The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-24
Loaned Them Money. How. How.
ever, on Business Basis.
HOLDS SEVERAL or
THEIR NOTES NOW
Always Gave Them The Preference
When He Had Work They Could
%, but Never Knew One He
Would Feel Like Offering
10 Buy $1,000 to Be
Given to Politicians.

The Committee Of Municipal Investga-
tIon resumed work in dead earnest last
night, and after examining Captain Piz-'
zini, Jr.. as to his methods of obtaining
street railway franchises through the
Council, adjourned to meet again to-.
morrow night when the subject will be
further investigated.
The members are desirousf Of complet-'
Ing their work as speedily as possible,
and Chairman Minor, stated last night
tina a final report to the Council could
,roba bly be reached after about six more
meetings Mr.. Morton urged that they
be held as rapidly as possible. as he va
especially desirous Of completing the
task. 1t is likely that "a bout three meet
ings a week will! be held until the work
Is finally completed, and indications are re-
that some spicy evidence will be ad- D.
duced. d s; a y55.F
Captain Pizzni made a fine witness.
He was on the stand for nearly two
hours He told some very inte resting
things, and was listened to attentlvely
by ali The most strileing part Of his
testimony was that to the effect that he
had given Major Nj. NJ. Martin 5000 to-
be expended to prevent tho IRA ction Com
pany from coming OH Main Street, upon
the assurance Of the latter that tho
money was to be paid Messrs. clyde 4NV.,
Saunders. Chris Manning, Jr.. and Writ
+. Taylor, whose politlca influence would
be such as to- accomplish tho desired re-
suit.
FOR THE OTHER COMPANY
4 hod
for the Traction Company, and had stren-
Iucusly denied that they got any part OF
the money witness paid Major Martin.
z Captain Pizzini testified that lie had
often loaned money to councimen and
awarded them contracts for work, though
IL had always been on a business basis.
ana not with the view to securing their
votes for any matter hc might have up
he fore the body. He said he now held
the notes Of Messrs. Burton. Pollock,
Rahen, Williams and one other council
man, whose name he did not recall, but
the money had been loaned them on a
strictly business basis. @
The investigation Is growing interest
ing again. and some spicy sessions of the
committee are expected shortly.
CALLED TO ORDER.
The committee was called to order at
$50 o'clock by Chairman Minor. all the
members save Mr.. Sheppard being pres
cnt.
Captain a. PIzzini Jr... at once took
tho stand and was questioned by City
Attorney Pollard.
Ile said he had had charge OF the Rich-
mond Railway Company, and later Of tho
Virginia Passenger and Power Company,
when they had sought to get their char
tors from the City Council, He had also
had charge Of the fight for the Richmond
Passenger and Power Company.
Captain Plzzini told of how his rela-
tions had been severed with Mr.. Fisher
OF New York, and said that in 1890 l,o
had Joined with soma Richmond gentle
men with the view to applying for tho
charter .of the City Railway Company,
which was thon about to expire. He and
his people had Joined hands with tho
Boyd Newton Company. OF New York.