The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16
PASS I'M RTANT MEASURES
Short Meeting of the Joint Session
The New Street Committee Has

Short Meeting of the Joint Session
The New Street Committee Has
Business Of Interest Before It.
Other Committee Meetings.
A large number Of municipal meetings
We're held at the City Hall last night The
Eoard Of Aldermen held its first session
for general business. The joint session of
the two branches Of the Council was in
session for a few minutes The Board
of Public Interests organized. There were
! a number Of committee meetings
The message from the Mayor. read to
the Common Council a week ago and
printed in The Times was not read to
the Board Of Aldermen last night. It
| has been printed in pamphlet form for
the use of the Council.
The Board concurred In the resolution
providing that the Committee on
Health be required, with the aid
of the City Attorney. to draft
and recommend to the Council for
provisions Of an act of the Assembly,
entitled.
An act to promote the public health
and to regulate the sanitary construc-
| ton, house draining and plumbing, and
| to secure the registration of plumbers
| in all cities within the State OF Virginia,
| having population of 5000 inhabitants.
! and to provide for a Board Of Exarnina-'
| ton of Plumbers therein, and defining
their powers and duties, .proy1de tfop
( their compensation, and to provide for
penalties for the violation of this act,
| and to repeal all laws inconsistent with
| the provisions of this act
The Board concurred in the resolution
providing for special committee to re-
wise the rules of the Council and Board.
! It also concurred in the resolution pro-
| viding for special committee to con-
| slider the Inauguration of manual train
! ing and kindergarten instruction in the
| schools.
Mr.. Gordon introduced a resolution pro-
| vidfng for an appropriation of SIPS for
fire alarm box at the Virginia Hospital
Mr.. Minor introduced the franchise or
dinance for which the Citizens Rapid
Transit Company asks for uns on
Lombardy and Moore Streets. This went
to the Street Committee
Held Joint Session.
/ The Joint session of the Common Coun
Gil and the Board of Aldermen last night
elected as members of the James River
Committee the following gentlemen,
| Messrs. L. D. Crenshaw, Jr.. H. T. Ely
son, John F. Mayer, E. T. D. Myers, Jr..
| Virginius Newton, E. D. Starke, and
w, H. Urquhart.
| A communication from City Attorney
| Pollard was read to the effect that the
members Of the Council would not have
to take oath again to the new Constitu-
! ton, as they have taken oath to the old
Constitution.
! Mr.. CARRIER called attention to the dis
tress of Fulton in being cut off from the
| Chiu1borazo Park music by the recently
constructed sounding board.
/. Mr.. Hicks, as the body adjourned, ex-
i tended an invitation to the members to a
trolley party to Lakeside at o'clock
! Friday night.
Referred to Committee.
At meeting Of the Street Committee
| yesterday afternoon an ordinance, offered
4 by Mr.. Burton, allowing the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railway to continue to close
south Eighth street. was referred to a
! committee Oh five, with the City ALtor-
ney and City Engineer.
The resolution Of Mr.. Cloves, for new
scheme of street improvement and the
abandonment of the present system of
| ward division of appropriation then
| came up.
Mr. Allen moved to table it, and Mr..
| Mann seconded this Mr.. Minor moved
| as a substitute that the matter be re-
| d
| substitute was adopted by vote Of Z
| to 6, MS follows:
| Ayes:-Messrs. Blanks, Burton, Minor,
| Peters. Phillips, West and Whittet-7.
Noes:-Measrs. Allen, Adams, @Bahen,
Mann, Teefey, and Williams--s.
| Mr.. Bahen offered an ordinance, draft
ed by the City Attorney, amending the
ordinance allowing the Seaboard Air Line
to enter the city. so as to impose pen
| to nrN
cess for property owners to thelr prop,
erty The ordinance was recommended
| to the Council
The American Cigar Company asked
| for permission to run wires for electric
! light from it's new factory, at twenty
| fourth and Cary streets over the Saii ,
/ eron factory to It's stenlhefy oes ~
! I,;,, matter was referred to the Waro
| committee. ,;
,rba new franchise ordinance, which the
I pjcbmond Telephone Company asks for.
,vas sar for a special meeting to be held
on Monday night at o'clock
| The condition Of Twelfth Street south
of Main was taken up Colonel Cut
shaw stated that the street needed to
i be repaved. He was instructed instructed 70 iiiaAe
| the needed repairs.
| Tn the course of a wrangle between
tic representatives of Madison and JEFF
| ferson Wards as to which ward should
do the work on this street. which IS the
a;y;6ing line. General Phillips called at
tention to the fact that this situation
strikingly illustrated the need OF new
and comprehensive system OF street III
provement for the whole city
Mr. Guigon, representing the street
( rai il inquired of the committee as
- where the company had best place
s;ts sand barrels The matter was re-
ferred to the City Engineer.
Mr.. Burton inquired OF Mr. Guigon
why the Broad Street Hollywood cars
~ The Passenger and Power Company
had been taken off Main east OF Ninth.
Mr.. Guigon replied that under the or
dinance il was optional with the COM
pany whether these cars should be run
down Main. The matter was referred
to the City Attorney.
Mr.. Adams moved that subcommittee
ofsf;ya take up the matter of asphalting
= r,1.elft h west ward.