The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-21
JONES CASE GOES TO MAYOR Council Directs Him to Investigate CHARGES OF MIR. BROWN MT. Mcintyre to Report on
 Gravel Matter. President of Country Club Declares that Superintendent of Streets Did
 Not Make Contract to
 Do Work. 2 .-

The grievance of J. G. Brown, a con- tractor. against the City Superintend- ent of Streets, A. Campbell Jones, com peting against private contractors in the sale of gravel, was steered into the City Council last night. but in less time | than it takes to tell 1t was transmitted to the hands of Acting Mayor Mcintyre for action.
 It was in the form of a petition from MT. Brown which was presented by Chairman Roemer, of the Street Com mittee, that charges which have been preferred against the Superintendent of Streets be investigated by the Acting Mayor"
 There were several friends of Su- lperintendent of Streets Jones present at the meeting of the Council to see what would be done with the charges against him. It was generally thought | that the charge would be aired in de- tail before the Council. or at least read before that body prior to referring it lsomewhere. This anticipation brought out large audience in the lobby of the chamber. The curiosity seekers, how ever, heard the short petition of Mir, Brown read, without a reading of the charges. and saw the same instantly without debate referred to the Acting Mayor for action.
 Is Up to McIntyre.
 Alderman Roemer when seen after the meeting last evening said that the proceedings of the Council in the mat ter was all that could be expected. The Acting Mayor, 1t seems, can be author ized to investigate charges against the Superintendent of Streets of alleged malfeasance of office without the Coun- Icil being informed of the charges. I ha NR at least and further action of that body Will not be expected until a. report is made by the Acting Mayor
 | The charges, It will be recalled
 that have been brought against the | Superintendent of Streets, were that he
 has been gravelling the grounds of the County Club or had agreed to do the
 same with gravel from city pits and by
 the use of city convict labor. MT 1 Brown, who makes the complaint. was | one of the bidders for the gravelline 2 | contract and considered 1t unfair that
 the Superintendent of Streets should
 make an agreement to furnish the ma
 terial at $1 per cubic yard in violation | of city laws, ss he alleges.
 l F. B. Fisk, President of the Coun. | ty Club. has made the statement that l certain transactions between the Board
 of Directors and Superintendent Jones I haNS bSSh py MT
 Brown.
 l Statement of Mir. Fisk.
 Yesterday The Advertiser received the following communication from MT Fisk:
 Editor The Advertiser:
 | "In The Advertiser of this morning
 I notice an article regarding contrac
 for gravel by the County Club, and, 1T
 view of the erroneous statements ant l.. 1R M~ ,t-I. Ar | state the facts in the case as far ai
 MT. Jones and myself are interested:
 At a recent meeting of the Direc' tors of the County Club MT. Josept Holf | the Secretary, stated that he could gel gravel for the two tennis courts al l $1.S5 per cubic yard. The Clubs if
 nance. however. will not allow then just now to be very extravagant, and
 stated that I could probably have fl
 done for $1.00 per cubic yard. and
 was authorized by the Club to do so but ] have so far done nothing towarc graveling tie courts, the gravel now being placed on the Club grounds i! for the driveway, and which l hac | done myself after consulting some oi the Directors. l have had considerable
 experience in graveling roads. and | thought 1 was in position to have Il done cheaper than by letting out by I
 sire to save the County Club expense:
 that I have taken such an interest ir
 the matter. I arranged with MT Jones
 to buy the gravel from the City al about thirty-five to forty cents pei cubic yard-he could not give me tho
 exact figure until he found out from
 the City what the cost would be. I ar
 ranged with MT. P. H. Trasher fol
 teams to haul same at $500 per day I vronfinallU mako the
 el cost abmout $1.o0 per cubic yard. Al
 my request MT. Jones did obtain for me a
 man to spread the gravel at $1.O0 pei
 day, and I have paid him and MT | Trasher for the work done and the | City Treasurer for the gravel, MT Jones having nothing whatever to dc | towards paying for any of the wark. l "As stated in The Advertiser, MT |.
 Jones is a friend Of mine, and on this account, apart from other considera-
 tions, would not have him do any l