Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-07

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i ting enough members In the City Hall
i to get to work.
IL on one or more occasions during the
short life Of the present Council the
4 Finance Committee has failed to secure
i a working number when matters OF Vitai
Importance were pending.
Tt is not expected that any changes
will be attempted for a while, unless
/ the question becomes more serious one
than It is now, but something will GER
! f'ea done at the close of the present
term. t's.fs
( The decreasing Of the number Of COM
La. ..s-s t.e.-so.lstrated that that move
was wise one, but the committees are
| too large and unwieldy for the best
work.
would Cripple the Work.
Pending for the consideration Of the
Committee on Finance is a resolution
which originated with the Committee on
Improvement of James River. which has
| for its purpose the transferring of $4,000
| from the credit of the Improvement OF
Shockoe Creek to the River Committee
This measure was proposed in the last
meeting OF the Common Council by Chair.
man Curtis, of the River Committee, and
! it is expected that it will precipitate a
big fight if it be reported upon favorably
| By the Finance Committee.
The Committee on Streets and Shockoe
| Creek has been deferred in expanding the
amount on hand to the credit of the creek
| work on account of not being able to Sc
cure the right of way for Strengthening
the course of the creek in the vicinity of
the Locomotive Works, but now that
City Attorney Pollard has, by the Council,
been authorized to begin condemnation
proceedings to secure the needed land for
the desired improvements, the committee
is in q position to expend its appropria-
| ton Of $4,000, most of which has been
appropriated and returned and re-
appropriated for years because
the committee did not spend it.
Since the Street Committee has the money
in charge, it will be expended, and as
| more than 100000 could be used on the
| Improvement of the creek the committee
will in all probability endeavor to save its
full appropriation.
As to Bnr-Room Screens.
The announcement in the Dispatch some
days since thar there was a movement
in municipal circles for a crusade against
scre ems in bar-rooms of the city has
caused not a few favorable expressions Of
opinion during tic past week as to the
wisdom CT the proposition, ato, it is oe-
lieved by some that if the matter takes
a definite shape that it will receive favor
able consideration at the hands of the
City Council.
It will be recalled that it is proposed
that all screens shall come down from
the bar-rooms of the city. In the same
| ordinance it Is to be required that all
bar-roolns shall be located on streets Of
the city and not on alleys; that the places
for dispensing the liquors shall be within
| a specified distance from the front en-
| trance of the street so that the customers
will be in plain view of passers-by on
the streets.
Il is claimed that the Board of Police
Commissioners would vote almost to a
man fer the measure If it was left to
them. In addition to this it is claimed
that many, If not all of the police officials.
would gladly hail such an ordinance
Just who is fathering the scheme has
rot been made public yet, but it is COM
ing anG a big fight will be made if it is
needed to win.
For the School Board.
The retirement of Mr.. Harold S. Bloom
berg. from the race for the City School
Board to succeed Major Sol Cutchins.
whose resignation will be acted upon by
tie next meeting Of the City Council,
which will be called ere long for this
purpose, leaves the field open to DR.. Hugh
NJ Taylor, who resides at No. north
Fifth street. DR.. Taylor is not seeking
the Office and will make no contest for it,
but his friends say that if he is elected
he will accept the honor and make a
splendid addition to the board
Alderman E. B. Thomasson, who repre-
sents Madison Ward in the upper branch
Of the City Council, will tender his resig-
nation as a member of the board at it's
meeting on MONDAY night Mr. Thomas
sons action is caused by his removal
from the ward from which he was elected
Mr.. Joseph Wallerstein, formerly
member of the Common Council from that
ward, and Captain Cunningham Hall are
being spoken of for the vacancy, but no
one seems to care to name the winner.
AS yet, Major Otway S. Allen and Mr.
w. II. zimmerman, the other mem
bcrs of the ward delegation, have had
nothing to say publicly as to their atti-
tude on the question: but it is generally
admitted that if they can agree on Mr..
Thomason's successor that their selection
| will be confirmed by the board.
Meetings for the Week.
The following meetings are announced
to be held in the City Hail. this week:
Mondav, Committee on Electricity and
Finance Committee at P. NJ, Carnegie
Library Board. 6 P. NJ, Committee on
Markets, 1880 P. M.
Tuesday, Board of Aldermen, P. NJ,
Thursday, Committee on Health, at 8
P. NJ.