Show ATKINS ACCOUNTS ARE THOUGHT TO BF BE SHORT sensational scenes when asked for books by councilmen and wood I 1 the tribune says thomasr thomas st leger atkins chief clerk in the office of street supervisor jacob T ra is under suspension and will bo be called upon to face serious charges the charges in brief are that mr atkins within the past few months month s has issued poll tax receipts for which he has not accounted the receipts show the names and addresses of the persons paying tho tax but bu ado do not show whether the tax was paid I 1 in ri cash or labor the book in which chec receipts were found has been kept in the safe by mr air atkins it nas has never been posted up and no ono one but himself has had bad access to it there was a sensational scene in supervisor raleight Ra leighs office late tuesday afternoon when chairman ray bould of the committee on streets and councilman wood went into ato the office c and asked the poll tax books all of the books except the one kept in the safe by mr atkins were forthcoming la in a jiffy but when the remaining book was asked for mr atkins so mr wood says claimed that he had misplaced it mr wood then said to mr atkins we ave want the took book you have in the safe and mr raleigh who had just entered the office ordered mr atkins to produce the book at once mr atkins claimed chalm ed that he had left the key to the safe at home and was told to go and get the key at once I he 10 left the office and returned in about three quarters of an hour saying that he had been unable to find the tee key at this juncture mr raleigh said that he would have the safe forced I 1 open if access could not be gained to it in any other way but an employed of the building was sent for who was able to open the strong box when the safe was opened the book was found and it was wag learned that II 11 receipts had been issued upon which no return had been made mr raleigh at once ordered mr atkins to surrender the bank book and check book of the department and informed him that he was suspended this fus suspension pension was v as reported to the council later and concurred in mr atkins when asked for a statement said that he did not car care 0 to discuss the matter po bonding anding an investigation but added that everything would come out all right the book was turned over to the city attorney an aal 0 o a rigid investigation will follow 1 1 1 |