The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04
HE WANTED TO MAKE A TEST.
lud6e Witt Explains The Waddey BIZ
10 tbe Claims Committee.
DIRECTED THE TRANSFER TO Be MADE
uR Waddsy Makes q ststment--The Mat
Ger Postponed Until the Next Meeting
Of the CommIttce--To paint the
Market Roof,

- Committee on Claims and Salaries
hcid a brief yess.on last night TO consider
the bill OF the Everett Waddey company
for ISIS which was made OUT h ise
against the city jail and paymcSnn. ,r pe'"s
Judge s. Is. Witt. Commemorative AZ
toney Meredith, and MIR. Everett Mdu-
dey were present. Judge wit cieare" Wy
the whole matter by stating that ne n@u
directed the transfer OF the Dill IN oIucI
10 ascertain IL the city was Liable loI
supplies furnished the city Jaii' ,he 9a ~
being held TO be department. Vi '"'
Musings Court ..,..L ,hcrc
hc,r,o uresent Messrs. Wallerstein. cnalI
man: Zimmerman, Moore Ryan anu
Ebel. ~, 40 order
After the committee was called 10 orue t
Mr.. Wallersteln said that ne nau t n0e,.
q card i'm the papers IRON III, ,s',ni,N
Waddey which stated that II the coiniiilt-
zee had summoned the City Sergeant pc
fore il at it's last meeting instead vi 'no
deputy, the whole matter "ouiu nave
been explained 49,. ,,.esu .,o.
al that ne desired TO say that the Clty
Sergeant being dead the commute naS i
Gone the best they could ana sumnoneu
the deputy, who had seINcu """'' Wv
deceased Sergeant. 80, r.. ,,e u
The matter in hand, the bill Tor sleio
was then taken up and Judge VIII VINO
was present made "A statement. ,,,..
Sergeant had come 10 him and sald tnat
the Council had declined 10 pay plll
made out against the city jail. lhdl Hs
had told him TO go to Mr.. Naduey anu
tell him 10 make out the Diil agai i.s. .ny
Hastings Court. ana that III the CouhVu
still declined to pay Ii he would c0nsult
with the City Attorney with view Vl
making a test case OF the matter. ms
only idea was to ind out whether the Guy
was liable for supplies to the city JAN as
a part of the machinery of the Hastings
Court. -.
that this bill was certified TO as TOT sup
plies furnished the Jail. AS far as ne Was
concerned, ne said. he would rdtnef inc
bill should be rejected. as IT would then
be in shape for d legal decision IN the
matter. s 60
call the attention OF the committee that
no force should be attached TO the TACT
that the bill was made out TO the CITY
1ail. The supplies might nave Deen LOT
the sergeants Office or they might nave
been altogether for the jail 1t was the
first time. he said, that Dill OF thd'
kind had been rejected.
Mr. Meredith said that he was not at
all puzzled as 10 who should pay tor the
supplies furnished the jail. but ne thought
that IL was imperative that the record
book should be paid for by the city. as
otherwise IL would become the personal
property OF the StIStdnlt WIZ HtSHN 'e'A -
II away with him. containing the records
Of commitment of prisoners.
Judge Witt also strongly emphasized
Mr. Mtrediths suggestion and said he
would use every endeavor 10 prevent
such records from being taken away from
the Jail.
The bill was examined at this point,
and as several record books appeared on
the same the nature Of which the COM
mittee was not acquainted with. Mr..
Meredith suggested that the city SER
geant be requested 10 be present with
his books at the next regular meeting
The suggestion was adopted and the
committee adjourned.
The Committee on Second Market met
ut $50 o'clock and opened bids Tor the
painting Of the roof of the Second Market
The contract was awarded the Guarantee
Paint Company. whose bid was $3.50 for
pne coat.
The clerk was authorized to advertise
for bids for galvanized iron conductors
and cutters for the old vegetable market.
The committee then adjourned.
The members present at the meeting
were Messrs. Zimmerman fsub-chair-
mani. Brock. G. X. Noble and Wtte
The Committee on Fire Department
met at o'clock. there being present
Messrs. Ebel chairman. White. Whalen.
and Hardwicke.
The matter OF allowing Mr. ]. n. Jones
W tItCt several frame stores on the cor
ner OF Seventh and Clay streets was de-
ferred until the next meeting
The application of Superintendent Of the
Water Works Charles T.. Boiling to be al
lowed TO erect a frame shed on Madison
street. between Cary and Canal. f6r city
purposes, was granted.
The petition OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio road TO be allowed 10 erect a shed
on Ninth street near Canal was laid on
the table until the next meeting for fur
Their information.
The committee agreed to recommend
the exemption of the building being erect
ei at seventh and Main streets by T. II.
Mayo from the ordinance providing for
the construction Of fire walls between
structures. The committee then ad-
3Curned.