The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-29

commentator was adopted reducing the
salary OF tne Commissioner Of Revenue
20 S,l3i pci onnum. Action upon the CITY
collector oihec wds postponed until the
next meeilns Lwa.ting report from
a. suh-com rittee which was appointed
Tie report Of the subcommittee on .n-
Vestgatl0n Of tine condition OF Broad
street was then taken up and adoDtod
after two amendments hal been made
The riist being to the effect that the CoUn-
ell Instruct the Street Committee to put
the street IN proper condition The
second was that the city Engineer was
responsible for The condition OF the street
In that he had .ot told the Council and
Street Committee .h,- the constructor
OF iour tracks would result so dlsls.
trously
ROCNTREE-TAYLOR AFFAIR.
The report Of the suO committee on
the Rountree-Taylor controversy was
adopted, together with a resolution that
1t was the sense Of the committee that
none of its members had been guilty of
improper conduct. ana that the whole
aHalr grew out of the MISUNDERSTANDING
OF Il remark made by Mayor Taylor to
Fir. Evan Snoad.
The committee met shortly after
o'clock with Chairman Otway $. Allen
presiding, and the following members
Present: Messrs. Rountree. Jones. Harral-
son. zimmerman. Ebel and T.. VI. Noble.
The first matter taken up was the re-
port presented at the last meeting bv
Special Accountant Carlton mccarthy.
tivinS the revenue received from all
sources. both State and municipal. by the
CITY treasurer and Commissioner of rhe
HeVenue. AZ VIII be remembered when
NF. MCCARTHY presented his ranoit az
the last meeting he stated that the off
Gals in question had no objection 10 the
committee using the figures for their
own guidance but did not think il would
Dc proper for those relating TO State
matters 10 be made public The commit
tee upon hearing this statement DELAYED
the reception of the report for one weel,
Nhen the matter came up last night
colonel Jones moved that the reDort OF
MT Mccarthy be received. This brought
up the question as 10 whether the figures
should be made public, and the chairman
ruled that everything considered by the
committee should be made public. The
committee sustained the Chair The mo-
i!on ot Coicnd Jones then prevailed. and
MI Mccarthy presented the report.
which was received and filed.
Ar Horntree then withdrew his reslg-
nation from ne committee. which he had
rendered at tho last meeting. and the
chairman lr con mentng upon it express
cd pleasure a. bic determination to re-
main member or the city Council and
the Committee on Re;rcnchment and Re
form.
REDUCTION or SALARIES.
81 in
siderati0n Of the information obtained
from the city Collector. Commissioner OF
Revenue. and Treasurer. Before this
was done however. Mr.. Harroson rose
and said that It was his opinion that there
were certain matters which should not
be made public before a report was made
10 the Council. For this reason. he
thought it better that the conclusions of
the committee should not be given TO the
press.
Colonel Jones said that he Vas sure
that "A simple request TO representatives.
OF the press would be all suf.c lt when
the committee did not wish things mada
public.
Mr.. Rountree said he had thought over
the matter considerably. and come 10 the
conclusion that everything should be dons
with open doors.
Mr. Ebe said that he agreed entirely
with Mr. ROuntree.
Mr.. zimmerman agreed with Mr. Har-
relson He saw no objection 70 printing
all the evidence taken by the committee.
but thought its conclusions should not be
made public until the proper time.
"A resolution stands on our records"
said Chairman Allen, TO the effect that
all our proceedings shall be open. To
suppress our conclusion II would be ne
cessary 10 amend this resolution so as TO
allow US to go into executive session when
We so desire.
II move that we reconsider the mo-
ton with which we decide 10 slt with
open doors" said Mr. Harrelson.
The motion was lost by vote OF 4 to
8. as follows:
Ayes-Alessrs. Allen. HARRISON, and
Zimmerman.
Noes-Messrs Rountree Jones. Ebel ana
T. NJ Noble.
This decided tho matter. and the COM
mittee will hereafter sit with open doors
as heretofore. The figures furnished by