The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-06
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Elcctrolysis Question the One
Live Wire in City Counl
Gil Now.
! EXHIBIT A ALL TO THE BAD
Watcr-Pipe Full OF Holes Sent
to Chamber to Show Extent
of Damage.

Aldermen who are members OF the
joint Committee on Water and Electrl
city waited in the chamber until III
o'clock Monday night for the Common
Council to take up tho two reports,
but they may come again. superin-
tcndent Boiling was also present to
watch the effect OF the battle. and for
a time President Turptn hung around
to see IL one faction would hurt the
other as seriously as the return current
damages the water pipes. But they
we're disappointed. About midnight
Mr.. Ferguson picked up his hat and
moved to adjourn. which was the most
pleasure giving motion Of the seance
They never work too hard, however,
for Ben T. August. the clerk OF Coun.
Gil. who hasn't missed session, by the
way. IN about thirty years. Clearing
heavy calendar is balm TO his soul.
Exhibit a Full of Holes.
Exhibit "A, in this eiectrolysis fight
was reclining on the presidents chair.
1t was chunk of iron pipe, six fec,
long, into which the electric current
had cut queer holes. Unless the double
overhead system is installed Supcrin-
tendent Boiling and many members OF
Council believe. the damage will con-
tinue. The question to decide, there
lore. is tax on the street car COMPANY
or everlasting destruction OF the pipes
Morgan II. Mills, who Will "wboon
en- up with a minority report was
wearing pipe and n white vest and
simply waiting for Clerk August to
.ouch the electrolysls wire. Aldermen
Daoney, REYNOLDS. Moncure, Mann ana
others sat on the side lines and laugh
ed at the battle Of the lower branch
Whlcn was merely Il preliminary OF
the big bout OF the evening. David
meade White, of the minority. which
Is to say that faction which wants the
double overhead system, sat quietly
by his namesake, musins that IL ba
could not swing the majority in line
ne would at least keep the majority
from swinging him. And SO the even
ing rocked along with plenty of ex-
c Z. and so much noise at times
mat President Peters threatened to
call in the police.
EXPECT Some Red Hot Talk.
me minority report may be rather
tame, but the flow OF Language ,ybic,,s
VIII follow may warm the BUILDING
ana make 1t necessary to turn off the
steam m. The filibustering tactics which
Aept .ne secret session of the joint
. ,,l on edge for nearly five
AZ may be resorted to again. ana
t,iis happens they may send gu.
Tor lunch. Aside from all other oue..
lions. however. the matter ia ona -
grave Importance to the CITY. for tho
experts apparently are of one mind
ana they want it settled in a way
"h,eh VIII keep the loose current from
making Its dinner on the mines
Mayor aud Council
Unless some wise leader succeeds In
checking the talk. which may run to
extremes, the differences between
Mayor Mccarthy and the Finance Com
Hittee VIII crop out again at the
meeting OF the Council to-morrow
night Chairman f. d. richardson ~
the Investigating Committee, who has
SAID openly that 1t was waste of
time TO consider the charges and
counter-charges. will produce the
opinion of Mr.. Charles v. Meredith
and when 1t is presented some orators
may perform. Members who voted to
bring this in have said that thew
merely merely, aid SO out of Difference to the
FINANCE Committee. although they
seem to admit that the time of Coun.
Gil is too valuable to thresh out the
straws again.
one OF the Investigators said yes
terday that Mr.. Meredith held that
inaslnuch as the committee IN making
UP the budget for 1907 had followed
precedent of twenty five years
standing, the action was altogether
proper. The one charge made by
Mayor Mccarthy was that the charter
had not been complied with, and the
report sustains that contention.
The general opinion In Council is that
the thing has been ridiculous from its
inception. and they are in favor of
letting it drop without further dis
cussion. They say, at least, that MOTH
ing can be accomplished by more talk
Convocntion Elects Officers.