The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-21
BECK s HEAD IS
sWELLED, He SAYS
Fire Commissioner Cheatwood
Handles Building Inspector
IL Without Gloves.
CHIEF JoYNEs EXTOLLED
Bath Tub Proposition Will Be
Tackled by Public Safety
Board.
CHIEF JoYNEs EXTOLLED

III there was question of right
or wrong In any matter and the whole
board of fire commissioners were to
say to Chief Joynes that he must vote
against what he thought was right or
lose his position, Knowing the. man as
well as l do he would say unheSitat-
ingly, III get down and out. gentle
men, before Ill do IT."
Fire Commissioner w. =. Cheat
wood paid this compliment Tuesday
to Fire Chief Joynes in commenting
upon the published statement that the
latter would likely be inclined to side
with the fire commissioner when the
board of public safety, OF which Chief
Joynes is a member. sits Tuesday night
TO settle the war between Building In-
spector Beck and Commissioners
Cheatwood resulting from the for
mer's refusal to allow Mr.. cheatwood
to construct two bathrooms in resi-
dences at 27t4 and 27i6 East Broad
street.
Inference L. Resented.
Commissioner Cheatwood strongly
resented the inference that Chief
Joynes. who Is named b. the fire
board, would allow such a fact to In
fiuence his action in the bathroom
dispute in the slightest. -.
"Chief Joynes," he stated further
lis the fairest, straightest man ! ever
knew and II I thought he was such
"a wishy-washy man as some people
see INTO think he is I'd vote against
him for reelection regardless of his
action in the matter under dispute"
Mr.. Cheatwood then proceeded TO
take heavy fall out Of Inspector Beck
for declaring that the fire commits
sioner must think he has unusual
rights merely because ne lis a MEM
Der of the fire board
Head Not SwcIled.
II am not such man as to allow
my head to become swelled as re-
suit of the honorary position which
/ hold" deel;xed Mr.. Cheatwood eel
phaticaliy. hut | must say that In
spector Beck has allowed his head to
become SO sweiied that the depart
ment which he directs has become a
nuisance and IA imposition on thu
public. ] arm not the first one who
has run counter to his arbitrary ruI-
ings and others would doubtless at
test what | say.
Mr.. cheat~ood went on to assert
that IN his opinion the buildings, In
whk~a 1t Is proposed to construct
bathrooms, are perfectly safe. lie
agreed to submit the question to any
five contractors in Richmond and l.
any one oil the five voted against him
he would willingly yield without an
other WI I'd.
Assistant Was BrickIayer.
AS a matter OF fact he declared,
my property was inspected by one of
MIR. Beck's assistants who has been
a brteklayer all his lite and ] know
to my own personal knowledge that
Inspector Beck himself has not seen
the buildings himself up to the last
twenty -four hours.
Mr.. Cheatw,,ods ire was aroused by
the Lowing statement when Mr.
Beck made to The Nirginian Mon
day; The buildings are unsafe. not
! lit for improvement. MIR. Cheatwood
must think he has unusual right mere
J ly because he is q fire commissioner
His position doesn't count with this
i department and We are standing pat
| Those hathtubs are not going to be
4 installed If We can possibly help 1t
I The other members of the board of
public safety who will tackle the prop
csition Tuesday night are Mayor Rich
ardsen and City Engineer Boiling.