The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14
DA|RYMEN WANTED
TWO THINGS DONE
New Facts ascertained in Trans
action for Which Councilmen
. are to be Investigated.
FIRST OFFERED
But as Messrs. Pollock and Wise
Would Not Do Everything
Derived ony $500 Accepted.

On the eve of the Pollock Wise In
vestigation by special committee APP
pointed from the Common Council, the
inquiry beginning Monday night, 1t
became known that the original fee
offered by the dairymen for the SER
vices of the two- councilmen was 81 900,
while the datrymen had requested that
two distinct things be done.
First, Messrs. Pollock and Wise were
to procure from DR. r. G.. Levy, chief
health effteef- of the city, an tnsis-
pendent ruling which would place n
more generous construction upon the
ordinance prohibiting the feeding of
distiilery waste.
Councilmen Pollock and Wise were
then to attempt to have the ordinance
IN question so amended that there
could be no pososible legal objection to
the feedin gof this mash when In the
proper condition.
THESE facts were ascertained from
AIR. Wise. who then pointed out that
in appearing before the health officer
on behalf OF the dairymen he did not
request that the ordinance be sus-
pended, but merely that a broader
Interpretation be placed upon the pro-
hihition clause. so that the mash
which the resolution was Directed
against would be removed and sep
arated from 'swili," which would sun
remain prohibited, while the mash,
when ied in the proper and wholesome
condition, would be sanctioned.
We told the dairymen, however,
said Mr.. Wise. that under no cir
fnustances would we take any action
toward procuring new ordinance.
We were wiling to present the claims
OF our clients before DIR. Levy, bur, OF
course. az both MIR. Pollock and | were
members OF the Council We could take
no part in drafting and having passed
an ordinance for which We were to
be paid.
bpth or US were explicit in this. and
IN oraer that there could be no possi-
Die grounds for misunderstanding or
suspicion OF misconduct wecioea tina,
we would not accept the $1,000, but
would take only one-hair of it.
AS far as our work before DR..
Levy Is concerned there 10 no secret.
Z We asked him II the mash. IL TED
: In good condition, were not good
FOOD for the COWS. He said that it
was.
We then showed that the ordi-
nance prohibition was narrow and too
stringent. We showed that 1t pro-
(
mash. whereas II should have pro-
hibited only swilL We attempted to
show him that the ordinance should
allow for the difference between fresh
i lash and ordinary. harmful swiIl
Or. Levy agreed with us that the
distinction should be made, He had
charge or the inspection and decided
that the ordinance should be inter-
preted IN a broader. more intelligent
light. This was done; that is the
whole story
Defend Themselves.
1t was also learned that, although
they realize the gravity of the charges
which have been made against their
ofrlcial records, neither OF the ac-
onsed eouncilmen VIII retain council.
They declare that they will defend
themselves. and that counsel will
probably be unnecessary, unless the
inquiry become tedious and compii-
Gated Both Mr.. Pollock and Mr..
Wise declare that they have nothing
to conceal. II any one wishes to find
( out anything they will tell them.
They are prepared to answer all
questions. and demand an inquiry
/ into the allegations.
Among otter pepers which will be
introduced is heavy batch OF affi-
davits which Mr.. Wise has received
giving the signed statement Of nearly
every one connected with the origt-
nal transaction to the effect that no
money was accepted for service rem
dered In any other than for strictly
legal matters; that the two attorneys
had represented the dairymen as at
torneys only, and had refused to take
part in the preparation or passage
of any proposed ordinance affecting
the dairy interests.