was paid TOR BY
Tie property owners. That is, Flynn's
asighbors up there helped pay for the
aaRing Of the street in front OF his
garage. and the city paid out 100000
R s900.0 for rspavilig the Com
e1slrse SO as to Facilitate this motor
bus operation. It went through on this
gsias day that thss pat through the
bns permit. 1t had beer slumberiag
lot more than year before that With
f.GA any action."
"a noted ~ you read" said Com
missioner Harkness, that the Comp
troller seemed to be uniformly marked
present and not voting. Is there any
statement In the record NJ TO why he
adopted that course s
mo-" replied Judge Shearr, II sup
pose that like Brer Rabbit, he was
lying low"
In addition to the Flynn story, It
was brought out that James Paul
Sfunott, son of Tax Commissioner
Sinnott and q brother Of John r. Gin
MOTT, the Mayors secretary, with a
partner, one Canty, has suddenly built
up lucrative liability insurance busi-
ness, with which firm the bus opera
tors find 1t expcdient to do business
20 the extent Of $3.50 each year. Mr.
Shearn said that he would show be-
snrancs brokers have been barred out
since Sinnott and Canty appeared q
gew months ago 20 insurance brokers.
Hylan Issues Blast
Mayor HyIsn broke forth yesterday
With q blast Of criticism leveled
sesinst the Traction ring" which, he
says, ia inspiring the inquiry into the
egeration Of his bussss He ascribed
the activity Of the Transit Commission
81 desire to elect Governor Miller.
Following the midday recess, Mr.
Shearn, when his attention was called
70 the Mayors charges, said:
Mr.. Chairman, during recess / ne
tieed that his honor had emitted q
piercing shrek OF pain because we
venturci to let q little light In on the
ylan political. bus system. In the
wssae i the post, Let the stricken
q have always wondered consider
sply at the tender interest the Mayor;s
displayed in this SEE, ,0O0,O 900 bus propo-
Estlon OF his. But aftsr leoking into
snls business little Bit, Iii osdsr 10 /
Rresent the facts to you, can uaflcrs
s1and IT better, Tor the testimony aY.
sssaay brought out indicates what
aoiss Sas pickings there would be In lt J
notice that he has atteror.ad -
oraw the familiar and hacknausJ h.Ss
xing across the trail cf The hearir.. ~ |
crying about special intarest.. ny ~
cry OF the interests' cannnt .ila no
conditions Of Indecent crawas sAp.a1n
the Mayors own bus lins. Il AEom
AZ bad to have intoierabie ana ,,I sIss
sent conditions on the Maynr,. ~
me as 1t Is to have them on ths .,,s nSa
ay. 1t seems to me-
aY THE cry Of the interesss' n 49,
ever to evidence Of the punishment ~
taese poor. helpless bus drivers rSa
: rad their all invested IN this fittJs
usiness, punishment administered be-
I tcsatisusd es sass ssar,