The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-07
TRAMP MEASURE
GETS THROUGH.
Council Passes It With Only One
Dissenting Vote
MANY STREET IMPROVEMENTS
4 New Site for Engine Company No D.
Uackmen Given More Liberty III
Soliciting Patronagc-The BODY
Decides TO Sell Land.

Tho Common Council spent three hours
and q hall last night in session, but do
NOT finish the work before it. and az
iourned until Thursday night at '',o
o'clock -.
their names at roll-call'
Nfessrs. Bloomberg, Briggs, Cottrei'
2bel Foster Gunst. Harrelson' HoDSon'
King. Miller. Mosby Neale, PonoGh'
Ronntrce. Ryan, Tanner. Wallers'ei'l'
IViolen. Witte. Woody. Caskie.
FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT
~, tho street Committee came reso-
,.,tion To appropriate $l.l25 to reset curp
~ nave with granite spdlls Cary street
-, Eighteenth to Nineteenth. rms was
a5onteI :. Also resolutions approprla'lhs
Ell oc m reset. curb and pave cary street
Natr.eon Tweuty-fOurth and twenty u
Straote. Sl2, SO for east side or Pine street
S,,,ro Grace TO Franklin; NOilJO TOT SCUM
Ia Of Ashland street from KesetN"H -
pordolnh. SiCS for granite curpIns a'l -
,,S,iro gutter on north side OIL ho9P'e"'
rtreet. 500 TO reset. curb ana paw e"o'
go Of Third street from FIes'o" ~
49, s3g0 10 lay granite curpihS anu
ra,.irg ON north side of DuVal street lIV ,in
Eo',r,b TO Fifth: 500 10 relay GUM,
.t,. o,d grade north side OF DuVal
C..tat Sron, FIRST 90 Second, $500 TO lay
s,ranite curling and reset gutter on SUI,
sido of Duval street weslWdIuly 49, =
prook avenue; $50 TO reset st"h'e 49,
md curbing on east ana west s'uo VI
81 Tohn street from Charity TO eue' at ,
tg-, 10 Law granite flag crossings IN JUN 'n ,
son ward; S72S 10 lay grant, 5u'.yl
reset granite curbinS on hoIl1 I gu ~
posoIution TO have Catherine street
from Gilmer 10 Bowe gradeu ny inc 0'''
hands and carts adopted. ....,.,,
TRAMP ORDINANCE PASSED.
,rbe committee on Finance submitted
a.. ronort to the Council. The report
'ontained an ordinance relating 4" the
,,,,risbment of Migrants. This was
CONSTITUTE for the well-known tramp
ordinance which was referred 10 the
o,n,ynittee by the Council. The ordi-
rarce prescribed the punishment ana
d,,tors under which this should De IN
aicfed which should be imposed upon
Inns and Migrants in the city. Ihe
,,rIncinal features OF the ordinance are
practically the same as those III t,e
ordinance. which has already peeh pun
lisbed. The only material changes were
mat the CARRYING out of the powers gwen
and the duties imposed. instead OF oeihs
dono under the control OF the Commit
toa on Police and ShOckoe Creek De
left TO the Committee on Ponce ana
No, Instead OF three men being en-
gagged at a salary of $40 each 10 iooN
after the tramps and their punishment
there shall be as many men as neces-
serv at a salary of $i5 per month"; each
"a nerform those duties.
Mr. Bloomberg offered an Amendment
o. the effect that the salaries OF ehese
,,,.n he $50 per day each. This |es
agreed 70. II was also agreed that the
,raups instead OF being fined nor less
I'm & nor more than 500 by the Po-
l,ce-Tustice. to be worked out 'ne
amount OF this fine to be fixed AT not
les than $40 nor more than 500.
Mr. Ebel said that the account known
"a the First Virginia Regiment fuhd
a,b,ch Is used for regfmental purposes
nv the staff which Is an unexpended bal
once Of about $500 might be drawn upon
a. nav the amount OF the salaries named
9, the ordinance. lie understood now
mat there was no First Virginia Regl-
ment.
decided 10 make inquiries into the ques-
ton as 10 whether or not there was any
such organization In existence before act
ing upon the matter.
Tha ordinance Az anAndsd was then