The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-22
The council Investigating Commit


At the last meetings Of the two brnnche.
of the City Council joint resolution wa
adopted authorizing the presiding officer
80f each body 10 appoint committee, con
sisting OF three members from each branch
who, together with the Mayor, who was tt
act as chairman, should be authorized e
Investigate certain charges preferred by
Alderman X. II. Chafhn, through Tho
fpress u the city, against certain members
of the Council.
Pursuant 10 this resolution the following
members were appointed 10 act on Tho
committee From the Board Of Aldermen
Mcssrs. Glasgow, Barksdsle, and Cren.
shaw; from the Council cssrs. Hooper
4Frischkorn, and Straus.
AT the first meeting, OF the committee,
held few days ago, the secretary was in
: ncation to Mr.. Chaifin;
RICHMOND, November II, 1882.
DR.. II. b. Chofin:
Dear Sir, AT a meeting Of the commit
fee appointed by resolution OF the City
{co1ncl 70 examine certain charges prefer
3red by you against certain members OF the
sCouncii | was instructed to extend to you
IN cordial and respectful invitation to APP
( pear before the committee on Monday eve
lining, November Goth, at the City Hall, at Q
\ O'Clock; and you are further invited TO
bring with you any person or persons and
|any expert bOok-keeper who can give any
Information to the committee upon the
Subject under consideration.
Another meeting was held by the COM,
(mittee Monday evening, when the follow,
ling communication from Mr.. Chafiin was,
received:
RICHMOND, November II. 1892.
"Dear Sir,-I have this morning received,
ffrom you the following note: OHere fol-'
flows = copy Of the secretary's letter.
"Thanl1ng youand the committee for thej
cordial and respectful invitation extended
above, have to say in answer that until
Inv proposition is accepted cannot appearI
before the committee. This announcementI
IL now made 10 the committee in no disre-j
|spect to them, but because my proposition!
has not been accepted. That proposition
WAS that 1 should be allowed, in my own
time and by my own paid and bondedj
agent, to examine the books in the Audit:
or's Office.
"In justice 10 my own convictions, II
cannot go into any investigation until this
permission is accorded
The committee then determined TO make]
a full investigation Of the charges pre-;
ierred, and adopted the following resolu-;
ton:
That the Mayor be instructed to call upon;
all who know anything relative to thei
charges made. or who can give the namesi
of any who can testify or who can refer to5
any records or state any facts OF any sortl
that will throw any light upon the SUBJ
iect TO appear before the committee!
or communicate in writing or otherwise tos
any member OF the committee or Its chair-y
man, such facts and information as they;
have, and 10 this end that this resolutiOns
be inserted III the city papers and be paidE
for.
The committee then adjourned to meetE
in the Chancery Courtroom on next MOn-I
day az 3 O'Clock =. NJ.
MORTUARY REPORT FOR THE WEEK END
ING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1882. - CauSeSS
Of De0.h: ApopleXy, white, cOlored Il
brain disease, I white; burns, 1 colored Il
cancer, white; casualty, . white; con-s
1 cOlored; conyulsiOns Gnfants
ile), . colorcd; debility, / colored; diar- 7
rhpa, colOred diphtheria, 1 white fevers
'childbed), cOlored; fever Oyphoid), u
coIored; gastro-enteritis, white; maras- 4
nus, white, colored pneumonia, COLI
pred; premature birth, 1 white; sep-S
ticemia, white; structure, white; I'M {
known. colored. Whole number off
lesths in the city, exclusive OF still-brths, \
,5-white, 12 colored, 10. Locality: Mar I
'hall Ward, .; Jefferson Ward, A ; MadiSonS
Ward, q; Monroe Ward, 3; Clay Ward, l y
Jackson Ward, 8; almshouse, 3.
Rate OF mortality OF whole populations
was 1911 per 1000 per annum; rate oiS
mortality OF white population was 15.6OE
per 1900 per annum; rate of mortality oil
,oIorcd population was 24.14 per 1000 per-
lanum. j. G. CABELL, NJ. D.,
President Board of Health.
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