Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14
CANNOT KEEP THEM.
sERGEANT-AT-ARM TO GET THE
REVISED ORDINANCES.
NUISANCES AROUND The HOTELS.
Only the Newsboy Can vend His Ar
ticIes of Commerce About the Lob
bies-Matter of Caring for Tr"mps
Cou.idered-Other business.

The Council Committee on Ordinances
held a meeting last night, and considered
several matters of general interest 10 the
public. The tramp question, the revision
of the city ordinances. and two or three
other subjects were taken up and sacn
object was acted upon as the committee
deemed proper. The members in at
tendance were Chairman Bloomberg, ana
Messrs. Cutchins, Pollock, and CARRIER.
The first matter considered was the
petition of Messrs. z. NJ. Fry, John Muir
ply. and other leading hotel men, asking
for the adoption Of an ordinance regu-
lating the conduct OF boot-blacks, news
boys, sample-boys, and carriage men
around the various hotels. The object
of the application was to have all THIS
element kept at distance OF twenty
feet from the Hobbies Of the hotels.
Chairman Bloomberg stated that
friend of his from New York, gentle
man of wealth and liberality, had been
charged cents for a copy OF one or
Richmond's afternoon papers, whereas,
he could have stepped to the front OF
the hotel and secured the same paper
for a penny.
Messrs. Fry and Murphy, and Mrs. A.
d. Atkinson, proprietress of the Lexing-
ton, spoke upon the proposed measure
MIR. Fry stating that he was not so mucn
interested in the newsboys and the boot
blacks as in the carriage men and the
sample-boys. He said the Union News
Company had the newspaper privileges
at the jefferson, Of which he Is the man
ager.
After some debate on the part OF MEM
bers of the committee, motion was
adopted referring the matter to the City
Attorney, with the direction that ne
should prepare an ordinance keeping the
boot blacks, carriage men, and the sam
ple-boys at distance of twenty
feet from the hotels. when plying their
various callings. The newsboys were ex-
cluded.
DRIVING CATTLE ALONG STREETS.
The petition Of j. Fenton Taylor and
others, asking for relief from the
nuisance of driving cattle along Leigh
street between First and Ninth was
considered and a subcommittee, COM
posed of Messrs. Cutchins and Mosby
was appointed to ascertain what ordi-
nances are now in force in reference to
this matter in other cities throughout the
United States.
The ordinance providing a license tax
OF $50 upon peddlers from carts and
wagons was discussed at some length,
and it was finally referred to a sub-com-
mittee composed OF Messrs. Mosby and
Pollock, who are to report at the next
meeting of the committee.
Mr.. Brooks tramp ordinance was next
taken up, and 1t evoked a great deal OF
A fna N
TO this matter was received from the
City Attorney, in which Mr.. Meredith
stated that the City Clerk, Mr.. Ben. L.
August, had kindly written to the au-
thorities OF a number of cities asking for
information as to their laws concerning
the utilization of tramps arrested in them.
When replies to these shall have been
received the City Attorney says he will
prepare an ordinance for Richmond con-
corning this matter.
THE REVISED ORDINANCES.
The next subject considered by the COM
mittee was that of closing with the codi-
fer of the city ordinances, Captain Alex
ander Coke, whereby the city would get
the ordinances of the city as recently coll
lated by that gentleman.
The following communication In connec-
ton with this subject was read from the
City Attorney:
Richmond, Va, October IL, 1897.
To the Committee on Ordinances:
Gentlemen,-In reply TO your inquiry, L
report that l am of opinion that the pa
pers now in the hands of Captain Alex.
Coke, pertaining to the collation. or codi-
fcation OF the city ordinances under his
contract with the city Of June 16. 1884,
belong to the city Of Richmond. and ne
has been paid the amount agreed upon In
said contract, and they were under the
contract only intrusted to him for safe
keeping. L am of opinion that he should
surrender said papers to your committee. |
If he has any claim against the city for
money he is well aware that the city is |
able TO pay any judgment he may obtain.
Hence no alleged Indebtedness by the |
city can release him from the obligation |
to surrender the papers when called upon |
by your committee. l am, very truly
C. V. MEREDITH,
City Attorney.
On motion Of Mr.. Cutchins, the Clerk |
was instructed to forward to Captain |
Coke a copy Of the opinion of the City |
through the Sergeant-at-Arms !
of the Council. and to request that he |
turn over to the Sergeant for the Com
mittee on Ordinances the aforesaid ordi-
nances.
The committee then adjourned to meet
again next Wednesday night.