The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-06
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FOR AR|lliIYA.LL.
interesting Meeting Of the Common.
Council Last Night.
TAX CLUBS SELLING LIQUORS.
Lengthy Debate Over the Question OF
Granting Them the Privilege of
Selling Intoxicants Without
Ch1rge-aIcmorial Tablets.

Charse-aIcmorial Tablets.
The Common Council adopted several
resolutions last night relative to GER
tain improvements on the various streets
of the city; considered INCREASED sal
aries for various city employees: recon-
1nitted to the Finance Committee 1.-The.
resolution relative to the filtration fund;
adopted ordinances concerning the post
ing OF city collectors books and assessed
taxes: adopted an ordinance giving per-
mission to the Confederate. Memorial
Literary Society to construct memorial
tablets an public buildings OF the city,
and transacted a great deal Of business
of routine nature:
The following members were present:
Messrs. B1oomberg. Cottre!l. Curtis.
Ebel, CARRIER, Gibson. Grimes, Gunst.
4Harrelson, Heeke, Hobson, Mccarthy.
Mills, Miner, Neale, Peters, Pollock,
Whalen, Woody and President Caskie.
INCREASED SALARIES.
An ordinance amending certain section.
of the ordinances of the city concerning
the employees of Grounds and Buildings
Committee and prescribing the amount of
money to be paid each one.
AR. Bloomberg moved that the engineer
and the assistant engineer OF the City
Hall be Maid SIS. His motion was adopted.
An ordinance fixing the salary OF the
clerk OF the City Treasurer was read II
prescribes thatsll his salary shalt be Sl.6oo
per annurn. The ordinance was adopted
Z Ordinances relative to the collection Of
assessed ia xes and the keeping of books
in the city collectors office We're read
MT. Wallerstein arose and stated that
the changes in the ordinance only. changed
littla Ira1-io1,S ordinances relative to
the posting of books and collection of city
taxes ana asked that they be not read.
The vote was then taken on them and
they were adopted.
The Committee on Finance returned the
resolution recommending that certain re-
ceipts Of the Water Department be set
aside for the term of two years to be
known as the filtration fund. This com
1nittee returned the resolution with the
Recommendation that it be rejected.
: RESOLUTION RECOMAIITTDD.
Mr.. Mills stated that the Finance Com
mittee had not done what they had been
asked to do and moved that the resolu-
ton be recommitted to this committee for
the proper report His motion was adopt
ed.
The resolution asking for increased sala-
ries for Messrs. John S. Blunt and Horace
NJ. Griffin, of the Light Department, to
Tie SUM OIL S..JC pS1 Oas StiS''s w.
adopted.
A resolution asking for increased sala-
ries for certain parklkeepers of the city,
putting their salaries at $40 per month,
was read and upon a recorded vote, the
resolution was defea ted. -.-s-
s Mr.. Pollock moved that the resolution
be referred to the Committee on Retrench-
ment and Reform. His motion was adopt
ed
The resolution appropriating the sum OF
81 o1o out of the appropriation Of the ac7=
count of the Water Works Department
for the purpose of entertaining the mem
ters of the American Water Works As
socia.ion, while they are the guests of the
city, was adopted
CAN ERECT TABLETS.
The resolution asking that the sum OF
$50 be paid Mr.. Louis Z. Kemmerer. in
view of injuries received while perform
ing his duty in going to fire, was
adopted.
The ordinance granting permission to
the Confederate Memorial Literary So
ciety to erect suitable memorial tablets
in the public buildings of the city, was
read.
Mr. Bloonloerg moved that the ordi-
nance be so amended as to require the
approval OF sthe Grounds and Buildings
Committee.
crease in the salary of the President of
the Board of Health to the sum of s1,So9
1,er annum. The matter was referred to
the Committee on Retrenchment and Re-
form.
The ordinance providing what compen-
sation the City Sergeant shall receive for
receiving persons into the city jail, and
for keeping same. was adopted.
= FIRED USE OF GAS.
An ordinance granting permission to
Mrs. Mary NJ. Lyons to bring out her
building ait the corner OF Ninth and
Broad Streets, on a line with other build
ings was adopted
An ordinance granting the free use of
gas to the Richmond Carnival Association,
to be used in lighting the booths, streets.
&C. from May 14th to 18th, was adopted
Mr.. Wallerstein stated that'he had been
requested to assist in preparing an ordi-
rance fixing the taxation of the city's
electric railways. He said that the city
was nct getting the amount of taxes from
such corporations as it should receive.
AS the ordinance was not in the proper
shape he moved that the ordinance be
recommitted to the Committee On
T1.lance. His motion was carried,
TAXES FOR SALE OF LIQUORS
The ordnance naming the. amount of
taxes ,tlat shall be levied IN - llu"r
dealers ana 3 CiuDS selling SI1IVtuOuS IL
qnors in the city was taken from the
table.
Mr. Pollock arose and said that the
clubs ought to be taxed; that they were
taking the business from the saloons that
were paying taxes and doing business
lesd timately. He said that his section
was full of mushroom clubs that were
selling liquors without licenses.
Mr.. Casllie said that the taxes Of other
cities forathe purpose Of selling liquors
were much higher than those OF Rich
1nond. He thought that the clubs ought
to pay a license just as much as the
bar-rooms.
Mr.. Wallerstein having made a motion
to recornmit the ordinance to the Finance
Committee. withdrew it.
Mr.. Pollock then offered as an amend
nent a substitute to the ordinance pre-
scribing that the license taxes for clubs
and wholesale dealers shall be $50. His
amendment was. defeated.
Mr.. Ebel moved that the ordinance
be amended so as to require a license tax
Of ss5 for all clubs and an additional,
tax of 50 cents for each additional mem
Der over thirty-fve..
mr.. Ebel's motion was not acted upon,
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