The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-07
A MOVEMENT To
TAX WHEELMEN.
An Ordinance Assessing Each 81 IS
Introduced.
AND REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE
Proposed To Use the Money :" ~"
tanned in Improving the 9
Information Asked Concer"'"s
the Finances Of the City,
AND REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE

the imposition of a tax Oh - 1E a..
.,,,., ivory owner Of a bicycle in TINS 1''''
49,, goods 10 be expended IN ii'pio'
,n.. ,be streets the first improvement
being the construction OF a 80 -.
Grace street from Ninth TO Loii' 10 t5e
Tho ordinance was hnahy ,tsion
Committee on ordinances A'l af 1880
The Council was called u -t,,e with
o'clock by President James 80. ,feesrs.
tbe following members present 49,
,,i,,,ils ploonberg. camp. GURUS,
gitsson. Gibson. Grimes, 1uHs., o.
soo rleeke Robson. Mills, Ahnel,
rcrs pollock. WaIlerstein, West '''''
Winston, and Woody.
MAYORS VETO. I'm,
A communication was Ie1ei' , -
che Mayor disappearing the app -,
,ion of $50 TO grade the ahey .o,,th
T,yentleth and Twenty-hrst streets 49,,
~ Marshall and giving as MS le's 80
that the measure did not rev. ~ ~
necessary three-fourths vote III inc
mon Council. a.. veto of
On motion Of Mr. Pollock 'no
the Mayor was sustained. e.,iovy-
The council cOncurred ~ the -
mo resolution offered by the street On,
mittee. Appropriating $500 20 repave W." W.,
Granite spalls the road bed OF Neh''-0
street from Mosby 10 PINK. NJ.
Tine ordinance allowing the III ~
Trleg Company to erect poles on
tain streets and string wires, was auoP'
ed. ,,,o,
The Council also adopted an ordinance
allowing the Southern Railway Doi"-
nany 10 construct spur track "Clo
Twenty-sixth street along cary IN liwu1
OF the storage house Of the American IT,
baocO Company. M -
The ordinance fixing the width OF
shafer street from Park Avenue 10
Franklin street was adopted.
The council also agreed TO the suDstl-
tute ordinance allowing the Southern
Railway to construct and operate a spur
track on the west side of Virginia street
extending 10 Cary. also one along the
east side OF Fourteenth street from lile
Davenport Warehouse 20 Lombard ailey'
From the Street Committee came
Joint resolution showing that s3156.06 has
been sDeut I'm construction Of sewers
S6i56l IN grading and paving or ahey7
and S.157.6j in laying sidewalks ana ask
Ing that Special Assessment Clerk w III.
II. williams Dee instructed 10 apporuon
the cost among the various owners or
property abutting the said improvements
according 10 benefits received. inc re-
solution was adopted.
An ordinance was received from the Fi-
nance Committee providing that before
the lst day of May next. and at the same
time each year thereafter owners OF
bicycles shall obtain from the Treasurer
metal license tags paying the sum OF
81 for each. and that any person found
riding an unlicensed wheel after April
20 1899. shall be fined not less than 8 nor
more than 80; provided, however, that
this ordinance shall not apply TO nom
residents Of Richmond. riding TO ana
from their work or passing through the
city.
TO EXEMPT MINORS.
Mr. Bloomberg moved that the ordi-
nance Doe amended 10 exempt persons un-
der twenty-0ne years Of age while MI.
4 Blanks favored fifteen years.
Mr.. Wallerstein explained tnat il was
proposed to- devote the proceeds Of the
tax to the construction of a bicycle track
from Ninth TO iRyland streets, as
starter. Both Mr. Wallerstein and Mr..
HARRISON stated that they were under
the impression that the tax would be
agreeable to the wheelmen.
Mr.. Miner opposed the ordinance as
class legislation 1t would fall especially
heavily. he said, on the telegraph mes
senger boys.
After some further discussion the mat
ter was referred to the Committee on
Ordinances.
The same action was taken regarding
n resolution appropriating H.75 for the
construction Of a bicycle track on Grace
street from Ninth TO Ryland
An ordinance authorizing the Board Of
Fire Commissioners 10 eXpend out OF
their expense account $500 10 purchase
lot upon which to erect an engine house
for Company No ?, I'm place Of the one
on Main street. between Twenty-frst and
Tweaty-second was adopted.
An ordinance amending sections % and
90. Of chapter p OF the ordinances con-
corning the Gas Works was adopted,
whereby persons can buy direct from the
superintendent Of the Gas Works and not
go 20 The Auditor, as heretofore.
From the Committee on Health came an
amendment 10 the ordnance on the SUBJ
ject by which clerk to the Board OF
Health Is provided The matter was re-
ferred TO the Finance Committee.
When the ordinance giving the Board
of Fire Commissioners control over all
electric wires in the city came up, Mr.
Caskie moved that the same be- referred
90 the city Attorney TO ascertain the
rights Of the Council in the premises.
me motion Was adopted. On rOl-tallf
Mr.. West offered the following, which
went 70 the street Committee:
Whereas, street cars ere considered and
intended 10 be public convenience for
the citizens. and should be run on
reasonable schedule. and the tracks and
ears should De kept In good order. and
Whereas. Il has come 20 the knowledge
Of this body that the street cars of this
city are not now running on any regular
schedule. and that the cars. many OF
them, and the tracks In many places
are in deplorable condition; therefore,
be il
Resolved. by the Council OF the city
Of Richmond (the Board OF Aldermen
concurrinO that the city Attorney be,
and he is hereby instructed 10 draft an
ordinance requiring the city street cars
TO be run on regular schedule and also
that the companies be required TO put
their rolling stocks and tracks In condi-
ton for the speedy and proper transpor-
tation Of their patrons.
Mr.. Wallerstein offered a resolution
instructing the Street Committee to in
ouire into the cost and profit Of con-
structing c0nduits 20 contain all wires,
which should go underground. The reso-
luton was adopted.
Mr.. Pollock offered the following. which
was adopted:
INFORMATION WANTED.
Re IL resolved by the Council Of the
civ Of Richmond, the Board OF Aldermen
concurrlng. that the Auditor shall pre-