The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-06
CARRIER AT HEAL. OF
IMPORTANT WORK
alliWard CouncilmanEle
ed Chairman Of James River
Improvement Committee.
POLLARD NOMINATED HIM
MIR. Funsten Declares City l:
Being Robbed-Plans for
River Work.

Councilman CARRIER of Marshal
Ward. was elected chairman of the
James River Improvement Committed
at Its meeting last night. Before Tenn.
PI 'is Chairman Peters had conclnd 9.
were In order, Councilman Pollard. gool
the floor and presented Mr. CARRIERS
name. He was unanimously elected.
r,a IN view OF the stormy scene in inc
the ELECTION of member from. Mar.
shall Ward, the nomination OF Mr.
CARRIER by Mr.. Pollard was more than
Ordinarily significant. Mr.. CARRIER ano
his associates wanted Mr.. J. w. Gentry
elected. Mr.. Pollard. however. in spite
OF the fact that the Marshall dele,
cation was solid for Gentry, offered
Mt. Grimes as a candidate, the debate
bell y sharp and biting. Mr. CARRIER i,e
other. But the breach was partly
healed last night when Mr. Pollard
beat the others who wanted to nomi-
nate somebody else.
Norris Opposed Nielsen.
The committee had to elect a sub.
chairman. and Mr.. Donalioc nominated
l Board Of Aldermen. Mr.. L. z. Morris
Understood that he did not oppose Mc
Nielsen on any ground except that he
was was a new man In municipal life, and
wa, was therefore not familiar with the
improvements. Mr.. Nielsen declined the
honor. Mr.. Morris nominated Mr.. Jul
Illus a. Hobson but as Mr.. Hobson
came from the same branch Of Council
as MI. CARRIER he was not eligible
MT Morris then nominated Alderman
oonahoe, who was elected.
Inc Importance of securing larger
appropriations from Congress for the
James River was ably presented by
Alr. ): G. Freeman, a member of the
committee from the Chamber of Com
merce. He. took occasion to say that
Richmond should be represented at the
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
to be held In Washington early in De-
cember. and urged united action in an
effort to give the city better naviga-
ton facilities to the sea. Mr.. Free
man said that few people here We're
aware of the fact that the local GUS
toms receipts were greater than the
receipts at Norfolk and Newport News
combined.
These little matters upon which we
pass night after night" he said, "are
insig lit'cant compared with the greater
work Of making the James River Il
more valuable asset to the commerce
of Richmond. We could secure wharf
age facilities here which would equal
and surpass those of Baltimore. and
we must realize that this river aues-
ton is the biggest question before the
people Of Richmond to-day
TO Invite Mr.. Burton.
Mr.. freeman thought that Chairman
BURTON. OF the RIVERS ana tarDOrS
Committee from Congress. should be
invited here. and he related a CONVEX
sation with man from Cleveland
who declared that the James deserved
the most liberal help from the national
government.
MIR. Morris agreed with Mr.. Free
man about the need of going after
more money. He suggested that the
subcommittee having this particular
matter in charge be increased by the
addition OF. two members. The mo-
ton prevailed. MIR. CARRIER is chair
man of the subcommittee.
There was a long discussion on the
question Of ssubrenting from the Full
which sand from the river is pumped.
Mr.. Funston severely criticized the
work and record made heretofore. He
believed that the expense was too
great. declaring. in fact. that 1T was
nothing short of robbery Of the city.
1t was finally agreed to leave the mat
ter to a subcommittee. which will re-
port next Monday night.
Resolutions We're Adopted thanking
farmer Chairman w. W. Norton for
his excellent work and expressing SIN
cere regret that he had resigned.