The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-03-21
BRIBERY
THE CHARGE
Indictments Returned In the C0lum-
bus Paving Scandal.
CITY OFFICIALS MENTIONED
Members Board of Public Service and
Two Employees and Officers Of the
Trinidad Paving Company Named
In the BiIIs-News of the Buckeye
State.


State.
Columbus, O., March 13.-The grand
Jury has returned indictments against
three members Of the city board Of
public service, two city employees, the
president of the Cleveland Trinidad
Paving company and two of its en-
ployes, and the local manager of the
American Sewer Pipe company. The
indictments are the result Of investi-
cation of the charges of bribery in
connection with the contract for paw
ing East Broad street, the most fash
ionable residence street of the city.
The East Broad street paving con-
tract was awarded to the Cleveland
Trinidad company last July, and was
only recently completed. The COM
pany's bid was S122.O39, and many
extras have since been allowed.
The disclosures IN the paving scan
dal were precipitated by confession
made by Nelson Cannon, former CO.
lumbus superintendent of the Cleve-
land Trinidad Paving company, to
which the paving contract was award
ed. According to Cannon's story,
Fred j. Immel president of the Co
lumbus board of public service. and
Fred Lied, vice president of the board,
were each promised $4,000 for voting
to give the contract to the Cleveland
Trinidad Paving company. and
Charles e. Burr, the third member of
the board, was promised $4,000 for his
vote.
1t was also alleged by Cannon
that the full $4,000 was paid to Immel
and that $4,000 was paid to Lied at
different times by President Bramley
Of the Cleveland Trinidad company,
II. c. Lang, Columbus representative
of the company. and himself. Arthur
A. Beck, assistant city engineer, who
resigned Immediately after the bribery
disclosures, is alleged to have been
promised a division of all money al
lowed ON padded estimates, and AL
fred Shoemaker, street paving In.
spector. is alleged to have been on the
payroll of the Cleveland Trinidad
company for 81 a week According to
Cannon. Beck received about $500.
The following a.e the indictments
In detail: Fred j. Immel, president OF
board of public service. four indict.
ments, accepting brlbes charged, re.
leased on $4,000 bond; Fred Lied,
member OF board of public service,
two Indictments. accepting bribes
charged. released on $4,000 bond;
Charles Il. Burr, member board OF
public service, four indictments, one
alleging bribery and three making
purchases for the city from firm in
which he is personally interested (the
disqualification from office, fine and
imprisonmenD, bond fixed at $4,000;
M. +, Bramley. president OF the Cleye-
land Trinidad Paving company. seven
indictments. charge giving bribes, re-
leased on s21 900 bond; Nelson Can,
non, former superintendent of the
Cleveland Trinidad Paving company
in Columbus, six indictments, Offering
and giving bribes. released on $4,000
bond; II. C, Lang, superintendent of
the Cleveland Trinidad Paving COM
pany, four indictments, giving bribes.
released on $4,000 bond; II. Stanley
Rhoads, Columbus manager of the
American Sewer Pipe company, one
indictment, offering a bribe, released
ON $4,000 bond.