The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
3SayS5Hoi Found DutletSt'O)'nI on
James River Commit.
tee PerfunCtOry. a.a @
PPOSE,D !, 10 ( THESE / ! :: )
TRIPS AS USELESS
Move M; May be Nj Made q e. to Turf, urn
Balance Of Money Back Into
the 7 reasury The Text Of II
Mr.. Myers's Suggestion
Given Next Meeting
Likely to5 be Lively. 3ss

Giverl-Next Meeting s
Is. Likely toi be ). III, Lively. u
The fight started Il, the COMMITTEES on
James River Impro II by Messr.'.
II. d. Myers, r, acob umla.lif5 Y 4 and i
ptl,ers to chang g the method Of conduct
ng the campaign al 1Yashln gton for a
lecp water rappropr priations from the Fed: F'ee.-:
lral government, promises to. be VI goro''l's:- ':
" renewed at the next meeting Of the
body and lively times are fnnt cipatedl.s44s
Interesting /. In Il this connection y is The
statonent given out by Nj Myers ,t' B last
night, assigning Ills reasons for ~ fering
bis resi- gnntion as q member 81 the COM .itr
uittoc. Mr.. yers was seen At his 3otiice
Doon d ftcr Ills return from N oTfolk, al and ~
vas asked he ca red to max q 4Nt stilt l e.
Zen ne1,t on the subject Replying, he said; s.
an peri fectly willing \; ~ ma KS U
statement. said III my letter, @ res g
ignations hat u felt tina Z I could IN the
city, and sI will add 4 that ~ lis conclu..i&
a sion 4 was reached a be use OF 4the 9 lac "
tha,t for ~ cons sidcraDl length Sof time .1 y
Il nave been In the noorlty and Nl adls
agreed tue l,airman n ~
cred of great t1npOr nee to the city, '5
interest, s Ono OF these ma tiers d con- X
scerns the ex pendl lt,ire .of ,5sD 1ors the
purpose yls ting y, Nasiingt .,sa ana
fasorabIc iegislnt.on iii regard to al,.
proprtations5l Vi fol the deepening Eof
4 James River. " lille an, "a believer.
In hearings q delcgations I, core !, 4
I Esagements sagi,na tor these hearings are made
4 II, advance, and Il believe that the sum
of 81 800 a. :snsll amount oEs,,,ve a
city ex pend ~ ], THIS 1s.s di.
1n:iniged Jndiclonsly nm opposed tn I.
The frequent Visits or dei ~ Ions yn,s
t88rying 3 n mum bcrs and petsOEnc cl 81 and ~
containing g no xperiellce
d IN this directi lion s583ii I'll " sS
Nothing TO Do. .s3
one occasion q pursuant n1 \, ao tne ie
8ssIYashington with a delegation. and I;
was Impressed with the fact that our q
duties were pert rfnnctory rs the !. ex-t$
IRENE. as we5had no hearing pelore t'sc n
any nyEcommittee.io or event q formal he arr
n Ing before amy congressman. re- Il
turned TO Richmond the day after my IS
arrival, feeling hat further stay was B
useless. 3s Y y,
& sthcs$Ttil OF February ! brought up this
& matter for discussion, with the result \
already known. 5s Fl
There are other questions a upon q
cliair4nan, such IS q chnrtsring of
the dredge to responsible parties when
ever she shall have made the condi.
I. tinn of the hnr Dor better than! thatg OF I&$
I the river: tho chartering OF ~ tho tug 4
Tor towing purposes when. not other
Il wise gagged n tc, ssS ig5 g {B5
Inattention, Indiff Ference.
s"slnce my resignation ! have been
urged by q number of gentlemen. and
also requested by formal action OF
the committees to reconsider. be!leVe 5s
rnittce has for years been that the 4
Importance OF its work has not been 4
appreciated by. the City Council. and
that there has been consequent m al 81
suit that 1t has not beer conducted
in "a buslness-like and effective way. q.
80 In view Of the reassurances or
many Of my colleagues that In me
4T$ have concluded to withdraw my res
4 nc an Improvement In tn conditions" I,
Mr. Myers's Letter.
The full text OF Mr.. Myers letter OF
'esgnation Is MS follows; 3ts s
.'Richlnond, Va. Feb. S, 1905. Y
'NIr. !. U II. Curtis chairman or James
Riyer Improvement Committee, Rich
nond. Va: u 4! 81 AZ t
Dear slr,--I feel that in tho future !
,annot be useful to the city rs N rnen-
,er of ithelJames River Improvement Com
nittee and write to tender my reslgna-
ion with the request that 1t take Of
'ectSa once, Il III si 4 d, + 81 Il Is
No More Closed Doors.
trha next meeting will DO on March Till
lnless i, special ono shall be called In the
meantime, and 1t Is safe to predict that
twill not be behind closed doors, fol
most Of tho members realize that theil
,fflcial business is the peoples business
md they do not desire to suppress It, as
was recently done. i8
Indeed. two OF tho members who voted
or the executive session the other night
stated afterwards that they did so because
he {chairmanfinform them that no flnt
OF Importance y to u lay before
and they were curious to know what II
vas. "A s'
Would Return the Money,
contendngs thnt tho Washington aips
lre resulting in no good in fHrthering ol
anlarging the, appropriation, a lnembel
intends to offer II resolution pscertaininl
he amount of money thus expended M
10 the time of the next meeting and pro
piding that Whatever balance there may
BE- shall hoE turned back into the treas
lry, 4 55 n s 35 {S5ii
7 one. OF the contentious made by those
who disagree With the present method 0l
Is that, IT Is wort HESS III bring!
ing the results the Council had in mine
when the henpprnnpration Of 81, 800 was made
Will arisoso oyer lie proposi Ion when the
next ineating is held. HJs' ssia.
Yoilowsi;. .'s'ts t' 4 e q
From tho board IN Alossrs Beck. levy
Gilman and |Turpin,@ NJ nj ~ K "a !.
prom II Tie IL "a Ssounei -Aiessrs, Curtis
spIcer, lsergllsso,l. tshiFe. Inlauf AM