The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-16

asserted that one OF the members of The
Committee on Retrenohment and Reform
had approached the Mayor and assured
him that bis salary would not Doe touched
II he did not veto the ordinances Dbl iAe
Interest of rctrenchment recommended
By the committee.
MUST NAME HIM
Nir. zimmerman, member or tHe
committee. promptly demanded tne name
of the committeeman. Mr. Sncad. now
ever. refused TO give 90. saying lAal
Mayor Taylor would doubles ie.A il h-
were asked.
When the Committee on Rctreuchmcnt
and Reform met Thursday night. Col
Henry e.. Jones urged that The charge
should Doe thoroughly investigated ln Ju7-
fice 10 the committee. Tho oiner mem
hers agreed with him. and motion was
at once adopted calling ON thc committee
man i'm question. II he were present 10
tell what he knew about the affair.
Bv their silence the chairman conciud-
cd that none of the committee had ape
proachcd the Mayor. Mr. iounlite inc 81
suggested that the Scrgeant-at-Arms DE
roonested TO summon the Mayor mt once
before the committee. Tn lieu of ini-,
bovever. "A Subcommittee. consisting Of
Afoesrs. Rountree and Ebcl, was appoint
ed 10 wait on Mayor Taylor, and request
him 10 throw what light he could on the
matter. .-,.,---,
CALLED on THE MAYOR
These gentlemen called upon the Mayor
in his Office about - o'clock yesterday ana
were. al first. cordially greeted by tnaI
fumcuonary. ..u
Honor. said Mr.. Rounree. VINO men" i-
mis- hand a newspaper clipping. "nul il-
morning there is an element OF unpicas-
ortnoss I'm our visit ] suppose Che ncW To-
napers have apprscd you that we Wou'I
rail unou YOU. We come in reference 10
. gtotcrnout made hy Mr. Snead in tne
BOARD of Aldermen. 10 the effect tndt you
had been approached by q memner OF thI
Committee on Rctrenchmcnt ana it'loi IT,
and told that your salary woull hol nc
touched If you would approve the com
mittco's recommendations lh regard 10
salary reductions
N1eyor Tavlor looked hxodly M Mr..
Rountree. coughed a couple OF times. said
something about his throat troubling him.
and asked 10 be excused while he got i-
drink of water. lie stepped into the next
room. took q deep draught, and returned
20 his sect. .,..-.
THOU ART THE MAN
Facing Mr.. Rountrec who sat bolt up
right in his seat. looking straight 40 him.
the Mayor said.
"You want me 10 tell you tho name ol
tho man who approached me on the mat
ter in question:
"Yes. SIR" replied Mr.. Rountrce.
"About three or four months ago. said
the Mayor. II was stopped on Franklin
street on my way down town hy one
Mr Henry w. Rountree. who. 800 very
dictatoual manner. said 90 me.
"Dick YOU must not veto those ordi-
nauces. we are not going 20 touch your
salary
"I replied. How do YOU know that
am going 10 veto them|
You said. Il heard that You We're
Didn't You veto tho ordinance reducing
Mir Knowles salary
'"I rcniicJ. YES. 1 did. and the Coun-
/ cii stood hy mo-.
"Thon We iawed for while I hlowine
or my stoam and YOU blowing OF yours
after which I went my way rejoicing
and you went yours
Now. I'll tell you what 7 said 20 Mt
snead. met him on strect-car and
got 20 talking to him ] told him that
Rountree had said that the Mayors stl.
arv would not be touched. and that
had said TO him that ] wanted mine re.
duccd II other city officials were cut
down"
HIS TURN NEXT
| Up TO this point Mr.. Rountree had lis-
tened TO the Mayor IN silence only Civ
ing evidence OF his feelings by the pailoi
Of his countenance. He now Droko IN
! and asked:
Where did that conversation between
us take place?
II think It was at the corner OF Govern
/ or and Franklin replied the Mayor.