Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-03
NOT THEN A MEMBER.
Elr. Esnn Hot IN tie Board When he
Did City Work.
NICE auEsTioN TO DECIDE.
Mr.. Grimes Denies That He Held con-
ference with Alderman 1itchci'-
co,o.,crx supcrfntcndents 90 Fol
low Captain Dickinscn's Hes"r"S'

very nice point has been raisea !"
the Gaze OF Alderman Mann inc
nort n the Committee on lnVesus "''on
=, ,bo A0airs OF the City Gas-"oIks' u
=. -o,,crohered. recommended that Mr.
,,.nn be reprimanded Tor having "hle
,.,.,,,,or ~ the Board. been interested
d, O. city contract. In the testimony SUD
m,ttcd TO the committee '"' va"
,-o,,,,,, ont that Mr.. Mann. In April and
Nav 1919. was interested In some work
d5ne FOR the city, his firm tearing down
.,.,c,,re at the Lower gas-works.
-. ,t,s he was found deserving OF repri-
uan1.
Mr.. Mann was not at that time mem
,.,r of the Board OF Aldermen. He was
a., ,be Common Council. The records
,a.,, that he was elected member OF
,,, tnter branch by that body August II,
Ial to IN the vacancy I'm the Marshall
Ward delegation, caused by the resigna-
ti.1 of Mr. Joseph ". Carter.
Nsy. the question arises: Has the Board
Of Aldermen authority TO reprimand Mr..
Mann for what he did while member Of
the Common Council? A number Of gem
icmen vcrsed in parliamentary matters
saw that II has not such power. How
ever. close friend of the Matshall-Ward
Alderman yesterday said that Mr.. Mann
would hardly take advantage of any tech
nicallucs. and that when the Board was
ready % reprimand him he would receive
hs punishment manfully.
FOR THE ATTORNEYS OPINION
President William N. Turpin. OF the
Board 81 Aldermen, has written to Mr..
-. v. Meredith. the City Attorney, for an
opin ON on certain matters IN connection
with the bringing OF the special commit
tees report before his body. Mr.. Turpin
wants TO know:
T. How the recommendations OF the
special committee relative 10 MI. Mann
can be properly and promptly brought
before the Board.
@ whether the entire record should be
IN possession Of the Board; and
s. Whether the Board has jurisdiction
over member for acts alleged TO nave
been committed by him when he was
member Of a coordinate body Of the
City Council
President Turpin stated that his body
Ola not intend 10 dodge this matter. II
20 was its duty TO rcprimand Mr.. Mann
" would do H.
A rumor which was reported to have
been i'm circulation yesterday morning.
20 the effect that "a conference was held
on Monday in the Planet office between
Mr. John Il. Grimes and Aldermen Bahen
ind Mitchell, which was supposed to
nave had a hearing on the absence Of
lhc Jackson-Ward delegation Monday
light. was emphatically denied by Mr..
irimcs yesterday afternoon.
PRAISED SUPT. DICKINSON.
At the meeting of the Council Com
nitteo on Cemeteries held Wednesday
night. City-Accountant Carlton Mccarthy,
Eho had made a thorough examination
II the record books of the city cemc~
.eries. submitted his report. He compli-
neuted the system employed by Superin-
.endent w. A. Dickinson. of lakewood.
and recommended that ii be adopted by
he other sl,Derintendents.
Mr.. Dickinson was further requested to
furnish one OF his record-books as "A
mOlel for the others. The recommends
ton was adopted by the committee and
Mr. Dickinson yesterday furnished Mr.
Mccarthy with the desired record.
The Board OF Police Commissioners held
"A regular meeting last evening, and trans
acted routine business.
CITY-HALL COURT NEWS.
In the City Circuit Court yesterday
Judge b. r. Wexford, Jr.. granted
charter TO johnson Brothers & CO., which
concern is TO do a general picking bust
ness. The capital stock of the company
s. TO be Sl55 zoo. divided into shares Of
600 each The officers are: President.
W. J. Young; Nice-President. A
c. Johnson: Secretary and Treasurer,
a. C. Small: Directors-W. J. Young. A.
q. johnson, A. c. Small j. ID. Blair, and
y. J.. Antrim.
There was no news Of interest IN the
other City-Hall courts yesterday.