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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-06

the Emnire Transportation and oil
Company.
Then tho minority stockholders in
tervcued and asked leave to file an
swcr for the company. which was
granted The ease then proceeded
before Henry Reilly, special master.
Ia July last il was reported on tn"
special issue that the Intervening:
Stockholders could assert whatever
defense they had AGAINST Henry l..
p"herty Il co. involving the tw" S.
100000 mates upon which the cities
Fuel and Power Company had
brought original hill
Judge Groncr decided tn hear the
remainder Of the cases In open court
and yesterday proceeded with tho
testimony Of the intervening stock
holders. The bankers Trust Com
pany. of New York. was given leav"
tn intervene IN the proceedings as
piedGcc Of the same two notes
Held stocks OF Other Companies.
The Emnlre Transportation ana
oil Company was organized in lal.
for the purpose Of producing. trans
porting AMI distributing aud selling
on anu on flbNu''S. u WIS dlS'
chartered with power To hold prop
critics. stocks and obligations Of the
following companies:
The National Petroleum Corpora :
ton. Of Delaware: the Gmlf Coast
Corporation, Of Virginia: the south
ern Fuel R"fiuiug Company. Of Della
ware; tho I.aSunita OH Company. OF
West Virginia; the Hu!dcn Evans
Steamship Company, 81 b"lawarr.
the John VI. Connolly Steamship
Company. and the t:mpir. Pipe Line
Company. Of Delaware.
1t is claimed that tn. assets OF
these subsidiary companies are OF
little value. due to the erioration
of some OF the oil wells in Mexico
II Is also alleged that the company
has been deprived Of An oil terminal
at Tampico. valued 1T $500. O0o and
an oil we'll from which 500. 900 worth
OF oil was taken.
The majority contends that tbs
company owes a lot of money and
is unable to pay 5000. 900 for which
claim has been made.
Munford. Hunton. Williams & An
dcrs"n. OF Richmond. represent the
plaintiffs.
The hearing is expected to con
tinuc for three days.
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COTTON MART BREAKS
UNDER HEAVY SELLING
IN As.ocis,ed Pr.wl

NEW YORK sept. 5-Thete wa, very
seH-'e break in the cotton market today
under hoHEE sailing, a large part OF which
contracts sold on TO 2i.o. making de
c!ln" -: exactly cent pound
pared with Fridays closing quotation and
-! 10 points from the nigh price touched
Jas pe.pre the publication Of the gov
IN" That delivery closed AZ y 80 with
thc genera! market closing barely steady
AZ a net decline OF NJ to 81 points
The market openrd steady =, decline
of ! TO points, owing to relatively easy
cables. Fog the mrs, few minutes heavy
a result OF buying on reports 81 an I'm
proving labor situation and claims q.
continued crop deterioration In the South
West After ihcs" early buying orders
weakened under continued Southern hcdg"
s:lilnG. stop orders were uncovered ~
the decline made Roadway and the selling
h"can" more general during the InihJl" Of
tho day. Trade interests were credited
win buying some cotton on RcaIs down
aud th"r" were occasional spurts Of GOV
erlnG which caused moderate rallies ON
such rallies. however. tho volume Of bust,
ness 'ap"red on and thV market soon
broke again. owing 10 III. continued pres.
sure of Southern selling orders or rcncwcn
waves ~ liquidation.
Tn. !o"es' prices Were reached late
In IN" day. with October selling at 81 %
and January Al cl.io and tho market
frivat" cables attributed the decline IN
liverpool 20 hedge selling BY ,h~ South
mere YESTERDAY and sGa.n this morning.
IN: reported son,f improvement IN Man
IN southern weather conditions over the
holiday There were y ,ew scattering
showers In Texas. but otherwise II was
generally dry and hot in tho Southwest.
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M-IIl;AI,
CHICAGO LIVE sTOCK M\nKrr

