The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-08

eoi" me 10 make the Dl1 nv ~ r-n~ro
cents and would get the contract. ihc.e
| was only one more bid, by Mr.. Alex
| Curtis. | think who bid five ana me, mt
quarter cents. believe. Shells were ihue,I
that time they We're very much in de-
mana BY oyster planters ! ooIi =, tn''n al
| delivered more than 1900 busheis, AZ
tnough my contract called FOR o''o' ouS"-
Mr.. Meredith read from a paper tha ',
| ll",sZ) bushels had been booked as hduieI
by Mr. Montgomery, but me la' ~
| thought that this amount was lar 'oo
| THE CONTRACTOR.
Mr.. T. W. Smoot was the next wines
| ! am a business man. he Salu, Si'u ZIP
| place Is on Marshall street In S.p,elli-
Der. 1884, ! was asked by Mr.. W {. Adams
ana Mr. j. II. Grimes 10 put IN q Olu ~,
oyster shells. l think II was IN IRON, ~
| the post-office Mr.. Adams named 10
| cents as the price which | should ask
don't know what should induce Mr.
GrimeS 10 ask me. but nave h' Tow, Il
him from infancy and | would not nesl1
| tate 10 do anything he asked me; gu
! not own any carts they belonged TO MT
| Grimes. Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Nalsh.
had the contract but did not do the work
| and did not think | was expected 10 90
any work. | don't know II Mr.. ADAMS
sold his cart I did not get any money
out OF the contracts. | drew the Wal
rants and collected them. but turned the
money over TO Mr. Grimes. | understood
Mr.. Walsh got 80 cents for sach loaa Il.
hauled Messrs Grimes and Adams got
| the city price for what shells they haHIeH.
/ always paid for the tickets when pc
scented out OF the money when had COL
lected.
When the contract was awarded to me-
Mr.. Adams came TO me and SAID Mr.
Montgomery was very much dissatisfied
and that II would be best - iet hiIl
continue his hauling When Mr. crimes
was seen about the matter, he did not
agree and objected TO Mr.. Montgomery
delivering shells at that price. went 10
see Mr.. Montgomery and he told me tnat
Mr. Adams knew the amount which ne
was bidding.
MR. GRIMES sTArEMfS ut.
Mr.. Grimes then made statement a.
TO what he knew about the Gas-N orks:
II had one cart running and at Christmas
time. ! put on another for a few days.
When the contract vas about 10 De al
vertised. Mr. Adams asked me 10 arrange
so that he could get the hauling, although
he did not have the money. sugssst,
tnat sir SmoOt might make the bid. l
stabbed the two carts. and after paying
all expenses. Mr.. Adams and l dlVldco
the profits OF the two carts equally.
put up all the Money ana MI SmCot TOOK
out the expenses for the sheils, "heh II.
collected the warrants. | went INTO II
at Mr.. Adams suggestion. ! knew tnat
/ was chairman of the committee. but the
matter was arranged as business u ans
action In a legitimate way; MI W aIst
got 50 cents for each load. he did not
know whether Mr. smooth got any money
out OF IT, | don't see how more shells
could be hauled while Mr.. Smoot had the
contract than during an entire year
previously.
Sir. Meredith then read from a paper
that during the year 1888 at a cost or
IL cents, the city paid s. 1925 for shells,
while during the six months when Mr..
Smcot had the contract at 4 rs cents the
city paid S3,S22.lJ.
Mr. Grimes then stated in regard to
the selling of coke. that the coke from
the generators was rolled out ana not
fOrked. When II became known that
TOwnes had advertised the sale OF coke.
he called Mr.. Adams attention 10 u, but
never spoke TO the committee about 1t.
Mr.. Allen then called Mr. GRIMES at
tcntiOn to the time when Mr.. BOynln
brought up the Townes' matter before
the Council. and Mr.. Crimes explained
the action then taken by bhe committee
when two men were employed 10 screen
tho ashes. He did not think that for six
months in the year IT would pay the city
10 keep men employed at that work. He
dii not know whether TOwues afterwards
rolled any more ashes out, but he thought
IL that was done ID was only done from
the ashes that had been picked over.
1e did not think II possible that as many
as thirty-fiVe wheelbarrOWs Of western
coke were carried out Of the yard within
investigated the Gas-W Orks last before
Mr. Adams died, the latter mentioned
the improvements which he desired to
have made The works were then IN
pretty bad condition. He did not think
that more than twenty-five bushels Of
ashes could be pulled out OF generator
al a time.
Mr. Grimes knew that Mr.. Adams had
been hauling shells for good many
years. and he had hauled shells himself
at one time.
Mr.. WALSH TFsrIFIgs.
Mr. Walsh was then called 10 the stand.
He said: As soon as the making OF water
gas began the coke stepped going out.
About The coke going out, ] can say Mr..
Adams as well as Mr. Grimes knew IT,
but it had all passed through the genera
tors. ! have seen coke taken out from
under the shed. but II was only screening.
! have trusted the ash-rollers, but / could
not help T.. | never counted the barroWs.
and ! don't know whether as many a.
twelve barrOWs We're carried out in a day.
All That coke could be used over again:
IL IS used Tow since IL Is picked oyt..
Many days In winter time ! made $50 a
day from the hauling OF coke for TOwues
hut | do not know that | had the prefer
cree, except for a short while. TOWnes
was the ash roller FOR two or three years.
hut don't know how he got the privilege
] allowed others 10 come into The yard
bat did not allow anybody 10 s'Oii ashes
Henderson was one Of them. but / ga
not know that he rolled for Townes.
There We're a good many ash rollers.
who had II exclusively. and finally II
came down 10 TOWnes. who had II in
1879. with his help. / did not give II
10 him; he had been rolling before as
helper. ! did never see any coke 20 out
except what / thought should 20 out
This good burning coke has been going
ont ever since 1881. | saw the ashes
rolled out from the generator: IN could
have been used again after being mixed
with good coke. II was simply a ques-
ton whether ii would be screened on
not. but il should not have gone back
into the generator When Townes stop
ped rolling we began using this coke
again. II Is a fact that let some coke
go out that should have been used over
again. but could not prevent Il. because
! had no one 10 pick the coke. although
! never asked for sufficient help. The
generators were both out Of order for q
long time in winter. because they could
not then he repaired Such repairs are
best TO make i'm safe time. in June. july.
or August. The want Of repairs would
increase the loss Of good coke.
Different tickets for shells were given.
so that the men I'm the engine-roOm could
tend 10 the drivers Of my carts and those
OF Mr.. Adams and Mr. Grimes Some
times shells were bought for - cents.
BIZ cents. ana 30 cents. When my driver
hauled shells under the contract AT ~
cents | got 20 cents for the hauling.
but do not know who got the difference
In the amount. In 1899 and 1894 the
contract was In Mr.. Montgomery's name.
but thought Mr.. Adams was interested
IN 1t. for he paid me for my hauling
No one ever told me anything about
II. When the contract was in Mr. Mont
somery's name l asked Mr. Adams 10
see MIN. so that 7 might do some haul
ing and few DAYS later Mr.. Adams
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