The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-05
MANY NAT TIERS
BEFORE COUNCIL
Interest in Appointment Of Trustees
for the Carnegie

The business Of most interest to the
meeting Of the Common Council on Mon
day night will be the appointment Of the
three trustees from that body to the
Carnegie Library Board. hesordlnanee
creating the board is known as the Pol
lock substitute" 1t was approved by
Mayor Taylor on December 18th, after
consideration Of two days There was
considerable opposition to- the subsd-
tute in the lower branch Of Council, put
| when it reached the Board there were
but three members present in opposi-
tion-Messrs. Allen, Drewry, and Thorn
ason. Mr.. Gordon was not present n ;sAe
would have voted taa linst the2ordinahee
had he been at TIA meeting. The ordt-
nance passed over the protest OF e geno
| minority Of both branches. and tferesls
q strong probability that when the ques-
ton Of appropriation comes iup In the
vote will be lacking. This, Will kill sthe
measure under the proposed plan, or
the Pollock resolution, and the whole
matter will have to t'a gone over again.
| Another matter of some interest to
come before the Council will be the ordi-z
nance now being prepared by City At
torney Pollard, granting the Traction
Conpa ny an extension on Church Hill
| At the same: time, the Passenger and
Power Company will Spresent, .petitton
asking for the. rights5to extend it's lines
| on M Street, and Ito double track It's
Church Hill branch. These two RFopesi-
| tions are calculatedito preeipitate rueDate.
and Il is not at all unlikely that sew
| eral hours may be consumed in oratory
and argument No one anticipates that
| final action will be taken IN either mat
ter at the meeting tomorrow night.
Both questions will, In all probability.
! be referred back to the Street Committee.
The Investigation Committee that has
been inuuiriEg into the question as TO
the responsibility in the Epas matter is
| also expected to be ready to ref ort. This
committee, Of which, Mr., mills. is chairman
and Messrs. Gordon, Beck. Peters ana
Hobson members, has examined into the
case most exhaubtively All the evidence
has been in for some weeks, and the
committee has; held an executive session
to which not even Clerk Mcdowell was
invited, and 1t is hoped by all concerned
that the matter will close tomorrow
| night.
| Speculation Is rife In regard to the
probable successor to Mr.. Harm an in the
| Board Of Aldermen. Clay Ward Is enti-
| tied to full representation, and the
residents of that ward are. growing rest
| less over the delay on the part of the
two members, Messrs.: Seay and Whittet
in naming some one for the vacancy. sew
eral names have been mentioned. Proml-
nentlv are those Of Mr.. John B. Minor
| member Of the City Central COMMITTEES
anu Mr.. Charles L. Todd. VINO was
member of the Board some time ago. and
who would not come as green member
Councilman Cottrell has also been men
toned. He has ably served his ward in
he lower branch. and the promotion
would be a graceful recognition OF his
veluat!e services.
MIR. ca kie has "a ed that he would
~. he A ca lidate for. reelection to the
i n-cl =, ,s that his eight years
service is enough for any one man, an
Is will to give way. 1t hop .
=. sf..is-,t'fs ;r,57- - ~ or - O. aSa.
q themselves hat Mr.. Caskie may be
| duo 4 to allow him eff 10 become a
candid te eor the mayor lty. II said
other Ca. h we, er. that he was sot
| ca,>d date and did rot eXnect, t. BE-
q fel he sama way when ne last ran
o. ouncil, a d his admirer think that
hev may induce him to change5hl nina
time to get into the campaign