Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-02

private business and look after the
digging of trenches when he got
no pay for it.
Mr. Wisner said he had listened
to the rambling talk because it
developed some things which
would be Of benefit to all. He had
learned that chairman of Commit
ties had been in the habit of act
ing without consulting majority
of Committee. He desired that
no favors should be given by the
corporation to one citizen over
another.
Committee TO investigate sale of
tools by Mr., Boyd to corporation
was called. Mr.. Baker reported
that bill, as far as examined, was
correct. @. i
Mr.. C1ihe from the same COM
mittee reported that committee
had refused 10 take definite action
and the matter was before the
Council.
Mr.. Perryman, from same COM
mittee, made similar statement.
Mr.. Blocker, called and sworn
Put in pipe for Mr.. Geyer.
There was 100 feet of pipe. Dis
lance from main to curb about
Is or 20 feet Saw two colored
men digging first Gay and three
second day all colored men. Don't
know whose meE they were. They
said they were corporation hands;
was there second day from 0
O'Clock in morning until after
noon Saw no persons at work in
the trenches but colored men. Put
in pipe for Strausner. Made
special arrangement with Mr..
Baker to have corporation dig
half of trench corporation had
dug trench for Mr. Abel be-
You'd curb had done the
same for several parties; Strauss
ner's trench is 1876 feet, and Gey-
er's 100; Mr.. Strausner dug half
his trench.
j A Boyd called and sworn-He
had presented bill for tools to Mr..
Oden had sent tools 10 Mr.. Gey-
er's place of business ; told Mr.
Geyer he wanted to sell them Of
fered them for $40; Mr. Geyer of.
fered him 81 80 /; afterward Mr.. q
offered him $40, and said he might
accept or send his bill to the Coun
ell; took an inventory oftools, and
they amounted to 500 he then Of
fered to take SIS for them; Mr..
Geyer agreed to give it, and the
amount was to be transferred to
him Mr.. Geyer gave him 81 so in
hand, and promised pay balance
in the evening. Didn't see him
again for several days Mr.. Boyd
then put the bill in his own name
il passed by the Council he was to
draw the money for himself; Mr..
Geyer said could put the bill in
my own name, and he would
help to have it passed; he had
paid the $3.50 back to Mr.. Geyer /;
had assigned the bill to Mr. Geyer,
but did not deliver it to him be-
cause he did not pay all the money
down; if Mr.. Geyel had paid all
the money | should have handed
him the assigned bill.
Mr.. Oden- called and sworn
Mr.. Boyd had called ON him with
the Hills for tools; Mr.. b. said
there was nice little history con-
nected with them; Mr.. Boyd gave
him a history o. his transactions
with Mr.. Geyer; Mr.. Geyer was
to give him Boyd SIS; Mr..
Geyer had fixed the price on the
tools, which amounted to 500.
After ! 20 5HVts-
tigating committee, Mr.. Boyd
distinctly s.. ted that he was to
receive $l5 for tools, and Mr..
I Geyer 10 gel rest for helping to get
bill through Council; MIR. Boyd
made no statement to me that he
was putting in the bills for his in
dividual benefit; Mr.. Boyd re-
quested him not to pay the order
to any one except himself.
Mr.. Boyd understood that
Mr.. Geyer was to purchase The
tools for the corporation. and
was to put in bill for them
Mr.. Blocker recalled - Was anx-
ious to get to furnish p .nrps tbs.
gentleman whom | dealt witt
happened here and | showed him
the sample pump put in for | sup.
posed $50 he said he would fur
nish the corporation IA larger pump
with more braces al $50; told Mr.
Geyer about the price, aud he said
they had enough pumps engaged ;
have heard that MIR. Gpyer and
Fisk divided profits heard Mr..
Hoffman say That it was no use for
me 10 try TO sell pumps, that Gey-
or and Fisk had it all fixed. On
that, and rumors, and the fact that
Geyer kept on putting in iron
pumps, | made the statement that
l believed Geyer got half the prof
i its | offered Mr.. Hoffman 81 for