The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-02

Mr. Miner spoke at some 8lcnGth. ah9
in the course OF his speech charged
that the advocacy OF this scheme had
figured in the selection OF colllNlltesas
when tlie, present Council was OF
ganized. intimnting thht the co' ,lNlr.o
tees had beenztso made NJ MS TO DC
favorable toiSthe lectrfc plant idea
Committees Packed.
| IT was Iii answer to q question by
| Mr.. Cannon as9to whom he had refer,
| enre when Fhc5 spoke of short cuts and
wire pulling that Mr.. Miner. while cx.
planning that perhaps t,i ne sn9aia ha
| tho committees had been named Win
a 'viewsto promoting this measure.
Various meneers We're were & de ennams, n6
! prevailed, but 8Nicc-Prcstdcnt spence:
4 who was presiding Mt the time, rapp .;.,
loudly for order and sought IN VAIN .
1 to enforce quiet and require the menl-
4 like a beehive at times, however.
As soon rs Mr.. Peters could l. secure e a1G
4 with feeling In resenting and reputd,ia-
ting the intimation by Mr.. Miner t ma !
Il tho committees had been packed or ina '
! any othr had been considered. lie De,
clnrcd 1t ABSOLUTELY untrue that ne haa
been influenced by this or any othef
consideration t nan aom s9nhG 0
Mr. Peters declared that the electro
plant matter had been agi thted 1ol
3 sixteen years, ana TIA luz y, ~ - e. = a
! 1ncnt he had heard against IT was ina
3 | it was inopportune He declared t! y:
: he was representing the people N ,l ray !;
2 oring the plan, and that the oppo aa
: rcscnting the corporal He eS
I. pressed the conviction that II the pi,al
: had been adopted years ago inc G sai
: would have saved half 1n1li'oh uo'
% lars. I. i, !, J, :, ~,
! troubled waters. deprccating I, II
y charges and counter, charges inauul5e
- that all the members OF the body y, W g
IS as honest as he was in his attitud
on the matter. Flo thought It unbus
!, !. , Without any limit on the cost, n
. Cary offered as substitute rcsol,
Of ton providing for securing from ~
= electrical light company an estimate
+ cost Of current at 'switchboard for bot
nc nc lighting and pumping. The, snbstitu
DO was wa Voted down without debate,
The pending question % vas iina ny 2
Ia dered, it being on the Cannon supst
~ citing roll-call, III which the ayes a. 2!
H. noes were tied down as fa ar, N f1na y
e as 1i. Atkinson, canno
DAVIS M Pen He snyE Po nf9e poilo s
= iauf. We'll, d. M. White, Wiltshire a
ed President Peters-19. IS,
Noes-Messrs. CARRIER, i'liley, Ga
a Ferguson, Green, G. 3, iobso III, ~; !,
IN richards, ". Il. Richardson and
TO L. White-l4.
- When tho annual message OF 7
the Mayor was laid before the .Coul Dun
re- carly in tho session, MT. Cannon moi
&C. &C. To- refer to tho Committee, on Print
- With instruction to print 200 copies. 4
an deliver the same In not mo more re Z Z
tes, thirty days. This was auop!cu, :,
,ck, disposing or tho important docume
I'M 7 The Mayors communication In
and Spouse e the Lynch reaoipt9 nrd asK
us MS 10 reports OF city officers was II
ner, Tho veto message ol liio MAJ - :, ~, "
son holding approval o. oiulnhl!ccs ~ y,
ing for constructing. sewers 81 n = ~
and Ninth Street and permitting
East End Box and Lumber Comp
DO to burn shavings was sustained 4
ton tho vote reconsidered. ana there
osi- matter was left.