Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-24

COLONEL JOHN b. PURCELL,
president OF the Democratic League for
Good Government)
William A. Anderson, W. J. Kimbrough,
0. A. Hawkins, John b. Minor, Robert H.
Winston. and John j. Purcell. The re-
port was adopted.
The branch then went into the election
of officers, with the following result:
Chairman William j. Kimbrough; Sec
rotary, Luther II. Jenkins Treasurer.
Mann S. Valentine. The secretary and
treasurer of the branch become eX-ofilcio
members of the Executive Committee.
After the election of officers, several
speeches touching the $50 appropriation by
the Committee on Relief of the Poor for
the purchase of ambulance outfits, were
made.
Mr.. Littel Wilson offered the following,
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Clay-Ward Branch
of the Democratic League for Good Gov
eminent extend their thanks to those
members of the City Council by their
active interest and endeayors in the work
of retrenchment and reform I'm the city
Of Richmond have merted the thanks OF
the whole city, and that a committee be
appointed from this branch to call upon
our Councilman, Mr.. ii. w. Rountree,
and earnestly request that he withdraw
his resignation now before the Council
and conrinas N his good work until the
expiration of his term.
Messrs. Littel Wilson, John y. Purcell,
and Mann S. Valentine were designated
as members Of this committee.
After some informal talk, the branch
meeting adjourned.
STATEMENT FROM MR.. DAVIS.
Superintendent George b. Davis, of the
almshouse, feels that he has been put be-
fore the public in the matter of the $50 APP
preparation for the ambulance outfit. which
has been the subject Of so much talk
and comment both in and out Of the Good
Government League meetings. Mr.. Davis
emphatcally denies some features of the
reports regarding this matter. Said the
Superintendent yesterday:
"In the reports OF the meeting Of the
Committee on Relief of the Poor il would
appear that 1 cut the supply Of medicine
10 the city's poor in order TO give to the
physicians certain articles Of clothing for
the ambulance surgeons. / wish 10 say
that this is entire incorrect The money
that the committee appropriated for am
bulance outfits came entirely from the
general fund, and there was no reduction
in money for medicines.
The whole thing was done I'm regular
order At the December meeting Of the
committee, Mr.. Wake himself made the
motion that the Superintendent be allow
ed $50 to purchase these outfits. and then
after the money had been drawn and
turned over TO the young doctors, he al
record, denied that that was the intent
of his motion"
MIR. Wake did not make his fight in
the committee meeting" continued the
Superintendent. ION the spending Of $50.
as the Good Government League would
have the people believe, but he claimed
at the last meeting that his. motion was
not properly recorded that he intended
TO have the motion so read as to include
the driver of the ambulance.
1T is MISLEADING.
THE action at the meeting OF the Good
Government League Is calculated to mis-
lead the public. The original motion OF
Mr.. Wakes was to the effect that am
bulance outfits for the two physicians
should be bought, the price not 10 exceed
$50. The motion prevailed on a unani-
nous vote. The doctors had anticipated
such action on the part of the committee,
as IL had been the custom for years to
recognize the services OF the physicians in
this manner They receive no pay, and
aye allowed but $40 a month for board,
and they are required to board at the
institution. In anticipation of this action,
the doctors had purchased the outfits
themselves. and when had been author
ICED TO expend the money, / simply turn
ed the $50 over TO them, and they gave
me the receipts they secured from the
,arties from whom they had bought their
outfits. These / returned to the Auditor
with my voucher.
LANGUAGE OF THE RESOLUTION.
AT the last meeting, Mr.. Wake insist
al thar his motion had been misunder-