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Graft and Crime Tangles City Hall Aldermen
A report to visiting commissioners describes graft and crime tied to ten aldermen and explains how a fund for a personal investigation was cut off, outlining the political pressure and alleged financial misuse in the municipal leadership.
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Waldorf
National Assembly of Civil Service Commissioners
William A. Prent
Board of Aldermen
Rosenthal
Municipal Civil Service Commission
Board of Estimate
Prendergast
Frank Gallagher
New York City
Luke D. Stapleton
RE. Buell
National Assembly of Civil Service Commissions
Jacob Neu
New York State Civil Service Commission
E. Curtiss
Ita
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Stapleton
Civil Service of
National Assembly
Citizens’ Reception Committee
Grant
Manhattan
Department of Street Cleaning
New York City Civil Service Commission
Lafayette Street
Commission
College of the City of New York
Finley
Pueblo