The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-02
CITY IS WITHOUT
GOVERNING BODY
Old Council Adjourns Sine Die
and New Council Comes
In To-Day.
tspecial TO The Tlmes-Dispatcn. J


Danvillc. Va. September i-Danvillo
is to-day in tho predicament OF having
no city Council. for both the Common
Council and the Board Of Aldermen ad-
journed last week sine die. and in. ,,,-
coming bodies Will not organize until
Monday. Tho closing UP OF the Coun-
Gil SHOWS ono defect in tho rules GOV
ernin6 the Council, and that Is tha-
the warrants drawn ~ the City AUDI
tor ior the paying OF accounts tho
payroll and so forth shall be counter
signed by the chairman % the Finance
Committee Since the Council is non
eHtant the committees also cease 10 eN-
list. ana there Is no person authorized
70 countersign these warrants
When the Common Council and the
Board OF Aldermen meet tomorrow
the nrst duty will be tho election or
presidents for both bodies. ana from
present indications 1t seems that ".
r Swami VIII occuTy the chair In tho
Board OF Aldermen, while Julius Kauf-
man viii ba president OF tn. Common
Council
on Tuesday the September term or
the Corporation Cour, Will convene
with Judge r " reaiross PRESIDING.
The docket This term is an unusually
small one. there being only ten cases
for trial. One OF the most Important
cases VIII be the trial OF william {
Cooper for tho murder OF ! g. Brooks
which was committed on the night OF
saturday. July t.. IN tho stable OF ,ne
American Tobacco Company HIS de-
fense ia that he was drunk at the time
Of the act
Anothe. case which will be watched
with WIDESPREAD interest will be tho
action OF the grand Jury on the result;
OF an auditors examination into tho
state books OF W s. paylor. the eA.
treasurer W. s wilson who has been
mere for three weeks carefully going
through tho books If the Once has
now finished his examination. but has
declined 10 max. public any statement
regarding his Andlnes II is believed
pretty certain that tho outstanding
debt OF $4,000 which IS shown on tho
books mt Richmond VIII be shown to
be owing
The auditor mas been summoned 10
appear before the grand jury 10 testify
before 1t. ana in the event of it's ind
ing true bill OF Indictment against
the missing treasurer q capias for hts
arrest VIII be issued hy tho Corpora
ton Court for his arrest 30 word has
been heard OF Paylor since he vanished
SO suddenly from tie city on July is.
Work on the Morriwold club the re
Gently indueurated country Club on
the banks OF the river Dan. below tho
Roanoke College. is progressing very
rapidly and tho clubhouse is nearing
completion. The formal opening. il IA
thought Will take place carly DURING
November, and there arc over 900
members OF tho new club
on Tuesday vote viii be taken In
Dan River District for tho issuance OF
100000 worth Of bonds for the bet
tcrine Of roads In that district There
was much speculation rife as to tho
ultimate issue OF this election until tho
members Of tho city Council pledged
themselves To vote for an annual ap-
preparation of S25o0 towards the up
keep OF these roads. The matter came
up before the Council at its last meet
ings. and no appropriation could then
be made. hut tho members whose terms
have not expired promised to vote for
the appropriation. while the retiring
members promised their support. IL
!s now considered very likely that tho
election viii carry. Tho polls will boz
placed in six different precincts with
In the district