The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-07
PREFER CHARGES
AGAINST WISE
AND POLLOCK

AMI PULLUCk
Continued From First Page.)
peal in the Hastings Court on Decent
Der % 1909, when, after conference
by consent of all parties, includ
ing the chief health officer.
Mr.. Taylor pied guilty and was given
a minimum fine of $50. According to
Mr.. Pollock, it was as an outgrowth
of this case, the evidence adduced, and
his further representations TO Chief
Health officer Levy, that it was shown
TO the Board of Health that the abso-
lutte prohibition of the use of distil-
lery waste was hardship on the
dairymen, and an ordinance was later
recommended to the City Council by
the Board of Health permitting its use
for feed under certain rules to be
drawn by the Health Board. that Is,
allowing it to be used when fresh and
before it had soured.
Did Not Vote on Ordinance.
The ordinance came to the Common
Council at its March meeting, March
Z. recommended by the Board Of
Health. DR. Reade appeared as its
patron on the floor. explaining that
it was for the benefit OF the milk
producers and on his motion the rule
requiring It's reference to the Commit
tee on Ordinance, Charter and Reform
was suspended, the ordinance was put
on it's passage and adopted. 1t was
later concurred in by the Board of
Aldermen, and became lazy on the
approval of the Mayor on March II.
The record of the Common Council
shows that both Mr.. Pollock and Mr..
Wise We're excused from voting, both
of them stating to the Council that
they had appeared as attorneys for
before the Chief Health officer. The
record of City Clerk Ben T. August
of the meeting of March I. 1910, Coun-
ell records. page GAP, reads:
IAN ordinance to amend and rcor-
dain sections and of an ordinance
marked ~. approved June g.. 1904,
entitled an ordinance to create thel
office Of inspector of milk and food
supplies, and TO provide for the in
5pection of milk, meat and other food
supplies bought or offered for sale 4
n the city OF Richmond, and to pro-
Iibt the sale of adulterated or impure
milk, meat, and other food supplies
within the city of Richmond. Mr.. Reade
moved that the rules be suspended in
o far as to permit the ordinance toll
&c put upon its passage; the motionI
vas adopted and the ordinance was
hen adopted. tMessrs. Pollock and
Wise were. upon their request. excused
rom voting on the motion to suspend
he rules. and the adoption of the or
linance)"
Received $500 MS Joint Fee.
yoinp- over fbeen rprpr1s
Wise made the following statement
70 which Mr.. Pollock assented:
I'VE We're employed as attorneys
for these dairymen charged with feed
ing distillery swill, a practice which
was for some time against the city
ordinance, and did defend them in two
courts, Mr.. Pollock being my associate.
We also took the matter
up with the Chief Health Officer as
to the hardship on the dairymen in
their use of fresh disti-
lery waste, which Is admitted to be
a harmless and suitable feed, and
later an ordinance was recommended
by the Board of Health and adopted
Both Mr.. Pollock and myself put the
Council on notice that we had acted
as attorneys for the dairymen before
the courts and the Chief Health Off
excused from voting. Wo received
for our services as attorneys a joint
fee of $500, and refused further fee
of like amount offered to us in con-
nection with the suggested adoption of
a city ordinance"
In support of his statement, Mr.
Wise has secured the following signed
statement from John A. DIETRICH, Of
the Milk Producers Association, as to
tho compensation accepted, and as to
his refusal to receive any further COM
pensation for anything that might be
done toward the amendment of the
existing city ordinance.
Mr.. Dietrich's Statement.
Richmond, May c, 1910.
'Messrs. George u. Wise and Gilbert
*. Pollock:
"Gentlemen,-In justice to you both
desire to state that in the matter
Of my payment to you of the sum of
5000 in the matter OF the feeding of
l!stilling waste, that / stated to you
that we (thc dairymen) would be
willing 10 pay $1,000 for permission to
Iced the Same to mich COWS.
You agreed to undertake the get
ing permission from DIR. Levy or the
Health Board but later when we
suggested TO Mr., Wise that wo also
wanted the city ordinance on the sub
Ject changed, Mr., Wise very positively
ana emphatically stated to mo that he
could not and would not accept any
compensation for anything done to-
ward the amendment of the ordinance,
understood that he was speaking for
poth OF you, as | never had any con-
versatlon on the subject with Mr.. Pol
MT Wise reported to mo that he
naa secured permission to use the
maate some tme before tho amend
on the phone several times asls,ns,
Tor settlement before the amendment
of the ordinance.
IN other words, the permission was
gotten and payment for seryicca re.