The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-10
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Dabney3 Makes Fine \ Fight tor
Citizens to r ehabi ilitate Car, 81 ss,
Works, 81 l but 4 4 I7iis = Proposi 5s
Ii q ton Is Laid q 4. Aside. a g
Bitter ses. VI &. 81 81 s
s.553s sion.


n oss Messrs. I lynch N 0hte, Dabnsy,yg NJ
5orundy and q Id Rs
h the above recorded vote Il and ssaftslsSs
"a spirited contest of nearly thr ree hoursssS
the Joint Commit tees on # Finance ana SS
sLlght last mig hit aga III select ed Fobertl2s
W. Hunt 81 Co, gas en- gineers New
York, to prepare plan s$s FOR rehab atinig
tho city Gas ks % N
This is net final andf
Sis but a arecommenda Ion to the CouTeill.ssss II
The roposltion eau sed Rhn could .sse ssbs
proper rlly termed aE bitter fight ins the
committees, ana Il II Will not n get through
either branch Of the Council VA sharp
and formlda pposl M ssrss
pin. Gruid a
sopposl tlon@ iii .oard
and others will on rong tanceS Sinl
the lover bran Ct.
Las session full sofS sl1aTtn Y
8thrusts ana acrlmo lous end
Ea u tim IS as man eHb bersiyiFer
"a q The cirE fee w nt once either hring at
each other cid fno ring for 1tsisSonS
from the cha s 81
{sin thesrecorfle I'd No te, ths name ot
Blerrnian blair does : / no & sapp &spok
some ieng TN nS favor ot ge ting mo oro5
light, ana then asked &to xoused from
voting on he %gTolpd tnt
ths Prop pesl
sS \. Circuit tous Ro cute: sssEi|
Ii sresult ppeaTs ssto S1sssa
srather curious
ishsstt lssa
3silered aol,tli tsse
sbodie first chose Robert inr.tssS5s VA
sCompany month ago but MI is 5recommsa.easS
33da ton was rel ected and com I've Dds
$as led tor. There were man yS eng gtneerAss@ ss
}npplying; Sbut Char Ids HI Evans 5hi,sl
Ncago, was chosen at Il
Bs This latter report wns the main gnessS eess
stion last nigh but itS vas tabled VITA
$a substitute OF fered by M abney
place the matter Of rehab ita tionsSin ttls
hands & & f5 sllperitlt ndent VI knowles anld s.
four ctizens s48
these two prop tions sasid de- tha;s fiEhsN
came u Z downs lbtstWeen Hun q SS CompanySSS II
3nnd soma other man or body Of smen i and a$s
wran gle OF several h hours gensued, Proposas
ssIton after propositi ton look toS choosss
Sing al citizens board was su omitted 9andN
rejected 4, and then II unit q &# Company
triumphed age n az
@ M r. Iheny. Ia presenta tive 81 81 this
concern has charge ge OF the work of builds
ling theme gus hold err and Is the choice
az Superintendent Knowles and q ma tor-si
$itys OF the Light Commit ttee, Ia under--sgs
tood:tthat III Hunt ~ Co. shall be III
chosen, they will Tx ely get tn wor; q
supervising the rehab litation ct 1--WE per
cent OF the cost Of the
Miner in the Lead Z s'sSss SSss
5s3 Mr.. r, liner was the most actiyaRS
champion of Hunt & = Cos houEh@ the!FsS !sS
claims were also dyocat ed by ~ Mr.s tSol
lard and others. x. .4sS LS 81
3GrundyS led the other sid 9, but N Dab b.
5ney INT mated early In 4 the ssesst ion hat
Hunt & Co would win. .yia rs he had heen8i
told during the day tha E heys had genough
votes to carry hem through ;is Es
AS soon as the bod was called to order
Mr. Dabney ffered as g su ups hor
the pending proposition an mended ord dAs5S4s
nance. placing the work OF rehabi lita tion&
IN tho hands Of a board to- be COM Il
posed OF four al ltlzens and III "a suPe riIs7A5
tendent OF the Gas w orlss, This board "
to employ mn pert gas 4 en- 2 eel Ri, III
have charge Sof the practical work ana
who shall he required ITO glve bond an
the sum OF IS, 900. N ,SiSI ssssI
81 Mr.. Dahney said his i. amended BY uRstl-Is
tute had been drawn by the City AZ tors
new at his request, and was ~ ere tors i;
legal. I. 81 VI
osltion. q hut wished \ the ordinance lis 10 NJ
amended us to prevent any ofllcer,Ss Ss
saws Mr., Knowles serving on the cons 1olis.
Smiss!on yf n s Oh S5 u tss sEs
Would Resign First. 3Sgs
VI Mr.. Miner opposed the substitute. and
said the Council should assume tll res u u
ssponsiblity OF Brehah hilitatlon, \; 8 n
am ready 70 resign ny I, seaI s,e
:, "a .vhen5 II am not ready % assume H.
the responsibilities put upon me by by n my al
people. For my own part, want to 81
Lill' iris proposition here and now. and 70
this end i move TO lay e ne sups itnte soh
the table," z. y !. h, e.
Mr.. Yynch raised the point, which Ii Was ,'
sustained hY the chair that % taple 'na .,..s a
p'urs''Ilb Nj pabney replied briefly. but with
ana warmth to Mr., Miners remark 81 s$
aud declared that his motives in Of tarins
,he substitute wereGof the hiRtlestS ora aer.8s
lIe appealed to the member from zig
Ward TO withdraw his motion % tGp!ss 4.
INT the latter would not, and the cha' 4
ordered the roll to be called, q s$ n 5g. ss
Nj NJ. t.. White In the meantime
vigorously opposed anything looking ~
tba creation OF commission. q lthog n
the chair ruled that the question ~ 81 moi 3
aebatable, Mr.. White arose 20 q aIes-
ton 81 privilege. and thus got IN his
remarks !. Y, Il !! 4, y &. esSz
ed--ayes, l3; noes. I, II 4. ~
Z Mr.; Dabney charged his vote from ls'no'sss33s
to ..aye.,' and moved to Feconstder ths
Vote by which the substitute offered by ~
himself was tabled. s8 . n
!, There was no second 10 Mr.S Ioabneyi
motion. and hs Withdrew n ard A9sS