Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-05
Is A REGIMENT STILL
THE CITY ATTORNEY sUsTAINs THE
ADJUTANT-GENER VIEWS.
WILL CLOSE CAVALRY ARMORY.
There Being No Troop in Existence
the City Calls for the Keys-FutiIe
Efforts to Elect a Janitor-City
Engineers Power.


ings met at O'Clock last night. There
were present Messrs. Marx Gunst CHAIR
man, Ferriter, West, Heeke. Blanks,
Lawder, and Snead.
letter was received from Miss Mary
T. Greenhow, president of the Home for
Incurabies, asking leave to serve refresh
ments at Chimborazo Park on the night
Of August 18th. On motion of Mr.. Law
der, the request was granted.
Colonel Cutshaw reported to the COM
mittee that the attempt to reorganize
a cavalry company here having failed,
the cavalry armory was now vacant. At
his suggestion, the clerk was instructed
to ask for the return of the keys. and
10 order the gas and water to be cut on
THE REGIMENT STILL EXISTS.
Colonel Cutshaw read TO the commit
tee letter written by him to the Adju-
fant-General of Virginia, and that Of
ficiaPs reply. The City Engineer wrote
to inquire If the companies Of the First
Virginia Regiment left from those VINO
were mustered into the United States SER
vice were legally regiment under the
laws OF the Oldlt. IuS iSPiy III NNN~-'
was as follows:
Colonel w. h. Cutshaw:
Dear Sir.-Your letter has been re-
ceived. In reply l beg leave to inform
Won that this Office regards the First Regl-
ment. from which several companies have
been detached but not discharged, from
the State service, as still a military
organization, and, further, that while
in the original organization OF
regiment a minimum of six companies is
required. the regiment being once or
eanized ii continues as regiment uilth
the Governor. as ommanderin-chief, is
sues an order disbanding II and reVohlhs
the commissions of its officers.
Such an order has not been issued In
| the case OF the First Regiment, but, on
the contrary. the officers and men re-
naming are held to strict discharge OF
their respective duties. Respectfully,
10. LANE STERN,
Ideutenant-Colonel and Acting Adjutant-
General.
SUSTAINED BY CITY ATTORNEY.
The City Engineer also wrote to the
! CITY Attorney, propounding the same
| query, and he replied as follows
/ l am of the opinion that the FIRST VIZ
ginia Regiment has legal status as
regiment Notwithstanding the fact That
duced to less than six, and will so con-
Time until the Governor, as commander
in-chief. issues some order disbanding
the same or revoking the commissions of
it's officers. Respectfully,
IL. r. POLLARD,
City Attorney.
Mr.. N. A. McGifin, one Of the City
tTau Watchmen was granted leave OF
absence for ten days, with full pay;
BROADEN ENGINEER'S POWERS;
MIR Snead made a short speech. in
which he said that the City Engineer
should have more latitude In the prosecu-
ton of Improvement about the city. lie
referred to an element in the last Councll
which had drawn the lines so closely that
pick or a shovel could not be bought
ifhout a session of the COMMITTEES.
Mr. Gunst rejoined somewhat az length
n defence OF the element alluded TO-
CAPTAIN Ferriter said the Engineers
hands should not be tied, but he should
be allowed 10 use his judgment in num-
on motion of Mr. Lawder the matter
was postponed until next meeting. and
committee was appointed, consisting OF
Messrs Blanks, West. and Heeke, 10 con-
fer with the City Engineer
VAIN EFFORT TO ELECT.
ON motion OF Mr. King. the committee
went into the election of Janitor for
the First Regimental Armory, which was
laid on the table at the last meeting.
The applicants for the position were nu-
mercus They were w. p. Berry, Mrs. j.
r. Eddins. =. II. Kelley, C. r. Noble,
q r. Johnson, William Seamon, W. c.
Wade. and j. A. Austin.
Th~re were some eloquent nominating
speeches made, and the contest was
spirited one. Each man was determined
that his choice should be elected II pos
sible. and ballot after ballot was taken
without result.
After ffty-eight ballots the election OF
ianitor was postponed until the next
meeting. as there seemed no chance of
any candidyte receiving the necessary
number of totes. The committee then adj
Journed