The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-05
City Attorney Pollard
So Terms Conference
on Consolidation.
.TW O CITIES ARE
STILL FAR APART
Attorney GOODWIN, Of Manches.
ter, Proposes Many Additions
and Amendments to An
r1exation ordinancePo-
1icemen and Firemen
Anxious About Jobs.

Four hours OF steady qulbbline owe,
technicalities and verbal construct tton.
last night left the Richmond and Man.
CHESTER committees on consolIt1a tion.
somewhat further apart than when III.
original agreement was adopted In
Manchester last November. Several
points We're conceded by the Richmond
committee for the sake OF neace b,,p
" the close Chairman Pollard of tho
lticnnlond committee, Issued his 11Iti-
matum. announcing that his commit
zee was tired of everlasting conces
s'ons, :, Lnat u wanted consolidation,
l,.s pu. uiu not want 1t at any price.
Chairman Brown. OF the Maucl1este,.
committee. said that his associatea
must look after the interests OF Man
chester first, and that In their effort,
n 70 perfect an ordinance for union
While they themselves might be wtIIin,.
10 give and take-lhey must prepare
ah instrument which would meet with
me approval of the people OF NIan-
StcsleE 70 be expressed at tile polls.
NO Thought 10 Tnx-Pnyers,
Without completing discussion of
me difference between the two CITY
Attorneys, the Joint committees au-
lourned to meet on Monday night at
o'clock, City Attorney Pollard, OF
richmond. protesting thut practically
the whole night had been given up to
safeguarding the interests Of the office
holders OF Manchester, and that littic
or nothing had been said about tile
of the tax-payers
We are tired of this contfnn,I
auibbling and evident distrust of our
good faith" announced Chairman Pol.
lard at the close. We entered intng
an agreement In good faith, ana vou
are, row seeking 4 flew concessssi ioI,s
on every new point your attorney cnn
raise
we will stick by our agreements"
said Colonel Grundy. -but II you don'e
want to live up to 1t. say SO and let
us quiz y
Mr.. Jones. of the Manchester COM
mittee, replied Nth some heat that
the Richmond committee was evil
IDENTIFY convinced Of the infalllbility OF
Its own legal advisers and would not
accept constructions put on the agree
ment by City Attorney Goodwyn, ot
Manchester. Assistant City Attorney
Anderson. of Richmond, replied for Mr.
Pollard. saying that the Richmond
legal advisers had accepted amend
ments galore; had made innumerablt
verbal changes at the suggestion OF
Mr.. Page. the former City Attorney Of
but that they had held
that when the two committees met
and decided on a written agreement
they had no authority to change it,
Proposed Many Amendments.
The ordinance for consoltda ton
drawn by City Attorney Pollard and
revised to some extent by former City
Attorney Page. of Manchester, was
read. the present City Attorney OF
Manchester, Mr. GOODWIN. taking un
In turn each point on which he could
not agree. and stating his reasons
for insisting on a more ample and de-
tailed provision than the bare outline
Of the agreement.
The first brush between the lawyerA
came over an amendment to the title.
which declared that the consolidation
should be III conformity with nn act
Of the Legislature of March Is. 1906
Mr.. Goodwyns adding. .As same may
hereafter be amended prior to tha
election TO be held N Manchester
HIS object, he stated. was to pros
tect Manchester in the event the Gems
eral Assembly should change the act
by other amendments than In re due
ton of, the time for calling un eles-
tion, Mr.. Pollard held that 1t was
hardly proper to refer in the ordinance
to an amendment to a statute which \
has not yet been passed, and that thu
title should not concern amendments 10 4
be hereafter made. II any chang ls
made In the law, he argued, then tho
act as amended was that under which
the consolidation must perforce taka
place. AS there seemed evident agree-s
ment, the question was passed by. and
the reading OF the ordinancaarssn med.
Retention of EmpiOSeS Iss.sss;
When the clause was reached az 10 u
the retention BY the consolidafest ed ssci II
OF the employees now engaged IN "a r.
chester. Mr.. Goodwin explained that
his additions were hardly amendments
but merely eNplanatory8clau 1ilkfnss
more dehnite the disposition o sha
present office holders. Nobody conten,-
plated leaving any one out. he held, and
said his additions We're merely to prc-
vent any possible oversight.
Mr.. Pollard said the amendments hurt
nothing. but that the point WAS AL
ready we'll covered and that the new
clauses merely added length TO tns
oaper. Mr.. GOODWIN said his commit
zee was willing to put In a few extra *
words to be sure that the office old-
'rs' salaries were continued, and MIR.
Pollard Withdrew his objection. Man
hester's clause six being adopted ua
substitute for the Richmond clause.
"A snaS was struCh, noWsYer, oSer ~
he clause drawn by Mr.. GOODWIN for
he permanent retention OF the office
Il Commemorative Attorney. The
.greement merely provided for that 8
,fficer's continuance during the bal
nee OF his present term. Mr.. Goodwy,, 5
rgued at some length that the conl-
nittees had allowed corporation
ourt on the southside. and that II @
riminal court could not got aionA
Without prosecuting officer.
Claims II In a State Office.
Mr., Hard objected. holding thai tta
osltiNn OF CommoIlwealth'sH Attorney @