liIlt AGO, SEPT. S.-Cattlc: Receipts. -.
steers yoar!ings and butcher she stock
steady: other grades and bulls. 10 lower
t"p MAJ uIcd h"af steers sll.l"; hes; year
western srasscgs most numerous OF sea .
son; '"w Mnn'anas and Dakotas upwar I'd
10 800: bulk ErssscTs. S6IOH7.at: yea!
caves largely - lower. stOckers and feed -
"rs steady 10 weak. hulk beef cows and
h"itrr| Si..D al .. bulk bologna bulls
s. ga i.io: bulk Veaiers. SlH0Rl2.25
HOGS. Receipts. i"H'-y: upened |. To 20
lower. closing - lower than Saturday. ;,
average bulk 40 t" ~ pound ho.s 81. y n
20: top. t"t carly; bulk 80 {" 80 pound
butchers |>N"Ip.3a. bulk 27o to zoe pound
butchers. 1s.i'T>15. hulk packing sows
so" 80: pigs mostly '7.JoaS.25: estimated
holdoycT. HOO
Sheep. R-c,ip-s. e9H,4: fat native lambs.
u 10 - lower: Top. Sl2 20 to city butchers
SID 1" pacN"r: bulk. s2.oos, i2.3a: culis
90 lower. mostly s. 30: Western lambs
about steady tot. 500 10 killers and
feeders: sheep SLOW. uncvcniy lower; fat
ewes mostly g .GHJ.S. Montana y.sr-
MnEs. hr.nlLME .Nns- Sll -
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I'VE MARkE7 WILL MAKE STILL HIGHER PRICES FOR 1922

moving OF machinery is the same on
small job as an large Job This
is also true with reference 10 the
state, as engineers and inspectors
can look after a large contract wltr
small additional cost over small
contract. The best bushes. plan.
h" said would be for the state 10
adequately huance q road building
program for a period OF Two or
three years 80 that thu commission
could lay out the work 10 better
advantage
Tho statement OF Chairman
shirley brought forth n ready re-
sp"nsc from the members. VINO IN
dtNidually pledged themselves 70
drop their business aud give theic
immediate attention Ia tho work II
completing their job bv personally
seeing members of tl'c General As
s"mhly assigned thrm. Several
members expressed themselves tina.
there is no more Important work
which could he doue FOR the Com
m"nw"aith. Members left ycstcr-
day afternoon aud last night for
their homes ready for active SER
vice.
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tn. day. The market displaying almost
nO rrCur-ratiVe power.
The hec!tn" was gradual and persistent
ana tn" market was at It's lowest In the
last Few minutes 90 the session when
y stool - 20 ies point. or about 5" A
ia y" under IN" last prices OF last week.
The close Was 81 TO 10. points down. Oc-
'"b"' rad"i low az -. 81 and c!"sed ~
% ~
For much Of the selling. talk %: F"n-
''h. SiiiN. va, responsible. but much was
said about lower spU' basis hey" and
'h"r" IA the Interior. and the MARKET
~ Az ilneA had to stand great a"A4
"t hedge selling Liquidation from ia"
long sd" appeared 10 n- general. and IL
weighed against values to a market
tent. Al no tim. Gid the market 60
any supprrt "t consequence
The decline wa- made n n" face ~
u" continued ir"urht ia Texas and oNl.-
mona and steady stream 81 CrpD de-
i"Fiprnii"n reports from nearly ali sec.
lions "t the belt Considerable comment
w"s heard abnu; tn. probability Of
hiEhly unfaNorsb!e set %: weekly CROP
f"GuT's from the government tomorrow.
but IL aroused Iitil. demand. on ne
"'h"r hand. feeling cha; mo ginning nE
ures du" Friday would r. large caused
consii"rabl. selling.
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OFFICE OF
DEPARTMENT or PUBLIC WORKS

september l. 1872
SEALED PROPOSALS will be re
ccivcd at this office until ~ o'clock
noon, September =. 1922. for Tin.
grading OF the Sheppard tract. in
Guiding GraC" and cutshaw Street <
from Eoscncath Road to West street
ridden and Cleveland streets from
Monument to Rroad Street. West
street from Grace to Broad Streets.
on application.
y certified check for amount stated
tsS5".nn) on proposals must accom-
phny each bid as guaranty Of cyccu-
non OF contract. The Director Of
Public Works reserves the right to
reject any AMI all bids
Yours very truly,
ALLEN j. SAVIII.E
Director of Public Works
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SEEK S4.6O0.OOO
IN RICHMOND SUIT

