The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-12
To BEGIN ITS WORK
ON MONDAY NEXT
Investigating Committee to Map
- Out Plan and Scope of
Inquiry.
PREFERRED NOT TO SERVE
Several Members Insisted Upon
Being ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
as Witnesses.
REFERRED NOT TO SERVE

The general campaign of the IN
quiry into the charges against Coun-
cilmen Gilbert Pollock and George
Wise of having accepted $500 from
certain dairymen for inducing DR..
e C. Levy, chief health officer of
the city. to recommend an ordinance
favorable to the dairymen, Will be
decided upon and mapped out Mon
day night, when the special investi-
eating committee will meet In the
City Hall.
This committee Is headed by Coun-
Gilman w. Fred Richardson, of Clay
ward The other four members are
Councilmen Clifton Miller. Leroy r.
Brown, John J. Lynch and Clyde
Radcliffe.
Every phase of the controversy will
be discussed, the records and depo-
sitfors- caused tu-bss- tshen-ey the
mayor will be tabulated and arranged
and all the preliminary plans will be
settled upon.
The extent of the inquiry will de-
pend to certain extent upon the
action of the board of aldermen Tues
day night. The common council reso-
luton appropriating the necessary ex-
penses to cover the investigation will
be brought up, and If approved. the
investigating committee will begin
hearing evidence Immediately.
Besides the witnesses suggested by
the Mayor, all the dairymen who con-
tribnted to the $500 fund will be
question. DIR. Levy will also be in
vited to explain just how he came to
recommend that the ordinance pro-
hibiting the use of distiilery waste be
amended, and while the committee Is
empowered to take no official cogni-
Zanee OF the charge brought against
the health officer, to the effect that
he caused the ordinance prohibition
to be suspended until the Council
could amend II, the Investigating body
will bring out all the details of the
affair
Former Inspector r. III. Curtis, who
was recently dismissed from the
Health Department and from whom
the charges against Messrs. Pollock
and Wise originally emanated, will
probably be one OF the principal wit
nesses. while all those through whom
the information passed to the Mayor
will also be called as corroboratlve
witnesses.
Trouble In Selection.
As printed exclusively in The Vir-
ginian Wednesday afternoon, Presi-
dent Peters. or the Common Council,
met with most serious difficulty In
procuring the investigating committee.
as number OF counc!lmen declined to
serve. vF
While Mr.. Peters wishes II distinct
ly understood that the committee in
its present personnel is by no means
makeshift body or substitute COM
mittee. 1t Is we'll understood that the
committee as originally drafted con-
tanned different names
This original committee. according
to Information OF unquestionable au-
/ thorfty, was composed of the follow
ing councilmen:
Mr.. G. +. Davis. af Clay ward.
Mr.. III. III. Pollard, Jr., of Lee
ward.
Mr.. John Gutchins, OF Lee ward.
Mr.. Morgan Mills. of jefferson
ward.
Mr.. John J. Lynch, of Jefferson
ward.
OF the above committee, Mr.. Davis
as above indicated. was TO be chairman.
Mr.. Davis, however, did not wish to
serve.
President Peters told me that was
TO head the committee" said Mr.. Davis
Thursday morning. II was willing to
serve If no one eslse could be gotten
but entertained very strong feelings
against taking any part in the invests
CATION | told him So
Councilman Pollard, when asked why
he had notified Mr. Peters that he did
not wis hto serve on the committee in
vestigating his fellow members. de-
ciined to give his reasons. saying that
they were personal. hut sufficient
Councilman Cutchins was dropped
from the committee. as he had been
asked by Mr.. Wise to Introduce the
amendment which caused the inyesti-
| cation. Mr.. Cutchins, not knowing the
| nature of the bin. declined to father n
he says. and DIR. Reade consented to
act as its patron Mr.. Cutehins will
probably be called as a witness.
| Captain Morgan Mills was not call
ed upon, as he had been forced to
ieave RICHMOND on very important
business matters. which would in all
probability prevent him from acting
with the COMMITTEES.
/ Councilman John Lynch was retain
| ed. as he consented to assume the ad-
ditionai duties imposed upon him,
! After still further trouble, as yet
other ccuncilmen declared they could
not serve, four more cimmitteemen.
given above, were selected.
II the accused counciimen are vim
Dictated In this report, as they now
declare that they will be. the lower
branch of the city assembly will go on
record to that effect. III stin further
action be found necessary, however. a
Joint session of both branches OF the
Council viii be called. and such resolu-
tons viii be then passed is may be
| necessary.