The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-13
TILE IIMEs D1sPA RICHMOND VA SATURDAY, JULY 49, 1907

RDAY, JULY ID, 1907.
snnGsed territory, had not pnr ,.oe, ed
standpoint, but only from. az ol ls,.,
~, ana especially as q member or ths
to the report submitted to the Board
q Aldermen at their meeting on last
TUESDAY , night by the s''bco mn t,,
ncxed Territory, for the purpose Of
placing before the Board Of Aldermen
all tile facts connected with this case
lishcd in your issue Of July l1thE pur-
member q the subcommittee whicls,
a 70 my \, mind conveys a wrong impry,s-
| 500, ] ann constrained to make a fun
statement Of facts, all of which an
l prcpare TO prove tif doubted) by the
records OF the committee. as well as
from the memories OF the individual
| members OF the committee In regard
TO what took place III the committee
| Whcn. this question was being dis
Gussed.. The facts in brief, are as fol-
lows: An ordinance giving tho work OF
survey or annexed territory to T..
of s,1 rdo Reid = Brother at their bid
committee to the Council, and by them
approved. with the exception Of three
votes ,el The ordinance then went to
when I was met by a letter from Redd
q Brother, declining TO do the work
because Dis gas they said) Of unfair crlti-
i clsfn and previous condemnation OF
their firm upon the part of the City
Engineer.
The Board of Aldermen, under those
t 6n' ton sent the ordinance back TO
for further investigation and report.
~ special meeting Of the Committee
on Annexed Territory. the matter was
lights. and, after consulting the. City
! Attorney upon the question OF our
right to award the work outside of
Iopinon was adverse to 50 DOING, It
i was determined to return the ordi-
nance to the Board, with the recon-
nendation that Redd & Bro be re-
At this point, believing the commr-tee
fought to give to the Board some rea-
son son for recommending the release of
h a ~, d Bro, when PREVIOUSLY rhey
contract. | offered the following reso-
Hutton, which was to accompany the
4 return Of the ordinance to the Board
Il of Aldermen:
i TO the Honorable Board Of Aldermen,
i City Of Richmond
i Gentlemen -Accompanying this re-
port. the Committee on Apportionment
of Funds. for tho Annexed Territory
1 respectfully return the ordnance re-
4 Gently referred to us by your honora Bile
iEbody. awarding the contract for the
4 territory to Messrs. T. Crawford kedd
liz Bro, with the recommendation tnat
i Nessrs. Redd 6; Bro. be released from
i their offer of $4,000 for doing the
work of survey Of said territory. we,
i the committee, in making TINS recon-
|mendation, deem it proper and for the
best interest of the city of Richmond
i to call the attention OF your honor
Iah
forced to this action, by which; in our
4 opinion, the city OF Richmond loses at
Ileast $4,000, by the unreasonahlc. ,id, :,
assumed by the City Engineer In re-
4 fusing to superintend and check this
work If done by Messrs. Redd & Bro.
richmond. he is required to DO. and
other otf duties pertaining TO the work
of the Engineers office. he receives a
las the Representatives of the city or
. RichmAld and with an eye to the bes,
Interest of the body corporate, We iaS
4 this matter before your honorable body
for such action as you may deem al
un rsnI,n IS opinion 1 that the presen,
Lefty Engineer, on account Of age and
,Iinfrmities, as well as the disposition
4 to refuse to be guided by the action
to perform the duties Of said office 70
! the best interest OF the CITY OF 1Hien-
mond."
or part Of this resolution as being to-
drastic. and offered the followint
bst this Is shs Mou
affair, and recommending that a com
/ mittee of investigation be appointed t
look into the conduct. OF the CITY I'm
t gneer in this matter"
| Fer the sake of unity | accepte.
kfr. Satterfeld's amendment, ana upol
: being put to vote my resolution. a
t amended by Mr.. satterfleld, was nnan
o epGdoS Of foe our committee. It TN
/ point, upon Mr.. satter1eld's motion.
/, tresolution was adopted as follows
: That the resolution Of M. R 81 t,nsl
S be referred to a subcommittee OF three
/ including the chairman tMr. Mills)
with instructions to embody the sam
: Orchards resolution a apended) Int
, the report to be sent to the Board Q
!, Aldermen. together with all othe
facts connected with this after an
4 such documents bearing upon the sub
1 ject as may be In possession Of tn
e Now, Mr.. Editor. under. the abov
n circum stances, it was felt by the com
d mittce that the Board Of Alderme
G the facts in the case, and also wit
the reasons swaying the committee /
e their recommendation to releas
q Messrs. Redd e. Brother Feeling a
u Interest III IIlt IcpOlI w NC 'iitit't -
t the subcommittee, I was present a
f the meeting Of the Board Of Aldermc
e last Tuesday night, and you can i'm
t agine my surprise when found tina
$, the subcommittee in making their re
! port to the Board had entirely ignore
y the instructions, Of the full committe
d by making no mention In their repol
i Of the Richards resolution, or of til
c amendment thereto. which recon
! mended the appointment of an inves
n tigating committee to look into tn
o action OF the City Engineer in TIL
e matter.
h After ascertaining the nature of tn
t. report Of the subcommittee. ! profess
4 ed to two of the subcommittee VIII
IS were present, that their report as sui
J. mitted was not full report as il
IS tended by the full committee, nor we
i it in accordance with instruction
given them by the whole commltte
,e also made several members of tn
l. Board acquainted with the facts, al
'r asked that the report be sent back
y. our committee for correction, but We
1T told that as 1t came there signed /
l. the chairman Of the committee as b.
l. ing correct, nothing could be don
re Now. Mr.. Editor, | am not much of q