The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-27
NEWS GATHERED
FROM s0U1HS! ID
Question Of Bond 1ssuc for Clear
Water is Referred Back to
Council.
ILLEGAL AS IT NOW STANDS.
Health Board Fails Of g Quorum.
Mr.. Moore Will Accept
Provisions.
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After almost endless discussion. arsu-
1 ,ncnt ana co,inter-nrgumen last night ~
!, sneeial committee of the Finance Com
nittee. the matter of the Issuance OF
500 600 bonds for the construction OF
/: ,,,,rn,lon plant was referred back TO the
Council By vote Of ayes and 2 noes noes.
rho question under discussion was the
alleged Observation-Disclosures By the nc-
ton Of the committee and the advice by
the city Attorney proven rs Il fact--ot
the ordinance providing for the Issuance
Of the bends.
AIR. b. M. Rudd offered a motion 70
authorize City Treasurer Bronaush 10
have the bonds Autographed and 10 ad-
vcrtise for bids. Mr.. i. NJ. ROBERTSON
then offered substitute motion to refer
The matter back to tho Council for cor
+ rcctions TO be made in the original ordl-
nance the point being raised that, as mo
matter had first been passed by thp
+ Council before q necessary reference 10
The Finance Committee, it WIS thereby
made Invalid and illegal.
Mr.. Robertsons appended substitute
motion is explanatory OF the point III
question::
'.Whcreas, the Council has passed an
ordinance directing the Committee on
Finance to issue and sell 100000 Of bonds
for the construction of n filtration plant,
and said ordinance having been passed
without referring same first to this COM
mittee, 1t is advised by the city attor-
hey that, owing to these facts, the SAID
ordinance Is invalid, and that any ISSUE
p OF bonds hereunder would accordingly DC
invalid: therefore, be 1t
! Az Resolved. That this committe respect
E fully report back these facts to the Coun-
Gil and recommend TO tho Council That
the said ordinance be first passed with
due regard to rule 80. before attempting
to issue the said bonds
In short under rule go no action hlV-
ing some matter of finance In view can
be passed by the Council except through
4 n previous action by the Finance Com
4 mittec, unless the said rules be suspended.
Mr.. Wakefield maintained that perfect
legality had been preserved throughout
the course Of the appropriation and exert
ed all his effort to have the matter set
u tied by the Finance Committee. But other
Il counsel prevailed, rs the fear that a
teclnlcalsillegalty would effect the sale
o. the Lends held double sway over the
minds Of the majority of the members.
spas scd L, d vote of L ayes and noes;
and Tho matter will be referred back
ito the Council for action.
558 Failed Of a Quorum.
The meeting Of the board OF health
failed of a quorum last night, and no
business was transacted.
a Mr. NJ j. Moore said last night that
III the amendment to the ordinance pro-
Il viding for the election of sanitary
officer be passed, he would accept the
II position. The amendment provides that
All officer be detailed from the police
force. without severance of his con-
4 ~ cilon with the force.
Such officer will still exercise police
authority, and should tho position be
4sonly Of a transitory nature, Or SHOULD
be from any cause removed, his position
as 4; police officer would still revert 70
him