Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-13
THE BOARD C0NCURS.
ACTION OF THE COUNCIL ENDORSED
NY THE IPPER uRANCH.
LIQUOR LICENSES CUT IN HALF.
Many Appropriations for street Inn
provements Agreed UpOn--TO Light
uortant Ordinances Passed.

The Board of Aldermen met last night
and concurred In the action Of the Com
mon Council In reducing the license tax
Of liquor dealers from slOo, as fixed by
the Finance Committee, 10 $50. Most OF
the business transacted was of routine
nature, and consisted merely in con-
curing in matters already passed upon
by the Common Council.
The Board was called to order shortly
after o'clock by President Turpin. the
following members being present: Messrs.
Allen. Brock Burton, Carter, Cutchins,
Hardwioke. King, Iawder. Moore, Noble.
Smith, Snead. Vaughan, and Zimmer-
mann.
MR.. VI. FILL S1AY ELECTED.
Upon motion of Mr.. Allen, the rules
were suspended, and the resignation OF
Mr. Starke was taken from the table. 1t
was then accepted, and Mr. Snead placed
in nomination Mr.. NJ Fill seay, who was
duly elected.
The action of the Common Council
making the following appropriations was
concurred in. Seven thousand dollars TO
pave with asphalt blocks Broad street
from Tenth to Eleventh. S3.226.36 10 pave
with granite spalls the roadbed OF Four
teenth street from Cary street TO Mayo
bridge; s3Jl 10 lay granite curbing on the
north side of . street between Twenty
sixth and Twenty $40J to lay
granite curbing on the north side OF
Marshall between Thirty-second and
Thirty-third: SiSlJ0 to lay granite curb
ing and pave with granite "a gutter on
the east side of lnirteth street between
Clay and Leigh: $iSi50 to lay granite
curbing and pave with granite gutter
on the east side of Thrtieth between
Leigh and NJ; $3.50 to pave with grano-
lithic "A sidewalk on the west side OF
Twelfth street from Main 10 Bank; Si0.29
to construct sewer on walnut street
between Grove avenue and Hanover
streets; $50 to tap three inlets in a sewer
on the corner of Grove avenue and bom-
hardy street: sli5 TO construct an inlet
on the southwest corner Of Main and
Fourteenth streets; $50 to construct in
lets on the southeast and northeast cor
ners Of Broad and Fourteenth streets;
$3.50 to construct a sewer on Broad street
from Thirty-second street eastward for
half a square.
Permission was granted to construct
an awning in front of No. 1916 east Broad
street.
THE WELSBACH LIGHTS.
The Board concurred with the Council
I'm authorizing a contract to be made
with the welsbach Gas-Burner Company
TO light certain portions of the city 1t
is the intention of the Street Committee
to dispense with electric lights on some
Of the residential streets. where objection
il made to them. and replace them by
| Illuminating such sections with gas
lamps. Mr.. Allen. In voting for concur
rency, stated that he did so as an ex-
pertinent. While great objection was
made by the residents of Franklin street,
when the electric lights were put on that
| thoroUghfare he believed that If an at
| tempt was made TO remove them now as
| great opposition would manifested on the
| one hand as had been on the other in
| the first instance.
The action OF the Council was then
| concurred in by a unanimous vote.
The question Of cOncurring in the ac-
| ton of the Finance Committee in making
| the liquor-dealers license So instead Of
| 500. as fixed by the Finance Committee
was then taken up. The petition. as pre-
| scented to the Council was read, and Mr.
Allen spoke in opposition to concur
| renee
In speaking OF the representative gath
| greet Consul-General Lee yesterday the
| alderman paid a tribute TO this favorite
| son of Virginia. His remarks I'm regard
| to the crowd at the Union Depot were
made I'm order to show that the liquor
| dealers of this city were n better class
| OF citizens than those engaged In the
same trade i'm any other country of which
| he knew. He thought the liquor-dealers
| Of Richmond were doing themselves an
| Injustice I'm Directing to the license, as
| fixed by the Finance Committee. The
| license-taX was n very low one. ana by
| oil jectlng to il the dealers might bring
up a discussion of the question Of local
| option, as had been done in Lynchburg.
| The trouble was. he said that there
| were too many bar-rOOms here Tor the
| liquor-drinking population. He was not
1 fanatic on the subject, and believed That
| the best citizens Of a community were
| those who enjoyed. in moderation. the
| products furnished by nature for the use
of man. However, he was glad TO see
| that there was not so much drinking in
| Richmond as formerly The people were
INDUCING in light drinks, a habit so much
J I'm vogue In Germany and in France.
NOT CONSISTENT.
He said that he could not consistently
| vote To concur I'm the action Of the Coun-
ell but would sustain the Finance Com
| mittee.
| Mr. Iimmermann stated that though
| ne was a member Of the Finance Com
mittee. he could not vote TO sustain that
body. as the latter had admitted that
| SO was an equitable license tax, but
under the laws they could not make 1t
| that amount and so had Increased II
! 10 500 Therefore. he intended TO vote
| 10 concur I'm the action OF the council.
The Board then concurfed in the action
of the Council by vote OF II 10 4, Messrs.
| Allen, Hardwlcke, Snead. and Vaughan
being recorded I'm the negative.
WATER METER RATES.
The ordinance as adopted by the Coun-
| ell. fixing the water-meter rates, was
then taken up. and MIR. Lawder moved
To pass the matter by until the ordinance
ro,lld be printed and distributed among
the members. After II was explained
Thai the ordinance had already been
printed aud was reported from JolhI
| committee OF the two houses before II
was adopted by the Council Mr.. bawder
| withdrew his motion, and the actlon oil
| the latter body was concurred In.
| The ordinance imposing imprisonment
upon those who fail to pay their hnes
| was conourred in. as was also ala oral
| nance I'm regard to the levying OK taxes
| a resolution was adopted authorizing
| he Auditor TO Issue his warrant IN FAVOR
| If MI H. r. Boudar for $3.50 Tor services
rendered the City Attorney In the case
| of the city against the sureties OF r. B.
| Grimes and w. G. Adams.
Messrs. Lawder and Zimmerman were
appointed as "A special committee in re-
! gard TO the question OF establishing an