The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-31
REVISED ORDINANCES.
CONSIDERED ny THE TWO BHfNtH-
rs or rHE tOINCIL.
Tho ou..fion Of salaries of City Oniccrs
Laid over Until some Future Meet
ing-Othcr Chapters.

A FONT session Of the two branches OF
IN, city Council was held IN the Council
chamber yesterday evening. for the pnr-
pose OF consderinA. as committee OF
the whole. the revised city ordinances
which have been in the hands OF Captain
Alexander Coke for more than two years.
Under a resolution introduced by Captain
Reeve az the last Joint session OF the
two bodies. and adopted al that mcci"s'
IL was DECIDED that five members snail
constitute a quorum President Iurp'n'
OF the Board Of Aldermen. presided. cap
tain coke acted a. recording CLERK anu
Sergeant u. H.. Ralston as reahihs 'i''"'
The following members were pIeseh.'
From the Board Of Allcrmen-fresideh'
TS,rpin. and Messrs. Burton. King MICH
cu. Allen. Reeve and Moor"
From the Common Counc i-McSHIS'
pIoombere. Briggs. Brock Branch. DAVIS
Don Icavy. Gunsi. Mcdowell. smith 81
Ierstcin. Woody. Caskie, Epps' Lan'erH'"'
Hohson
rho Gre, essential change I'm the re-
v.sed ordinances Was iouhu III ss.,,oi i,er
~ chautsr l. providing that no m'uotI
~ the CITY Council or any oncer OF W
cify government shall enter INTO co .n
tract with the city. or sen snl NO,
"a the CITY The old ordinance oniN pr
vented ealaricd officers from doihf 80
and the charge was made IN accol,1aaa'
with section 81 of the code OF Niis''. a.
Section r. OF the same cnaP'Ii, 70.
lait over for the fime-hcine. II Nv"
viics for the bonds required 70 ne AlN'"
Nv the city officials. and q desire Pr
vailed 10 have "a provision hs'it',
eject that these bonds are 10 y, iu
niahed bv licensed guarantee companies.
FIXING or sa,AErrs.
Tho frs, snag was struck when tne
-, ~ salaries Of city officers was
Tr.arhei MIR Briggs moved that the sai-
arv Of the Superintendent OF ihe ~
Gas-Norks be nNcd al S.vv a year; / ne
motion was advocated by Meys, a1i.rsfein
sri Rr4ncb advocated the old salary on
500 Mr. Caskie offered as an aii u. ~
mcrt that the salary be iixe1 al 49,"
Tho amendment was lost by q No,' Yi
10 l3. and MIR. Briggs motion aaop''" "s
vote OF - 10 3. 49,. .b, -.
ductlon of the salary OF the CITY hnsi
49, from 5000 ID Npu b. -ecomuchn,N
10 the Council Tine motion was iosi uy
a vote of o to L. ...
decided that the further consideration 81
fT.t ohapfer be passed Oy until a CONF
nle,e list OF the salaries OF dl city ONO elS
could be secured. THIS was soon @it'i-
wards effected. and the consii'rau,h W.
continued MI Don claw mover M 9.'
the salary OF the clerk 10 the ioi4SN
iusftrc be increased from 500 % sl,-"'
but the motion was lost
Mr. Branch moved that the salary OF
the Jerk to She Auditor be reduced lrol''
81 - 20 $3.50 The motion was i'st- ~
4 lorr discussion ensured over tho MS
rositi0u OF this chapter ana d wac 'in"tis
agreed that the complete hst OF s"i, ~,
a. submitted some time ago by lhe N',s
Auditor 10 thu Committee on kctieh, y
m.nr and Reform be- inserted ln the
chapfe- The matter WAS then lald owe
until soma future meeting ,-u.....,
Another lengthy discussion loi'y P'N ''
when section or chaptcf was ifd 'ii'if
which provides that tire city cl'rk thdh,
ON the first day Of the month, report
10 the C0mmissi1ncr OF IN" Revenue al
permits for wooden buildings ana WIZ
additions 20 buildings. as Wen az tii'h
lrcnfiors grant IL during the grccta'nS
month This provision was nndlS
stricken out on motion or MT room"
burg, and Mr.. hranch stssesleu va, ,'e
this duty be imposed upon the committee
cl,rk.
POLICE COURT oYFicTRs.
Tho next bone Of contention was sec
ton > of chapter a. which gives the Police
Justice the right 10 nominate to the ely
Council a suitable person as MS clerk,
and from the nomination 20 made ana
others that may be made, by the mem
hers of that body. tho city Council shall
elect a clerk for the Police Justice Tor
the term OF Two years. me nlu idM
provides that the Police Justice IS 10
submit three names, from which the
Council Is 10 make selection The
original section was finally agreed TO as
read
Section of chapter caused arother
vrapelc. II pOvidcs that a police ser
geant be detailed by the Board of Police
Commissioners 10 act as crier Of the
court President Turpin thought the Office
which commanded salary of t,gl was
superfiuous. V lille Justice crutchhcli
said tina; the services OF Sergeant Thomas
We're very valuable. motion male 10y
Mr. Wallersten TO strike out that Sec
ton was lost by a vote Of tO H.
\ motion 10 amend Sec ton 10 80 as 10
provide for payment Of justice OF The
peace. Who serves as a police justice for
one CT more DAYS. the compensation TO
he al the same rate as that of thr police
justice.
The committee of the whole then adj
ionrnel untm to-nigMt AZ : o-llock.