Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-03

chairman Of the Gas Committee. assisted
In violating the city ordinance forbdding
employees 70 give orders on their wages
g. That In so acting he realized on his
money not only n luxurious but cruel rat"
OF interest.
sisted In having the fraudulent contract
for shells made with Mr.. Smoot.
10. That under that contract he, while
chairman OF the Gas Committee. gold to
the city a quantity OF shells far beyond
its needs.
DIsPROvE OR BE EXPELLED.
Your committee feel constrained, in the
light of the evidence before them. To re-
commend that Mr.. Grimes be called TO
the bar Of the Common Council. OF which
branch he IL now a member; that he be
asked whether he desires TO offer any
evidence TO disprOve that submitted by
your committee. and that the Common
Council. after hearing such evidence as
Mr.. Grimes may offer. shall, II Mr..
Grimes fail 10 disprove the above charges
and the evidence herewith submitted in
support Of them. expel him by vote from
among its members. We are,
Very truly,
MARX GUNsT (chalrman),
W. T. WOODY.
SOL l.. BLOOMBERG.
SAMUEL H. COTTRELIs
OTWAY s. ALLEN.
The Minority Report.
Here Is the minority report handed In
by Chairman Gunst:
Richmond. Va, February 10. 1895.
To the Council Of the City OF Richmoni.
conference.-the, the undersigned, con
stituting a minority Of your committee
appointed TO further investigate the affairs
of the Gas Department. respectfully diff
fer from the opinions expressed by the
members constituting majority OF your
committee in their report and recommend
the adoption Of the following:
|. We are of the opinion that Mr.. T.. ].
Warren. who kept the books OF the gas
works from February, 1888. 10 June 30,
1889, with the exception OF The month Of
April. 1858. and who was first appointed.
and later on elected. 70 the position by
the Committee on Light in regular ses-
sion, receiving "a a compensation the sum
of $40 per month for his services. did not
keep the books at all. but simply kept
memora ndums Furnished him by Mr. W.
G. Adams, the Superintendent Of the Gas
Works, Mr. Warren, 10y his own state
ment, never having seen the original
entry books OF the gas-wOrks during his
tenure in said Office. and during which
time the accounts Of the gas-WOrks show
that the total receipts at the gas-works
from February !. 1853. 10 July l. 1850. was
S3G.5fi.72, while the payments made TO the
Treasurer for the same period amounted
to only so, g2S Il. leaving a deficiency OF
$685. We therefore submit that Mr..
Warren deserves the cepsure OF this
Council for being disloyal to the city and
unfaithful TO his trust. for. though ne
claims TO have known his duty. yet he
did IL not.
2. We do not concur IN the recommen-
dalton OF the ma jority I'm their report re-
garding Mr. John IL. Grimes and Mr.. John
Mann, 'Jr. We recommend that Mr..
Grimes and Mr.. Mann be summoned "a
appear before the bar of this Council and
given an opportunity 10 disprove the
charges brought against them. and II, In
the judgment OF this Council, they do not
convince them OF their innocence, then
the said Mr.. John Il. Grimes and Mr.
John Mann. Jr., be requested to resign
their positions in the respective branches
Of the City Council, of which they are
now members.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN NJ. KING,
EVAN SNEAD.