The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-01
REVISING ORDINANCES.
THOSE IN RETIRENCE TO THE AZ
DITOR tND fREfsJRER.
when They Leave the City They Must NO
fifty the Mayor-Thc Auditor 70
Give "a Bond Of $4,000.

The two branches Of the city Council
met again rs committee Of the whole
last evening IN the Council chamber. al
S o'clock. and continued the consideration
OF the revised city ordinances. President
Turpin. OF the Board o. Aldermen, vas
in the chair. Captain Alexander Coke
the codner and ryiscr. acted as re-
corlins clerk. and sergeart-at-Arms X.
Il. Ralston as reading clerk The fol-
| lowing members were Irssout.
From the Board OF Aid,rmcn-Messrs
Bahen. Blake, Boykln. Noble. Reeve.
Snead. King, Burton. Mitchell.
From the Common Councr-Messrs.
Bloomberg Briggs. Don LeaYy. Elqs.
| Tcrritcr. Gunst hobson. Woody, Blanks.
Trower Glover Mcdowell
Chapter 10 OF the revised ordinances,
concerning the city Attorney was agreed
10. as submitted by Che coliner. Chapter
II. defining the duties of the Sergeant at
| Arms. was also agreed Co.. as submitted
bv the codiner. only, on motion OF Mr..
| Noble. provision was added that tho
Sergeant al Arms shall ho il bis Office
/ every day from \. Nj. to- =. 49,, unless
officially engaged else" here
III. CITY AUDITOR
There m
I'm regard TO chapter -. relating to the
duties of the city Auditor. a number
Of amendments were agreed upon. hui
most of these were OF subordinate
character. Among tho changes decided
upon was the provision thar me Auditor
/ shall give a bond Of $1,000. 10 De- approved
by the City Council, upon me f''om'
mendation Of the Mayor and CITY Aiior-
nev. Ii was also agreed that Tho Ahii-
/ tor shall notify the Mayor ana i'a'ul''
when he expects 20 leave tho cry
/ When chaper 49, concerning me hu'i''
Of the city Treasurer. came mp Tor cone
1 sidoration. another lengthy discussion en-
sued. In accordance with the chahse
made I'm the preceding chapter IL was
decided that the Treasurer shah give
bond Of 100000 upon the recommends
| ton Of the Mayor and city Attorney.
THE ORDINANCE.
Section Of the revised ordinances
"He may. with the approval OF me
J CITY Council. appoint one or more ol'' ~.
one of whom. 90 Doe dcSl-n".e ns 49,
| Treasurer. shall. during The Ir"a'"i. (
! absence from any cause discharge we
| duties of the office. but Tor whose con-
duct. as well as that OF an his clerks,
| the Treasurer and the sureties ON "'S
/ official bond. shall De- responsible.
Mr. Trower moved that the respective
section II tho ol: ordinance be sunsu
tuted for section 80. .. 10 reads az Hole
| lows,
"The city Council shall as soon as pfac-
! ticable after the Auditor and IreasuI 't
/ have qualified. respectively, elect me
/ clerk for each officer. but such clerks shhl'
/ not enter upon tho discharge OF their
duties until they shall have taken am
oath before the city clerk for the faltl
fnl performance OF the duties required.
and shall have given bond in the sum OF
/ 5000 each with su.etios approved 10y
! The city council The clerks appointed
may be- removed az any time by the city
! Council"
The motion was lost and the new sec-
! tiOn was left remaining. as suggested.
IL was also agreed. as IN the case or inc
Auditor. that the Treasurer. when he IN
tends 90 leave the city, shall notify tho
Mayor and Auditor Of the fact
There was no change suggested in chap-
| ter II, which referred o. Tho receiving
! and paying OF money al the city treas
| ury.
The meeting then adjourned until this
! evening az o'clock. when the committee
OF the whole will take mp the consiiera-
ton of chapter -, relating 10 the assess
ment Of taxes