The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-17
Dr.. E. G.. Williams Makes
Charges Against Wilt
shire and Atkinson.
SUB -CHAIRAIAN
GOT CONTRACT
Bills Held Up and Report. Sent
to City Attorney Repair
Work Done Without Au-
thority, According to
Statement Filed
Last Night.

Last Night.
Declaring that the law Of the Com
monwealth is being 1agrantly violated
by members OF City Council DIR. En-
Mon G.. Williams. Councilman from
Monroe Ward submitted to the COM
| mittee on Relief of the Poor last night
signed statement which was sensa-
tional to a degree The report deals
| with repair work at the City Home
an institution which is constantly in
| the investigating llmelight--and as
| serts that the "painung was being
! done by Mr.. Charles III. Wiltshire, the
| chairman of the subcommittee, who
| had drawn the specifications. and the
| repairing of the cutters by Mr.. r. w.
| Atkinson. another member Of the Com
| mon Council."
| Quoting from the Code of Virginia.
| Dr.. Williams stated in his report that
it was n violation Of law for any
| member of Council to be a contractor
with the corporation,
City Attorney to Act.
! Tie report now a part of the re-
cord, has been ordered sent 10 City
| Attorney Pollard for official consider
alton When 1t had been read Mr..
4 Wiltshire said that SO far as the sub
| committee was concerned. 1t had orr
dered no extra work. II called the
| attention of Superintendent Davis to
the extra work." said Mr.. Wiltshire
and Mr.. Davis ordered 1t"
AT this juncture superintendent D8-
| Wis said that he had done SO only SO
| far as he had the authority.
! 81 am responsible for ordering a 8
new flag pole" said Mr.. julius A. Hob
! son, because the old one was dan
i gerors.'
In this extra work were included
about 225 window panes. and Ir. Wilt
/ shire says that Mr.. Julius A. Hobson
| indorsed the purchase.
VIII Hold Tn the Biil.
lust before the paper was read there
was sharp discussion of City Home
1 contract work. Atone of the recent
q meetings the committee voted TO pay
4 $2,50Q on the contract. on -the assur.s Z
ance that the work was 9S per cent
s;complete- The remainder of the a1Ilo,i iirts
4 due. Including the extras, amounted
to ss9S1.25. On motion of Dr. Williams
the bill was laid on the table until the
4 legal status of it had been deter.
lmined. #
i There was an intimation around the
i City Hall that the Committee on Relief.
i of the Poor would come to the front
4 again with charges of more or les:
Importance, and while DR.. Williams
4 was reading there was intense silence
lin sharp contrast to the noisy. mos
|ments at other times during the even
ling.
First Evidence OF violation.
4 II have no intention of.rehecting
upon the contract ability of the parties
mentioned" said DR.. Williams.
These broad legal questions involved
Il affect every department of the city
government but this Is the first con-
crete evidence of failure to observe
the law which has come to my atten-
ton. But we must see that all CON-
form to the law" &
il Finally. Chairman Gunst put the
motion to make the report of Dr..
i Williams part OF the record, and
then transmit ito City Attorney Pol
lard This was adopted.
Statement of DR.. Williams.
The paper read by DR.. Williams,
4 which was in the nature of a personal
statement ana signed by him, was as
: follows:
TO the COMMITTEES on Relief of the
Your Subcommlt tee on Repairs to
! the City HOn,c,S composed of Messrs.
Charles III. wiltshire tchairManl,
j. a. FIobson, j. a. Satterfield aud
!, Il. G. Williams met Mt the Il.s !,.,
q Home In March. nnd decided
a tint IT was necessary to have the
/ whole of the exterior of the home
nninted the cornices rcpnlred ana
!. ~ covered with galvanized iroN .tsn'
3tl,c cutters and the slate roof re-
rnir.,I. ,rhc chairman, Mr.. Wilt
|. ..ire was requested to draw the
.,r"n.r snccifications. which he tia, is
q ma to nslk for bids. !No o.uS =,
nn,.iv.I by Mr.. Wiltshire. nnd pre-
su,.I nv him to the COMMITTEES Il
> -, n eliefs Of the Poor, who EaSe ,M. ,,..
o,.rn.t on n TO the lowest bidder, MIR.
, n. N. l&cndler. .,,, - xxn.
,o"nd thnt the painting was hsins
n'ma MMa nv Mr.. Charles II: Wiltshire,
the chnirman OF the the saesI OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, /,
nnT M"p the requiring of the cutters
nV.Mr. II. wv. tl>inson, nnotheri,f
Member OF the Common Gouncii.
IN August 10th, ut rcssnMr s
,,snt,nr 81 the Committee on telict
:. ~ tho IsoOr, AIR. .NViltshire, ms chair.
mum of the subcanMittee, sta5ea
TINT his subcommittee recommen.len en- le,t }
Tint the con tractors be paid S.,'uu
49,, S','inccount, that ninety-cight per
cent. Of the work had been CONS ysSs3
pleted. This I.9' repora .. was ~ snns cnnsent
of the other members OF ths ,,t.M sun
however, that he went 10 & Sss ,a.; NJ;
:, Snttertieid at his Office, hnl tried
!, TO reach one other member of the me
subcO unnittee by ,phone, hut could 8s'I
mot. He had seen Mr.. q. nSnsnm'i
z ON Septelmber 9th the chairman, 3
q MIR, Wiltshire, called the kubco NJ
1 mittee to meet ut the Clty Home to
n mnnrpyc the work. This was tho
only meeting Of this .,s, subeomn,,ttss % s,nrss
g thnt@ had any Knowledge of.
I Messrs. Wiltshire. sattsrtield, Nvil- 7s
llans ana Kendall, aud the snper-
/. imtendent, MIR. Davis, We're present.
= Mr''.I 4. Hobson was absent from
: r. the city. Upon inspection II was
!. found rhat the repnirs 70 the slate 5
roof hR,i not been c0mpleted. The AZ
: ,mlynnixed iron work, 40 FAR an 4
$ Gould be determined, Was satlsfac-
i tory and we'll done. Under inKtrHc-
D lions from the chairman, aud with
the Informal approval $0f one or two
]. memhsrs nf the Anhcnh1mlttse, the "
I cornices of the front porehes sSere
= = covered With Gulyanized Iron, tn-
2 stead of the r0rnices In the rear, @
It between tho central hu,f,iSnE and ]s
q the wings, ns required by the rprc-
d IAcations. This sTna considered fs #