Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-06
TO PAY TEACHERS.
THE OLD AGITATION REVIVED IN
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
THE TRAMP ORDINANCE AMENDED.
ntchmond Migrants No Longer
NNcmpt-Thc Stacking Clause
Track Removal Standardization
acffer Dcpots.


smoking Of desperate characters. The
change was not made without a struggle,
. small but uncompromising minority OPP
,.s.uc the Stacking clause.
.-.. paymcnt Of school teachers for time
-.a last December by the closing Of the
f.b.c schools and by the offer OF the
t..cbcrs TO work without pay was bone
.. contention for over an hour. and the
matter was then referred to the Finance
committee for report as TO the number
...ays last December for which teachers
,.ra not paid. Another resolution, adopt
,. later in the evening, requested infor-
nation as TO the number Of days teachers
worked without pay.
These two resolutions indicate the trend
O. tae argument. Some councilmen are in
favor OF paying the teachers their iun
months salary regardless OF the time the
schools were closed. while others want
90 Iemuncratc them for the days they
actually worked without pay.
RAILWAY MATTER TABLED.
Contrary TO expectation, the ordnance
granting permission 10 the Richmond
Iu.a Passenger Company 10 remove
Their tracks IRON Franklin and Bank
streets between Seventh and Twenty-first.
was laid over for a month. A strong op-
position 10 this measure has been de-
vt0p.d. and Hon. W. Il. Reddy has been
retained as counsel for certain business
men who are opposed TO the change.
The Council concurred I'm the resolution
adopted by the Board of Aldermen, re-
orts.ug railroad companies whose lines
run into this city TO build presentable
Gtpots. and imposed a tax on bOotblacks
o. }2o
Many other matters of more or less i'm
rorranCe were considered. and the Coun-
Gil adjourned shortly before midnight
The Council was called 10 order at 7:40
o'clock. and Mr.. Gunst was elected tenn
poray president other members present
were. Messrs. West Mills, Shea, Bloom
berE Ferguson, Miner. Winston. Glib
son. HcCke. Camp. Mccarthy, Teeiy.
Hobs0H. Woody. HARRISON. Grimes. Ebel.
curtis Cottrell, Tanner, Williams, Pol
lock and CARRIER
After the transaction of such routine
business as the absence of more than one
third OF the members allowed. the ordi
nance adopted last Friday which pro-
yiCes Tor a change Of part of the route
ot the Richmond Union Passenger Rail- |
way Company, between Seventh and
Franklin streets and Twenty-hrst and
Franklin streets was introduced. An out
line Of this ordinance appeared i'm the
Dispatch Of Saturday, but Mr.. Cottrell
moved that the ordinance should be laid |
on the table until the next meeting.
There was some debate as TO whether |
al S,rcet-railway ordinances were not |
required under the rules of the body |
30 lay upon the table for one month, and |
SIR. Bl0omberg offered as a substitute for |
2lr. Cottrelrs motion that the rules OF the |
council should be enforced This was |
ruled out Of order.
The clerk read the rule referred to. l
and the Chair ruled that the ordinance |
should be laid upon the table.
Nr Pollock moved a suspension of the |
rules. He said there were many gentle
men present 20 oppose the passage of the
ordnance and many in favor Of II. He |
hoped that the matter would be debated |
10 the enlightenment Of members.
NOT A TWO-THIRDS VOTE.
Mr.. Harrelson opposed the considera-
ion Of the ordinance at this time, and |
Mr.. Ebel spoke strongly on the other side,
aising the question as To whether the |
rdinance could be properly construed as
franchise.
The Chair ruled that as 1t was an adj
liuonal grant the same rule applied as 10
franchise.
Mr.. Pollocks motion was then put and
ost by a vote Of lG ayes and 9 noes, the
IspensiOn of rules requiring a two-thirds
tote.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
The following appropriations were made
0r street improvements: $3.50 for
ying and curbing on the west side of
1.r.t- 4 |
venues: S35 TO construct a sewer on
ain street from Twenty-ninth 10
.rtieth Streets $675 TO construct a oewer
rom Harrison TO Ryland streets between
trace and Franklin; SAG to construct
ever on Broad street between Thirty
bird and Thirty-fOurth streets; $500 TO
y for work done and 70 be done in the
81 mination of the raceway at Gallego
IlIIs and the construction OF sewer in |
ary street between Eleventh and Twelfth
Teets and i'm Twelfth street from the |
,cway to the Gallego Mills; $2j7 10
set gutter and curb on the south side of
trace street between Twenty-fouTth and |
Wenty-hfth streets.
A resolution, which had its origin in the
nance Committee, recommending the | I
lection Of the petition of pedlers OF |
0uutry produce for Il remission OF the {
aX, imposed by the last Council. came Up. |
Ar Miner opposed the action of the
mmittee on the ground that il was con-
r.ry 90 the State law.
Air. HARRISON spoke in favor Of re-
ding the petition, and was followed by {
l- CARRIER. who was the father of the [
solution as originally offered, who eX
-rsd that the object OF the law was :
rE not the farmer, but the itinerant j
..r. 10 was designed TO protect the c
rmar as well as the grocer in the city C
Richmond. !
A-. Ebel advocated the refunding Of l
lr money which had been paid by these q
.rs. The law should be amended by o
b. legislature. he thought. After some
-'.ler discussion il was decided TO re- u
f tae matter for the opinion Of the Z
It Attorney as 10 the legality Of the
f.nauce. d
PAY THE TEACHERS.
Is resolution, emanating from the same
roe. recommended the voting down =
tte resolution referred at the last =
ing of the Council, that the teachers
i'e public schools should be paid for
Teen days that they worked without "
meIatiOn IN the latter part OF De- Il
m1er, 1887
~r blO0mberg said he was under the -
preston that the teachers had not -
Ee. nfteen days without pay. but ne "
as willing TO vote 10 pay the teachers "
Dee time they did work. Mr.. Harrcl- | -
said that only six days pay was due. y
I'd Miner made a lengthy argument IN
w of making the appropriation. il
I neeu the issue In the last election,
SAID. and men had been elected by the | O.