Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-07
AFTER CAR COMPANY
NUMEROUS RESOLUTIONS FIRED AT
r. & r. PEOPLE.
cOUNClLMEN AGGRESSIVE.
Finance Committee Authorized to
borrow s5o,ooo-snndc Tree. for
capito1 square-Grand Jury steno-
Erapher,s Bill.
Erapner,s Bill.

grapher,s Bill.
The Passenger and Power Company
was the target last night In the meeting
OF the Common Council for number OF
resolutions aimed at it by members for
not complying with the ordinances OF the
city, and resolutions Of the Council with
respect to the operation of its various
lines in the city Three or four resolu-
tons came to the attention of the body
upon the roll call. All of them were
passed under suspension of the rules.
The first was presented by Mr.. Blanks,
who wants the city to take steps to require
the company to remove its tracks on
west Marshall street. In presenting the
paper Mr.. Blanks stated that for several
years the engineers department had been
endeavoring in vain to have this line re-
haoilitated, and now he wants to get rid
Of it If itscannot be renewed.
Mr.. Bottoms had passed another reso-
luton requiring the Street Committee to
see that the ordinance regufationg the
schedules of the various lines be complied
with. and to require that the transfer
system be carried out as per the ordi-
nance.
Mr. Allen had passed a paper ordering
the Chief of Police to instruct all of the
members of the police force to report all
violations of the existing schedule ord1-
nance to the Police Court, in order that
a better service may be given on some OIL
the routes.
The petition of Mr.. L. ]. Heindle for
the right to connect his property, NO
25u5 Grove avenue in Henrlco county. 10
the city sewer in that avenue, was called
I'D by Mr. Cloves and after a stiff fight
was adopted.
BORROW LARGE SUM
y aIn mt
ed a resolution authorizing the Finance
Committee to borrow from time to time
a sum not exceeding $4,000 for the eN-
penses of the city, the sum thus borrowed
to be repaid out of the receipts or the
city for 1902.
Mr.. Hicks presented and had referred
to the Committee on Ordinances, Char-
ter and Reform, n resolution calling upon
that committee to report an ordinance
providing for the appointment of a build
ing inspector and the maintenance OIL the
department thus created.
Mr.. Peters had passed, under suspen-
sion of the rules, resolution directing
the City Auditor to transfer from the
account for repair to bridges TO the &C
count for the construction or sewers, the
sum of $500, and then secured the pas
sage of an ordinance authorizing the con-
structon of a sewer on Potter street
Mr. Bloomberg presented and had re-
ferred to the Grounds and Buildings Com
mittee a resolution instructing that COM
nittee to donate fifty shade trees to the
State of Virginia to be planted in the Cap
itol Square.
The resolution passed by the Board of
Aldermen, appropriatlng the sum OIL ~.
OGO for the purchase of an aerial nook
and-ladder truck for the Fire Depart
ment, was cOncurred in
The bill of Mr. John G. Winston,
amounting to $40, for services rendered
as stenographer to the special grand jury
which conducted the probing OF the al
legged municipal scandals last summer,
was presented by Mr.. Pollock ana re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Finance
THE PURE-MILK MEASURE
The proposed ordinance for the restrlc-
ton of the sale OF milk and food IN the
CITY, prepared by the Board of Health
and recommended by the Committee on
Health, was referred to the Committee on
Ordinances, Charter and Reform.
Tho ordinances reported by the Ordi-
nances, Charter and Reform Committee.
providing that members of the Fire and
Police boards may succeed themselves,
was recommitted.
The request of The Committee on the
Relief of the Poor for an appropriation OF
81 900 for expense account for the CITY
| Almshouse was referred to the Finance
I
| TO either branch of the Council
The ordinance, from the same commit
| Zee. for an appropriation OF S1,0oO for the
| employment of a chief nurse, two whlte'
! and two colored nurses, at the City Aims
| nouse took the same course.
The resolutions from the Light COM
| mittee for the appropriation of A2,5o TOR
| EXPENSE account of the gas works was re-
| oorted and referred, under the rules, 70
| rho Finance Committee.
| The appropriation for the right to erect
! a large light in front OF No. IL north
| Eighteenth street was referred to the
| Committee on Streets. The application
was referred to the Committee on Llght,
| but that body reported that it had no
authority to erect a light on that street.
| LOCATION OF FIRE ESCAPES.
| The Allen ordinance requiring owners
| Of hotels and apartments to indicate
| the location of fire escapes by a red light
| and the placing of fire alarms on each
| door. was passed without reading.
| The Crenshaw ordinance proposing the
| establishment of eight sub-treasury sta
! tons for the payment of gas and water
| bills, which was considered and recon-
! mended by the Committee on Ordinances.
| Charter and Reform for adoption, was
reported by that committee.
| The proposed measure provided for loca-
|
corner of Twenty-tifth and NJ streets;
Seventeeth and Broad streets; Sixth and
Broad streets; Fifth and Baker streets;
Main and Morris streets: Williamsburg
avenue and Louisiana street; Brook ave
nue. and Clay streets, and Broad and
Laurel streets.
The ordinance stipulated that the bills
must be paid within four days at the
sub-stations and Mr.. Cloves moved that
the time be extended to five days.
Mr.. Crenshaw opposed the amendment.
saying he thought the ordinance would
relieve the congestion at the Treasurer's
office. He showed that four days would
DO this and not work a hardship on the
sub-stations. He said the ordinance was
| only an experiment and asked thai it be
| tried for six months and then if 1t did
not work five days could be substituted.
The amendment was defeated.
The ordinance was adopted as reported
! by the following vote. Ayes-Nfessrs.
! Allen, Bossieux, Cloves, Crenshaw, Cur
It's. Ferguson, Hicks. O'Nel. Phillips.
Pollard, Russell, Stern Teefey, Williams,
! and Bloomberg-15.
Noes-A1essrs. Anderson. Blanks, Hard
grove. Hobson, Huber. Peters. and
| Whalen-7.
MANY SMALL MATTERS
The ordinance from the Ordinance.
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