The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-16
MAKE REPORT ON
POLLOCK AND WISE
Council Says They Were Unwise
and Indiscreet-Lay Dooley
Matter on the Table.

r 9 II MOND, VA.-SpecfaI-
Inc Common Council Friday night re-
celved and considered the report OF
Ihe Wise-Pollock Investigation Com
niICtee, and after adopting a resolu-
uon onered by II. X. Pollard. TO the
effect that the lawyer-counciImen
were unwiSe and indiscreet" dfsrniss-
ed the matter.
Inc resolution is as follows:
he IL resolved, by the Conn
mon council, That the report OF
the special committee aDDOiDted
TO investigate the cOnducf or
george II. Wise and Gilbert IA.
Pollock be, and the same ia 70
ceiVed and filed; and, whereas. n
SHOWN from said report that
heIther George Il. Wise nor Gil
Dert -. Pollock has been guilty
or any illegal OF dishOnorabIe
Conouct; therefore, be it resolved
aho entered on record, that IL IL
the Judgment OF this body that
saiu George T.. Wise and Gilbert
N: POLLOCK have not been guilty
OF the violation OF any law or Of
any diShonorable conduct In Tho
premises, but their acceptance OF
me employment WAS unwLse and
The bill Of John C. Winston. for
stenoSraphic services during the in
Vestigation. amounting to $500 wae
referred TO the Finance Committee.
MT Pollock made a brief protest.
saying the report should have passed
upon the conduct OF himself and Mr..
Wise. ~ =
The latter part of his statement
was as follows:
There are one or two statements
In the report which were evidently in
serted inadvertently, and which must
nave been hastily considered. II has
toS oeen stated that We admit
leo taxing compensation to secure the
suspension OF the operation of an or
dinance. If guilty of that we womb
not deserve place on this floor. and
mere Is no evidence to support IT. The
statement IN the report that we CON
tesSeo our action incapacitated US
rom voting, is another inadvertence.
was not incapacitated. I had the
same right as any member of the
council 1 do not think any member
or the committee intended to do us a
wrong, but the failure to bring in a
resolution as to our conduct has done
US great wrong. 1 leave the ques-
ton entirely to this body to deter
mine"
The resolution to accept $4,000
from Major James H. Dooley for a
surrender. Of the rights Of the city 70
oullo a sewer through his property
near William Byrd Park came up for
consideration, but was again laid on
the table. City Attorney Pollard and
City Engineer Boiling recommended
the acceptance Of the OFFER.
resolution rediStricting the CITY
INTO School sections was referred to
the Committee on Ordinance. Char
ter and Reform.
several matters pertaining to Wash
lngton Ward were referred TO the
proper committees and a number of
resolutions were introduced for street
improvements.
The City Attorney was instructed TO
introduce condemnation proceedings
Ior the ninety-foot strip across the
river for the site of the new free
bridge
The dispute involving the tanitors
or the City Hall was referred to the
committee on Ordinance. Charter and
Reform.
Mr.. Workman offered a resolution
providing for an allowance 70 the den
uty sergeant OF Hastings Court. Part
:; MI Umlauf offered an ordinance
increasing the pay of employees of the
street Cleaning Department; Mr.. Pol
lock onered a resolution directing the
Grounds and Buildings Committee TO
report on the advisability of establish
ing public playground on North
Ienth street An echo OF the famous
hume investigation was the approprI-
alton OF $1,000 to pay the expenses of
II. Nj. Boiling In coming to Richmond
as a witness in that investigation. the
Dill having been overlooked Mr.. Pol
lard called from the table resolution
as TO the assessment OF fiduciary taxes
and had 1t referred to the Finance
Committee.
The Council transacted a large
amount Of other business.