The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-16
Large Crowd Gathered to Listen to
the Debate.
Mr.. HARMAN WAS CHOSEN.
He VIII Succeed the Late Evan Snead.
Resolution to Appoint a Committee
to Report IL Plan to Reuistrict
the City Laid On Tablc-A
Lengthy Session
Held.

The Board of Aldermen held lengthy
session last night and transacted much
business.
A big crowd gathered to listen to the
debate upon what is known as the anti
peddlers ordinance. There were about
one hundred persons interested one way
or the other at the City Hall. The Board
corcurred in the action of the Common
Council.
Mr.. A. c. Harman was elected to sue
ceed the late Alderman Snead, of Clay
Ward.
President Turpin called the body to or
der at sis P. NJ. All the members were
present.
The Street Committee recommended
that certain street improvements be
made and the resolutions accompanying
the report were adopted.
The Committee on Light recommended
that the Board concur in the resolution
refunding to the Home for Incuraoes the
amount OF the bill for gas consumed at
the Seventh-Street Armory during the
bazaar recently held there. This was
agreed to.
The Board concurred in the resolution
appropriating 10000 cubic feet OF gas to
the Young Mems Christian Association
1t is purposed to use this gas at night for
the benefit of the educational classes.
A report was received from Superinten-
dent Boiling, of the Water Works, stat
ing that there are in use now 1ISS water
meters in the city.
ANTI-PEDDLERS' ORDINANCE.
At this stage OF the proceedings the
regular order of business was, on Mr.
Beclz's motion, suspended, and what is
known as the anti-peddlers ordinance
was taken up.
This ordinance was passed by the Com
mon Council one week ago, and imposes
a licenses tax of $lGO per year upon each
person peddling produce or other articles
upon the streets, but it eNempts farmers
who sell produce from their own farms.
Mr Allen opposed the ordinance. He
thought it would be a hardship upon the
people in the outlying districts to place
such a heavy tax upon the merchants who
send out their wagons and solicit trade.
He looked upon this ordinance as class
legislation.
Mr.. Mosby said he was surprised at the
views expressed by Mr. Allen. The pro-
posed ordinance would protect the mer-
chants of the city. It was desigLed to
put a heavy tax upon people VINO go to
the market When it is glutted, buy up
produce. and peddle it around the city:
MI Gordon opposed the ~ oL"l'is'iiee, aI'u ~
in doing so stated that IL was OUT o. an
reason to tax the pedders Sl00 where no
green grocer pays over 81 taxes on capital
invested he thought II mo'ltu pe . 5ts.1
ship to rob the poor people of the adVan-
tages afforded by having Peooters come
to tsleir doors and sell them produce
MI, Hot uon se'4a <r,,ircr Tho na1dlars
and he was in favor OF giving ene peuulets
an equal opportunity VII Inc sieeiL
srocers TO CONDUCT l liieit pu'li,s ~ aS,,ca tho
M =, = slo ido,litn7v4. ,la'. ,,aor -'-0'N>'
tax 10 500 per year ,,oro
- 80, Ini.,I -, ,;ra5 twelve WAGONS
from Washtistoii 'iit es. I,a,,,It y;
ana peouieu d, o.'ti't =. tho;+ tI, raeu-
S Siu ulteu me- 80 ~. ,l,.o+an+e5
~ .iiI baarti,,- in favor of
-, ,,,arcba,,ts bnt. he thought
~ e.0 l;a+l,,s., +o would drive off all I'M
:, 80 9oo ~, -,a+i+ion
'e'' NJ SEAYa, VIEWS.
nrr saay reminaed his brother Alder
,an +bat tho Green srOcers nave to pay
e. r,+ar md yas and ttley have to pay
= ,;oa,sa +ay, on "a ~, wagon. He thought
q ,1aar,1a Who live here and are citizens
~ ~ Picbrnond deserve some protection.
Mr. Seave made a plain, practical and
s+rona talk in favor of the ordinance.
Nr Gordon said it would be a great in
enuaIitv of taxation to place this license
tax anon the peddlers
The ordinance received the hearty sup
mort of Mr.. Bahen.
Mr.. Lawder spoke in favor of the ordi-
nance.
Mr.. Thomason'!s motion to amend by
making the license tax $50 was rejected
and the ordinance was concurred in by the
following vote:
Aves-Messrs Bai,en, Beck, Burton,
Donahoe, Ferg,iter, King, Lawder, Mann,
Moshy Seay. Ihonlason, Whittet Wood
and Turnin-14
Noes-Nassrs Alien. Drewry and Cor
dom
,rba ordinance renorted from the Health
Committee In relation 10 une ihspece.oli