The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-23
EXTEND LIMITS
OF THE CITY
Committee Soon 10 Meet to Consider
the Matter.
VIEWS OF Mr., WALLERsTEIN.
Thinks the Scheme Would be Of Great
Benefi, TO Richmond-Dcg ordi-
nance 10 be Considered
Thursday.
VIEWS OF Mr.. WAlLERsTElN.

Nr. Joscph waflorste11. chairman OF
the Committee on the Extension OF liis
corporate Limits. will soon can tilal
BODY 10 meet for the purpose ol !iiahi'is'
q report TO the Council.
II am deeply interested in this MAJ
.e-s, said he. Il believe the extension
az .he corporate limits Will be Dig
thing for RichSncad. / would Ike 10 sec
public meetings held TO discuss me MAJ
Ter My observation Is that most peopie
ip the city favor II, ana WHO we in"S
expect some opposition in the county,
believe that when the people think care
taIiiy over The matter they VIII reai24e
That 1t is TO their best interests TO come
issto tho city.
1T is the purpose of the committee 10
Try and have report READY lot .i.e
Common Council at the December meet
Ing.
speaking OF this matter last night,
+ President Turpin, OF the Board of Alder
men, said: Il have appointed, think
from the body over which nave me
II honor to preside. an ideal committee.
j Major Alien is a large property owner,
both in the city and county; Mr.. John
Mann. Jr is a representative citizen OF
& The Eas. End: Mr. Hartman is real
estate agent and q safe and conservative
Business man, while Mar. Gordon-w''!s
4 will say OF him that he makes j SpiendlG
member of any committee; he is one or
FOR CLEAR MATER.
There are about a dozen engineers in
camp il: Chesterfield county, not far from
tine Courthouse. worlans out nlans for
suppl y,.ls the city with water from Swift
Crceh Just who is bac!tEG the scheme
financially is not known, but it is said
that there are men who can put up SZ.epe,-
.Vej to form u stock company Interested
The scheme is TO get the City Council
TO grant the company the right TO furnish
LIE city with water at a maximum
price. The citr's mains and reservoirs
would he used
j, is probable the proposition will be
submitted TO the Council a the November
meeting.
Superintendent Boiling it was stated
last night viii fight this scheme. bcliey-
ing that clear water can be secured much
cheaper than on the terms This corpora
tioa viii offer.
When Captain ]. Taylor Stratton vas
in the Legislature he mad the city charter
amended SO that now before the gas or
i waite works can be leased or scld the pro-
i position must be submitted to the popular
Vote CT the people
THE Dog ORDINANCE.
i The Finance Committe met last night
and decided TO consider and act upon
4 the Bloombers dog ordinance at a special
meeting next Thursday night.
The ordinance provides for tax of 81
On males and 81 on female dogs: 1t pro
Nides that each dog shall wear collar
with metal tag; a fine of not less than
s. nor more than s. is provided Tor the
keeping of an unlicensed dog.
The main feature. however. is the pro-
vision of pound or pounds, wherein dogs
ana other animals running ct large shan
be imi,risoned These shall lie in charge
of puundmasters. vested with police au-
,lority in The discharge of their duty.
Owners Of animals i1nrounded must
make application within forty-elsht hours
and pay twenty-five cents Tor each day
or portion thereof that the said animals
lave been impounded.
Valuable dogs may be kept as long as
week and sold TO persons other than their
owners Tor s., but no dog shall be kept
longer than one week.
Inredecmed dogs are to be put TO
death in manner approved by the So
ctety for Prevention OF Cruelty TO AMI
lrials
The City Council is annually to appro-
pirate a sum to carry out the provisions
of the ordinance.
+. DR. .Jud 3. Wood. the former president
of the Society for the Prevention of
C.uelty TO Animals, is one Of those who
favor the ordinance He was on hand Ut
1 last nights meeting.
! The committee voted to recommend the
2 appropriation Of $S,Gg9 to the construc-
Z tis... 3,llea of the Light Department for
! extensions
1t was decided also to recommend the
transfer OF SLIGO from the Almsl,ouse
expense account to the Payroll account.
sTRAlGHTEN SHOCKOE CREEK.
Ps-ties represented by the banking
house OF John. j.. Williams & Sons viii,
It is said, make a proposition to the city
10 give :he ground and right OF way free
if The city will undertake the work OF
Strengthening the course of Shockoe
Creek from the locomotive Works to
Bread Street and erecting and maintain
ing retaining walls.