Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-02
HAS NOT BEEN SETTLED YET
MIR. Patrick Will Give indemnfyins
Bond For Future Commissions
officers Wanted tIalf CT Money For
Arrcsting saiIor-Maycr to Settle
Dispute.
Hampton Bureau, Daily Press.

HAMPTON. VA, June I.
For nearly three hours tonight thr
Hampton town council wrcstlcd with
The question rf who is the treasurer Of
The town uf Hampton. and who has
the authority To- collect the towns mon.
cys.
After :hc discussion tho matter wns
GdlutSc1 by resolution allowing Mr..
~. Patrick to continue rs the treas.
urcr. but Mr.. Patrick is To give the
town an inlcmIifyin:, bond for the
amcun, Of commissions he receives
from now on II the Court Of Appeals
sustains the decision Of Judge Black
stone MIR. Patrick will have to return
the money to the town
The greatest question that concern.
e;i the council was who is really the
treasurer. 1t may be that County
Treasurer Eavid Johnson will contend
hat he is treasurer and certainly Mr..
Patrick and Capt. Jones hold the same
opinion.
Que ston Not Settled.
According to the claims of MIR. S.
Gordon Cumming ana Town Attorney
| H. Is, .tGpllinr, Judge Blacklist unc's deci; \
tsi6ifs slness @n6ts settle observation-disclosures
who Is treasurer. but simply holds that
Mr.. Patrick is not the treasurer and
That Capt. Jones is entitled To The
commission from tho oilicc
Another matter brought tcforc tho
council was whether or not the police
arc entitled to a part of he fee paid
for deserving sailor when he Is ar
rested.
THIS matter was brought mp by Coun.
c:lnan Richardson. IF the police COM
mi;tre who said that complaint had
been made to him by officers against
The town sergeant for failure to divide
$40 received by Mr.. Clay for delivering
Il dcscrler 20 the battleship Missouri
several days ago.
Did Not Offer to Divide.
Mr.. Clay received tie money but
never offered to divide il with the Of
iicrrs who nll IT, the arrest He claim
cd that nc had trouble In collecting the
| reward and That it was necessary for
him To go TO Newport News to obtain
Il perfect description of the sailor.
! Mayor Jones will sec that MIR. Clay
divides the $40 with Officers Cunning
bar, and Leslie Curtis this morning.
Town Clerk WcstwOod read the min
utcs of the April meeting and 9pe.
ciHl session. which were approved.
When IL came to the report of town
officers. Mayor Jones stated that he
was unable To mal" his report because
Of the unsettled condition. of the town
treasurer matter. the law requiring
lin 10 turn over to :hc treasurer all
moneys taken in his pilitc.
Wanted Compromise.
Couneilunn i. -. Chilcs took the
i!nor anl stated that he has all along
tomlcndcd for Il compromise IT. tho
treasurer fight. lie also said that At.
torncy Collier had advised The connci:
against paying; Tho commissions to
Mr. AlOnzO Patrick.
| Town Attorney Collier then took th.
flour AMI gave Il statement relative to
Judge l1larkS!ouc's opinion. Mr.. Col
lier said HAT Judge Hllckstonc's ruling
! WAS Ambiguous in that it 10th made
capt. Jones treasurer and not thu
| treasurer"
Hun S. Gordon Cumming. who rep
rcsents Town Treasurer y. A. Patiicl0
after speaking Of his liiSli regard fc1
| IuilGc Blackstniics upihion III most
rulings, expressed the elicr that tn.
Cour, of appeals would reverse tn
ruling of the lower court. !c. tor
lliunahl Judge blackstone had ey-
pressed the opinion in one breath that
Capt Jones Is the treasurer and In tho
other breath that Capt. JcneS Ii not
| the treasurer.
Thinks Patrick is Treasurer.
AIR Cumming added that in his opin-
iun Mt Patrick is treasurer. Mr.. Cum
, min. said. that under the ruling Of the
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