Continued From First PaGeD
Fuel and Power Company against
tn. Empire Transportation and oil
Company was hl-d some time ago.
and the defendant company. acting
through It's majority Stockholders.
consented 10 the appointment, OF re-
ce!vers In 1921. Judge Edmund Wad-
d!ll, Jr.. then named T.. i.orkc:t
R.miss. president of tn. Richmond
Trus; Company. and H. II. Scott. :, {
New York. TO take over the AFFAIRS of
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\. 4 W. LEADS LIST OF
RAILROAD MORTGAGES
Inv AssorinicI rres,l

NEW YORK. Sept. Week end accumu-
Iutloh or huSins orders caused n slight
Istin"ning ia bond prices IN t"tay's ,nn,I
|inarket. mn most changes were OF a
|frnci"nal character
norfolk and Western convertible. ia l.d
~" list Of railroad mortgages with 4, r,i,,.
|"t - POINTS. "ni all IN" o.hsr chang
IN ms Sr"up wer- nominal southern
i"cihc convertible 10 and Frisco Income
rs moved I" higher ground ard m. 60,
BOARD and Erie issues were relatively
:'he Of IN" outstanding daycInntcn,s
WAS the strength Of French bnnds Ma
ss sii"' ~ ahNanGinE u, points: I.or,lcamx
|us ana French M, &, with noIcrn,o
|Galns being recorded by most OF ihe o;hcr
rIcnch governmental aud municipaI is
|Su," together with tnos" OF SwitzcrianI
Liberty issues held firm. CIV
IN mo Industrial list United Drug 81.
armour i'ls ANA Mexican PctroItu,n q.
E|Incd ground az did some Of the st.aI
company liens Third Avenue adjust.
meat IS crossed 6S for new high ana
baooklyn Rapid Transit 20 and ! Ger
'thcates mnvsl upward in fairly actiye
Sll. Jl2, coo. "eie
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PERSISTENT DECLINE
IN NEW ORLEANS MART

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 6-ExtJcme soft
day except for nnmnntarv .tcadinrss
around tho opcnng. when the most ac-
i,Nc months were to ! points over the
clnslnr Levels OF last week Selling prcs-
sure was felt almost ,rs.h.datr!y and
IT continued DURING the. remainder OF
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Fort movement.

Now DEMONSTRATING "iM: receipts
>%'; exports lp: sales, i5sa. stock i?7TO.
-MiddIinS. ci.no. receipts. T.
go
Monil"- MiddIinr. ea2i: receipts. 100
sales. ~: stock. La.
Savanuph-M iddinr Pass: receipts 4sei:
$. ."s. ISIS: stock. iD.g3i.
MISUNDERSTANDING, ~; stock. tl.oc3.
Winnings S'ock. la"2l
Texas city-Siock. 81.
Norfolk M!ddinr. .Nss: receipts. to3:
stock. G3.02d
baltimore stock. 1915.
Ii"ston--Midd,irE. ?:.si. stock. 1900
Ihiladelphia- stock +5s2.
New York Mildling, PISS: receipts 90.
exports. ana: stock 1897.
Minor ports-S'uck. i1N.
Total iodav-Rcceip's. 23.5oi: exports
2..2i: stock a75.554
- Total for wcck-Rcccfrts. $3.50: exports.
Total for ,cason--Receipts. e5e.754: ex-
potts, :i3.;.SS.
Interior movement:
Houston iddlinG. 2oSS: receipts. 1890:
shipments. 5.Sol: sales. 2l.2s0 stock oe9.7
Mcmphis-MiddiinV. 2I.1S. receipts 1Ss:
SHIPMENTS. LIS; sales; 1000: stock. h2a7.
shipments. ? , sales, q: stock. tS.els.
shipments. Lee STOCK D,leo
Atlanta -Middiing 2I.n
Little Rock-Middiing. 2I26: receipts 2H.
SHIPMENTS. -: sales. l.a23: stock. I47I3
Dalias-MiddlinE. $3.50: sales 1871
Montgomery-Midding 2n..5: saiss 81
Total today-Receipts. ol3i3 shIpmenta
io,9cS: stock. 322.s3l.
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NAVAL. STORES

