Daily News from New York, New York • 57

DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1934 10 Under New City Probe LEGISLATURE OKAYS 2 M'ELLIGOTT JOBS Mayor Places McKee Aid on Bridge Board Mayor LaGuardia seized partial control of the Triboro Bridge Authority vesterday as his new ad- Albany, Jan. 16 (U.R). The Legislature passed the first bill of the 1934 session today when it sent to rs it hi 1 is! "it 3 1 uov. Lcbman a measure designed to permit John J. McElli-gott to serve as fire i -sioner of New York City, re-tainin his rights as Fire Chief.

The bill, passed unanimously by the Senate, was approved by the i i ative broom, wielded by departmental i nquisito rs, swished into two more Tammany projects. The Mayor, in message from the Governor. Rice's leader is Queens Borough President Harvey, The bill, passed by the Senate last night, would authorize the Mayor to organize the city's park system tinder Robert Moses as Commissioner. Assemblyman Michael A. Gillen, Brooklyn Democrat, introduced a bill to permit drinking at bars, counters or other similar contrivances "to be exposed to public view at all times." Speaker McGinnies, moving to restore party harmony, selected Assemblyman Abbot Low Moffat, New York City Republican, as chairman of the newly-created committee to deal with New York City legislation.

Moffat was one of the leaders of State Chairman Macy's move to prevent re-election of Assembly Clerk Hammond. ill John J. McEUigott 4 a of a fight which has caused a i sion cf Federal Assembly without a record vote. Assemblyman Jay E. Rice, a new Republican from Queens, blocked immediate consideration of Mayor LaGuardia's parks consolidation bill in the face of a home-rule aid for the bridge, swore in George V.

Mc-Lauehlin. for George V. McLaughlin The 369th Infantry Armory. Secretary of New York State Armory Board yesterday launched inquiry into the construction of the million-dollar building at 142d St. and Fifth Ave.

On the right Col. John G. Girmley. Armory commandant. S'V r' I I I- 1 OPEN TONIGHT UNTIL 9 P.M.

0 Just 471 3 Pc. charges over to United States Attorney Martin Conboy. At Blanshard's office it was revealed that the Kings County Hospital inquiry has been going on for several days. The name of ex-Mayor Walker was mentioned in reports testimony by Maxwell Gibbs, a contractor, that he was told Walker was interested in filling contracts. Other testimony was that he was told to take a bond through the agency cf John F.

Curry. Still More Economy. A new economy order was issued during the day by Commissioner of Markets William Fellowes Morgan who reported that 41,101 excess phone calls from the department last year cost $2,937. He also ordered the use of garbage cans to clean up the markets. acted late today to broaden the scope of the inquiry, when he asked the Senate for authority for the committee to scrutinize the books of any individual, partnership, association or corporation connected in any way with the aviation mer head of the State Banking and New York Police Departments, as crrmmissioner to succeed Fred C.

Lemim-rman, who resigned under fire. Although he was Joseph V. Mc-Kee's campaign manager, McLaughlin promp ly pledged LaGuardia his support. Hospital Probe Begun. Simultaneously, an investigation into reports connecting ex-Mayor Walker and John F.

Curry with the $4,000,000 Kings County Hospital was launched by Commissioner cf Accounts Paul Blanshard. On the heels of this announcement William J. Walsh, newly-appointed secretary of the Armory Foard, revealed that he is looking into the dt-Iay in opening the OtMi.fwto 13yth Infantry Armory Administration Building. 142d St. and Fifth still not accepted nearly a year after its completion.

Iue to signs of leaks in the roof. Col. W. A. Taylor, armory commandant, refused to accept the structure, and Col.

G. Griniley, who succeeded him in December, bas not done so. Meanwhile, it is locked up and unused, with final payments to the contractors, the C. W. Construction withheld.

"We are going to get this building open to the public as soon as it is humanly possible," Walsh declared. City Authority Questioned. Mayor LaGuardia announced the McLaughlin appointment on the eve of a show-cause proceeding before Supreme Court Justice McGeehan today to test the city's 4-POST BED FELT MATTRESS LINK SPRING Pushing forward the city health center program will be one of the chief objectives of Health Commissioner John L. Rice, he announced in his first interview. He said the department expected to do good work on its budget of 62 cents per capita population.

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The Robertson bid, he said, would have cost the Government $175,000 annually, as aeainst 345.000 required by the IN CASH! For the Best Essays on right to interfere" with the Tri iT boro Bridge Authority and to push inefficiency charges made by Blanshard against another Commissioner, John S. O'Learv. McLaughlin, responding to La- "Why IIEARXS Crete So Fast (uardia statement that the bridge project requires the city's best abilities, declared: "As citizens, regardless of pol in itics and of participation in the recent campaign, we should all do American Airways contract. From 1926 to 1929, Robertson operated a line from St. Louis to Chicago with a contract under the First Prize 2 Delivers! $300 $125 the best we can to assist the llayor." Burkan Questions Probe.

Nathan Burkan, chairman of the authority, promised co-operation with the new appointee but at the ame time made public a letter old law, and among his pilots was Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. Second Prize With a group of associates, Rob Open an Account Balance as Convenient ertson testified, he financed Lind- telhn LaGuardia it is his plain bereh first transatlantic flight. 75 Ala.) outv" to turn evidence of his Chairman Black Third Prhe Spiralcfte iNTHIC HEAD Regularly A special January offering of quality 3 pc.

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