The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-22
~ old oucauon OF Church and politics
Il being fought all over again,
The Proceedings.

tanned IN Richmond on account OF bad
train service, adjourned until $3.50 o'clock.
At bs45 o'clock the committee was caiicu
to order Wv Chairman Sadlcr. and Mr.
BROOKS, the steward w.s reca!led TO
the stand. Witness said that he always
compared the award price With the DIS
sent by merchants, Witness SAID nc
was not elected steward until 1871. VIII
ness was asked to explain the reason
why bills we're paid that did not ahree
with tho awards. Witness said that nc
could not explain. He said 1t was uis
duty to check ", tho bills wren 'ho
goods arrived. Witness said lie hnd no
authority to change tue price " "''s
supplies purchased.
Witness said that It was true that
molnsses was contracted for Mt twenty
cents per gallon, and was PAID 1oI az
q twonty-four cents. Witness shld tnat ne
did no. always discount bills. although
there was always money on hnhd 20
pny them He said hc did not consider y.
his duty to discount. Witness was ASKED ,1e
why no had purchased meal from u w.
Lane at eighty cents, when the coh'r"el
was at seventy cents.
Witness said no could NOT recall tho
Incident. but that It might nave boen
thut tho old contract lnrsed oyer; tina!
the old contract might have been for
eighty cents.
''when then, did you pny eighty cents
for meal when your contract called tor
seventy cents sixteen days hlter ti'c Gun
tract was awarded"
A. 1T must have been tho Ola con-
tract Tapped over"
Mr.. Brooks was then requested TO re-
tire and get the original contract ana
bids, On his return Mr.. Brooks stated
that the previous bid secured by Lanc
was for seventy cents.
Memory Bad.
@. "Then, If the contract Tapped ovor,
the price should have been seventy cents,
Is ahis not SOP
a. II cannot refresh my memory SUI
ficiently to explain Mt this time.
O. When contracts are awarded, When
do they begin?
A. On the day they arc awarded.
Chairman Sadler then read from the
expert accountants report which stated
that meal was purchased at 50 cents
when the contract price was 70 cents
rs this not mistaken" asked Chair
man Sadler.
~ am not prepared to answer" replied
the witness.
Tho chairman then asked the witness
why he had purchased flour at S5.so'
when the contract price was $3.50, poth
contract and purchase having peoh
awarded to Captain Lane?
Witness said he could not explain; ne
could not recolect.
Witness said that all bills were eX-
nectea to be O. X. when they left his
office. He said he had no desire to put
the blanc on any one. He was liable 10
make mistakes, he said.
Chairman then asked witness why l."
w, Lane had delivered flour at $500,
when the contract was for 1918
Witness said he could not recollect
Witness said the -four was shipped direct
from the mills, and the delay frequently
amounted to q month. 1t was the duty
II required, for the contractor to c\liVer
-four after the contract was awardcS.
Nayor Warburton desired to state that
he had not said that Mr., Pebasco had no
great amount of experience as n con-
tractor. He said he did not know any
thing about Mr.. Pebasco's experience
Colonel Lane, the commissioner or nos
epttals Is not q member or the 1lrm Oh
L. W. Lane, to whom contracts were
awarded.
per.
Night Session.
The committee met for the night ses-
slo nat $50 with Mr.. Brooks still on the
stand Witness was asked If the lIouf
.1-kl lie =
10 - No. +-r5et,,far # flour mills had
.,7-s., r,efsrss s,it when agked II flour
.,,,Tgts nm -. t,aIIrh- cbeaDer from The
-yyfTIs zrf-n4gs saf3 he Thought so.
E.sares--illg 10 cte purchase Of -four from
-,,e ~ t,r1 a ff,r,,,,r..6 r,.,irt witness said
n. s..uarl1l,as gaze tbs contractor thirty
dow j.. winch 70 ii! his c9n:ras,, gnO
tI.A5 Il ssrs meanwhile the witness pun
EIi4a-l iipNt q IsteG p-iIss ~
Ise tiA's-4ltf.tpit' Witness sbl0 aL'al tlte
a'Isf-ls''2t1 WI-s 1an Hnt@A 10 Lake 21ts
~ NOR c4t'n TWO hahasfa p&f1'tlA' ana
.isa- Ert;inllted ills ltttlautty to tAls
ea,4sss RATHER tnan 10 rhe LACK OF sooo
puauesa ulaEnpds. Witness said that ne
aJa4u t.tezze yt.-rais III ;iuu day, u two
nnIlrst EIr1 serauEy-tlunas narTels guar
ru.
WY. 1nau az xua cqly ask bids on
ms hundred Gslt Rsrau5y-lye and two
I.1,,ftsrad s,s,,-.s,iA 'y.,!,.Ier ws.ea you use
npu ;lu,le,aJ',' al. sgTs-1y-thrse barrels?