SAvA$NAH. GA. sept. 5-Turpcntln.
firm. il1i1. sales. .. receipts. -. ship
m-nts. io5. stock. '.''l Rosin Arm. ,.es.
Al. receipts, 80. shipments. !.'.3. stock
si.:tS Quote: d. II. p. 80. +. 5.'vn5l.t.
q. a.l0u i.i5. II. jii, |. 5.l1m5l7i.. n 6.ih:
NJ, 90. y. S.oIn ajs. WG o,l5, wv. 5.sjI
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CmICAG0 GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO. Sept. 5-Eurupvsn purchaS-
4ns estimated 10 total a. much 1850.
~ bushels led 20 something OF AN adj
Nanc" today IN the vain" uf wheat. Closing
quotations were unsettled D. io sc net
higher. with December s,gl,. to fi0iN
and May 800. to Sl07N fn-n gained
j.. TO * and OATS r6iz 10 ~. In pro
from l"c TO &c.
Leading !utures ranged as follows:
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Organization Is.E.pnndcd.

Mr.. shirley stated that the or
Ganization had hccn expanded as
FAR as tho commission dared tn 20
with the limited funds in sight. 'sh-
commission. he told tho good roads
advocates. has an organization pre-
pared To build NIFTY mites OF com
p!"i"d road per month. This could
easily he Increased To Sevcuty-ilv"
or more as the money is provided
Tie stated that the comInis sion could
economically eNpcnd s12.00O.u0O in
1873. To do this IL would hc ucccs-
SarY To know by January |. that the
money will hr available II the COM
mission he said. knew that 3lo-
100000 would h" available, 1t would
Toe their policy to let all the con-
tracts during the winter aud carly
spring months, so that tho grcater
part Of the work II not all. could
ne completed during the calendar
year. taking advantage OF every good
w"rkinr day of The year. He called
attention to tho economies In carry
ing through comprehensive pre-
gram. He estimated saving could
u" mad" of At least 10 per cent
Larger contracting organizations
would b" interested in bidding if a
number "f contracts were offered. \
iarT" part OF the overhead in the
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DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK. sept. Cotton goods mar
kets wee quiet at the opening of toIaX's
market. following sharp DECLINE in
speculative channels IN raw cotton. Yarn
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RICIIMoND LIVE STOCK M\KKEr.

Klchlnond VniUn Stn'k iafns.
September . 1922
Remarks: Fair run Of ca,i!e ana AL
sold MaTks, slow Prices steady with
lAst week
rtrtl
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NEW YORK. Scrt. a-Raw sugar s,,sdy
ana unchanged At 5,2i for Cuhas cen
triiuraL Refined quiet at 6.T' for me
granu.atcd.
500; coffee ac,iv" a; To-. to iei. for Rio
- hL ~ 10 - Tor SantMx u.
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Where SOmtherncrs Will Find
Excellent Accommodations
Ar LEADING NEW YORK
CITY HOTELS 4 RESORTS
Hotel Marie AntOinette
Goth ST.. broadway and SIN 81.
EOnnS. With bath. s. per MaN.

