Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-12
WAR|NC SAYS SHOCKOE
CAN Be MADE TO BEHAVE
Offers Street Committee Secret Plan
OF Improvement of Creek
for $4,000.
UNWILLING TO GIVE DETAILS
City Engineers Estimate of Project
Pending Before 4 administrative
Board Calls for Outlay of 81 ,000,-
600 From Federal Street to River.

Chairman Gilbert X Pollock ot the
Council Street Committee. is SELDOM
stumpcd on question of procedure
When lesser minds are cropping for Il
solution of knotty problem OF rules.
the Councilman from Madison ord-
narily has or instant tap n surc-firc
remedy for the most obstinate par
liamcntary ailment.
Yesterday. however. Mr.. Pollock was
openly and nngrantly discounted. II
occurred when w. l.. Warning appeared
before the committee in support OF his
Offer to divulgc to tho Engineering De-
partm"nt n scheme for permanently
eliminating the danger of further
frnshcts in ShoCi:oe Creek. provided
the city pay him $4,000 for tho plan.
Just what is your PLAN asked Mr.
Pollock. blandly.
That's something I can't tell vlou
unless | am assured that I Will he
properly rccomp"nscd should tho city
adopt 1T" replied Mr.. Warning.
UNWILLING 70 Make PUBLIC
DETAILS OF Ills PLANS
How did YOU expect this committee
to take amy action on your offer until
II knows what YOU PROPOSE asked
the chairman.
II am willinr Ia explain my plan in
detail If YOU viii bind the Council to
compensate me IN accordance with. my
Nroposal." said Nj. Waring.
This committee can bind the Council
I" nothing explained the chairman
of the street Committee. "If you can't
explain Your plan to the COMMITTEES
then ] don't sec what action we can
take"
Mr.. Warin@ repeated his fear that
should he lay bare his plan without an
agreement in advance that he would
not he protected. nothing could prevent
tho city from using the plan. latc~ il
not now. without his being compen-
stated.
The committee was up n tree. Mr..
Pollock looked troubled. The City
Engineer who sa, ncar-b: was inter
estcd. hut NE had nothing TO do with
the parliamentary impas&e. Mr. FOL
look gaZcd earnestly upon a framed
picture of several city Judges but
no inspiration came from that dircc-
ton. There was n thick silence
STDCOMMITTEE NAMED
T0 LOOK INTO PLAN
VI this juncturc SPOKE Alderman Pull
tho chair aDpoin. a subcommittee OF
three to which Mr.. Warin. is to i'm.
part his plan, anG which will make n
report To tho parent committees. Chair
man Pollocl, seized upon the surr.s-
ton, and put il to Il vote in twenty
seconds. Councilman Jones protested
! against the subcommittee. Mr. Pol
lock appointed Alderman Fuller. chair
man, and Councilmcn Jones and Sui
iivan. The City Engineer and city
Attorney. it was directed. shall ,artic-
ipate in the conference.
Earlier III the meeting. she commit
tee voted TO request the Administrative
Ijoard TO forward to il a special rcport
prepared by City Engineer Boiling, out
) lining new plan for widening and
diverting Shockoc Creek. east of Fed
| cral street, at an estimated cost Of
I 100000. Mr.. Warning proposed to rob
Shockoe of its flood terror for the
! sum CT $4,000, payable in installmcnts
WARENG SAYS CREEK
CAN he MADE. 70 BEIIAVE
"Shockoe Creek can be curbcd and
! managed just as well as similar or
worse conditions are managed on the
mississippi River" said Mr. Warlna
II know of two points on certain
streams that are not much unlike the
conditions existing at Richmond
am not an engineer, but | have watched
the action of Shockoc Creek for The
last thirty years and have had much
: that the condition ut Richmond can be
so improved that lower Main Strcct
Viii not be bothered with high water
as it mas for the past 100 years.
II am prepared to go more fully into
details Just rs soon as contract is
made with me, it being understood and
agreed that ] am TO receive no pay an
! less / produce results that will show
| for themselves.
III contract is made with me.
| shall take pleasure in going vith n
! committee from The City Council to
| view the tw o I'oIlts refereed to ahovc -