Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-14
DECISION Of WILLIAMS
GOT TO MAYOR TOO LATE
ordinance Would Not Have Been
Vetoed Had Position Been
known Sooner.
TAXES ISSUE WITH COUNCIL
Ninslic Makes Tart Reply TO Criti.
ci.m Mined AT Him by President
Peters ami Councilman Mills ut
Meeting Overriding Objection.

Mayor N;uslic would not have vetoed
the ordinance liking salaries OF direc-
=; <i.rcO each had he known that there
was No further possibility OF rersuad-
ms On ETNion q. Williams. state
Health Commissioner. to accept the
post ~ hircNto, of Public Welfare
This fac, WAS stated by the Mayor
Yesterday afternoon after ne had is
20 the cfeC; that both President H.
Ice Peters and Councilman Morgan
NILS wSre mistaken in their alleEa-
he had not informed ;kem OF his de-
sire - appoint pr Williams at a salary
~ ~ least $4,000.
The Mayors veto. override" in the
Council meeting Of Thursday night by
= Vote o. IS 70 0. WAS forwarded to
ne C!iE tterN early Thursday morn
ms Later he received DR. Willams'S
Tor : determination TO withdraw his
name from further consideration. 1t
w"$ too late then for the Mayor to
CLERK Mcdowell and informed him or
hc WiliiamS'S decision and asked him
10 Acquatni the Council with this fact.
MAYORS REPLY TO
MESSRS. PETERS AND MILLS
When the matter came before the
common Council. President Peters and
MIR Mills both members OF the Spc-
"a! Charier Change Committee. which
iiT,amed the ordinance, charged the
Boih wanted Or. Williams appointed
aaI ooth were willing that he be paid
5000 a wear: They charged however.
10 the COMMITTEES his desire TO APP
noini DR.. Williams in time for the
question of salary to be properly adj
said yesterday tina, both Mr. Peters
ana Mr.: Mills did ,heir. voting in the
SUP o.. MT in the fun committee
n I'm liph Il
So far rs DR.. Williams was concerned.
they knew from me that he was my
choice for the office, and they knew
would not accent the office for less
than $4,000. They knew this before
the subcommittee. OF which they were
committee. but the report. made on the
night of November -. failed 20 pro
VIDE that salary. though | had urgei
salary at $4,000.
FACTS CANNOT DE
TRtTHFULLY DENIED. HE SAYS
The full committee adopted the re-
port OF the subcommittee, which fact
SS Ii% re IN me morning papers of the
! at once telephoned Messrs Powell
Rose and Adams. of the full commit
zee. TO meet me AT my office that morn
Mr.. Mills met with them. understood
mat Ar. Workman was out OF town
ne matter was laid frankly and fatly
oetore them. We adjourned with the
understanding that If DR.. Williams still
reused to accept the place at $4,000.
the fuil committee would be called to
reconsider the matter
conferred with DR.. Williams. He
reused lie then told me. for the first
,lme; that he had plainly and frankly
t ,n MI. refers that he would not make
me change for less than $4,000.
made the fat of his refusal known
70 those who had met in my office on
thanksgiving Day. MT. Rose. the chair.
man man called special meeting of the
h hui! committee for Monday. Decem-
matter was threshcd out at length
WIN everybody knowing the facts, and
the committee-with the exception
am told. of Mr.. Adams and Mir. Powell.
toteo against the motion OF MIR Adams
10 make the salary Of the Directnr
or P4blic Welfare $4,000 The report of
ne Iull committee was then made TO
me common Council. which was in ses
sion. Those are the facts which can
not pc truthfuliy denied. nor can they
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