The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-15
Bldermen Wran(le Over What the Street.
Cleaning Force Shall Wear.
Mr.. BBHEk'S PARLIAMENTARY WORDS
He Calls the Retrencunent and Reform
Committee Foolish. But Afterwards
Electric Franchises are
Postponed--TheC Charter Changes


nance passed by the Common Council.
granting franchises y the Virginia. the
Home and the Southern Electric Com
| panies. was after a lively fight laid over
| until next Friday night
The much discussed tramp ordinance.
prepared BY the Young Mems Business
Association in one shape and by Captain
Brock. Of the Board OF Aldermen. in an
other. was recommi,ted 70 the Ordinance
Committee for further consideration.
In this connection, Mr.. \. b. McCul-
iough. who was given the floor, took oc-
casion TO characterize the measure as a
heartless one drawn by men with hearts
| OF adamant, and 10 assert that the
majority Of the so-called "tramps' were
honorable men seeking honest employ
mcnt-men who had been set adrift oy
/ the introduction OF labor-saying machin-
err.
THE MAYORS VETO.
By a vote Of 10 TO 6 the Board concurred
in the action Of the Common Council.
passing over the Mayors veto the ordi-
nance reducing the number Of employees
in the City Hall.
The ordinance creating a Department
Of Street Cleaning proved a time-killer.
the bone OF contention being the provision
requiring the employees OF the force 70
wear white duck uniforms. In the dis
cussi0n several members took occasion 20
reflect on the common sense OF the Re-
trenchment and Reform Committee Mr.
Bahen. In particular declared that their
recommendations were foolish"
This imputation was resented by Messrs.
zimmerman and Allen. and Mr.. Bahen
finally apoiogized for his remarks.
The Objectionable white ducks were
finally eliminated from the measure on
motion Of Alr. Lawder.
After long discussion a vote was taken
on the ordinance and u was lost The
vote was then reconsldered and the ord-
nance referred 20 the Health Committee
The Board concurred. after much dis
cussion. in the amendments 10 the charter
recommended hy the Charter Change
Committee and adopted by the Common
Council. EXCEPT that the provisions rem
dering members OF the Board OF Fire and
Police Commissioners Ineligible for re-
election for six years after the expiration
of their terms was stricken out.
This was stoutly opposed by a number
OF members. Mr. Carter declaring that rO-
tati0n in Office was ths essence OF Demo-
cratic doctrine.
The Board was called 20 order 90 $50
o'clock there being present Messrs Al
len. Brock Burton. Hahcn. Carter
Cutchins. Hardwicke. King. Lawder,
Moore, Noble. Smith, Snead, Vaughan
and zimmerman.
The Board concurred in a recOmmenda-
ton OF the Committee on Fire Depart
ment that the ordinance as 70 fire walls
between buildings shall not apply % the
structure now being erected by 7. n.
Mayo at the corner of Main and Seventh
streets.
The Board c0ncurred in TIE reoommen-
daton Of the Committee on Claims and
Salarie7 that the bill OF John T. Lyons
for Si-3.1l on account OF damages sus-
talncd hy an overflow az No. 2li
south Third street be paid. an opinion
OF ihe city Attorney recommending such
action.
The Board also concurred in q resolution
from tho same committee recommending
mat the claims or the Richmond Per-
petuai Building. Loan and Trust Com.
pany f0r $50 and r. = Brown for $3.50 be
rejected. The body cOncurred in the
recomme ndation that r. w. Nelson be
paid N-15 and q. Bellenot % cents.
THE DISCHARGED MEN.
The Board then took up the report from
tho Committee on Health in regard 10
the five men discharged from the Health
Department accompanied by q report
from the president OF the Board Of
Health 90 the effect that r. H. Ford and
of the service OF the city: that j. T.
Branch had made 81. j. T. Johnson, SIS.
and g. Kennedy, S-L
The resolution passed by the Common
Council providing that S33J be apprOpri-
ated 20 pay these men for the time they
bad lost from the service OF the city was
then taken up, but was passed By on
motion NJ Mr. Cutchins. in order that "a
resolution might be framed deducting
from the above amount the sums earned
by the men during the time they were
not in the service u the city
The much-talked-Of tramp" ordinance
was then taken up In the shape OF a re-
port from the Ordinance Committee re-
turning 90 the Board the ordinance on
the subject presented by the Young Mems
Business Association and also one drawn
by by Mr. Brock.
Accompanying the ordinances was a
resolution 20 the effect that:
The committee deems 10 inexpedient FOR
reasons apparent. 20 adopt either Of the
accompanying ordinances at this time
and requests that the board recommit
these ordinances for further considera-
ton.
THE REPORT ADOPTED.
The report Of the committee was adopt
ed. after an amendment by Mr. Allen
giving the committee power TO report 70
either branch OF the Council.
A report from the Committee on Light
and Water. recommending that the Of
nee hours Of the Gas and Water Depart
ments DO from n NJ 10 ) z. NJ. was
adopted.
The ordinance reducing the number OF
employees In the City Hall. vetoed by the
Mayor and unanimously passed over his
veto BY the Common Council. was the
next measure TO engage the attention Of
the Board.
on a recorded vote. and without dis
cussiOn the ordinance was passed over
the Mayors veto. only Messrs. Carter. |
King. Lawder. Noble Smith and Snead |
voting IN the negative.
The Board concurred in the following |
measures adopted by the Common Coun-
Gil:
Appropriating 500 10 grade and pave |
th,. alley between Adams. Jefferson, Main |
anl Cary streets
ApprOpriating Sss 20 regrade and pave |
the alley between Fifth, Sixth, Main and |
Franklin streets.
Appropriatlng 81. .076.2i 10 grade and pave |
the alley between First, Adams, Broad |
and Marshall streets.
Appropriatlng $50 TO lay pipe sewer In |
" street between Scott and Concurrence. |
Authorizing the Street Committee 70 |
nav F. r. Maynard N5LsS for work done |
on the streets.
Authorizing the Committee on Streets |
10 pay ]. c. Weinbrunn & Brother 800 |
sor los sustained by delay In paving the |
rosa bed OF Seventh street from Clay 20 |
leigh. the same having been occasioned !
nv the Council and the Street Committee. |
.uthorizing the Southern Railway Com |
a.