The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
Measure to Investigate
Committee Is Returned
Without Approval.
MESSAGE SEALED:
NO STATEMENT YET
Ordinance Assuring Erection q
Poe Monument Approved.
Number of Others Passed
Upon-Crutchfield
Gets Increase in
Salary.

Mayor Mccarthy returned to City VI
Clerk August yesterday, with his Veto
the resolution providing for an ins M
OF the Finance CommittGas III
Tho Mayor did not explain for pub. III
licaton his reasons 1,~ this action, 40 8ss
he has made formal reply to the d
Council, which has been sealed and NJ
will be presented In due time.
The resolution referred to tho states
ments alleged to have been made IN
recent speech OF the Mayors, charg-9 9@
ing the members Of the Committee on q
Finance with violation Of their oathe H
OF office and of the charter of tho XIV
city In making UP the annual budget,
and with other derelictions. 1t pros VI
vided for Il committee OF three mems
bcrs from the Council and two meme
bcrs of the Boards of Aldermen to in- fl
quire into and report on all these
charges, and to further investigated %
the matter of tho burning and sale "
OF bonds and any other matters con- II
nected with tho Committee on Financ0 81
that they may deem proper, the COM y
mittee to have power to summon wits
nesses., etc The resolution passed tho
Council on March I4th by q vote OF 2tss
to 10. and the Board OF Aldermen On VI
the 18th by vote Of 13 to 30 I'D Il
e Mayor Mccarthy, has made 1t hiS
policy In returning ordinances to send I.
his opinion In writing. and not dis 4
cuss the case for publication before
the meeting of the Council, holding
the business to belong to that body.
In tho matter OF the Mayors recent
speech, to which the members Of the
Nvtt,t NO.
suited In the resolution to investigated,
several city ofiicials have expressed tho
opinion that the Mayor did not intend;
to reflect personally on the members
OF the Finance Committee any moncs
than the Supreme Court reflects ON as
tri,ll court when 1t reverses Its deci-#
sion.tf The Supreme Court does nosi.
necessarily question the integrity Of
the members of the Legislature whoa
1t declares n law passed to bc uncOn-S
stitutional Ss Il Il
Many Passed Upon. III
Owing to the great volume OF bus.-S
ness transacted during the past month
by the Council. Mayor Mccarthy has
had under consideration the largest
enrolment submitted to him during his
term Of Office. On yesterday afternoon
he returned to City Clerk Ben =. Au-s
gust tho following ordinances and resO.
lutions OF the City Council which hnd
Irecelved his attention.: ~
/ Authorizing the City Treasurer 10
employ clerk in his office at o salary
OF $500 per annum, to be paid out Of
| the city treasury Approved.
] Authorizing the grading Of q nllr,.a
her of streets and alleys. Approved,
Ordering tho paving of a number Of
lsidewalks and alleys Approved.
Establishing the grade Of streets
and roads In Duncan Lodge, portion
of the annexed territory. Approved,
4 This is tho first section of the Sterri-
tory recently annexed to have its roads
and street levels definitely fixed by
act of Council. S
Ii Authorizing tho Richmond. T'reder-
I, icksburg and Potomac Railroad Cons
4 panS to run Its tracks to the property
. OF u. r. Murphy. on West Clay street,
lin the annexed territory. Approved
Providing for the granting o oc q
franchise by tho city OF Richmond Ia
a a person hereafter to be- ascertained,
In tho mode prescribed by law OF tho
right to operate double-track street
q railway ON Broad Street westwardly
from the tracks OF the Richmond Trap~
tion Company, Mt Broad and Robinson
Streets to tho Boulevard, and thence
EorthWardly to the corporate limits.
Approved. This resolution refers to
tho tracks alrendy laid for the carry
ing OF passengers to and from tha
State Fair. the former permit having
been declared unconstitutional. 1t viii
now be necessary to put this frRn-
chise up for sale in the manner pro,
vldcd by law to the highest bidder.
II In the meantime, tho tracks OF tina
Passenger and Power Company are al-
ready on the ground although no cars
III arc being operated,
Ratifying and accepting tho dedication
: made by the owners to the city q Rich-
n,opd OF land on the north side Of Nlony
,lment Avenue, from Allison Street td
tho Boulevard, and OIL tho south side from,
< Allison Street to Cedar Street, Approved,
This resolution completes the fornn!ity
OF taking over the property needed for thd
extension OF Monument Avenue on to the
Davis Monument. and than to the Bnul.
evard. as n continuous double driveway
from the Leo Circle. Work on this I'm,
proyement Is already untler way. and VIII
ba completed shortly.
Poe Monument Assured.
Granting q site for the monument q
, be erected to the memory OF Edgar NJ
/, | Ian Poe, and pledging the city for "a sull'
, scrlptlon of $4,000 for said monlmenS
: : the Monument Association to raise q liks
:, amount Approved. The site for the non'
y ument has not yet been deHnltely ds'
termlned. 1t being provided that Y VII
: he selected by a committee OF seven IRON
. tho Council, acting With Il coMnllttet
from the Poe Monument Association a. u
II Authorizing the City Attorney 70 agrel
upon damages, " any, thar will accrut
G by reason OF the grading OF the alle,
il between 'lhirtlcth and Thsrty-uts
= Approved. The passage OF this ordinhnc'
L establishes a new precedent IN the cttytI