Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1926, Page 19

RUDOLPH'S HARDWARE DEALINGS SCORED IN COMMITTEE HEARING Giving Taxi Companies Parking Privileges by Hotel Interests Also Attacked—Bell Undergoes Lengthy Questioning During Night Session. Using a report on hardware sup- pliee to the reformatory at Lorton and the workhouse at Occoquan as a basis. charges we=e liid against Com Cuno H. Rudolph because West Co. received ¢ all_of the hardware con tracts for the District government, at the hearing by the Gibson subcom- mittes of tha House District commit- the adminisiration in the ceucus room of Tiouse Office Ruilding last night Representative Bianton declared that it against the law for Commissioner Rudoiph. being onathird owner of the Rudolph West Co. to give the District busi nass to that corporatton Engineer Commissioner Rell. whe was the twitness. insisted that Mr. Rudeiph exercised no {nfluence in the Jetting of thase contracts, which wers under competitive hds, with the T dolph & West Co. t:» lowest hidders, and the law requir tract shall go to the io Col. Bell was 1a concerning u was_urged hy Mr. Rudolph tha: supplies from his o pany to the Disiric tell ‘both Commissicr Commission: derict A they must ing $2.100 firemen as chauffe w their automobiles, and that he should divect the police te make the taxicabs move oui of the exclusive parking privileges they have bought from hotel companies in public streets adjacent 1o the hotels the toned p: Rianton to Record of Deaths Sought. At the opening of the hearing last night. M. Rlanton asked the chair- man of the subcommitiee 1o e the authorities ar § Hospital <upply hefore hearing the names and addres: all patients who died in St Hospital since January 1. 1 a record of the cause of deat! #nd where each died. and the name of the physician who was in charge Mr. Blanton also ed tha Carter, Westory Building orney. and Hedges & Middleton, real extate agents, he summon plained that he wished to go into a real estate transaction regarding which Mr. Fenning had correspond ence with these men threatening them with a $5.000 damage suit. He sald his purpose was to show that | Mr. ning was not a fit law prac titioner. Chairman mittee put record a from A1 traffic. in regard to specifi traffic signal lights, showin ations for the extension” of il Sixteenth street elect =vstem conformed h the lights al- ready installed. tha ere were three bidders. t the company that install ed the original plant for Sixteenth atreer was the lowest bidder and was awarded the contract. over §2.000 Mr. Blanton mirtes that Cant fnmate of S letter informed the William abeth's Was: subcom- | c traffic signal | amounting to | testified at an earlier hearing. was | being punished at St Elizabeth’s land he asked Chairman Gibson to in- vestigate the matter, declaring that if | his Information was true, It was a I very serious matter that should be | resented by Congress. He demanded that Dr. William A. White, superin- tendent of the hospital. he forced to send Capt. West to testify at tonight's | hearing regarding how he had been | treated at St. Flizabeih’s as a re i suit of his earlier appearance as a bson pui into the record an ! veport on the supplies furnish- by the Rudolph & West an the Barber & Moss hardware concerns to iha penal Institutions. This showed from Julr 1. to date, Rudolph & has supplied 1o Occoguan $1.675.36, while the Barher & Ross Co. Supplies totaled $313.45 The Barber | red $107.13 hardware | o the subject ammissioner , the record the | vesterdav by | IS urt of | Adverse 0 Mr. Fenning | Ado'ph Adler, Mr. Gib- xplained that by that deeision Fenning was denied any commis- | sion anadirected to pay the current [ premium on the bond | Auditor Sought for Questioning. | Representative Gilbert, Democrat, { of Kentucky, commented that no good {lawyer would question that decision, { but stated that he was in a quandary as to why ail this alertness after a number of vears. Mr. Gibson remind led the subcommittee that Auditor Davis did not know of Mr. Fenning’'s habit of pasiig himself bond commis. Mr. Gilbert replied | Souven ing unt Plenty of ac Washingtor-Baltimore Roulevard On the | [the streets ftor a c THE EVE} the business of the auditor to find out about such things. Mr. Blanton then paid a high tribute to Auditor Davis. M ilbert asked that at the time the justices of the Supreme Court are recalled as witnesses to be cross-ex- amined by him Auditor Davis also be summoned. Mr. Gibson explained that he intended to have Mr. Davis as a witness to complete the record in the Fenning charges, but that the auditor was obliged to leave town on account of the serfous illness of his wife. Mr. Glibert asked that the justices be brought as witnesses at the Monday night hearing. Commissfoner Bell was questioned by Mr. Gilbert as to whether paving contractors are required to maintain ain length of time. The Commissioner answered that formerly they were obliged to keep the streets in condition for five cears and that now the requirement is only one year of maintenance, but that in the appropriation act for the coming fiscal year there is a five-vear provision. He explained that this made the work cost slightly more. He also_explained. in reply to questions by Representative Houston, regarding standard specifications as required b. Jaw to be awarded to the lowest re- sponsible bidder. ('ol. Bell also an swered questions regarding some 60. 000 cuts a year made in streets and sidewa Alr. Bianton questioned Col. Rel carding safsguards to get real patition in bidding for street contrac! Col. Bell answered that in all such i iness It is necessary to use eternal vigilance to protect Govern mant funds Mr. Blanton then went into A | lengthy catechism of Col. Bell regard- | 1 District contracts with the Ru dolph & West Co. He emphasized tha: | Col. Bell has refrained from engaging | G__STAR. in private business that might conflict with his public duties, and that, al though an Army officer as well as District Commissioner, he has never drawn both salaries. Mr. Blanton pressed the colonel in an effort to have him condemn this action of his fellow Commissioner. Col. Bell merely would say that he himseif had been exceed- ingly careful in this regard and that the District Commissioners should obey the laws. \ Mr. Blanton also asked Col. Bell if he had ever told Commissioners Ru- dolph and Fenning that they should not have $2,100 firemen driving their automobiles. Mr. Blanton suggested that if it were found that one of the firemen was a first-class chef it would be just as proper to have him assign- ed to cook meals for the Commission- ers in their homes. Mr. Gilbert com- mented that “when Congress makes appropriations for firemen it means firemen, and not chauffeurs.” In reply to questions by Chairman Gibson, Col. 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