The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-04
WILL ASK SUPERVISORS
TO RECONSIDER ACTION
commemorative Attorney Sutton
VIII Make Recommendation to
County Board.
DECISION FOLLOWS MEETING
Discusses Annexation Compromise
With City Attorncy-Dcnial Made
or Any Attempt by Henrico 10 Die.
tate How 500, 900 Shall he Spcnt.

tate How 100000 Shall he Spcnt.
At the conclusion OF conference
h'ld Yesterday morning IN the Office
OF IN" city Attorney between civ A.
torncN Pollard ana Commemorative
attorney Frank r. sutton. Jr.. OF len
rico County. on tho annexation com
promise. the latter made tho siatomen,
that he would recommend 10 Tho Boa,d
or Supervisors Of the county tha, 1T
hoid another meeting TO reconsider In
resolutions passed by i; last Tuesday
Inc Nv" lawyers discussed the mai
'er al length. Mf. Pollard made ii
'i"ar 10 Mr.. sutton that as city Al
'ofneN ne could give his approval 10
no contract which WAS not IN accord
ahce With tho ordinance passed hy the
CITY Council This act, he said clearly
provides that the agreement between
the Board Of Supervisors and the Ad-
mihistrativc Board as to the name r
IN which the Sl0c GOA FOR county road :
is 10 be expended. Is 10 take plac. after
IN" execution OF tho contract between
the Board OF Supervisors and tho
Mayor. and not before
SUPERVISORS MIST ItECEDE
TO EXECUTE AGREE. MENT'
The Administrative. Eoard undo
the ordnance said Nh Pollard have
no duties at all until the contract *
executed. authorizing tho Mayor OF IN i.
city 20 enter into tho agreement -
ferred 10. Unless The Board OF Sup.r
N!sors ~ ilcnrico County reccdc nom
the last resolution passed by il which
provides that the contract shall not ne
entered Into hy the chairman Of tho
board until the proposed expenditure.
Is approved by the Administrative
Board. tho serecmcnt Canno, he rxc-
cuted.
Mr.. Pollard advised that tho Ro,rd
81 Supervisors hold meeting and
tescInd their last resolution. LEAVING.
~ force only tho first resolution undo r
which the chairman OF that BODY is
given authority To execute the con;ra~,
With the Mayor In accordance with IN.
ordinance lie expressed the belle {
That with the contrac, once executed
there would be no substantial dis
agreement between the Board OF Super
Nisors ana the Administrative Board
concern'nc the manner In which IA,
money is To be expended
In view Of what | have said" con ;
tinued MIR. Pollard. II, is very clea r
that the Administrative Board had no
jurisdiction To hear or consider any
proposition from tn. Board OF SUPER
Nisors untll the contract mad actually
been executed.
DTCTATION n COUNTY
APPEARS NREASON T..
II IS possible that the Adininistra !
tive Board or the city Engineer might
bring 10 the attention Of the Board OF
Supervisors such facts and circu,n :
stances concerning the roads to be i'm :
proved aud their uses. as to cause IN >
supervisors To reconsider their dctcrmi :
nation, bu; IL seems bordering upon
nnrcasonablcness that Al an cN part .
consideration they should undertake to
dictate 10 the city OF Richmond wha,
Sb
a hearing from the city authorities =
Mr.. sutton agreed 10 communicat .
the City Attorneys recomne ndati 10
the BOARD Of Supervisors that that bod !,
call a meeting 10 reconsider the &C :
! ton taken by 1t last Tuesday. The
| city Attorneys characterization or III g
county's action as an cffor, on the pa I
OF the supervisors to dictate TO tn
! city. he said Was erroneous.
II disclaim on the part OF the Coun :
! ~ OF Hcnrico any attempt to dlctat e
TO the city OF Richmond" said Mr..
| sutton. II ask the city 10 meet Us
! in spirit Of harmony and have an
understanding AZ 10 what roads ough I
to he improved.
/ SEES No REASON TO
KEEP co.'s My ~ DARK
We can see no reason why the Al :
/ illustrative BOARD is no; willing 10
! toll us how II wants this money cS
| pended. Why should it keep rs In tn 2
| dark? We ask them To say what they
! VIII approve. If they cannot bind
| themselves legally a, this time 10 81 =
| what they Will approve Of. We ask
| the individual members or the board
to say uhat they will morally foe,
I themselves bound to approve 1t iynot
! unusual for public officials 70 say. he :
| fore tho time arrives. what policies or
: what measures they viii advocate.
/, OFTEN they commit themselves before
| the time arrives, and especially 90 thcy
make campaign promise. which they
| feel morally bound 70 carry on;
! We feel that II thny. under ihos .
| circumstances can make promise :
| morally binding on them, they can do
/ 50 IN this instance. Our board know .
/! the character OF those gentlemen. and
| feels that their moral promise viii be
/ as good as their legal promise
y have nothing further to say" re :
| plied Mr.. Pollard. except that II IL
a fundam, utal proposition in nunicpa
] management that municipal officers
have no authority except that express :
! ~ conferred. and they have no righ I
10 make moral promises or ohliga :
/ tons
Mr.. sutton suggested as an alterna
( tive plan that A new ordinance be
! PASSED ny the Council leaving room
for an agreement as TO the cXpedltur o
! Of tho money prior to the execution
I 81 tho contract. MIR. Pollard replied
| that nc would not feel justified in
/ rccpinme nding such change