The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-07
Mayor Has Peters Call
Common Council to
Get AT Facts.
MEMBERS DENY
w RONG DOING
Allegation Is That They Accept
ed $500 to Secure Passage of
New Law for Dairymen.
Both Declined to Vote on
Measure, Telling Why
at Time.

SharSes luht tncy accepted SOpU Ior
securing the passnge through the City
Council of ordnance permitting
dair,mcn TO feed distiilcry waste to
milk cows were preferred yesterday
before Mayor Richardson against
Councilmen Gilbert *. Pollock and
George u. Wise. The charges were
communicated by the Mayor to Prcsi-
dent r. Lee Peters, who has called
meeting of the Common Council for
Monday night TO investigate the aile-
cations, and TO Commonwealth's At
torney F0ikes, who spent Scstcrda.
afternoon examining witnesses in his
Office, and inquiring into various as
pects of the case.
Both Mr.. Wise and Mr.. Pollock en-
phatically deny that there was any IL
legality or impropriety in their ac-
tions. They were employed they state.
by certain dairynen who were prose-
cuted and convicted first In the Police
Court, and then in the Hastings Court.
OF feeding dtstillery swill 10 cows, and
az a result of these cases, took the
matter up with tho chief health officer.
and az an outcome. the Health Board
recommended to the Council an ordt-
nance allowing the feeding OF such
waste under certain conditions. 1t is
q matter OF record that when this orr
Council. botk sfr- Pollock and Mr., Wf.c.
were excused from voting on the
ground that they had represented the
dairymen as counsel before the courts
and with the chief health officer.
Both of the accused men court the
fullest inquiry. and express themselves
as ready TO meet every charge. That
the Council will order prompt inves-
tigatlon is regarded as inevitable. In
fact. ii Is demanded by Mr.. Pollock and
Mr.. Wise.
Mayor Richardson's Statement.
Mayor Richardson yesterday die
tated the following statement for pub
lication:
Certain matters have been brought
to my attention by James r. Gordon
of the Board of Health; DR.. Z. C. Levy,
chief health officer; DR.. F. NJ. Reade,
member of the Common Council, and
Jacob umlauf. also a member of the
Common Council, which I deemed of
sufficient Importance to justify me in
going into an investigation. l sent
for, number of witnesses and salts
fed myself that there was probable
ground for taking action. | have
therefore, sent communication to the
Commemorative Attorney calling his
attention to the charges. and have ad-
dressed communication to the presi
dent of tho Common Council. asking
him to call a meeting of that body
soon as practicable, that these mat
tors may be investigated. The nature
of the charges and the names OF thel
parties involved / do not feel that
can disclose at this time. but shall
address special communication to
the Council giving the results of my
inquiries, whenever that body shall
be convened"
Council Is Called.
President Peters, of the Common
Council, did not make public the let
ter he received from the Mayor, but
Immediately on its receipt notified CityI
Clerk Ben T. August to issue calls for
special meeting of the Council for
Monday night at o'clock. ITO receive
and act upon an important communl-
cation from the Mayor, affecting the
oflica, conduct and integrity or GER
tain members of the Common Council
Commemorative Attorney Folkes
said late yesterday afternoon that ne
had no statement to make. lie ad-
mittcd that he had received COM
munication from Mayor Richardson.
During the afternoon he was closeted
in turn with the two men supposed TO
be under charges, with several mem
hers of the Dairymen's Association,
James r. Gordon. of the Board OF
Health, and for a long time with for
mer Dairy Inspector r. a. Curtis.
AS soon as the nature OF the charges
had become known, shortly before
midday both Mr.. Pollock and Mr.. Wise
went at once to the City Hall and
spent some time going over the roc
ords In the various Offices with a view
to preparing a defense. The records
show that on October 5, 1909, W. I.
Taylor A. dairyman, was reported by
Inspector Curtis for feeding distillery
waste to his cattle, contrary to city
ordinance, He was tried In the Police
Court on october IS, 1909, convicted
and fined 500, and his license to sell
milk in. the city revoked, it being his
second conviction.
Counsel FOR Dnlrymen.
He employed Mr. Wise, who Is a som
in,lawg of Thomas L. Blanton,s presi-
dent Of the Richmond. Dairy Company,
and counsel for, that company. and for
the milk producers supplying the
dairy, to appeal his case to the Hust-
sngs Court, other members of the
Richmond Milk Producers Association
coming In and taking part in the cost
OF the appeal, as many of the dairy
men were anxious to secure permission
to use the distilleiy waste as feed. Mr..
Wise associated Mr.. Pollock with hin-
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