The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-05
VOTES
TO INVESTIGATE
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The law ought to be enforced. he said.
Whose duty is it to enforce it?'
asked Mr.. Mills.
The Mayors was the prompt re-
Spouse of a number OF members.
Bad Practice.
Several ordinances relative to sewer
recorded votes, after being read by
their titles.
An ordinance authorizing the con-
struction of a spur track to the prop
erty OF u. p Murphy was passed.
resolution permitting Parrish
Brothers to suspend q cloth sign across,
the pavement was opposed by Mr.. Cam
non, who thought that the practice
was bad one, and that the prece-
dent would he pernlcious.
An ordinance permitting II. Fran
clone to erect and maintain II balcony
in front of his store. No. 104 East
Broad Street was rejected by an af
flrmative vote of 9, to H.
An ordinance granting permission ~
A. NJ Boyle to construct bay window
overhanglng the pavement Mt No. 2400
Jefferson Avenue was adopted.
An ordinance to ratify and accept
dedication of certain lands on Monu-
mcnt Avenue necessary in the widen
ing of that thoroughfare was adopted.
Extension of Tracks.
port Of an ordinance relative to the
extension OF the tracks of the Trac-
ton Company westward on Broad
Street, vetoed by the Mayor, recon-
mended that the veto be sustained,
and offered substitute ordinance.
drawn to avoid the objections set forth
by the executive. Tho ordinance a
very important one. was read only by
its title, and then passed by practically
unanimous vote.
Several ordinances relative to re-
funding enormously assessed taxes
Were passed.
The report of City Accountant George
S. Crenshaw was submitted and or
dered transmitted to the other branch.
An ordinance fixing the salary OF
Police Justice ]. j. Crutchf1eld at s2.ejn
per annum was passed. The ordinance
increases the salary by $3.50, III
Resolution for Inquiry.
Tho Finance Committee by Subchair-
man Fl. r. Pollard, Jr., reported the
following Joint resolution. providing
for special joint committee to in
vestigate the matters therein referred
to:
Whereas. tho Mayor OF the city OF
Richmond In a recent public address
has charged the members OF the Com
mttee on Finance of the City Council
with violation OF their oaths of office.
and of the charter of the city of Rich
mond In making UP the budget for the
year 1907, and with other direlections
OF duty; therefore
BE II resolved by the Council OF the
city OF Richmond the Board OF Alder
men concurring: 49, Ms
l. That special investigating cons
Inittee of five. consisting Of three mems
bers from the Common Council and
two members from tho Board OF Alder
men, be, and they are hereby, appoint
ed, whose duty 1t shall be, as speedily
rs possible. to inquire and report tp8-
either branch whether the said cpmr
mittee on Finance has violated the
charter of the city of Richmond. or any
ordinance or resolutions passed In pur.-
snanee thereof, in the mater of formu-
lat!ng or making the budget for 1907. ~
2. Said special investigating commit
tee shall investigate the recent, dcstruo-
ton and sale of certain city honds. rand
also investigate and report on any
other action OF the Committee on FL
g,nance that they may deem pertinent .
since the first day of Sentember. 1906
3. Said special Investigating commit
tee are hereby authorized and empow-
cred in such investigation to summon
witnesses and examine them under oath
to require the production OF books and
papers and are further empowered to
employ such clerks and stenographers
the investigation.
AS soon as tho resolution was read
Mr.. Pollard called for recorded vote
Mr.. ID. NJ White asked what could be
accomplished by such an investigation
He opposed the resolution. because n
could accomplish no good. Without
further discussion the joint resolution
was put on it's passage and failed sol
the required majority, receiving 21str
/ votes. as follows: f-4st
Ayes-Messrs. Atkinson. Barber. Bill.
ley. Cannon, Cary. Don Leavy, Gates
Green, G. b. Hobson, j. A. Hobson, Lea
lynch. Mills. Pollard, Pollock. Spence
We'll. w. l.. White, Williams, Wilt
shire and Peters--21.
Noes-Messrs. Davis, FERGUSON, Gar
her, Miner. Neagle. Phillips, Powers
Richards, Il. d. Richardson. w. Fred
Richardson, David Meade White-,11.
Criticism of Mayor.
Messrs Cannon and Cary changed
their votes from aye to no In order
to move reconsideration. The former
thereupon moved to strike out OF the
Joint resolution SO much of tt1as re.
lated to clerk and stenographers and
carrying an appropriation therefor Hs
explained. in answer to question
that he did this to obviate the neces.
sity for an appropriation.
speaking 10 Ils aIneHCIlleHL, MI Gan
non, with some feeling. expressed his
surprise that the Council should vote
down This resolution, after hearing the
Mayors speech, in which he had at.
tackled the Council. He accused thu
Mayor, willie a guest of the Council
of having gratuitously insulted thu
Finance Committee and accused 1t Of
grave breach of integrity He con.
tended that 1T was not merely qnes
ton whether the budget was legal OF
Illegal. hut whether the members OF
the Committee on Finance had violated
their oaths of office, II the budget q
1907 was Illegal SO was that of l9of
and 1908, both of which the Mayor hat
approved. The sole question, the speak
or. reiterated was whether the Com
mittee on Finance has violated Its oatl
of office, IT it had, the fact should b'
ascertained; II not, the COMMITTED
should be indicated.
Continuing his criticism OF the eN
ecutive. Mr.. Cannon declared that TN
Mayor had attacked the committee ant
tile Council In later snAech. accordins
to reports In The Times-Dispatch. III
asserted that the Mayor had charge'
the committee with spending hour
and hours grinding and chewing"
| ever the most picayune matters, an