Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-04


your merchandise. and to whom do YOU
A. Mot Of my orders were verbal: If they
Wets Written they were given to the City
9, Did MED. Barinds ever request you to
G ssnd y % the county Weigher instead of the
Questioned By Mr.. Carpenter.
" has Mr. I'd; Barinls been as prompt in
attending. to his business since his appoint
ment ~ Mayor League y he had been beforef
Q. Do you. know Of any orders that have
been given him thathave noSbeen attended to
By him promptly?
A. No, do not.
2: Was not an order given By Mr., Warner
for 200 sacks Of corn weighed on he county
purchaser
A. Yes. on OccOunt of that being the most
Q. Would not your house be as well satissed
with a certificate from Z. j.. Barinds as from
any other person?
A. Yes, they would.
Q How do you know that B. Barinds has
been discharging his duty as efficiently since
appointed By Mr.. League as before?
A. He has been discharging his business for
us as promptly, and we have had no reason to
off you knew that the County Inspector
had not the authority by law 10 issue the GER
tifcate, would you have allowed him TO do the
A. II would be immaterial to us. but the
shipper might object had he known il; but /
don't know that he would.
EXAMINATION OF MAYOR LoAGUE.
Please state all the facts within your knowl-
edge to this committee in relationto this mat
ter. cfa gfff
Several days ago / was called upon by AL
derman Dent. who informed me Of what he
conceived 10 be a great violation of law, and
a matter which he thought TO have investiga-
ted; that Mr. e. Barinds had ceased to con-
vator and transferred ii to his son, who had
recently been appointed by the Chancery
Court; | made note of 1t, and said that
would give il my attention. was afterwards
called upon by Mr.. McDougal. a merchant,
who called my attention TO it. He in
formed me that fully two-thirds of the
business formerly done by the City, Inspector
at the foot of Beal street was now done BY his
that two-thirds of the whole business for
merly done By the City WeiGher was being
done By the County Inspeetorl, and that he
wanted 2: Pa hIys inc Nm matter the
City Inspector, to have a salary from the city
andhis son to be getting the fees, which should
properly make up that salary. l tolc him
that would attend to the matter aad have u
investigated; / went down to the scales, in
front Of the elevator on the public landing
and inquired for the officer in charge; Mr.. Il.
j. Barinds informed me that he was the one;
asked him Il ne was aong IN tes So cap%Si.y
that he was a county officer; askes him II
he knew that he was there in VIOLATION OF law
and he said, No, sir" said, DO uHder-
stand you to BE- here correcting So the oH ices OF
count as county officer? . he said. Yes, sir"
/ remarked, g l believe you are doing
and babe him good evening and left.
B. and reported the matter g the General
Council. / was satisfied that the scales were
placed where l found them by the City In
speetor; l was on the landing on previous
occasion when they were changing them. as
was informed, from the middle to the north
side Of the street.
rinds who the scales belonged tos
A. No sir; nor do knew Low,
Q. Did yon make any inquiry before you
suspended himI
A. No sir.
Q. Did you go to Mr.. Barinds for any ex-
PLANTATION before you suspended him!
o. State whether or not. to your knowledge.
there are not divers persons doing business on
the property Of the city on the public landing,
and also living there, and on other public
A. A short time ago, by invitation OF, the
Wharf and Landing COMMITTEES, / went along
the landing from wolf river, perhaps lower,
City Engineer. he being with them to inform
them what was public property, and ne point
ed out several places that were occupied by
vate individuals saw mills, lumber yards
perhaps, and foundry or machine shops also.
a shed which was occupied by the NJ andL II:
to discharge freight therein. Nearly all OF
misplace. L believe. is known asHaPpy Hollow,
in front Of the City Hall; some OF the Oh fac-.
tories an for several other uses of which was
said to be in litigation. Tbs, the case OF n.
J. Barinds referred to in his occupation on
the public landing is the only one t th sup
I am investigating as quickly as possible.
Q. Why was 1t that you supposed his TO be
an indictable offense. and the others notg
A. From an examination OF the case-the
Q. what ofense did you find him then
guilty Of?
Refused.
q. Did you have the ofense off. j. Barinds
prosecuted?
Objected to.
Mr.. Hanson says the Mayor shall not answer
this question. ~
and up to about the time your nominations
were made, you had not positively told Mr..
E. Barinds or his son that he would not pc
to the position Of City Inspector
A. Mr.. b. E. Barinds and Squire winters,
on one occasion, and Mr.. Henry Lowenstein
and Mr.. l.. Lehman en- another occasion,
called on me to urge me, as several other cru
Eens have for their respective friends, 70 place
Mr.. E. Barinds in nomination which i de-
clined to agree to. / have no recollection Of
conversing with E. Barinds, but perhaps
have talked withhim on the subject; with the
others have, and am satisfied gave them
TO understand positively that would not
place Mr.. E. Barinds in nomination. About
an hour, however. before made any noml-
nations / made up my mind, unsolicited by
any body, 70 nominate him. and done So
O. How long after you returned from the
Beal street scales, where you bad converse
lion with E. j. Barinds, was it before you
suspended the City Inspector
A. really do not know; il may have been
two or three or three or four days; DO not
we'll remember. / do not like to do anything
Of importance hastily or without reflection;
@. Now, were you not under the 1mpresssi22n
NJ this time that those scales in charge q r.
j. Barinds belonged to the city of Memphlsl
A. No, sir / did not know, nor dla sup
10 INQUIRE to whom they belonged.
o. During the several days you VERY styPi
ping TO consider this matter of jmp9ttance alo
YOU call on Mr.. Barinds orIequesf Mn u give
you any explanation at all!
A. No, sir.
TRANSLATION OF Mr.. JOHNSON, Ex-AAYoR..
0. Please state, If you lnow, VINO psaiea ior
he scales at the foot Of zeal sueos, " oi9 tn9
.ity pay therefor durinTyour ADMINISTRATION
A. No, sir.
a safe whether or not the scales az the
root az Court stree was put there at the sitys
expense?
Two bupded and fifty dollars was paid
Nv he city. tbs balance by Mr.. Z. Barinds
ROss-ExAM1SED.
o. Was rsrmission not granted to have The