Evening star., 1936-03-08
BRIBERY CHARGES
HINT At ARLINGTON
SEWER lob PROBE
Engineering Inspector Held
on Charge of Taking
$500 as Graft.
INSPECTION OF LINE
WILL BEGIN TOMORROW
P. W. A. and Contractors Notified.
Inquiry May Cover Entire
$2,500,000 Project.
ey Stan Correspondent of The Star.

By STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va,
March Investigation of Arlington
County's entire s2,5O0,o00 sewer in
stallation project, with possible far
reaching repercussions, was predicted
late today by county officials following
the arrest of Louis Bishop. IS. en-
rineering inspector, on charges OF ac-
cepting a $500 bribe.
Taken into custody yesterday by
Detectives Hugh Jones and Harry l..
woodward on a warrant sworn out by
Commemorative Attorney Lawrence
w. Douglas, Bishop was remanded to
the county Jail today in default OF
$500 bond. Date OF preliminary
hearing was tentatively set by Judge
B. M. Hedrick for March Is.
Bishop, according to Douglas, ad-
mitted having received $500 check
from c. N. Nickles, of the firm, of
Murasco e. Nickles, Erie, Pa, con-
tractors, but denied it was bribe.
The alleged transaction is said to have
taken place last December.
NickIes Believed in Kentucky.
Sought by the commonwealth at
torney's Office for questioning in the
case, Nickles was reported to be in
Kentucky. It was said he went there
February Is in connection with an
other business project.
Bishop was employed II months age
by the Chester Engineers, Pittsburgh
firm in charge of the extensive sewer
installation project. which is being
financed by P. w. A. funds. He was
placed on the County Engineering De-
partment's pay roll as one of the two
inspectors charged with supervision
of the laying of 30-inch intercepto,
line connecting Rosslyn with the
sewerage disposal plant at Four Mile
Run.
Contract for this portion of the
project, now virtually completed at q
cost of approximately $4,000, was
let to Murasco g. Nickles in accordance
with specifications drawn up by the
Chester Engineers.
Z. w. "A. N0tlIlcO.
Immediately following Bishops al.
legged admission that he received q
$500 check from Nickles, County Man.
ager Roy S. Braden notified official.
of the P. w. A. and representatives
of the Chester Engineers. He an
nounced an inspection of the inter.
ceptor line would be launched Monday
by representatives of those organiza.
tions, acting jointly with County En-
gineer C. L. Kinnier and officials Of
the County Sanitary Engineering De.
partment.
The inspection" Braden said, "wil
be thorough, to determine whether OF
not the interceptor line measures uE
to specifications in every detail"
The police investigation resulting ir
Bishops arrest was the outcome of q
special inquiry conducted by Braden
who presented his findings to Douglas
The Commemorative attorney then
called Sheriff Howard Fields and the
two detectives were assigned to the
case.
Thorough Probe Predicted.
Although refusing to be quoted
members of the County Board were
of the opinion there would be a
sweeping investigation of every phase
of the s2,500,0O0 project.
No special meeting of the board will
be called, it was said, but its members
are meeting on Monday in connection
with their investigation into manage
ment of the various departments OF
the county government. 1t was indi-
Gated an investigation of the sewer
installation project will be discussed
at that time.