The herald., 1894-05-19
THEIR STATEMENTS DON'T AGREE
The Street Superintendent Loan
Tangle.
Two Witnesses Who Give Contra
dictory Testimony.
Reports of Additional Money That Was
SAINT to Superintendent Watson
by Messenger Boys or Left
ON Buggy Seats.

The finance committee resumed the
investigation of the grand jury charges
against the street superintendent
office
Thomas Weiss, chief OF the construc-
ton OF the Hill.street sewer system. was
sworn and testified he received 81 a day,
and had not paid or loaned Supsrintend-
emit Watson any money, either directly
or indirectly. Weiss further said that
he received one day and half pay for
eight hours work on Sunday.
Edward Killen was sworn: II con-
trbuted $40 to Mr.. Watson; 1 left it in
Mr.. Riggs buggy On Main street. Mr..
Riggs told me that the boys were max
ing up q subscription to help Watson out
of trouble. put the money in the
buggy on the seat beside Mr.. Riggs, and
my partner Dan did the same; have
not received the money back. but have
been promised it, and gave it as loan,
OF my own free will. and Mr.. Riggs told
me the money would come back. am
employed as a streetsweeper."
Dan Harrington, another street
sweeper, was put under oath and testi'
fed: 81 gave $40 toward helping out
Superintendent Watson; / put $40 on
the seat beside Mr.. Riggs; | expect to
get the money back when Superintend-
emit Watson gets rich enough to pay it
back"
+. j. Roach, driver of one of the street
sweeper'e carts. testified that he had
subscribed $40 toward helping Watson
meet the Stewart shortage; he had
given the money to Mr.. Mcclure at the
corral. II receive 50 20 per day for six
days work, and WAS told that would
get the money back"
The examination of Thomas Weiss
was resumed, and he testified that he
had worked ak Sundays. He had been
appointed to receive and reject the pipe
and supplies, and in the course of the
work he mad rejected good deal OF pipe
and other material as not being up TO
the specifications.
Ross Anderson, one/of the foremen OF
the street superintendent department.
testified that he had received 1920 or $3.50
from the gang to help Superintendent
Watson. II gave the money to mes
eenger boy at the telegraph Office on
First street and he took the money to
Mr.. Watson at the street department
Office. There was nothing in the envs-
lope but the money. OF this amount
$50 has been paid back to me, reclaim
ing $40 at one time, $40 at another and
the last pay ment received was 500 from
Mr.. Riggs. This money was paid to
Davis, Reed, Weir and Cole. each of
whom received $40. contributed $40
to the fund. We gave it to Superinten-
dsnt Watson TO help him out, as be was
friend of ours. The men working in
my gang got So per day for labor, and
the teamsters go. So 30 per day. sent
the money by messenger boy because |
understood that Mr.. Watson would not
aeseP. il il ssadored in PuruUn. Mr.
Riggs knew that l cent the money aud
that is why the $50 was paid back to
me-"
]. NJ. Butler was sworn: II worked
as a teamster under Bob Martin in the
street superintendent's department !;
that is, l had team working which
was driven by my stepson, John Walker.
gave Sam kirkpatrick $40 as q forced
loan to Superintendent Watson. Kirk
patrick said to ms that this money was
required OF me, and this money was re-
turned to me. l paid $78 to VIM. Town
send to put my team at work. He told
me it would cost me 90 cents day to
get my team at work for six months. /
paid the money in advance and I did
not owe Townsend one cent at the time.
owed him 5000 prior to that but l had
paid the debt off ak months before this
transaction" (The Witness here pro-
duced two notes for 500 which were
paid January 8. 1889 ~ do not know
who got the $7S that l gave to Town
send. | cannot connect Watson or Riggs
with the transaction, bat l supposed
that the money went to headquarters.
Townsend is my uncle by MARRIAGE
Charles E. Kenny in charge of the
street superintendents carpenter work,
testified: | paid $65 directly to Super
intendent Watson in his private Office
in last December or January; l did not
take receipt for it; this money was
collected from my men, each paying $40
as follows: Messrs. Spring, Newell,
Brown, Kramer, Speck, and SIS from
myself. have not received any OF this
money back, but can get it any time
that | want it. The council was crowd
ing MIR. Watson pretty hard at that
time on account OF the Stewart short
age, and the boys came to me and said
they wanted to chip in and help him
out. We all considered this money "a
loan."
The committee adjourned at this point
until this afternoon.