The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-13

The Council was called TO order prompts
Is al o'clock by President Glover. who.
in so doing. stated that in the outset he
would have to request that any vacant
seat within the railing should not pe oc-
cupied by any other Tran members of
the Council. 10 said that he wished II
20 be apparent AT all times during the
session just what members were present,
and thought that this was the only way
in which this could be eccon.p plished.
Clerk August then called The roll, and
those answering to their nam,s were
Alessfs. Blanks. Bloombcrg. BriggA
Brock, Garter. Cottrell. Davis. Dlacont.
Don Leavy. Gunst. Hobson. Jackson, Lam
derkin. Lawler. Page. TOwnes, Woody,
and President Glover
Mr. Grimes and one on two other coun-
cilmen enlucd the hall-gait after the
roli-call.
The clerk amour ced that The meeting
ha1 been called fcr the purpcfe Of cousid-
erin- such matters a. Wsfe laid upon tho
table a, the last session. March Zd. lSJs.
relating % the report of the special COM
mitteo on the Investigation OF The Afiirs
OF tho city Gas-Works.
AT this point SIR. Gunst chairman OF
tha special committee. arose and moved
that the Council take recess for ten
minutes OWING 20 the fact that there was
hardly q quorum as several members had
gone out FOR supper. His motion pre-
vailed.
At s.l5 the body recoavened. and the
other members who had come in were
Mcsssrs Caskio. Epps. Ferriter. Grimes.
Mcdowell, Williams. Seay, and Waller
stein.
Mr. Gunst moved 10 take from tha
table the papcrs relative to tho report
OF tho Committee on Investigation Of he
Affairs Of the Gas Works. Without any
discussion the motion was adopted. and
Clerk August hogan reading repor; No.
. ~ the above committee. which crn-
braced the conclusions anj recommepda-
tions Of that body the whole OF which
has already been printed In The Times.
WANTED 4 HEARING.
10 was five minutes 10 . O'Clock whcn
cry Clerk August completed the reading
OF the majority report. -ued by Messrs.
Guust Allen. Cottrrh. bloomherg. ani
Woody. and be- WIS then directed by the
CHAIR 90 read tae minority report. which
also has been published b. fhe columns
OF The Times. ami was signed hy Acgsrs
King and snoad.
Clerk August next read report No. 3.
accompanying the adoption of tte reso-
luton. embracing fhe rec0mmendati0
contained in the latter part OF the ma
jority report.
President Glover was about to put the
resolution 60 vote. whe0 Mr.. Crimes
asked that his counsel he heard. ard all
he asked was committee from this
branch. 50 that he might have an oppor-
tUnity TO brlng before them witnesses Ia
febuttai. and II this was granted h. fclt
confident that far different report would
bc submitted.
on motion of hIr. Caskie. II was de-
cided that Mr. Grim's' counsel be heard.
Mr.. Iawless desired to know * the
adoption OF the resolutions did not prac-
tically mean the adoption OF the majority
report. II that was go. the adoption of
the resolutions would cut of NJ. Grimes
from any further heating.
The resolutions were then again read
bv the Clerk. Captain Wise thought II
these resolutions We're adopted the last
resolution asking Mr. Grimes 10 appear
before the bar Of the Council and cub
nit what evidence be might have In NJ,
possession. would be useless. He though
MIR. Grimes should hrst be given an 'p
Dortunity 10 inlroduce evidence bstors
the conclusions of the committee lf
adopted IL was admitted by these con
clusions that Mr. Grimes had no; haf
an opr0-trnifv heretofore 20 BE- hFarst
NJ. Walersteln thought that the report
first should BE- adopted. and Mr.. Ganss ex-
planned that the resolutions then before
Tie body were only those 10 be concurred
In by the Board
THE REsoL LrTIQNs.
The resolutions which were again rsa6