City audits expose graft in bills and book approvals
Testimony before a joint legislative committee reveals inflated bills for supplies and questioned payments in Queens and other boroughs. Robert McIntyre and Patrick Jones describe overcharges and improper textbook approvals by school officials, with bids and appraisals showing significant gaps. An October adjournment follows promises of deeper probes into the Department of Education and piano purchases.
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Robert B. McIntyre
Bureau of Municipal Statistics
Controller's Office
Patrick Jones
Board of Education
Joint Legislative Committee
McIntyre
Jones
Borough of
Queens
Queens Borough Hall
John H. Andrews
Finance Department
Controller’s Office
McIintyre
Town
Flushing
Jupsak—oesnesmanns
Bureau of Electricity
James A. Shankland
Oliver
Department of Education
C. B. J. Snyder
Senator Saxe
City considers 350 foot cap on future skyscrapers
Thomas J. Brady reports to P. Kenneally that the Building Code Revision Committee tentatively approved an ordinance restricting future building heights. The draft sets 300 feet generally, 135 feet on narrow streets, 350 feet near parks, and 150 feet for certain fireproof E and F class structures with fireproof rules for Class F buildings. Public hearing and board approval required before final action. Metropolitan Life Building stands at 657 feet, Singer at 612 feet, Park Row at 242 feet.
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Thomas J. Brady
Wifam
Uave
Board of Aldermen
Board of Estimate
Building Code Revision Committee
Brady
Committee On
Step in Hains Case Seeks New Grand Jury Array
Attorney for Captain Peter C. Hains Jr and T Jenkins Hains challenges the Queens County grand jury pool alleging bias by a juror who allegedly vowed to hang them both. If denied, McIntyre will seek a Supreme Court order to dismiss indictments. Divorce filings accompany the murder case with alimony and custody motions pending.
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John F. McIntyre
Peter C. Hains, Jr
T. Jenkins Hains
William E. Annis
Darrin
Queens County
McIntyre
Annis
McciIntyre
Captain Hains
McIintyre
Supreme Court
Hains
Youthful suits and collars drive fall fashion notes
A musical youth notes male fashion shifts toward higher key styles for young men, favoring smaller sizes starting at 32 chest. Features include green felt hats and Alpines in English cloth, with E W Redman collars offered in half and quarter sizes. Brisk fall walks call for the Pedestrian Shoe in black calf, lace up, with a weight suited to men transitioning from old shoes.
Brooklyn Navy Yard seeks new officer housing plan
The Navy Department will urge Congress to fund quarters at the Brooklyn yard and other yards to house junior married officers, reducing hotel living and commutation costs. An apartment building on the grounds is proposed, though room may be limited and proximity to the yard debated by Captain J. D. Adams.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Department
Congress
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Academy
Brooklyn
Washington
Brooklyn Yard
J. D. Adams
Fine Brass Bedsteads Offered in Various Sizes
A catalog note advertises 25th Street 150 brass bedsteads with 2 inch continuous tubing large ornamental husks and 1 inch lateral filling in bright or satin finish and English lacquer. Prices start at 19.50.
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac
Marine timetable notes coastal times and vessel dockings with wireless reports. It lists ships such as Caronia and Tie with positions east of Sandy Hook and expected dock times, plus a roster of ports and sailings for October including New Orleans Galveston Liverpool and Havana with various ship names and destinations.
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Sandy Hook
Seminole
Prinzess Iron
California
Dunkirk
Antilles
New Orleans
Sigio
Galveston
Satilla
Tampico
Yamuri
Turk’s Island
Gibraltar
Lusitania
Liverpool
Exalia
Naples
Morro
Curacao
el Paso
Co Acons
Savannah
Comal
Mall Vense
Lucania
Cunard
Adriatic
Southampton
White Star
Potomac
Argentina
Norton
Altai
Inagua
Hamburg-Am
Advance
Cristobal
Panama
Rome
Fabre
Laura
Jefferson
Norfolk
Old Dominion
Cedric
Biddher
Hamburg
Hamb-Am
Ie la Lorraine
Havre
Merida
Havana
Ward
Rosalind
Newfoundland
Red Cross
Prine Maurers
Hayti
Dutch
Nueces
Mallory
Guiana
Barbados
Quebec
Vigilancia
Nassau
City of Savannah
Colorado
Tampa
Aftzhan Prince
Prince
Old Dom
Wyma
Een
Wilhelm
Kingston
Hamb-Ameesee
Guantanamo
Santiago
Caracas
San Juan
Coarense
Booth
Caronia
Majesti
Lamp & Holt
Manzanillo
Eeenee Ward Lartha
Llandaff City
Swansea
Sristoi
Germania
Fabre Maria Luisa
Lisbon
Denver Ae
Gre
Plymouth
Hamb-Am Re d
Italia
Cherbourg
Virginia
Almeria
Lioydon
Perugianae
Julia Luckenbach
Puerto Rico
Shipping notices flotilla routes linked to Atlantic crossings
Fragmentary freight and passenger routing data lists October sailings from Antwerp to North America via Dover and Naples with intermediate calls in New York and Gibraltar. It references vessels named Kroonland and Clan Matheson and notes departure dates around October 5 to 6 with unspecified arrivals in New York and Lisevonia.
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Arfived
Antwerp
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