The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-31
EXPERT S REPORT
ON THE CAST PLANT
It is a Secret Document and Still
Under Councilnanic
Guard.
COMMITTEES SEALED LIPS
Long Executive Session Held
Last Night and Nothing
Given to Public.
COMMITTEES SEALED LIPS

~, ,.,,,, ,;,, ,o,,,,t,ea onnoint
ne jim spse i,,,,.a,,i,,e,.s ti,o
ed some months ago. 10 lh'estis'i'es lno
conduct OF the gas works and the manu-
fac.,,re of ras In Richmond, Mr.. Nor
Ma /, ,o,,,hy meeting
,o. n r,,a, '' hn, /, was sre,lv executive,
being held behind tightly closed doors.
Not even the clerk of the committee
was present. The COMMITTEES probably
Al, NOT mind The clerk hearing and see
oiu no. nni'u Wy 10 ~, as II was
ing an ma, .oon ~ p any record of the
/ nirht.s doinrs, his services were not abb
T il,sn' . uo''s' md he had other
s sut ne is vas therefore excused
and no minutes We're kept. ,vi,,inr
The fact that the committee was was W lri,,,s
70 nre eSSdns wh hat the meeting e hed
last night merely tor Informal u,so as.
se;on ~ Inc whole gas situation as ue
Se,nned nv the long report of the expert
s,.if o,,oa n investigate Richmond s gus
!. e1lp, emp, s..s ~, IF distribution ETC.
Piaht' ss',Sn' sf r. All
eause - pr,,os formerly
an r, Aus now of New York, was
o, r, K,cnd"1 nv the committee to come to
Richmond. ana tho t,,o svstem Of making
gas WORKS ana the h sss 90 mo "a 70 patrons.
gas and dlstriou.ilis , ~ n1.de n com
He came and preT nto the Whole business
Certain ii is that he took copious notes
and then he wen, beck sen,s TO Mew report
me .a.ae, RPr r,r - "a me- 10 Chairman Nor
ton by BY express. tightly sealed. At az =,
executive. n,seellrs ~ e. santcmber aTth Mr..
on the afternoon o. p ~ tho voh,ninors
Morton nroke the st haf,rn t,e committee.
Bound to Secrecy.
NJ, o,,or, mas lengthy. nllinr forty-four
i
cided that ele,ll lIle.' IN "a raai and d.
should take ms oM VA thnn re hndv : would
e ee tn tore etRRer 10 give CHI oppo
t,,nity TO ten VIA, ,r nc ~ Sindee himself
member was reaHirea a 20 PieT cnreflIs
TO g1a a1 n te mp rHIl"s eyes save his own
glance toward II " ,, a,,or na SEED from
possession ,,1n nel NE mil each had taken
ample time to read IT, Last n nnd gain
committee came iose,ne, ms sd onrs nfSnm
sGS ecn ntn'e session ssn E room aoiE - -
Newspaper men lingerea y, n NJ, Gt ~ Hail
ssnd in the outer rooms OF ihd S NY not II.
but TO no pprposes thsv e could soc moth
tpg. Ihere was otinig ~ sss cIoseiv
precious report a1iu -, artiva', cha rnber
Sc alea o POI, ~ n,dar eI,ard Of a dozen
S1rmmed3a,eIy unEer ,osed Inns and vide
#Counclimen Win cioseu hps anu w.
open eyes, A.,
Lips Sealed Also.
@ ~
MSn .,ie st ill., ra,ried tightiy sealed lips
&C thev 'nuickly dispersed and went to
5-iai - ressnactivn homes Chairman Merton
did Manage TO omen his long enough to
+ saw. Not on YOUR life This was IN re-
nlv3 10 n TIMES Dispatch representative
Who innocently enough asked if he could
get any Information concerning the ex
pert's report Mr.. Morton further sais
that while the discussion OF the report
had been in a sense informal, 1t Vas
.'hard working" discussion and somethins
of great Importance will come out OF y.
The committee will very likely have an
other meeting before the end OF the week.
when possibly some kind Of report thae
can be made public viii be form uIia.ea'
that the committee really DID nothlhg. ana
did not intend 70 90 any awning Wh ie a Ms
members came togetheI except 70 IN
change views and the impresslonSs eaS "a
mad formed OF the experts report o w. i l,S
had IN secret read, nlarKeu, learheo a aLu
anWardly dlseslea me con on co'ieiu-
SONS recohnie e e! - Wy: