The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-21

Mr.. Coleman about the time books. He
said that after the pay rolls and his
monthly reports were made out he paid
no more attention to his time books.
Ar. Banner sometimes asked for the
time books TO compare with the pay
roll or settle disputes with the men. All
the information the time books contained
was transferred to the pay rolls and his
monthly reports.
Mr.. sam How we're men given time
checks after the paw rolls were made
I'D and approved?"
I'VE would hunt up the foreman and
lverifv his claim. or we would get the
Information from our time books.
don't mean TO saw that these time books
were destroyed. they were simply thrown
aside as being OF no value. All OF my
time books as far as | remember, were
kent intact. There were two Fraziers
their trouble about pay. The men may
have worked the same time"
BY Mr.. Coleman: Witness had never
heard Of any trouble about the Fraziers
In getting their time mixed UP.
Alderman Sonuen asked by what au-
thoritv it was charged that Mr.. Banner
oad Endorsed he warrants?
MIR. sam said he could not introduce
any proof on the subject
Mr.. Banner said he admitted having In
dorsed tho warrants at the request OF the
pavee
Mr.. Banner. continuing said men would
frequently come In and inquire about their
time and would dispute the nav roll
when he would refer them back to Mr..
Kennedy. -
In reference TO the charge that several
names on the January 1898. pay roll
were written in one handwriting and the
time in another handwriting. and the roll
was never approved by any one Mr. Ban
her said that frequently the finance COM
mlttee would approve the vouchers for
the total amount of the pay roll instead
OF approving the pay roll AS to the
a!nerent handwriting. he corrected some
.ol the figures. but the handwriting was
That OF Mr. Cummings.
~
In reference to the charge that S.. % had
been wrongfully issued TO Nick Bowen on
the March. 1899. sewer pay roll Mr. Ban
ner said one 1925 was issued on time
cnecK' The time check accompanying tho
charge was Endorsed by Mr.. Szabo in
cluded on the March roll"
~
In reference to the charge that 1880
had been paid B. Shrugron in November.
when his name was not on the paw roll.
Mr. Banner said time check was issued
to Shrueroye and the time was made in
November
In reference to the charge that Bill Nc
Cormick, quarantine guard, had been
paid IN April, 1899. that was not due him,
| Mr.. Banner said that he Thought this mat
| ter had been fully explained by Mr.. Nc
| Cormlck himself.
In reference to the charge that Mr.
Storrie had been oyerpaid s37gO5. Mr.
Banner said he held Mr.. Stories receipt
Tor the full amount paid him. II was sim
! ply clerical error on his part. He had
oyerpaid Mr. storrle the amount charged
! This was done when be was city secrg-
| tary.
By Mr. Observation-Disclosures ead the
! $31a05 was an amount charged against
Mr.. Storrio for demurrage and that he did
not have this charge in his possession
| when he paid Mr. Storr.e He did M,
know that MIR. storrie knew that ne was
overpaid
BY Mr.. Colemsn-Witness said that M
had deducted the amounts off on the es
Inmates He aid she hnance committe,
should have detected the error. He hac
never gotten any or this money; it wa,
simply clerical error.
~
In reference to Mike Shea being overpaid
$3.50 in June, 1898. Mr. Banner said he
thought that Mike Shea had sufficiently
explained the matter and he knew that
Mike Shea told the truth about it.
In reference to the charge OF miss M
pay rolls and parts Of pay rolls. MIR. BAN
nSr knew nothing about any OF the pay
rolls being missing These pay rolls were
in the custody Of MIR Szabo.
In reference to several police officers
being paid their May, 1895, salaries witho j,
any ones approval Mr.. Banner said the
mayor was sick at the time. Witness
asked Mr.. Baugh to make out the pay 10
for these men He would not do It. and
Mayor Brashcar Instructed witness 10
make then. out, which he did The
amounts were correct and they were paid
~
In reference to the charge that blank
lines were left between the names on The
street and bridge pay rolls. MIR. Banner
said he had nothing whatever to do with
thls The rolls were made out by Mr.
hennedy or Mr., Cummings and Mr. Ken
nedy had explained why these spaces We're
left 10 designate the different groups OF
men.
~
In reference to the charge of speculatlnq
In scrip Mr. Banner said he never made
any money on scrip. lie had sold and
bought scrip for other people. He never
specialized in scrip az all on his own ac-
count, tie merely handled it as favor to
other people.