Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
DEADLOCK BROKEN.
CHAIRMAN ELECTED BY THE HEN
RICO BCkRD or SUPERVISORS.
pr. Patterson Retires from the right and
Dir. Goddin IL Chosen County
Low Cut Down.

Tho dead lock in the IIonrico Board OF
fupcrvisors is at last broken.
The body has elected chairman and
tha Affairs Of the county viii now receive
prompt attention,
The delay has kept some people ont
Of their money for several weeks and
ias retarded the work Of the Commis-
r.oa.r, %. the Revenue to considerable
extent
Fnrhor than this very little incon-
vcYicncc has been caused, but had the
fcht ior tha chairmauship lasted much
LONGER % would have resultcd IN decided
da'rmcut 20 those interested IN the
n9.irs OF the county.
TuR FIGHT.
The four members constituting the
present board wcro elected IN May and
entered npon the discharge Of Their du-
tics the lst Of July.
At the first meeting, held the latter
part ol that month, the names Of Dr. K.
Il Patterson and Mr. II. -. Goddin
Rtr. presented for the position Of chair
MAN, The first ballot resulted IN tie,
.aI several others were taken without
a.r change.
-Four subsequent meetings were held,
a-1 80 thrco OF them the Same state Of
f- existed At the other one member
detained ot homo 10y sickness. and
SIR GoGdn might have been elected,
f.fn. did not see fl 10 take what he
considered an unfair advantage OF his
opponent.
ttnemcctinq held about two weeks
,.,l f.. vote agun resulted two 10 two
.r .,.-v ballot, and the board adjourn
Cd without o fixed day, and about a
...,s ago two OF the members, ono m
,.-r oach candidate, called the sixth
..at for yesterday at II NJ.
TuE sWI1INa,
r. about halfpast II o'clock when
f "A met ana proceeded 10 the
t-.,U.0u of business
our members were present, as fol
lows. Dr. Il. a. Patterson, Il. ID. God
D.a. 49,. II. Lyons, and G. ". Lyme.
after taking several ballots without an
tom 70 was decided to settle the mat
trlr arbitration. and at l:3O a recess
frogo lolr for dinner was taken.
Ip.n rcasscnbling Or Patterson de-
.lr0d to allow the further use of bis
r.... au1 Mr.. GOddin was elected with
..t opposition Dr. Patterson l. re
rrae saId all Of tho county's interests
v,re e., stake, and poor people were
..ng kept ont Of money 10 which they
r.r. entitled and which they needed.
.-lcl beng the case he would no longer
stand iu tie way Of tho organization Of
the board.
TiIE Lf-vY CIT DOWN.
II wasapparent to the board that thero
was large deficiency in the county
funds and that the demands of the coun-
.y reuu red tho cutting down Of either
tne road or school appropriations for
iast year or increasing the county levy.
After much discussion engaged IN by
aU the members of the board, IT was de
cilcd Ia reduce the district school fund
u cents. which is equal 20 q reduction
Of the county school levy from % to l6
cents aud tine general county levy 10 80
cents ou tho hundred dollars.
ni s. Patterson, Goddin and Lyons
voted TO make the reduction and Mr.
lruc voted against 1t.
WArEE-AiAIN WANTED.
An application from the Richmond
um0tve-Works for permission TO lay
a l.ur-inch water pipe under the road
i.I of tho county road alongside of the
rcaLc and Ohio railroad from the
rtc limits to petitioners works was re-
cl.lI. hut no action was taken.
llc meeting adjourned to Saturday