Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-20
Mr.. CALDER WILLPAY
,,,y CONSENTS TO SETTLE
MRS. rRANoIs's n'hh'
7Hy COMMITTEES EXACTS THIS,
Ion THAT lie lie Dismissed
upic., lie raid the Grocery Dent
stdcs Heard-Au Interesting
session


-. last nicht and spent over an hour IN !
...-, 10 bring about an arrangement
.~,tv Engineer calder, OF the city
,r.,,. could be induced 20 satisfy the claim
4, AIRS. Eliza Francis. amounting to
kNtA
lilo debt is OF long standing. and IS for
.,,rrios and vegetables. Mr.. Calder.
.,rs acknowledging the justice Of the
s,r, rosolutcly refused 60 pay Il until
re night when. after questioning the
, lotion OF the committee in the mat
..- hs was brought face 60 face with the
a.uativo OF dismissal. and reluctantly
rr.oi 10 pay $50 q month. AZ thls
rs Sc will take twelve years and eleven
months before the debt is liguidated
,r Calder's salary as engineer is SO
r.rlh. Some months ago he claimed
lm.stcad exemption. ana was recently
judged bankrupt upon his own petit
.a in tho United States District Court
The question Of the iur.s lcuon or the
umltttc was thoroushly canNdsscd be
.c the investigate was taken up IL
s found that under am ordinance en-
ed in 1884 the committee has power 10
move an employee for good cause MI.
west moved that un. css Mr.. Calder made
mo definite arrangement with Mrs.
francis before tho next meeting on the
o1mmittce he should be dismissed a
substitute. introduced by Mt King, pro-
,i5ing that both parties should be heard
Fore any action was taken, prevailed
BOTH SIDES STATED.
ATS Francis told how the bin had
4 ID ..n e..
-. large dimensions because Mr..
a. sr was drawing a large salary. and
tIt confident he would take care of
.elt Very small payments Were
upon the account. and when she
...... for payment Mr.. calder pleaded
feld exemption. and as soon as
was passed ne filed a petition in
..-.r.ptcy. She eXpr ssel the hope mat
.t. muttte would not discharge mr..
c-.r that would DO her no good. she
and she was perfectly willing 10
s. a month.
NJ calder next addressed the commit L.
He said he had spent much money
. Nrs Francis. lie met with mis-
fru1e. and his family was "A very larg
He sold some stock he had i'm the
.-f0n Company for 500 and turned the
.ay over 90 Mrs Francis Well nm
-.r-.cteI Mrs Francis. you bought u
win money You should have paid 10 me
SIR calder. continuing. said the Couh
n.1 re6nco6 his salary from 800 f,
s-- a month. though he had received as
..-.pces from councilmen that his salar
,..1,d not be touched Mrs. Francis grey
inpatient and garnisheed ms salaIy
III was then" said Mr.. Calder, chat
took advantage of that estimable Law
r.s.ed bv the last Congrcss-the bank
-upt law" lie didn't want TO chea
Mrs Francis. but 90 gain relief IfNi
creditors. Tic hoped TO pay the oeu
some dav. and would pay it II he I'VE
long enough. lie asked the commune
10 dismiss the matter because i' WAS va
OF lheI JNls'..,-.',..'. ~,- .o,-,-l,17 ,,r,>-
RLt LLCIiO-' w
He began I'd zen l'e 0'i..ii'' 49,, M 81,
Mrs. Francis had threatened 70 oIlns u,
matter before me O'luDA ID "v ~.
settle. and was giving l-i7 ,''7.'- 80
reply to mag tAL."l, Wl'-n -l' "'9
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Calder
w.. f.r.r, ,r,... sinh committee he ha
.f..'t,. 5olr,-eI to r,si,o an,. seftl,
a-,.+ ,..t..,.f,l. riffaucss he ma
., "a, l,.7it an tbe account look
....., i,,.l...1..,l ~. NAN. IN
rs ''''-7' JIG i''
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..'. u.s. SOU, ,o .0i-povyIeJaod such am obi
...'9n. he Ghe speaker. as represent,
-- NJ The people would certainly vot
.-+ DE should Doe dismissed from Oh
.s employ.
Ttrrpr Ape OTHERS
.,, -,
.' lalatf pioleS,,n ,u'5 80 ~.
ATS. FRANCES without "' p''''"s ''''
creditors. -,
lay-Attorney Pollard sia'eo 'nal y.
question was altogether a moral ONE D'
nmlltee Hll-ut assume '''.'- - e. '-i
No would not iuHl InoIdl oD''5 8. "' y,
rot a proper person 'o Iviii"i" "a =.
rWcut of the Guy. lie bdiihi ui
COM. rIeht relieve man OF lesdl ol