HOTEL CLENDENING
20: West 1914 st. 200 n. from B'way
subway station. Single rooms use OF
bath. 1l.aO up: Ell suite. $3.50. between
Hudson and Central Park.
HOTEL SEYMOUKtt;ibn" ~ ~; Ht.
lIixh cluss freproof hotel In tho center
OF city; rooms &2.5o psr day upward.
Hotel Narragansett y, to % 81.
Bet. Riverside DR.. & Central TX. ".
high-ciass nrcproot hotel. 10 min. 10
stores. thentsr. etc. Large rooms 81
upward
HOTEL MONTERREY
broadway aud st,h ST.: now hotel
room. bath. $3.50 up; double room.
bath. IS up.
broadway Central Hotel, ,Ss,
midway between battery and Central
Park. only hotel In heart OF Wholesale
district: capacity 1000 guests: hotel
with comfort without sxtrayaEsnes,
rooms 81 up; recognized southernsrs'
headquarters.
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market. were steady on a higher bass
Raw silk nrm. HuTlaps opened
steady. Wool Eood. wore quiet and nfru.
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A'ch.son r"n Observation-Disclosures. 81
Ai."Hiic Coast I.iu. 1T i.-........... ~,
th ltiiuuT" and ohio - py-......... 49,
B"'hl"hem steel re-: is.................. -
'rutrai Leather -. Observation-Disclosures. ,;S
Ih.sapt"h" aud ONO 80. - ............ al.
chi. IL and Quincy ref 3. .-.......... 1913.
Shi, Nil. ani st. l.. Cy. i.s............ -
IN. X l. and Pac. ref ;-.-........ s.
'l.4lr Copper Observation-Disclosures. ia.
tGba cane sugar Observation-Disclosures. vi,
Denver and IL" Gfande !mp. ss...... s!iI
r.r'- gen 4. Observation-Disclosures. "a.
G"oiy"ar Tlr" -. isll.................. lnli1
!rt. N.r Marin. Observation-Disclosures. 81,
Kansas ciiy southern ref. 5s......... ~.
ttlIy S3TnIHeid Tire NN.-............ 'n7yv
Mexican Petroleum Observation-Disclosures. lO..i-
Alu. Kan. ana Tex. pr. len Ss........ 81,
NIsrcEI Fac zen. i-......-...........
N'w YORK Central deb S-.............. !cIi.
N"rth"ru Pacific is...................... ~.
Zen ntSlynf!Ie scn. Observation-Disclosures. lue..
itrthl4s e. .......... .............. "
k'I.'ib.lc Iron and Steel as ........... a..
- T.. and san Fran. adj. s>......... ~,
,"innhri AIR limo con. ss............ 60.
sinclair 81! Observation-Disclosures. in1i-
southern itcih, cN. is.................. s3ia
southern hallway Observation-Disclosures. So.
southern Railway Observation-Disclosures. ."3N.
Union fsclnc Observation-Disclosures.
T.. St.e! Observation-Disclosures ........... lG3s.
virginia -'arolina Chem. 7i7........... !"5L.
Wilson rnd TO Tt,s ........., .....,.... io.t,
S"ahoard AIR Line adj ss............... ~.
southern Ky i-.-......-......... 10.
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REITERATES STAND
FOR Sl2,0OO.0 900
In SERIAL. BONDS
Continued From First Page

continued From ttrst PaSeb
ton. During the sossiuu members
received kilograms from Chambers uf
c"mmerc" aud civi" bodies urging
aggressive action.
h''e 'hc members OF the cScCu-
i've committee rraitH"d from th"ir
'h"'N""ai study OF the road situation
'n"' inc i"hhs FOR state hthshaw con
N''"''l"h Tor w" are wholly made
H"''"' '""re was not member pres
'h' wa" WAS prepared Tor IN" sh"ck
contained IN ia" statement madc To
'"""' 10y i"hr! u. Shirlcy. hartman
"t IN" state highway commission,
''a"'""E 'hr money aNa'iihi" Tor
S'''" highway construction this year
an" next Mr.. Shirlry WAS invited
"S III" '"mmi''"' l" participate ia
'"' "'''Shs "i IN" committee" Thc
H'''" iiGhw"S commission chairman
S'"''" 'h"t were IL not Tor the "m-
'"'H" on f"ad materials. IN" COM
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
CnrrnNSEEn nlI

