The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-06
Mills Annexation Ordin-.
anCe Goes Over Till
Next Meeting.
UNABLE TO ADOPT
EMPLOY TACTICS.
Debate Of Parliamentary Right
to Table in Face Of Veto, But
Mr. Mills is Sustained-Two
Former Supporters Alb
sent-The Mayors
Reasons.

Reasons.
Manfcstly because, owing to the alb
sence Of several OF their supporters, they
could not muster the necessary twenty
four votes 70 adopt the Mills annexation
ordinance over tho Mayors Veto tho
+ friends OF tho measure last night made
successful fight to lay the matter on
the table until the next meeting of the
# Common Council.
This was accomplished, however. only
after q hard parliamentary battle. with
Messrs. Mills and Bottom leading on one
4 side and Messrs Cannon and Pollock on
IN the other. The Mayor veto message was
the first business laid before the body
8 and Mr.. Mills moved to lay the ordinance
on the table. Mr.. Pollock made the
point that the matter must be acted upon
at once, and he and Mr.. Cannon ably
contended that this was made plain by
the Constitution and charter. as well as
by parliamentary law.
The chair ,ovcrruled the point, and
was sustained upon appeal by a vote OF
il 10 to H.
The ordinance was then tabled without
q recorded vote. III III fs Es
Tho absentees were Messrs. sMccaw
9 and Well; who had hitherto voted for the
ordinance. and Mr.. Miner. who had voted
against 1t.
MIR. Pollock charged ontthe floor openly
that tho move was made because tho
advocates OF the measure knew they had
not the necessary twenty-four( votes.
while II required only a majority to
Z table,
Have Time to Examine.
Biessrs. Mills and Dickerson, in urging
e that tho ordinance be tabled. put It on
the ground that he members should have
time to examine the Mayor g rea sons .s.f
The question OF tabllng. however. was
not discussed among the leaders for the
ordinance until the situation as to abb
sentee,s became known. When asked last
week and up toElast night what will
& become OF the ordinance, they would say:
1--WE are going to adopt 1t over the veto
4 OF the Mayor.
sNIessrs. Pollock and Cannon contendcd
that there is no warrant to be found IN
law for delaying action on Mayors
3 veto from one meeting toFnnother.
In the Mayors message She urges ten
reasons for withholding his signature
from the Mills ordinance. He points out
S alleged engineering and sanitary difficult
Ties under the Mills plan as chief among
his objections.
when President Peters called to order
at $50 O. clock, all but four members OF
the body were present. the main reason
for the large attendance perhaps being
the Widespread interest in the Mayor
veto Of the Mills annexation ordinance.
After the reading OF the minutes, the
,rst head was Communications from
His Honor, the Mayor" and Clerk August
. read the veto message, which was ahearo
d FOR the first time and which !s as fol-
lows:
TO the Honorable. the Common Council
OF the City of Richmond:
Gentlemen.-I have returned WI hout my
nance to Extend the Corporate Limits OF
the City OF Richmond. IN pursuance o.
~ the Provisions of an Act Of the General
1901. entitled An Act to Provide for the
Extension Of the corporaatee e. Lamits am so,sol o.
Cities and acS In
BY the Board OF Aldermen May ., 1906.
i5 NY reasons for withholding my approval
this ba s seeon
Mount Calvary Cemetery and the Sol.
diers Home, without extending . the. cor. CO..
River and TO the west side OF the Reser-
voir Park. would be a serious error;
q Failure to extend the a p5fGposedd pr es es
vond tn,ti the seaboard Air Line right of way,
and to move the proposed northen line
running paTaREiei Wig Hroaa Brane
# emphasizes the engineering and sanitary
dlhieulties WHICH already I,ns! y, : exist IN the
x Il =
g. The proposed line now drawn south Of
least beyond the northern boundary Of
Vide va iSGihe for the z control nitro Of stony Run,
A. The. proposed line at the extreme east I
sh be n Eys ad
g. g. mi The desIrabiillIity Of annexing Fair
nsxnon south the C Grove
ne apa on9 weS Been ~ cor conadored desrae
as as'1 I am nm advised. neither Of these sections
3 would have the advantages to which they
4 are entitled without tho further extension
Of the proposed lines, as herctnbeforc sug-
g. So far as I am advised, the proposed
nsS haXs Ee os
questions which the proposed additions
raise nor have the sanitary , questions ues in
proposal n, psil 50 impi'ortahst IMP wheh has not
had the careful consideration Of the CITY
Il in the determination of the exact location
thf LIS sa ss Essn ne% PRO-
degree tie psrtl|saiar benefits naturally
fG tae
8. AS tie Anal ADOPTION Ct this time 9f
probability delay for years any further
discussion Of the question Of ofsanncxatlon,
itFis incumbent upon all connected With
the matter to sec that every. essential Is
included In the movement and that every
serious defectiis corrected. ii
import to the Whole community Is made,
1t Should have serious, careful and exr
haustlYe consideration, and II would seem
/ be SO harmful as ill-considered or precip-
& itate action, 3S
/ have the honor to be
Very respectfully, &C., 5l
Il , CARLTON MCCARTHY Y |.
sY lsss6 Mayor
The reading Of The ordinance was dis,
y 4 pensed with. and Mr.. Mills moved Sto lay
/, Continued on Fongtt l'age.l Il I,