The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-12

Gohitnittes, attended ten neither thp supp,e,tss
together il opposition {, I j,
tie Street atae eoninit Ws ma While
was pending before the Co,ncjl at u. le 49,
rSnr 1arE1 ySes p PERM w sct6eyn M
nnsiHG o of ZIG es coHhr tf attended.
New York Trips.
Not less titan ronr trips e New I, Y9 1hs
were made 1ncinpe n,,ne AT nt
tic cost Itnd Sexpcn a Of the soatlern
Bell Telephone Company, for he alleged t
T pnbpf II tepiy xii e of ho pe
trip. (. at the cost of the company ! Vo'e"
some members Of tho Council a.c zee, !, ed
from tho Telephone Company tic freq e, use us
5espoes IN their 1md0ft 3 n ,,sc them
Without churge until the now Constit,itltoi,11
Went Into effect on Jnly, 10; 19 ,sI.n,,a AZ,
service t,'y yo9ea for S' tic Franchise. e
10 ali members &C Of the Council , ansl
MI city officers who desired It thH aet or
The Tic free use Of tic long distance t tar:
Of the. Council, however. who o., n ng fcr
tic frlnchise - but TN most Of item dld
The Telephone conpa,nEy y, plso Sn e ara go
large number OF polticai WI ~ hci tn,,.,,,
fTea'e am pu9ts p rehi to tccs
varied from $50 to 5000. according to o, the e
political influence they were suppGs W 10
company in entertaining Councilmen ard
employing political workers was stated
by official G,G OF the company 70 nave peeh
Ono or more tracts for work or SIP; SIP,
plies were awarded witholit Goi =! Ky
bios TO members OF ,ho I ht there ii is no
evidence to show that this was cone ne. ~
pursuance of5any previous agreement.
Similar Tactics.
The Richmond Passenger and, cover ,%
Company adopted somewhat sim 1Iii iisc
The Representatives Of that company ON
ployed political workers TO create pupilcS
Sentiment" and lent various sums u
times upon none at an. Captain Andrew
lzzin JrtIe ehiei renrese neaiai1y N
procuring lis franchises. testified thu
It was Ills uniform custom to make friends 81;
OF Counellmen by gi,yIins them %0rM a
others, and the evidence dlscloseS lliaL
several members Of the Council VINO
voted for the franchise were gwen Wo PIX
as your committee could ascertain IA, there a,,
was preylpns agreem en iy inn n re
I'm 1901 the Richmond Traction Company a,,,aa ~
petitoned the Council to be - aiiowga, ~ Io
mond Passenger and Power company ~
Main StreetSas a COMPENSATION ior y w IT,
pr!yi eye arendy graereac Come
pany onS Broad Street, This propSpsit al}
was bitterly opposed by the Rich m ono
Passenger and layer ootii aisS before
the Council. 6f
Political Workers.
In order to "creato public sentiment.
in and out Of the Council IN favor Of It's
request, the Traction Company empi .1.yt,
Zen contract, in which. however. it was
stipulated that no improper means sno NO
be employed to Influence members OF h Inc
s.politicnl workers" for their services. ana
for their ''legitimnte'" 81 expenses. youcani-
ers for which .''legitimate' .C:l expe eI,it
lures were produced before your commit
Tee, and were copied In the stenogra pn n.,
report Of the evidence These vouchers itAt:
seemed to Indicate that none OF lnlS
money, was paid TO any member Anl q "
On their partst Richmond Pass5eenng 9;e
and Power Company also emplo ,yea = y. IN
opposing this proposth'S,nh q @ sspfns 10
single ndvdprl for the ppu abaf zent
tIonalt If the proposition was defeatfia.
AS far as your committee eGu ana as member
none OF this money reac!iSe ahy yi1titpe.i'1>,-s
Of the Council. .$,ax,a.
: I, appears from the EVIDENCE that bonas
and preferred stock ot.th ehi tace e Valae
Fisher among certain private citi1 zen "
Richmond-to some IN return LOT tne I ISe
of their names as lncorPo'aT,t o,rsr Com.
pany, and to others for their assistm arcs
In securing the franchise; but your CON. com,
mittee after the most ,o di ~ fra IS sea anw
OF these bonds. or any OF tnis s'4oh: ,n "
member Of the Councli.
No Satisfactory Account.
In addition to said stock and bonds.
George r. Fisher charged a.! on th tha De sI,m
Of tho company to "franchses .he Gent Gent
II thro sW;iy' the hands OF Captain Andre,w
Pizzni. Jr who was REPRESENTING l NJ.
Fisher in Richmond. from Nc "a ohtnin
any satisfactory account o. , a,iu TTo
ture of tins large sum o. money! n,e;,i, n nj
told your committee ~ eS tnt a $1,000. Tor
mes vote % Of pay Of the Council Il
that vote was NECESSARY, but Nc tp nalesr
stated that he ad ne 4ote eoo of any Goun-
eilmSan ~ nor had he paid any Councilman
any a,i!iu money ley for his vote n,,.,or b,d
zini denied that moro than $1,000 h hat
been so used. lie. statGl t IN a,,, n,j.
f ment Of 'q political little T. Workers AND In enter hI
taning Councimen and o teir ff hean sp e
IN i'lI paying ti for Material bettcrments to
te propcry such 81 n stse nns,n your
Committee has been unable either to we yer
y dsprove the t Y9uehers taf rH'af
George d. Fisher, who declines 70 s VIZ
render them or to allow your 3 cot'l'''it'eo
= In"yiew of the above facts rs DISCLOSE .,,,'n
by ne EVIDENCE thef thny woud q be yg ra
om%so and g sqGa s stTssRsst 'nay
th hn, Standardization ~ of the methods en-
po e these 10 eaGirS
from the Council I'M IIiala os ac 1t ia IA.
affecting the publ ic Elh' etcs.' S'''''
vorablc to themselves.
Demorallzlng to Virtue.
There is no legitimate manner ~ cs M''S be