The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-19
Is Advised to Give More Time to
Work and Less to Lobbying.
FINANCE COM. ovERRuLED
Transfer of Sl 700, as Asked by Hea''h
Committee. Approved by Board OF
Aldermen After O.e Of most
Sensational Sessions Ever
fiela-One Vote De-
cided tie Matter.

After deIiberating for over three hours,
during when Time it vas charged by
Mr. j. n. Gordon, chairman Of the
Finance Committee, that the Superia-
;endent of the Street Cleaning Depart
ment. Henry Cohn. and the Health Com
,nit;ee. individually and collectively, had
been derelict in the discharge Of their
duties the Board of Aldermen last night
rejected the recommendation Of the Com
nit+ee on Finance and concurred in the
action of the Common Council authorizing
q transfer of sl,7O0 from the expense to
the pay roll account of the Health De
partnent. The ballot stood fourteen TO
four. lust enough to legalize the transfer
a two-thirds majority being necessary
under the charter OF the city
The meeting was without q doubt the
liyeliest and most sensational ever heto
by the Board. the attack upon the heaith
Committee, the Superintendent OF the
St,,eeet Cleaning Department and the oe-
partrnent itself falling like a bomp
among the members who were utterly
,,r1prepared for the TRADE and scathing
drastic manner and in unmistakable IAN
,,,,ape And Mr. Gordon made not
single assertion which he did not SUD
stantiate by facts and figures, resuitlnS
in Messrs. Satterfcjd and Sheppard, 1he
only two members of the Board VINO are
also members Of the Health Committee
admitting in open session that the hard
criticism had been Justly bestowed.
WOULD HEAD SUBSCRIPTION
,rr GORDON concluded his argument
,raias- the tr"nsfer of the s1.7oo. and In
Zen thereof the adoption OF the EePol'
or the Finance Committee, recoinmhoi'.s
on1y $50. stating that before he Wou.u
s,,lnport the scheme to give the Heallh
Cvo,nr7i+tee the sum asked; that the en-
- oF .I1a street Cleaning Depart
1nent might continue theiT WORK untii t,le
80. of tbe year he would head SUD
-.i,,+.or 1ist with $50 to pay the men.
M otv-az Allen said ne Woulo Go do
-1,ucn himself
1es.f,re undertaking the scathins ar
.,ir,,,,7.,lt Of the committed MI 3oi o9'i -.
sid his respects TO the ne"spepet -
terms equally as utnlstahapie' .a,,,,,a,.
-. ,oi+l,er he nor any other nlenlpeA
t-j,arce Committee cherished d
sa,;rn 20 he nisrepresented TO the Pupi1o
" w, ,.,daa as they have for the past
fa,.s for doing simply "aa' "as
.Gn ,-fnted statements having peen
ia without full knowledge OIL the iae'7
IN the case ,s 20 the one
,,,5-o9 and six employees OF the aepat
hcnateo ,rhn we're congregated in the
1n.+.1,,a- and referred to them as reg
or coercionis.s. present Simply ioi
.,,,,,.,osa Of forcing the transie! y.
~ i.rra- amount lie SAID lheS l.S,o
80, brought there by their stpeiiiissl
[ort who would do much better ~ 49,
,,arc attention to- cleaning ths' 81. sss'
md lees IN attempting 10 ioice 1tte
iii into taking dangerous Stops
c'l M DpA%cEBOuS PRECEDENT.
-r-, ,.47oIa fight was made by MI cor
chairman of the Finance Com
,.. assisted by Mr.. Allen. also a
-,,e-nl,cr, on the grounds thaa the CON
,,3t+aa had either wilfullT or nssiect. uis
allowed their superintendent TO 80 atisau .,.
c,id exceed the appropriation .""o ., -,
the department, and TO lis ll.sea.ar+ ~
Sou,d },e a most dangerous p'eceoetl 10
establish.
\. no stage OF the proceeding was the
1re-JiIi Cor7,uittee in 1t. Mr.. Gordon nav
,rr- tho whip hand practically all tae
time Thev Were unable to anS"ei
ro.rted questions regarding the conduct
90 The department over which they are
...,-,4oeed to have control. while Superin-
tpndent Cohn appeared almost eoaalis
al sea-
During the r,,eatirg ten or twelve mem
t,crs OF the Board made speeches ana
once. at the conclusion Of talk by AZ
German Bahcn. who favored the A,foo
transfer the grand stand" appiaudeo
yociferousiy They wero warned by
President Turpin that no such conduct
would be tolerated in the chamber, and
&. d,d not occur again.
Al the conclusion OF the meeting Nr.
Julius I4obson. chairman OF the Health
Committee. shook hands with Mr. Cor
Gnn thanking him for certain kind ref
e,pncos he had made regarding him. and
-hs men ported the best of friends.
Tho meeting was called to order
-,,.crn1,tIv al S o'clock by President Tur-
~, there being present eighteen out of
tsn .we1tv-cne members. They were
.-rse,s Adams. Allen Bahen. Burton.
C.c+trell, Donahce. Gilman. Gordon. Hall.
49,. Ni,,ar S7t4erfeld Sheppard
,,-..t,ar v-tittet Mood Zimmerman
80 Turpin Absent: Gunst. Seay and
c;e-k August read The cali for the spc-
o,.1 ,,,ao.tpp. ana THEN tho recommends
.;o. If The Committee on Finance. recon-
,,,ar.,inc ,te transfer OF $50 from the
c..ro,se ar,co,-,,+ 20 The uay-ro'I account
~ IA. Hoaifb Depa~,~ent Mr.. Gordon
.,,,,,aa,atelv ..,o,,n5f that thn raco-,-rnn-
es.ion be accerted the or6i,anc" hefng
=, amended as ~ e-,,f,~"~e the change.
SCRAP on.
Tie sc~a- vas now IN {" esrnasi. and
~, c...a-fe,d wros the flrsi nerson to
...c,,,a III. eno- r,e 's . -,e,,her of t@e
neaa.r rc-.,--rs..ee sa"a 'se"''v Interest 81
=, .so r.o,<~rn ~ The dara~t-r,e,t He
,,.,,.os !, coins. .,,e .e->,-t ,f the r'i-arca
<c.,..,,t.nn and ,,r"eA that the n.r'inn NJ
the co-,.,on Council, IN authorizing the
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