The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-10

and his reply thereto.
Very respectfully.
ID. c. RICHARDSON.
Mayor.
Those Who Paid.
Along with the message the mayor
transmitted q memorandum OF the
different amounts said to have been
paid by those Wishing the ordinance
amended, and In addition a list OF
those whom he wished the council
to examine in connection with the
INQUIRY, as they had. he said. valn-
able knowledge of the alleged trans
action. The memorandum of amounts
was as follows: II. Nj. Moore. $40;
V. L.. Lipard. sl0:' Drinker Brothers,
s42so: J. /. Shurm and Brother. $50;
l.. II. Kemp. Jr.. $22.5o; w. 7. Tay-
lor, $35; ]. w. Barnes, $40; Thomas
Deane, $50; w. l.. Brittle, 800; J.
l.. and A. G. Miller, 400: J. n.
Deitrick. 800; T. III. Farrand. s2o.
Following Is the list of witnesses
suggested. DR.. r. G. Levy. DIR. Z. ~.
Reade, James r.. Gordon. Jacob um-
inuf. e. NJ. Noble. r. II. Curtfs, Fl, a.
Moore. v. j. Lipard. George Drinker,
J. l.. Shurm. l.. II. Kemp, Jr. w. u.
Taylor. J. w. Barnes, Thomas Weane.
W L. Brittle. J. L. Miller. A. c. Mil
Ter, J. II. Deitrick and T. IL. FAR
rand.
As to Suspended Ordinance.
The correspondence which had
passed between the mayor and DR.
K. C. Levy, chief health Officer OF
the city. was next presented. II had
been reported to Mayor Richardson
that pending the action of the coun-
ell amending the ordinance Or. Levy
had agreed to suspend one OF the
cify's laws. and had actually done go.
this being still claimed by both MI.
Pollock and Mr.. Wise.
Dr. Levy, upon being asked for an
explanation, however. replied thar. al
though the ordinance had not been
suspended, he had been instructed by
the board of health. after the amend
ment to the ordinance had been re-
commended but before it's adoption
by the council, mot TO make any
strenuous efforts To detect the Feed
ing of distillery waste" He noti-
fled his inspectors accordingly, ON
this point the letter says: Il felt
that even if any one were detected
feeding this dlstiliery waste by the
time the case came up In the Hust-
ings court. the ordinance prohibition
would no longer exist
Ignorant OF Position.
Concluding. Dr. Levy declares he
-~as at-the time ignorant ef-ts,e post
ton occupied by Messrs. Pollock and
Wise. lie says
LAS a summary of the whole
point of your question. | may say
that neither the board nor l were
influenced in any way by any
thing that was done or said by
Mr.. Pollock or Mr.. Wise. The
statement that they, as counsel
for the dairymen, saw me and
obtained my consent to a suspen-
sion, or violation. OF the ordi-
nance which prohibited the feed
ing OF cows on distiilery swili
before the ordinance was amend
ed. Is entirely misleading. be-
cause. in the first place. irhad no
Idea that either was speaking
49, To me as counsel for the dairy
men. and, in the second place,
was merely acquainting them
with action taken by the board
OF health. and comm unicated TO
our inspectors before they saw
me an the subject"
As result Of DIR. Levy's explana-
tion. President Peters ruled that ths
charge OF suspending the ordinance
which had been spoken of could nol
be taken up by the special iuvesttgat,
ing committee, AS the health officer.
statement cleared up the situation
and set the matter at rest.
Both Demand Inquiry.
Both the accused councilmen. who
have from the beginning protested in
dignantly that the charges and ru'
mors we're false, and that when tns
transaction was understood thrfr po
sition would be INDICATED. demanded
that q full Investigation be made al
soon as passibie.
| Councilman FoffucRs demand wa.
made in writing. being as follows.
II earnestly request and respect
fully demand at the hands OF ths
Council the very fullest and most com
plete investigation OF these charges
at the earliest possible moment.
! consider absolute my right to practios
my rnfeSslan-- hefeT-4-tA%.. .ossrts,- .,
public boards Of this city tother thar
either branch Of any committee of the
Council). whenever the interests of m,
clients require my services but IL II
the method of that practice ! have in.
nocently erred. should be censured
II | have erred Intentionally. but no
criminally, | should be condemned II
the severest terms: IL I have violated
the laws, / should be prosecuted ant
punished. IL. on the other hand. these
charges each and all Of them. fall Il
the ground, as | know and assert the,
will. / shall be entitled TO complet.
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