The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-25
MIR. BENNETT on THE STAND.

Total 81, 772 10
There were also two small pay-in
warrants drawn for j. b. Traynham, as
follows:
September IA, 1890. S5S 10
November IS, 1890. so 90
IOtal .......... $3.50 IT
Continuing, Mr.. Bennett said that
Mayor Carr ordered pay-in warrants to
be drawn each month. "Sometimes |
have knowledge that money has boon
paid III and sometimes when l have
issued pay-in warrants 1 have carried
them direct to tho treasurer. I did so
| about three months ago and issued others
In tho samo way. 1t was not on the
mayors statement alone that these war
rants were paid.
or three months fines. l can tell whether
or not they arc correct by examining
the records of Council. Sometimes Il
pay order would como in before tho
Council met and before ] could sec the
mayors report. During my first term
OF oilicc reports came i'll irregularlv,
Mayor Carr sometimes lot months pass
before he would turn in tho warrants.
when balanced my accounts with
the treasurer | found in checking up
that two of Mr.. Morris warrants which
| had issued, and which had charged
the treasurer with, had not been paid.
This was about year ago, when NJ.
q. Thomas settled up. These wcro
charged to him, and / suppose he set
tied for them with his successor.
mo; this was not the last shortage.
1t has nothing to do with it, These
two warrants amounted to sometime
like $500 or $500. | do not know whether
MIR. Morris has paid the amount or not.
IL did not find out that Mr.. Morris
was short az all. After issue PAWN
warrant have nothing more to do with
it. When notify tho treasurer that a
pay-in warrant has boon issued, it is his
business to SEQ that it is paid
81 did hear the treasurer say about
two months ago that Mr.. Morris was
slow about paying up. The inference
l draw, is that when q man comes for a
pay-in warrant he has the money with
him.
81 do not remember when tho monthly
list of pay-in warrants began or when
the ordinance was passed by Council re-
curing me to report the list to treas
urer.
81 discovered that tho 81 ,54s warrant
made in November had not been paid
in at that time, but | understood that
he had paid the small warrants"
MIR. Bennett was hero asked to define
his duties, and mentioned among other
things that it was his duty to report all
pay-in warrants drawn by him to tho
treasurer, and keep a clear record of all
sources of revenue derived by the city.
Yes it is my duty when the mayor
reports TO Council to take steps to in
nllirn il tho ic
has been paid to the treasurer. When
l make up the reports OF officers can
see then If tho warrants thoy ca for
are correct"
when were you first inform Of Mr..
Morris shortagc?" he was asked.
"Somo two or three months ago"
"Have you reported this to the finance
committee?"
mo; this was the business of tho
treasurer"
suppose you would check up with
the treasurer and find that ho was 200
short. what would you do?"
Il do not think | would have any
thing to do with it. except to report the
fact to the finance committee. have
not paid attention 10 any duties not
mentioned in the charter. found Mr..
Morris deficit when Invent to check up
with the treasurer. I did not report it
to Council, because considered il to bc
some one elsc's duty.
TREASURER THOMAS STATEMENT.
L. w. Thomas the city treasurer, was
tho next witness. Being sworn in, he
was asked:
"How much has not BEEN paid in on
Mr.. Morris warrants?
"IweDty-two hundred and lfty-thrcc