The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-20
Street Superintendent Ac-
 cused of Misconduct. J. G. BROWN NcOMPLAINANT Contractor Says Campbell
 Jones Sold City's Gravel. Declares He Will Ask Council to In-
 vestigate Work Done at Country Club by Employees of the City.
J. G. BR0WNsCOMPLAINANT

or, who resides at 116 Cramer Avenue, said yesterday that he would tonight submit to the Montgomery City Coun- ell petition that an investigation be made of grave misconduct on the part of Campbell Jones, City Superintendent of Streets. .s
 Briefly stated MT. Brown charges that MT. Jones, sold the citys gravel to the Country Club, had the gravel loaded into the citys wagons by city convicts and hauled to the Club house by city teams. where 1t was laid by negro employees of the city, thereby competing with him, MT. Brown, as grading contractor, and that MT. Jones collected the money impliedly for his own use.
 These statements were made by Mir. Brown to Acting Mayor Mcintyre last Wednesday night No action in the matter has been taken by the Acting
 Mayor. who advised Mr. Brown to pre- sent the matter to the Council.
 MT. Jones, who was seen by a repre- sentative of The Advertiser, said last night that he understood that the Council wanted to investigate the charges made against him and that he did not care to make a statement for publication. %
 Statement by MT. Brown.
 At his home yesterday MT. Brown
 discussed the matter unreservedly with
 representative of The Advertiser. Some time ago." said MT. Brown, T was asked to bid on a contract for fur nishing. hauling and laying gravel to be used in the grounds of the Country Club located on Carter Hill road about two and one-half miies from the city, and located outside the city limits. I
 made bid of s1.s5 cubic yard, which understood was the lowest estimate
 the club received. Later, about two
 weeks ago, I was informed by the sec retary of the club that MT. Fisk, the clubs president had said that Camp bell Jones, Street Superintendent of
 Montgomery, had agreed to furnish and
 haul the gravel for $1 cubic yard and
 that 1t was to De laid by a negro em- ployed at the Club house. when I showed some disposition to Cr1tlclSe NIT. JOHeS as q Stty OlhStdA for competing against Montgomery contractors, MT Holt. who is my friend. replied that MT. Fisk and MT. Jones were personal friends and 1t was on this account that Mir. Jones had made such a price, stating that he. Mir. Jones,
 would furnish the gravel at cost. The club made a contract with me to grade Its tennis court and this gave me business about the club house. 1AH ANyt hn n
 house to overlook my men who were working there. I found city wagons there delivering gravel and I was told that Mir Jones had been there in the morning directing how the work should be done.
 q questioned one of the negroes Frank Alexander-who was dumping the gravel for MT. Jones, as to the character of the work. He said that he was employed by the city and had been employed six months at $5 week. and that two of the wagons and teams were owned by the city; that he had been instructed by MT. Jones how to dump and spread the gravel at the club house; that the gravel was secured from cars which had been de- livered to the city the same cars that the other wagons were hauling gravel from to the city streets Alexander said that, two city wagons with city drivers and teams were hauling the gravel to the club house and that third wagon and team owned by Phil Thrasher was hauling gravel to the club house under the direction Of MT. Jones, The city hires wagons ana teams from MT. Thrasher by the day: The negro said, and my men confirmed
 1t. that thirteen wagon loads of gravel
 were hauled to the club house Wednes-
 day. A cubic yard of gravel IS about
 a wagon load. Tn other words MT.
 Jones Is supposed to have received $lo
 for the city's gravel delivered to the
 club house Wednesday by city teams and wagons driven by negroes em-
 nloyed by the city and without the
 knowledge or consent or omclals |" authority as I afterwards learned.
 Reported to Acting Mayor.
 Naturally. I was indignant at this proceeding and Wednesday night tele- phoned to Acting Mayor Mcintyre
 told him that myself and my neighoors were anxious to improve the sidewalKs on Cramer Avenue. near my residence and asked If the city could not dellVer us two or three wagon loads of graVel for this purpose. Mir. Mcintyre re-
 nIied that this was out of the question as so many other streets were ahead or ours on the list. I protested, saying that the people of Bellinger Heights had been taxpayers of the city nearly two years and practically nothing had heen done for them, but he said we could not have the gravel as the city needed all it could get.
 "gThen I asked Mfr. McIntyle if could not buy some gravel from the city to nut down in a private alley at my resi- dence. He was equally emphatic in saying that the city did not sell It's gravel. It was at this juncture that I told the acting Mayor, over the tele- phone. what had ascertained at the Country Club.
 q said: By the way. do you know who is delivering the gravel to the Country Club?'
 "Mr. Mcintyre replied No; do your
 T said: Yes, do.' He asked Who" I said, Why, MT. Campbell Jones, your street superintendent, and with the city's teams, wagons and men,.
 MT. Mcintyre Surprised.
 'The Acting Mayor expressed some surprise when assured him that had personal knowledge of these facts. and told him that he might go to the Coun- | try Club and learn them himself. He asked me when could come to his of- | flee. I told him that I was too busy to | see him the following day. He tried to | make an engagement with me, but we could not reach an agreeable appoint | ment. MT. Mcintyre expressed aston ishment at what told him, saying. It | Is news to me-.
 When I went to the club house l T .ra1