The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11
POLITICS WERE
NOT ELIMINATED
Pollock Resolution Con-
Cured III by Aldermen.
LIBRARY MOVEMENT.
Thomason, Allen and Drewry Fought
the Measure.
COUNCIL TO CONTROL BOARD
Strorg Speech Made by Alderman Thomason
In Favor of Giving the People the
Privilege of Electiug the Board
of Trustses-Councl>
men May Get
Places.
COUNCIL TO CONTROL BOARD

| The fight made in the Board OF Alder
| men last night by Messrs. Allen, Thorna-
son, and Drewry, against the adoption ce
the Pollock plan for the management OF
the Carnegie Library, was in the naturs
OF a forlorn hope. and after st lively de-
bate. participated in by Messrs. Thoma-
son. N1osby Allen. and Turpn. the reso-
luton was adopted by the vote of Ill to J,
Messrs. Allen. Drewry. and Thomason
being the only members who advocated
the elimination of politics from the meas
ure, and who voted to leave the control
OF the Board of Trustees to the people
direct.
Mr. Thomason made an Intellectual at
tempt to engraft an amendment on the
resolution. and Major Allen made two
fruitIess efforts. Mr.. Drewry said moth
ing. but voted with his two colleagues.
while various other members of the Board
interiected sarcastic remarks and at
teupted to rattle the opponents or tne
measure while they were speaking. Ihis
was particularly true in the case OF Nir-
Thomason who was interrupted at ai
most every breath by members VINO Ia
vored the resolution
The fight was short, but spirited aii.l
thu, sense of the Board was fully broushe
| out when Major Aliens resolution pro
| yidinE against the acceptance or posi-
| ton with in the Sift of the trustees oy =
| member of the Council during his terms
| of office or for one year after the eNplfS-
ton thereof, was defeated
| It is generally conceded that the lower
| branch of the Council will make q strong
| fight against the appropriation OF funds
| for a site for the library under the reso-
luton as adopted at the meeting fas~
night. y strong minority OF that body IS
| arrayed against the injection OF politics
! into the proposition. and they seem de-
| termined to block the progress OF tha
| movement, unless that feature of ths
resolution be eliminated.
| Mayor Taylor will not say what his il-
| tentions are in the matter. * 1t is un-
| derstood that he will offer objections
| to signing the resolution when 1t reaches
| him tomorrow
| There We're but three absentees when
! the Board was called together Messrs.
! Burton and Gordon being out of the city.
! and MIR. Ferriter sick. y suspension OF
rules was asked by Mr.. Thomson. and
| the resolution in reference to the hp-
pointment of a committee to act with
similar committees from the Commons
Council and the Chamber of Commerce.
IN reference to the jamestown Centenary,
was concurred in. as was, also. the reso-
luton inviting the Army Post Eoard to
visit Richmond for the purpose Of looking
over the ground with the view of estat.-
fishing an army post in or near thia
city. This latter was referred to by Mr..
William L. Royal. on behalf of ths
Chamber OF Commerce. He said the es-
tablshment OF such a post would mean
the expenditure of s1,Oo00oo. the bringing
here of 900 people, and the payment OF
$4,000 per month in salaries.
WANTED REPORT
The regular business OF the session was
then taken UP, and everything went
| along smoothly until the report of ths
| City Accountant in reference to the Epps
enbezziement was reached. The report
was not as comprehensive as Mr.. Allen
thought such reports should be. although
it had gone through the Finance Conn
mittee and the lower branch OF the Coun-
Gil in the shape in which it was pre-
sented. Major Allen moved that It bs
referred back to the City Accountant for
more explicit wording. The report did
not mentioned the name OF the person re-
ferred to. and Major Allen thought tha
name should be incorporated In the -e-
port. SO that the public might know juss
who the person was, and suspicion rest
on no one else in the department.. It
was sent back to the City Accountant.
The salary Of the Police Justice waa
mon Council at its last meeting. and this
action was concurred In b ythe Boarts.
and the resolution approprtating the sum
of 500 to pay superintendent and In.
spector for the new city jail, was con-
CURED in. was. also. the resolution
appropriating sti,5Oo for the construction
of 24-inch main between Twenty-eighth
and Dock Streets to the Upper Cas-
Works, coming from the Finance Com.
mittee.
The ordinance in reference to the e-ee-
ton OF fire escapes on buildings abova
two stories in height was amended 50
that all Office buildings be embraced In
the ordinance. The ordinance provides
that fre-escapes be erected, on all fac-
tories. stores, schools. fats. ana ocsea
buildings.
THE LIBRARY MATTER
, When the ordinance In reference to ths
Carnegie Library came up. on Its tlrst
!. reading Major Allen moved that the
reading be dispensed with. and the reso-
luton laid upon the table. giving as his
| reasons. In reply to question from Mr.
Mosby, that he thought it would be de-
feated when It came up. and that he
wished to offer an amendment. which
would provoke debate. and he thought
, II too late in the evening TO start un.
limited debate.
Mr. Thomason Joined with Major Allen
He wanted TO study the ordinance beror.
voting He was not ready TO vote. but
was IL, favor of library. He had never
seen the ordinance. and would Ike te
have IL placed on the table for tn,
present.