The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-06
The Ordinance Unanimously Passes
the Common Council.
AGAINST THE TRAMP NUISANCE
An Ordinance Creates a Good Deal of
Discussion But Failing To Receive
aTwoThirds Vote Its Referred
10 the Finance Committee.


been reached at the regular meeting last
Monday evening.
Perhaps the most important action was
the unanimous adoption OF the ordinance
giving 10 Joseph II. Hoadley and others
the privilege of using the waste wafer
of the city for the creation OF compress
ed air as motive power and ior relIlse-
rating. ventilating and cooling purposes.
A lengthy discussion ensued over the
tramp ordinance which was nnaliy reiered
20 The Finance Committee in order TO as
certain fhe amount of cost its enforce
mept would enforce upon the city.
II was $50 o'clock when President
cssl{c called the committee TO order and
The following members answered 10 inc
roll call: Mcssrs. Beck. Blanks, Bloom
herc. Briggs Cottrcll. Ebel, Foster, Car
ber gunst HARRISON. II. a. Hawkins,
14ohson j j. King Miller. Mosby. Noble
Rountrec Ryan. Tanner. Wailerstein
Whalen. Woody. WHITE and President
Caskie.
The Committee on Finance recommend
cd The rejection Of the resolution appro-
priating the sum of 5000 for the con-
structi0n Of a new station house for the
Third police The committee was sus-
famed NV "A vote Of q TO .. only Messrs.
Blanks and r.. A. Hawkins voting Tor
fhe resolution.
At this juncture OF the proceedings Mr..
Williams entered the chamber and took
his seat
The Committee on Water through
Chairman Briggs recommended the adop-
ton Of an ordinance changing the water
meter rates so as TO scale down the
rates for water-takers who use from AO,-
OOO gallons to $4,000 gallons per month
from TO cents per thousand gallons.
some discussion ensued on the subject,
Messrs. Witte and BlOomberg taking the
ground that the cost Of water should be
reduced as well for the small watertak-
ers. while Messrs. Briggs and HARRISON
advocated the adoption Of the ordinance
recommended by the committee.
Mr.. Rountree cautioned the Council,
from business standpoint, 10 adopt the
ordinance I'm order 10 induce large manu-
featuring establishments 10 use city wa
ter. instead of digging wells.
The ordinance was finally adopted.
At this stage Of the proceedings Mr.. O..
A. Hawkins entered the chamber
Upon the recommendation Of the FL
nance Committee the free use of water
was granted the Federal Government
for Camp Lee during the time that vol
unteer soldiers shall be cncamped there.
FOR COMPRESSED AIR.
From the joint Committees on Water
and Streets was submitted an ordinance
granting 10 Mr.. Joseph n. Hoadley and
others the use OF the waste water from
the forehay az the new pumphOuse for
the creation Of compressed air ms motive
power and for ventilating and cooling
purposes. Under a motion Of Mr.. Briggs
the rules were suspended, which require
the ordinance 10 lay over In order TO be
printed. The reading of the ordinance,
which has been fully printed in the col
umns Of The Times. was dispensed with,
on motion Of Mr.. MOsby.
The ordinance was. after some discus
sion. adopted with some slight clerical
amendments all twenty-siX members
present voting for the same.
The Council concurred i'm a resolution
adopted by the Board Of Aldermen re-
funding 10 Messrs. james T. Vaughan
and y. r. Mosby the sum Of $li96. eX-
penses incurred when the two gentle
men went TO Washington I'm the interest
OF James river improvements
The Council concurred I'm the resolution
directing the Auditor 10 pay 10 Mr.. II. b.
Boudar the sum Of $3.50 for services rem
dered I'm connection with the suits against
the sureties of Il. b. Grimes and W. c.
Adams
The ordinance fixing the license tax OF
the architects at so per year which
had been adopted by the Board of Alder
ferred 10 the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Bloomburg offered a resolution APP
propriating the sum of $50 for the ben
eft OF policeman Percy G.. Minor. who
had been seriously and permanently dis
abled while In the discharge of his duty.
IL was referred to the Finance Commit
tee.
Mr.. Bloomberg on behalf OF the Com
mittee on Streets presented an ordinance
allowing the Richmond Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad Company TO run
a track across Bowe street in the coal
yard Of Mcssrs. +. l.. and A. y. Ballaun.
The ordinance was adopted
TO ENLIST IN THE ARMY.
Mr.. Briggs offered a resolution allowing
city employees 10 enlist In any military
company during the present war. and
that their positions shall be restored to
them after they have been honorably dis
charged from the military.
Mr.. BlOomherg offered as an amend
ment that the members OF the Board Of
Aldermen aud Common Council be in
cluded in the provisions of the resolution.
A motion TO refer the matter 10 the
Committee on Ordinances was lost
The chair ruled Mr. BloOmbergs amend
ment to be out OF order and Mr.. Miller
offered an amendment providing that en-
ployees appointed or elected by the Coun-
Gil or it's committees shall come under
the provisions of the resolution. IL was
adopted. as was also an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Ebel. including enlistments
In the navy Several other amendments
were offered but the resolution was fnal-
~ adopted.
THE TRAMP ORDINANCE.
Mr.. Gunst presented numerousy
signed petition, asking for the adoption
of a tramp ordinance. Mr.. Witte moved
that the matter be referred 10 the Com
mittee on Ordinances.
Mr. Gunst opposed the motion, and
stoted that the passage Of such an ordi-
nance was very much needed. II had
been prepared by the city Attorney and
approved by tire Chief of Police and
Police Justice.
4, Mr.. Harrison also spoke in favor OF
the passage Of the measure. while Mr.,
Barber took the ground that the ordi~
tance would prove a hardship TO those
living near the city lines. as long as
the county authorities did not cooperate
with the city officials.
Mr.. Blanks offered as an amendment
that the ordinance be laid over In order
TO be printed, but Mr.. Gunst objected 10
II, inasmuch as II had been before the
Council for a number OF months.
Mr.. MosOy stated that the ordinance
had been carefully considered by the Com
mitiee on Ordinances. and II was deemed
unwise 20 pass such measure. on ac-
coa0f - 'he cost that 1t would impose
upon The city
49,. ..n OF Mr.. Cottrell, the ordi-
nance was then read. IL provides that
Migrants shall be fined from $40 10 500
or imprisoned IN jan not exceeding ninety