The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-22
POLLOCK PLAN
WAS ENDORSED
Carnegie Library Trustees Elect.
ed at Joint Session --coun-
Gil Committees.

The three citizens elected TO the Board
of Trustees of the proposed Carne G
Library by the City Council in joint Sos
sion last night were:
From the first school district, Mr.. Will
liam c. Armitagc.
From the second, Mr.. Robert Whlttet
Sr.
From the third, Or. George a. Tabcr.
Mr.. -Arnlitagc had as opponents the
names of D. c. Richardson and Mr.. j. s.
Moore; Mr. Wlittet had no opposition
and DR.. TabeT had the name Of MIR. l..
Z. Norris in opposition.
a large amount of lobbying had lS-cn
INDUCED III before the meeting. and there
was :: furry Of suppressed excitement
when the body settled down TO business
1t was a clash of factions. and the re-
suit showed that the faction that had
been so badly defeated when the mem
bers from the Common Council had been
elected had recovered their breath. 1t
was a victory for those favoring the Pol
lock substitute. The victory was not a
big one, but it was sufficient. and now
it is a greater problem as to the strength
of the anti-Pollock resolution people
when il comes TO the appropriation.
Preliminaries We're not indulSed in and
the joint meeting went at once into busl-
ness.
putting up the name of Mr. D. C. Rich
ardscn; Mr. Mann nominated Mr. William
Z. Nmitage; Mr. Mills nominated Mr. j.
$. Moore The vote stood: Richardson,
Is; Armitage, IS; Moore, I. Before the
vote was announced. Messrs. Mills, King
Wood Adams, Shea and Williams
changed their rots to Armitagc and
Bloombers TO Richardson, ana the result
was: Arn1itage. u; Richardson, l9
This vote indicated the strength of the
two factions, and the opponents Of the
Pollock resolution felt that they were de-
fc&ted.
Mr.. Thomason nominated Mr.. Robert
Whittet. Sr., and nominations closed. Mr..
Whittet's election was unanimous
Mr.. Robert Whittet, Jr.. nominated DR.
Taber; Major Otway s Allen nominated
Mr.. J.. Z. Morris, hut withdrew the nomi-
nation: Mr.. CottrelI seconded the nomi-
nation OF Or. I'aber and then NIr. Cas-
ldc placed Mr.. Norris name before the
body The vote resulted in the election OF
Dr. Taber by the vote of Is to 12 many
of those who had voted for Mr.. Richard
son going over to the opposition
The session then closed.
ISy virtue of the ordinance the Super
intendent Of Public Schools is a memEer
of the Board. which. as now Constituted
embraces the following gentlemen:
Aldermen Robert Whittct Jr. j. Il.
Wood. Councilmen James Caslde, Sol. l..
Bloomberg, and p. T. Mccarthy, NIessrs.
William c. Arlnitage and Robert Whittet
Si. and DR.. George a. Taber., and su-
perintcndeut Fox. Of The public schools.
The next step TO be taken Will be the
appropriation of a sufficient sum to pur-
chase u. site. This matter will probably
come up at the next session OF the Com
mon Council, the first Monday in Feb
ruary At that time The opponents OF
The present plan Will make supreme
effort to defeat the appropriation. and
they claim that they have a sufficient
force 10 do it.
Major Allen said last night before cast
ing his vote for Mr. Richardson that his
participation in the joint session did not
mean that he favored the present plan.
"on The contrary" he said. II am op-
posed to that plan. and shall take every
opportunity 10 defeat The whole scheme"