The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-25
1MUCHlNTEREST IN
MAYORS VET0ES
Considerable Speculation as tc
What Papers Filed Witt,
Clerk Contain.
NOTHING VERY SENSATIONAL
Believed Executive Will Content
Himself With Statement Along
Lines Already Indicated.

" Mayor Mccarthy has sent to City
Clerk August a bunch Of vctocs tina,
will enlist the attentive interest OF tho
members of the two branches OF tho
Council when tho documents are read
therein. 1t Is curious coincidence that
the meeting OF tho Common Council
occurs on All Fools Day, which also
happens to be Easter Monday, and tile
meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen on
Surrender Day, the anniversary OF Ap-'
pomnttox. AS the Board will be the lat
ter Of tho two bodies toEact upon the
veto. the datc may be significant of n
surrender by some one.
Besides this message. the Mayor has
sent others vctoing two ordinances pass
cd by tho Council, and presumably stat
Ing his reasons therefor. He has also
filed n response to the Lynch resolution,
asking why the Mayor has not enforced
tho ordinance requiring officers to file
their reports before February lst.
The Times Dispatch recently published
n statement on this. II Is held that TN,
suspend In his discretion, but even II
he exercised this discretionary power, 1t
would not produce thegreports. but would
temporarily vacatc the office. 1t Is pre-
sumcd that he will thus answer the
Council. g as5,st
That Investigation.
AS to the Joint resolution providing
| for an investigation OF certain charges
| against the Finance Committee OF vio-
| lating the charter and their oaths OF
| Office In making up the budget, and also
| Of the recent burning of enormously
printed bonds. and certain sale OF
other bonds at par, when l0l had been
~ 4, ~-t,t RAW
mssioners, the Mayors reasons for his
i veto thereof will not OF course. be made
1 public until the message is read
He has told numerous Councilmen.
however, that the charter was his au-
thority for this charge. and that the
violation was merely technical rather
4 than culpable one. It is expected
3 that the Mayor will stand pat" In his
message. dnd tight out the question
of fact with any one who may decide
to take Issue with him. The Mayor
Is not gutter, but has n way OF
standing his ground. which means bat.
E tie unless the Council accept his state
ment contained In his message.
AS to the other two transactions
which the resolution proposes to inves-S
tlgate. much has already been pub
lishcd. Tho bond-burning Is familiar
! incident. and, 1t was supposed, closed
the committee, or certain members OF
1t. allege the Mayor is partially re-
sponsible, It is sufficient to say that
the Mayor cannot sell bonds.
q Tho Mayor Will probably say somo
very pointed things in HIS message
the reading OF which will be awaited
with ntensc interest.
Week in City Hall.
The week In the City Hall will be
ty,. 1txrt,$
! mlttees having bi-monthly meetings
being scheduled. The most important
OF these is the Finance Committee,
which Will hold two meetings to-day,
the first at 1870 and the other at g.
+ At one of these meetings regularly
4 scheduled business viii be taken up.
At the other 1t is expected that the
/. $4,000 which 1t WAS at first proposed
t. to save to the people In reduction of
r. taxes will be divided among the
d many applicants for funds in tho va
i. rious departments.
d Much is to be provided out Of this
: sum. The Health Department wants
10 more funds and :hc Leo Ward repre-
: sentatives Will endeavor to secure a
"a slice of this lump for street i'm,
= Some OF tho money will be required
- as contingent fund for exposition
= needs. In fact, there are, as usual
~ many more demands than there are
20 means to supply.
q Tho Committee oIlrEPrinting and
~ Claims will hold It's scheduled meeting
y tonight g3s
50 The Committee on Electricity vii
meet at p. NJ. to-day.
tn Thursday Is the heavy day of thu
s. week. The regular meeting OF thu
Street Committee and the first since
the ward combines successful division
OF the paving fund, will be held q
Up. NJ 1t is possible that an eff
N fort will be made tpsseffect recon
sheraton of the action taken. but
er leading member Of tho combine statet
nd that those involved were so bount
-, that there is not tho slightest proba
~ biity OF break. ts
y, The Committee on'fWater win NEE
go at o'clock, as will the COMMITTEE
ne on Ordinance. Charter and Reform.
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