Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-25
COUNCIL TAKES NO ACTION
ON HOSPITAL ORDINANCE
Refuses to Suspend Rules to Bring
Committee Report Before
Body.
DIR. TUCKER WRITES LETTER
Addresses Communication to Council,
Promising to Make No Use Of Har-
rison Home for Sanatorium Pur.
poses Until Both Branches Act.

The Common Council In special SEES
sion last night, voted down two at.
tempts 20 secure a suspension Of the
rules for the purpose OF receiving n re-
port from the Ordinance Committee
containing Alderman Grundy's ordl-
nance limiting the establishment OF
hospitals and sanatoriums.
The motion to suspend the rules was
maze by Councilman Haddon. who cx-
plained beforehand that in doing so
the friends OF the ordinance had no in
tention OF asking that the measure be
placed now upon its passage Tho sus.
pension was sought, he said. in order
that communication from Dr. Beverly
X. Tucker. bearing on the measure
might be read to the body. Unless the
ordinance was in this manner brough,
before the Council. it was pointed out
the introduction of the letter could
only mean It's reference to the Ordi-
nance Committee. since nothing perti-
nent to It was regularly before the
body.
President Peters put the motion -
suspend the rules, and II polled thir
teen ayes and i've noes The motion
was declared lost. having failed to noIl
tho two-thirds vote necessary for its
passage.
POLLOCK PLEADS FOR
RECONSIDERATION OF VOTE
Councilman Pollock made nlc, ror
reconsideration of the vote by which
the motion was defeated. He explained
mat the letter which 1t was sought IN
read 10 the body was n communication
from Dr. Tucker. in which the lattcr
bound himself to take no stems in tho
direction of occupying the John w
Harrison home. at Franklin and Madi
son streets. as sanatorium, until both
branches of the Council and the Mavor
snail have had full opportunity to act
on the pending ordinance. In order
however. that no ill-advised action he
taken. DR.. Tucker, said Mr.. Pollock.
desired to be given time to present n
printed brief to the Council setting
forth his side Of the controversy more
tully than he has had an opportunity
OF laying 1t before the Ordinance Com
mittee.
In fairness to DR.. Tucker said Mr..
Pollock. the rules should be SUSPENDED
and the hospital ordinance laid on the
table. In order that the letter NAV be
read to the body. The Council he said,
should welcome the opportunity of Sc
curing DR.. fuckers promise not to
iorestall Councilmanic action by estab-
lshing the proposed sanatorium before
l.
ty Of acting on the pending ordinance.
BODY REFUSES AGAIN
TO SUSPEND RULES
councilman Atkinson, who voted
against the suspension. was impressed
by this statement of the case, and
moved that the vote by which the body
refused to suspend the rules be recon
sidered. The motion carried. Council
man Powell moved the suspension of
the rules. The motion to suspend the
rules was defeated this time by n vote
OF eleven to seven. One minute later
the Common Council adjourned, and
Dr. fuckers letter remained unread
Unless there is another special meet
Ing of the Common Council before that
date, the hospital ordinance will be re-
ported at the next regular meeting of
that body. which takes place on June
T. Tho measure prohibits the estab-
lishment of hospital or natorium
within 300 feet of a church, school or
hotel 1t was introduced to prevent
the establishment of a neurological
sanatorium at Franklin and Madison
Streets.