Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-23


pioyees than Dr. oppenhimer had shown
himself TO be- He was satisfied that
the Doctor had acted il-advisedly. The
speaker also said he knew Mr.. Walton
was faithful officer and a good man.
lie believed much Of this trouble was
the result OF Mr.. Waltons requiring the
men under him TO do their full duty.
Mr.. Snead referred 10 a visit the SAINT
tary officer made TO him Just after the
discharge OF the men. Mr.. Walton
wanted me TO recommend man. con-
tinued the Clay-Ward member. ''and /
then told him that / could not do this,
as I felt that the dismissal OF these men
had been hasty. and that there should be
an investigation OF the matter"
Mr. Blanks had q few words to say
touching the first inquiry made into this
matter by the Health Committee. lie
thought the evidence just adduced showed
that there was q spirit OF insubordina-
tion among the men, and that they should
be subjected TO some punishment. IL am
willing that they should be reinstated,"
said Mr.. Blanks. "but they should not be
paid for the time lost
IL was suggested here by Mr.. Cutchins
that the motion OF Mr.. Snead should be so
amended as TO discharge the men put on
la The places OF the five men who IL was
thus amended and unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Jones then moved that the COM
mittee recommend to the Council that
these men be paid for such time as they
had lost by reason Of their dismissal from
the force Mr.. Cutchins objected 10
this. He was willing to give Messrs.
Johnson and Kennedy full pay, and TO
deduct one weeks pay from each OF the
other three men. The Madison Ward
member offered an amendment to TINS
cnect This elicited considerable debate,
and was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Blanks, Cutchins, VIII
liams. and Burton4.
Noes-Messrs. Jones, Moore, and
Snead-3
THE BOARD MAY INVESTIGATE.
The committee then adopted the motion
as amended. and then took up the resolu-
tion referred by the Council, providing TOT
the return of Sanitary Officer walton 10
the regular police force. and asking the
Board of Police Commissioners 10 inVes-
tieate his conduct After this paper had
been read Mr.. Jones called attention TO
The ordinance governing the sanitary IN
snectors which places them under the
control Of the Board Of Health, ana not
the Committee on Health. Mr. Jones Oh
fered the following in the nature OF
motion:
"That the evidence which had come
before this committee in the shape or
statements and papers, taken down by
and in the possession Of the Clerk as 10
the use of the city's property improperly
bv Sanitary-Inspector Walton. together
with the names of all witnesses which
have been suggested TO this committee
as having knowledge of this matter, be
referred to the Board of Health for In
vestigation."
This was adopted as the report OF the
Health Committee to the Council rela-
tive 10 this matter, and the body ad-
journed
Recommend Both Electric Petitions.
The subcommittee on Streets. COM
posed of Messrs. Carter, Woody. POLLOCK,
Rloomberg. and Burton chairman, met
last night to consider the petitions OF the
southern and Home Electric companies
for franchises for furnishing light and
mower in the city. There were present
Messrs. Burton. Carter, and Woody. Mr.
p b. SHIELD appeared for the southern
and Mr.. w. f. Reddy for the Home Com
many The committee sat only few
minutes. and recommended both petitions
TO the General Committee, which VIII
meet on the 25th instant to consider then'