The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-10
| LENGTHY MEEN|NG
OF CITY ASSEMBLY Y.
Will Have Two Regular Police
Tbs Month.
ORDINANCE FOR WOODWARD
Report CT Street Committee Not Ac-
cep1ed-The Dog Ordinance Killed.
Ernest Davis Gets Re. p'te.
Otner N.anch- ster Notes.
ORDINANCE FOR WOODWARD
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,

tor Of two regular men, to so TO WORN
tha 24th of this month; disapproved OF
the report of the Street Coiiiilittee
garCling the ordinance OF MesSra. w oou-
ward d son, to construct a spur tiaeS
across Everett SLrSet, near the corner
Of Fourth. and adopted an ordinance
presen led by Mr.. W oodWard; defea-ed nc
dee ordinance passed by the Board OF
Aldermen, whereby a pound would nave
been established and all unlicensed dogs
would have been taken up and the per-
son catching them paid Twenty-Five cents;
adopted q resolution providing 1or de'hS
for represen la,tives of the press, ana IN
structing the City Auditor TO pass over
all resolutions to such for their luspec-
lion. and besides, transactinS pie OF
routine work.
The disapproval of the report Of tha
Street Committee on the ordinance PIE
st:1ited by them regarding the construc-
ton of the side track OF Messrs. W ood-
ward & Son was with the sanction OF
the members Of the committee, Mt.
Sampson moving for The diSapproval OF
the report and the acceptance of the or
d!nance presented by MIR. S. NJ. Wood
ward The only question at issue b.
tween the members and the lumber firm
vas the placing of light at the corner
of Fourth Street. at the crossing. Inc
committee report wanted PROVISION
that were there any shifting done at
night. a light should be placed ther= and
paid for by the firm. Mr.. Woodward con-
tended thlt he did not wish to shift cars
at night, but that if in years TO come the
city saw the necessity of placing light
81 the corner and he wished to shift, he
did not think it right to make him pay
Tor the light. With the disposition Of
tie ordinance, the Street Committee gets
rid Of a question they have had before
g., took
all hour and a half last night to hit upon
a solution. The vote on the c=ptance
Of the ordinance presented by Mr.. Wood
ward was: Ayes-Nunrally. Cox. Owen,
k,radley, Gill and Wakefield. Noes
Reams, Ferguson. Pettitt and Sampson.
II was ten minutes OF ten when the cues
ton was disposed OF.
The dog ordinance was the next issue.
Alderman j. B. Rudd. OF tie First Ward.
patron OF the ordinance, was accorded the
right 70 speak. and he argued in favor Of
its adoption, winding UP by saying that
statistics showed that either the police or
their head was derelict in duty. or the
ordinance was effective as it now stood.
The vote for its adoption stood Messrs.
Reans SAMPSON. Ferguson and Wake
field, and against it were AIessrs. Nun
nally. Pettitt. Cox, Owen, Bradley and
Gill.
i',.t - :,,,ra..-r 49, noT;ca Soc
49,, 80 -,,as a-1sc+a,7 F,a,v rre,1-
ber voted for the resolution.
Mr. Petit offered a resolution instruct
w. +ba C,it,- Attorney /, draft :, hill To
corrv into effect the provisions OF section
20 Of the new Constitution. re.atins 10
the granting of franchises after due adj
vcrtisernent. and the securing bids there
FOR. The representative from this dis
trict. Hon. D. l.. Toney VIII be given
the bill to introduce in the LesisIa ture.
DR.. MATTHEW'S RESIGNATION.
The RESIGNATION CT Dr. ". P Mathews
.. president OF the Board OF Health was
accented. Dr. Hill succeeds Dr. Mathews
~ N. office beng at present the on;
,,bveici,n or, tho board lie will most
;t,,e1y ha elected at q. meeting in rt.e
80 r,,f,,re
M. ~, ,s-e;cian.s rcoort for. the mast
80, ~ -5ol-aI q otal Number of visns
80 ~ r-,;ch vera +, A.,
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n nor nv! - ~, ,,,,at;,,e
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]ouFhed. haEi,,s peeil ~ 9.S7lo.' -, sei
shreH ho0Ts 1Ho9e ~ $50
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3. Bradley. = l.. fettltr w. l.. iii IL
c. c. Cox ara w fersuSoa. Su!''t"-
tendent OF Schools D. l.. fUi-lata vas q
listener for some time, as were tAe
Mayor ami Chief of Police
DAVIS GETS RESPITE.
r,,oe+ r,.,;s tho elaver Of John rIen-v
cta,e o-1t,,a. ,,a,--o nav sartarca-1 n
80. Dace1,,1,<,. 1otb ms tee, granted a
go, .a5te ~. coya-1oT. Ion+agl,e n7tiI he
49,, - Ia,,,,,r,. CITIZENS of this city
;,..o-+,5 ,t,a,oso,,.se IN II7a casa WITH n
ne re nast dsv or 50. and Yesterday Mr..
NJ x Camp3elI and Professor Mar ce
wern i,+rof,rc4J 70 the Governor by E. D.
-eeantoti,-e y r, Torey. anC, present d
he retitio,, which has been freely sign
I'd nv the people here" Not Fav;ng tine
10 carefully look into the merits of he
ceea MS F-yce1Iencv granted the resDi4 e
mil tha 9th OF January and. in the n, an :
time NAV see fit to commute the sentence
~ death to life Imprisonment, as asked
for nv the petitioners.
Davis heard the ceys. he was in bot
tf. shirts in the afternoon ard is now