Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-05

1 '''ho W Nne committee on Health. This
committee had approved the dismissal OF
thc men. They were probably members
OF the Health Committee who had realized
| that the men had been discharged unjust
! ~. IL was certainly only the fair thing
TO give the Committee Oh Health a chance
10 do the proper thing toward these for
! mcr employees
IL was held by Mr.. Rountroe, sub-chair-
man OF the Committee on Rctrenchment
! and Reform. that the Council would have
| 10 disrespect either that committee or
! the Health Committee, and he thought
| the investigating body should be given the
| consideration. The testimony OF the Wit
nesses was all the same, and the men
/ were unjustly discharged.
Mr.. Blanks defended the Health Com
| mittcc, and said that he would move a
| reference OF the entire matter TO a spe-
eial joint committee consisting Of four
members OF the Common Council and
| three Of the Board OF Aldermen. He said
1 that It had been proved that there was a
spirit Of INSTRUMENTATION among these
men, and that it had only been charged
that they were conspirng % 90 before
the Chief of Police. or 20 send 20 him. to
I have Mr.. Johnston Walton removed as a
/ sanitary officer. Mr.. Blanks said that
there was some prejudice in the Commit
tee on Retrenchment and Reform against
the Committee on Health or Health De-
partment.
no HEAD OVER HIM.
Mr.. King replied to Mr.. Blanks. and
said he had heard a great deal about
that prejudice" to which the other
Clay-Ward member had referred. The
evidence was perfectly plain, and the
course for the Council was plain. The
Committee on Retrenchment and Re
form had simply done it's duty; it had
no head Of department over it.
The member thus speaking was taken
10 task by Mr.. White. who asked him
if the committee was controlled by the
head Of the department two years ago.
when he (Mr. King was member Of it.
Mr.. King replied that the head Of the
department was not over him, but that
he was then in the minority.
Mr.. Blanks said he had sworn afiida-
Wits. in his pockets, showing that the
dirt used in filling I'm the lot Of Mr.. Wal
ton, to which reference had been made
i'm the report was paid for before Mr..
Walton became owner of the property.
He then reviewed the testimony adduced
before the Committee on Health. and
went on to show, wherein ii showed that
INSTRUMENTATION existed among the men
in Mr. Walton's gang. The gentleman
from Clay Ward paid tribute to the
honesty and efficiency Of both the presi-
dent OF the Board Of Health and the
sanitary officer. He said he would not
believe such charges as it had been at
tempted to raise against them.
During the course of the discussion
which followed Mr.. Witte asked Mr.
King about the purchase of hay and
other provender for the city stables
through him i'm 1895 when he king was
q member of the Committee on Health.
Mr. King said that such an arrangement
was in force for a short while. but it
didn't remain so long" continued the
Clay-Ward Councilman; 81 was not in
the ring. You know how that sort of
thing was among the Council commit
tees"
After some further debate the Coun-
ell rejected Mr.. Blanks's amendment, and
adopted Mr. Caskie's motion to refer to
the Committee on Health.
Resolution No. from the Committee
on Retrenchment and Reform, which re- |
turned officer Walton to the regular |
force Of the Police Department, and ask |
ing for an investigation of his conduct |
at the hands of the Board of Police Com |
missioners. was next taken up.
Mr.. Caske moved a reference Of this |
paper 10 the Board of Health. which |
body alone. he said, under the ordinances, |
had control over the sanitary police
men. After a great deal Of discussion
this motion was withdrawn, and the
resolution was on motion Of Mr.. Roun-
tree referred TO the Committee on
Health.
WANTED AN INVESTIGATION.
At this juncture Mr.. Blanks arose and
sDfI Df f. |
zee on Health, he wanted the Health De-
lartment investigated. He moved the
ldoption OF the portion Of the report of
he Committee on Retrenchment and Re-
Orm making such a recommendation.
,Ir. Caskie thought If anything was
meant by that part of the report it was
hat the president of the Board of
Health should hc investigated. and he
bought that tn, 70 should be an investi-
cation Of this officer.
Mr.. Gunst wanted reconsideration
# what the Council had already done
n referring the two resolutions to the
Gealth Committee. and then a resolu-
ion adopted. providing for the investiga-
ion Of the Health Department. He Of
cred a motion to this effect, which was
yentually voted down.
AN ELECTRICAL COMMITTEE.
The committee on the creation of an
Electrical Committee next submitted it's
eport, embracing an ordinance providing
or a committee on electricity, under
ertain restrictions. on motion Of Mr..
o'clock, the ordinance was laid upon
he table TO be printed.
BUSINESS FROM THE BOARD.
Under the head of business from the
Their branch, number Of papers came up
or consideration. a large batch Of frame
uilding permits were granted. The or
nance requiring the Richmond Railway
nd Electric Company TO repave. as IL IS
ow. that part Of Main street where tar
used between the paving blocks, was
dopted. ,
Mr. Bloomberg submitted a petition from :
oe Edwards. the celebrated diver. who
SKIS the city for 500 annually as a salary
Or his services along the banks Of the ,
ames. The paper was referred to the ,
ommittee on Finance.
A petition from Mrs J. r. Gill, asking
n gas free Of charge at the Richmond
rale Orphan Asylum, was sent to the
light Committee.
Mr. Ebel had put upon its passage
solution providing for paving with
ranite spalls Marshall street from Y
syenth to Eighth streets. at cost of p
IA. THE resolution was adopted.
ON motion Of Mr.. Gunst. a resolution
nc adopted creating a committee TO re-
,pitulate the work of the City Council '
nee July !. 1896
HARD ON PEDLERS.
Mr.. CARRIER offered an ordinance I'M