City funds questioned as bills cut down in testing time
Robert B. McIntyre of the bureau of municipal statistics and Patrick Jones of the Board of Education testified to inflated bill estimates and inflated prices in city purchases. They cited examples in Queens and Flushing where appraised values far exceeded final payments. They urged a central purchasing agency to curb waste and noted bid irregularities and high pricing on hardware and supplies.
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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
Contract Bureau
Finance Department
Controller’s Office
McIintyre
Flushing
Bureau of Eeacity
James A. Shankland
Oliver
Department of Education
C. B. J. Snyder
Saxe
City considers ordinance to cap future building heights
Thomas J. Brady reports the Building Code Revision Committee tentatively approved a measure to limit new structures to 350 feet, with rules tied to street width and park facades. Fireproofing rules apply to tall offices and plants, and hearings plus Board of Estimate approval are required before passage. Metropolitan Life Building tops 657 feet, Singer 612, Park Row 252.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Brady
Building Code Revision Committee
Wiliam P. Kenneally
Board of Aldermen
Board of Estimate
Brady
Committee On
Step in Hains murder case challenges grand jury
John F. McIntyre attorney for Captain Peter C. Heins Jr. and T Jenkins Hains served notice on Queens DA Darrin to challenge the grand jury array. He claims a juror is a personal friend of the victim and has threatened to “hang them both.” If denied, he will seek a Supreme Court order to dismiss indictments. A divorce action tied to the case proceeds with affidavits denying improper conduct. alimony and custody decisions are reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. McIntyre
Peter C. Heins, Jr
T. Jenkins Hains
William E. Annis
Darrin
Queens County
Mcintyre
Supreme Court
Hiins
Annis
Young men’s suits rise in style with college touches
A musical youth notes men’s fashions moving to a higher key with lighter, sharper cut suits for young gentlemen. Fall footwear shifts to black laced calf shoes with weight suitable for newer tastes. The piece mentions E W Redman collars, Alpines cloth, and brisk shopping at Racers Pret & Company across three Broadway stores.
Navy Yard Building Aims to House Officers Nearby
The Navy Department plans a $16 000 appropriation to build an apartment house at Brooklyn navy yard to quarter junior married officers on site or nearby. Senior officers stay on grounds. many junior officers currently live in hotels or apartments off base. The plan, debated at Washington, seeks to reduce commutation costs and ease housing shortages across yards nationwide.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Department
Congress
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Academy
Brooklyn
Washington
Brooklyn Yard
J. D. Adams
Marine Intelligence and Wireless Reports Summary
Mini Almanac notes sunrise and sunset times with the moon phase and high water marks for Sandy Hook Gov Island and Hell Gate. Wireless reports state the Caronia 480 miles east is due to dock at 5 pm. the Majestic 277 miles east was near at 8:20 pm yesterday and due to dock at 7:30 pm today.
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Moon
Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Caronia
Majestic
Maritime movement logs mix of ships and ports
An OCR fragment lists ships and routes with dates across Atlantic and Caribbean ports, including Lusitania Liverpool October 3 and City of Savannah Savannah October 6, mentioning vessels such as Adriatic Nelson and Curacao passages, with scattered times and locations across October entries.
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Turk’s Island
Clyde Prinzess Irene
Gibraltar
California
Dunkirk
Antilles
New Orleans
Sigio
Numerous ships arrive and sail in harbor traffic report
A harbor bulletin lists arriving vessels including Steamer Rhein to New York and Baltimore with cargo and passenger counts, KaisER Wilhelm II to Southampton and Cherbourg, Shira on voyage via Batavia and Oran, Llandaff City to James Arkell Co, Mesaba with moise, Oscar II with large passenger load, Dinsdalehall with sugar cargo, City of Savannah and Jefferson with MOISE, and other vessels left quarantines and sailed to multiple destinations.
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Rhein
Ger
Frank
Bremen
Ocelrichs & Co
New York
Baltimore
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Cuppers
Southampton
Cherbourg
Oelrichs & Co
Shira
Cann
Sourabaya
Sama— Rang
Batavia
Aden
Port Said
Oran
Delaware Breakwater
Benham & Boyeson
Llandaff City
Hunter
Bristol
Swansea
James Arkell & Co
Bar
Mesaba Ort Tribe
London
Atlantic Transport Line
Moise
Oscar II
Hempel
Copenhagen
Christiania
Christiansand
Finch, Edge & Co
Dinsdalehall
Hepburn
Pekalongan
Panaroekan
Algiers
Delaware
Proteus
Hopner
New Orleans
Southern Pacific Co
Suriname
Eemond
Demerara
Paramartho
Trinidad
Funch
Edge & Co
Royal Dutch West Indian Mail Is Co
Willkomen
Lotze
Shields
Philip Ruprecht
Estonia
Libau
Maracas
Kirkby
Perth Amboy
Triniadad Shipping and Trading Co
Meade
Cowing
Carteret
Simpson
Pence & Youre
Navahoe
Hale
Georgetown
Wilmington
Clyde Ss Co
Sanny Hook
N J. Ort
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Queens County Grand Jury
E. & W. Redman
Racers, Pret & Company
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Warren St
13Th St
34Th St
James McCreery & Co
23Rd Street
34Th Street
China
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Mosul
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Royal Wilton
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Wilton
Navy Yard Building
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Thirty-fourth Street
Marine Intelligence
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Norton
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Hamburg-Am Advance
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Norfolk
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Old Dom
City of
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Hayti
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Julia Luckenbach
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Philippine Islands
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Alexandra Carlisle
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Mrs. Peckham
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West Twenty-third Street
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Heinrich Meyn
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Haha String Quartette
Philad
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Henry W. Savage
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St. Eves
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Riley
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Hackett
James
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