The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-23
BOARD ADOPTS
THE ORDINANCE
Upper Branch of Council Makes No
Change in Document.
MAYORS SIGNATURE NEEDED.
Then the Ordinance Becomes u Law.
Contract Agreement as to Accept
ance of Ordinance-Amcnd-
ments Proposed and Defeated.

The Board Of Aldermen last night
adopted the ordinance granting street rail
way franchises to the Richmond Passen-
ger and Power Company, just as 1t passed
the Common Council. A contract agree
ment on the part of Messrs. NJ. NJ. Martin
and L. L. Bemiss was filed. in reference TO
acceptance Of the ordinance.
Only the signature Of the mayor Is
needed to give the ordinance the fun force
of law. The mayors signature viii De
attached without unnecessary delay.
The members present were: Messrs. Al
len. Rahen. Burton. Cutchins, Donahoe'
Drewrv. Ferriter. Gordon. Hardwicke'
King. I.awder. Mosby. Montgomery
smith. Whittet and Turpin tpresdenD.
Mr. Cutchins moved to dispense win
the reading Of the ordinance, ana the
motion was adopted Major Allen Young
IN the negative.
CONTRACT AGREEMENT.
President Turpin was about to put the
question on concurrence. when Mr.. HARD
wicke rose and said he had an amend
ment to offer. He yielded the floor 10
Major Allen. however. who submitted the
following contract. which was offered
i'm lieu of amending the first section
1--WE. the undersigned, representing
sevcrally, the persons named as incorpo-
rators in the ordnance passed by the
Common Council on December 10 1892
and now before the Board of Aldermen
for consideration. proposing 10 grant a
certain street-railway franchise to the
Richmond Passenger and Power Com
many. do hereby agree for said persons
that upon the question Of accepting or
rejecting the said ordinance they will be
bound by a majority of themselves.
tsisned) M. NJ. MARTIN,
"Ic. l.. BEAlISS."
This paper was read for the information
Of the Board. and flied.
AMENDMENTS DEFEATED.
Mr. Hardwicke then moved to amend
section 4-the taxation Clause-by chang
ing the percentage to be paid by the
company on its gross receipts up to and
not exceeding $4,000. from 3 ~ per cent
TO per cent. The motion was defeated
by an overwhelming majority
A further motion. from the same
source 10 change the tax on all earnings
in excess Of $4,000 from 10 per cent. 70
s per cent. on the gross receipts, met a
similar fate.
A recorded vote was called for. with
the following result:
Ayes-Messrs. Allen. DreWry, Gordon,
Hardwicke. and Turpin-5
Noes-Messrs. Bahen, Burton Cutchins,
Donahue. Ferriter. King. Lawder, Mosby
Montgomery, Smith. and Whiuet-ll
Mr. Whittet then moved that the Board
concur in the action of the Common
Council.
President Turpin ruled that such mo
ton was unnecessary. and he put the
question. A recorded vote was called i1r
EXPLANATIONS or MEMBERS.
Major Allen made a personal explana-
ton He said he felt that the city ou1ht
TO have made a better bargain. but ne
did not wish to appear as unfav1rable
to the measure as a whole. Mr. Hard
wicke followed. He said he had given the
subject the most careful consideration
from first to last lie was convinced lat
the city ought to have made better
bargain. ard he could not vote against
his belief.
The ordinance was passed by a v)5e
Of Il to 2. Messrs Hardwicke an. Tuip n
alone voting I'm the negative.
The session only lasted fifteen minutes'
and the Board ad.ourned.