The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-02
MYERS DESIGNS
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Received Free5Passcs and Cannot
Serve Asa Mem
Der.
CURTIS SOUGHT OPINION N
Chairman Asked City Attorney
# Members. i a e Gould " Use IS r! Rail
road Passes. !.
5 SOUGHT OPINION
CURTIS.
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On account OF the opinion OF City A,tor-
ney Pollard that no member OF any5npl7
yniclpal committee could accept free trans
4portation over railroads., whether the
member in I question belong to theNcity
Council or be 3seected from among cit
2izens. Mr. z D. NJ 1yesrs hal resigned
from the James RIVER Improvement Com
mittee. ahd .,at a nice ting last might the
ma after was made public. Afteraa short
discussion, in which 1t was plainly evil
dent that the sense OF the committee was
that the services OF Mr.. Myers were In
dispensable at this time, the Gity,tAttor-
ney's opinion upon the subject was laid
on the table until the next meeting; when
Mr.. Myers Will be requested to be- pres
cnt Y
The question OF the legality OF Mr.. My
ers as a member of the committee named
was brought up py Chairman W:yH Cur
tbs. who wrote to Mr.. Pollard for an
opinion as to whether one who rode on
free passes could remain on any commit
tee from the City Council. In letter
dated May Sd. the City Attorney, states
to Mr.. Curtis that the constitutional pro-
hibtion against city officials accepting
complimentary transportation extends to
all members Of any committee. and that
the fact OF Mr.. Myers not being a coun-
Gilman has nothing to do with the ques
tion.
Mr. Curtis apprised Mr.. Myers Of tho
contents OF the opinion received from the
City Attorney upon the subject, and the
reply Of Mr.. Myers to Mr.. Curtis, was his
resignation.
Members Surprised.
As distinct surprise the question came
to the members OF tho committee last
night. Each member expressed himself
as being in favor OF retaining Mr.. Myers,
II there could be any way to do 50. The
fact that he was connected In some man
ner with the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad. the members de-
clared did not affect hisuscfulness to the
committee.
Councilman Donleavy spoke for Mr.,
Myers, contending that, after the ques-
tion had been raised, 1t was we'll enough
to settle It, but that It was an ndlsput-
able fact that the services of the gem
s5tlemen had been very valuable to the
committee and to the city.
f Mr.. Ferguson said that II this was the
proper construction Of the law then It
was too strict, and that there should
be. an amendment. even II the amend
ment had to be constitutional one.
Mr.. Funsten was the only member Of
the Chamber OF Commerce present at the
meeting. The councllmen In attendance
wero Messrs. Curtis Atkinson, Dom
leayy, and Umlauf After some discussion
the matter went over until the next
meeting
~ the lanes River Improvement Com
m,ttee by the Chamber OF Commerce. The
selection was ratified BY the council. w.. y,
der the law, the committee Is 70 consist ,,,st
he members of the Chamber Of Com
merce, and shall be selected by the Coun-
Gil from list furnished M BY tn the chambeT III ib,s
OF Commerce. Mr. MYERS WAS w 'i's
list furnished the council,
Mr., Pollard's Opinion,
The opinion OF the city attorney TO