The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-02

Mayor. He met Mayor and accountant at
the City Hall.
Shortages to the amount OF e34,700 had
been discovered In the city accounts and
traces OF erasures with acid had been found
In the books. In particular, while the
ledger showed that the Standard OIL Com
pany had paid the city $4,000 In taxes In
the previous year, the cash book showed
only $4,000 credited to the city.
The Mayor wanted TO know about It.
Mr.. Robinson couldn't tell him, but turned
over to the city the title deeds to his hand
some home and TO other property.
The Mayor receipted for them, and then
swore out warrant charging the Col
lector with the embezzlement Of the specific
sum OF 5000. He took detective and the
City Recorder to the old mans house and
detained him there under nominal arrest
until bondsmen appeared and gave bail
for him. Mr.. Robinson escaped the humili-
alton Of going to the police station.
THE law must take It's course said the
Mayor, "but he has made what restitution
he could. Let us be as merciful as posi-
ble"
Mr.. Robinson is now awaiting trial. The
investigation Of his accounts is still 60
ing on.
But all these and other things have
brought about but one opinion among
the frogs In the Bayonne political pool,
ard that is that business Mayor 10 the
most uncomfortable sort Of person to have
around. He has such Objectionable habits.
For one thing, he gets up 30 early in the
morning.
From the days when he was plain Tom
Brady, hustling to get ahead In the world,
the Mayor has retained the habit Of early
rising. In summer 1t is not unusual for
him to turn out at or even 4 O'Clock
in the morning. He spends an hour or
two experimenting his coal and lumber
business, and he may be expected at the
City Hall any morning at Z or half past.
So the Mayors steam roller engineer
can never turn over in comfort for another
snooze after the proper hour for getting to
work. He did 1t once. So did the water
cart man. Before they were soundly
asleep again the Mayor was at each mans
door in turn, wanting to know what the city
hired them for. The city clerks never
know when he will turn up in their de-
partment with those awful business habits
OF his, wanting to know.
~Why, they get to the hall on time now !,
and they bring their lunch, said the dis
gusted janitor
There is another little matter. Some.
times the Mayor has an amazing lack Of
dignity.
The Bayonne steam roller stuck in a
hole one day early this summer. Citizens
looking on at the muss were astonished
to see his Honor climb out from under
meath the engine, tell the driver what was
wrong, instruct him what to do to get it
right and superintend the carrying out
Of his orders.
The fire bell never rings at any hour Of
the day or night that the Mayor isn't on the
spot with the first 1remen. When whole
block Of tenements was burned out last
spring, there was the Mayor experimenting
and devising schemes Of relief.
But, when it was certain that every man,
woman and child was sure OF shelter for
the night, his Honor showed another phase
Of his business character. He began
searching investigation as to what caused
that fire, who lived around the rooms in
which it was discovered, what insurance
they carried, and 30 on.
The worst complaint against him, though,
is that he has no tact-meaning political
Fancy arresting Pop Robinson and
letting all this scandal out just before
election" complained one of the gentlemen
looking out for party interests in Bayonne
tion3 Why couldn't he have hushed that
thing up and let It blow over"
The Mayors salary is $500 q year, and
his term is for two years. One Of Mr..
Brady's friends asked him recently IL he'd
run again IL he had the chance.
Jim, said the business Mayor, -I'd give
right now. to be quit Of the Job. But I've
got 1t; and. say, I'm going through with
It,"