Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-03
INQUIRY INTO PAVING
SCANDAL Is UNLIKELY

INQUIRY INTO PAVING
SCANDAL Is UNLIKELY
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his influence, declined to discuss the
matter yesterday. saying that he had
no statement to make. The matter
occurred two years ago, he said. and
he did not recall what he did 20 earn
the money. He denied having split
the money with any one, and said that
whenever he got money he put it in his
pocket and kept IT.
II became known that the Barber
Asphalt Company had instructed w. s.
/ God win. who is said TO have used the
remaining $500 Of the fund. 10 report
TO the home Office in Philadelphia. 1t
is understood that ne was summoned
from Washington when the concern
received ne|s OF the publication Of
Captain McCarthy's statement ard IL
+ is presumed that ne will be asked to
explain his connection in the matter.
Captain Mccarthy claims that. from
the information he secured from Mr..
McCulloch. Goodwin cashed the $500
check In Baltimore and disposed of the
proceeds iii way unknown TO either
himself tMcCuioch) or the treasurer
OF the Central Construction and supply
Company.
{ EXPOSURE AR0uSES
CONSIDERABLE COMMENT
( It is expected that the Barber Com
pany Will make some statement Of the
affair as soon as 1t can Investigate the
matter. Vice President Poole, of the
{ Atlantic Bituiithic Company, declined
4, hc ct TO 10 nv
MIR McCui!och that that company had
J spent thousands OF dollars" in Rich
/ mond 10 accelerate it's business.
The matter was discussed generally
/ At the city Hall yesterday with mild
curiosity az to the probable outcome Of
/ the charges made by Captain Mccarthy.
! In other circles, however. there was
con siderable unrest, and several meet
! ings and conferences were held during
\ the day. Several Councllmen. visitors
/ at the city Hall during the day, spoke
/ OF the affair. and one expressed the
] opinion that he could not understand
how "a company could hope to secure
influence by the methods that II is
charged were used.
! Representatives OF independent paw
( ing concerns were highly elated at
( the development. and Immediately noti-
! tied their Offices. in the case OF out-of-
. town companies. They feel that they
have chance OF securing part Of
/ the city's business since the declaration
OF Captain Mccarthy that he would
\ US. every means in his power TO see
: that the city had no further transac-
+ tons with the Central Company"
! The Central Construction and supply
] Company. which has been doing work
I for the city for the past two years
, having an unusually large contract
( last year. is the only concern operating
! in this section that is able to offer lake
or natural asphalt.
For some time the Administrative
[ Board has favored this character Of
paving, and the Independents. who
could only obtain materials containing
asphaltic oils. could not compete for
city work.
FIGHT TWO YEARS AGO
WAS LIVELY CONTEST
The Central Construction and supply
Company is said to be the agent, in
this territory, for the Barber Asphalt
Company. OF Philadelphia. which is
selling agent of the General Asphalt
Company. The General Company is
said 10 have n monopoly of the lake
asphalt yield, and controls all busl-
ness in which the lake product is re-
quired. w. s. Goodwin, referred TO by
Captain Mccarthy. is said to have been
employed by the Barber Company.
The "slush fund" is said 10 have been
provided by the company two years
ago. when the city issued bonds for
| $500, 600 to make certain street i'm
proyements. The Administrative Board
\. n la, In, u
principal bidders on the work were
the Central Construction and Supply
Company and the Atlantic Bitulithic
Company. The awarding of the con-
tracts caused warm fight in the
board. two members voting for the
patent bitulithic paving while three
stood out for the use OF lake asphalt.
/ The Central Company had been given
contract in the fall Of 1913 for 9S. 900
yards of paving, and the work was
! satisfactory. In the following spring
the board advertised for bids for 1907
600 square yards of paving on speci-
,. IONS prepared by City Engineer
Boiling. rejecting all patented formu-
las. Both companies responded each
specifying different asphalt
The City Engineer suggested that
the contract be divided. but after sew
eral sessions, the board finally awarded
the contract to the Central Company.
1t was during this debate that Com
missioner Hirschberg made the state
ment that If he told all he knew some
one would jump out OF the window
Tie was later asked to explain his in
ference, but. declined. The awarding
OF the contract to the Central Com
pany, the highest bidder. did not close
the matter, however.
1t was only few days later that C.
Ridgway Moore as citizen and tax
payer filed Injunction proceedings In
the Law and Equity Court seeking to
restrain the board from awarding the
contract. After several hearings,
stretching over some length OF time,
the matter was dismissed in the court.
Not to be outdone, Mr.. Moore appealed
the proceedings to the Supreme Court
of Appeals. but here, az In the lower