The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-02

The speech Of Mayor Mccarthy at the
II. r a. rooms on Thursday night has
farther widened the breach between the
executive head of the city government
and certain members of the Council
recently. and which was extended by
the Mayors speech at the Mechanics
Institute. and the constructions or mis-
constructions placed upon 1t by some
of his hearers. The reply of Mr. Pol
lard at the Council meeting Thursday
night To Captain Mccarthys financial
arguments was but an expression of
that growing feeling OF rcsaii;Ine
on his part OF statements by the
MAYOR Whether AR PolIard's attitude
was in any way aggravated By the
occurrences in the Finance Commit-
tee recently,in which the Mayor, Audi-
Tor and Treasurer were present. Is not.
positively known.
The combination of the Marshall and
Jefferson Ward delegations in tile
Council meeting is generally attri-
bnted To a feeling on the part OF
r1lemhers that the Mayor was hostile
TO that section, an impression which
ts wholly erroneous, according to the
Mayor There Is no other lsnowI,
pretext, unless some of them opposed
specific items in the budget. and oppo-
sitIon developed to only two. and
chiefly to the appropriation for the
Blues' armory The failure OF tho
budget to provide for any cxtraordi-
nary expenditures for the East End
partially accounts for the combine,
hut n reference made by the Mayor
to the westward growth of cities. ana
his expression Of a desire to see Monu-
nlent Avenue extended to the Rose
~. nm trnttpra6 ana
handsomely improved, unquest!onab.S
4croused the East End members.
But the breach between representatives
of the two coordinate departments OF
tic government. whatever It's origin, was
srcat.y emphasized by the address of
the MAJOR at the Travellers Protective
Association headquarters and the pub-
lished reports thereof. Members of both
branches of the Council met informally
Yesterday and INDUCED in many exprcs-
ssions OF Indignation. criticism and con-
demnation of the speech. and general
discussion OF recent incidents in COM
,nittces whose sessions are supposed TO
1,c executive The ciear-store and street.
corner conferences dashed themselves into
n fury in the forenoon. but nothing worse
than talk was INDUCED in.
incidentally certain transactions III
the, Finance Committee Were rehearsed.
and certain members were disposed 70
accuse the Mayor of having usurped
authority and done various things
which he ought not to have done.
ono of tho incidents Of the morning
was n colloquy by phone between tEe
NIayor and member of the Hoard or
Aldermen Tho Mayor called the Al
derman up to ask him about the proof
or printed copy OF MS Mecna,,us ,a,s, -, ~.
stitute speech, which he "ished 70
read for revision. such as is given al
s;n,i1or documents The Alderman re-
nlied that this printed report OF tho
.ncnch belonged to the Council. and
that only that body had authority TO
Kermit the Mayor to revise y.
The Mayor retorted by asking Whht
authority the Alderman hau' 'iieh' ~ " ~
secure n copy of the speech from the
stcnogra pher ana to have more copies
printed therefrom, If only the Councll
had authority to grant the use of IT OF
To permit It's revision. 1t Is further as
serted that the copy secured by the
Alderman was turned over to Mr. fol-
lard who used the figures and STATE
ments theron as the basis OF his reply
The matter ended by the Mayor's get
ting the copy of the speech ana the
printed proof, in which he says he founo
transpositions which destroyed '~ sense
and which had to be corrected,
Incident in Committee.
Another matter which has figured IN
tho Informal discussions and criticisms
OF the Mayor erew out of a recent meet
ing OF the Finance Committee
Specifically the subjects discussed a
that meeting We're tho act of the Mayor
In advising that certain mlsprintct
honds be burned. and the fact that thu
Auditor, acting uNNer general instruc
tions OF tho Finance Committee, hat
sold certain bonds for 100, whereas tn
!. Sinking Fund Commissionors had BIZ
1o1 For the entire lot There was /,
disnosition on the part of some Il
claim that the Mayor had been al
least partially responsible for this,
md others undertook to charge hin
with chief responsibility for 1t. A.
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