NEW YORK. Sept. 5.-Cottonacd oil
vas sharply lower under Iiuudaiinn ana
stop loss selling. induced ny cheaper crude
offerings, slow trad" demand and Tho
Weakness displayed in lard and cotton
Closing hid' w"r" ~ "a - points ne, lower
sales; ~" barrels Prime crude. 80
asked: prime summer yellow spo, 50: pc-
i4ner. 80: December. 1is: March. 76S all
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southern hnSs sDld subject {
spection. and when sof; and

y H-HegInnins July Il. 'ns market
avs TOR cattle will be Friday. Saturday
nd Monday. No cattle sold or weighed
n other 'hir these DAYS
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SRhBOARD AIR LIMB RAILWAY
(iaiu Street Station)

CONSOLIDATED CITY TICKET OFFICES
$50 z, Main Street Phone Randolph IA
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LIBERTY LOAN NOM MARKET.

80 - ~ Tee N'lllnE u 70.
49, !hEeSiW-n, Bankers
New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
Greasy to Die Nov. 6 for
Murder of Edith Lavoy

William M. Greasy, the Kentucky
mechanic. convicted by a jury before
County Judge Lewis j. Smith in Mine
ola, l.. l., last Tuesday night Of the
murder Of his former fancec, Edith
Lavoy, on June %, was sentenced yes
terday by Judge Smith to die in the
electric chair at Sing Sing during the
week of November G..
Creasy's counsel, Henry A. Uterhart,
moved for an arrest of judgment, on
two grounds, first, that the facts stated
did not constitute crime, and, second,
that the defendants guilt was not es-
tablished beyond a reasonable doubt.
His motion was denied and Uterhart
Immediately filed notice of appeal from
the judgment Of conviction.
None of Creasy's relatives was in
the courtroom when he was led in,
handcuffed to Warden John Dunbar.
Greasy was calm. When he was asked
by Judge Smith if he had anything to
say before the sentence of death was
pronounced he was silent. His eyes
filled with tears, however, as he was
led through the subterranean passage
from the courthouse to the jail, but
he remained silent.
Shortly afterward he departed for
Sing Sing in an automobile with
Sheriff Charles w. Smith. He was
handcuffed to Motorcycle Policeman
Birdsall Matthews. In the. party also
were County Detective Ferdinand Mil
Ter, Deputy Sheriff Leonard Thorne
and Chaplain Andrew S. Heberer.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
Investigation of Coney
Island Charges Asked
Reigelmann Urges Ruston to
Inquire Into Alleged Irregu-
larities in Street Plan

Charges Of irregularities in the plan
TO cut new streets in Coney Island be-
tween Surf Avenue and the beach, which
were strenuously voiced on Friday at a
meeting Of the Board of Aldermen, are
to be made the subject of an inquiry
BY the District Attorney of Kings
County. Borough President Riegelmann
Of Brooklyn yesterday requested Dis
trict Attorney John E. Ruston to make
the charges indicated by John P. Nc
Namara before the Board of Estimate
the basis Of an investigation.
AT a public hearing before the
Board OF Estimate concerning the lay
out and acquisition of certain streets
between Surf Avenue and Coney Island
boardwalk" the Borough President
wrote to Mr.. Ruston, "a man named
John P. McNamara, claiming to repre-
sent certain property owners, made
statements that there were grave
irregularities connected with the said
street layout.
THE statements are Of such a char
acter that l deem it in the public in
terest to request you to make an in
vestigation into the truth or falsity of
said statements. l also deem it in the
interest of the public that such steps
be taken at once.
sin making this request beg to as
sure you of my fullest cooperation,
and any records or papers in connection
with this matter will be placed at you1
disposal"