The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-03
important Session
Of COMMON council
Continued from First Page.)

adverse report, which, he said would al
low the houses of i'll fame to invade the
most respectable portions of the city.
Both Mr. Pollard and Mr.. Bottom,
members of the committee which sub
nlltted the report, spoke in favor OF its
adoption. stating that they had 1or1nu-.
lated the report only after consulting
with the chief OF police and the police
captains, in which they stated that any
law-abiding citizen. who reported to
them the existence of any immoral
house in a decent locality would be given
Immediate relief The gentlemen argued
that the evil was now under the con-
troll OF the department and that to
NEEDLE with it would result in de-
pIorable state OF AFFAIRS
CITED INSTANCES.
MIR. West made a brief talk in which
he stated that he knew of an instance
wnere several citizens went to the police
with a petition that certain disreputa BILE
women be removed from a. certain
street. and the police replied that they
could not disturb them unless proof of
the existence Of immortality in the house
was furnished them. 1t was only after
one Of the gentlemen had threatened to
procure a camera and take photograph
Of every person who patronlzed the
place in question and produce same in
Police Court as evidence that the Wo-
men left the neighborhood.
In view of the statements of the four
councilmen it is not at all improbab Bile
that the matter will be taken up by the
Board of Fonce commissioners
Final action on the plumbing ordinance
relating to the creation Of d board of
examiners before whom every plumber
in the city VIII have to appear before
he is granted q. license to do business,
was deferred at the meeting last night
Tor fully two months. as a result OF
motion referring the paper to the Com
mlrtee on ordinances. Charter and Re
orrn after which 1t will be reported to
Council and then got TO the Finance
Committee for consideration. 1t vii!
then come back to Council and will no
doubt be passed.
The ordinance requires that the board
of examiners consist Of the President OF
the Board of Health, the Inspector of
Plumbing, a iourneyman plumber and
master plumber the salary of the last
two to be $50 a year. They are to be elect
ed by the Health Committee. All other
provisions of the ordinance are in strict
conformity with the new State law OH
the subject
OPEN EIGHTH STREET.
Tho resolution from the Committee on
the Improvement of James River, asking
that they be authorized to order a new
$50 900. the money to come from the
budget of 1903, was referred to the FL
nance Committee, and until they have re-
ported the matter at the next meeting OF
the Common Council, James River will
have to do without dredging.
Immediately after the roll CALL the re-
port of the Street Committee ON the open
ing of Eighth Street was taken up for
consideration and outside of a delay Of
a. few minutes. occasoned by an amend
ment b yN1r. West. fixing a penalty upon
the Chesapeake and Ohio for any unnec-
essary delay, little time was consumed
by Council in passing the report. It is
stated on good authority that Immediate
ly after the paper has passed the Board
of Aldermen and been signed by the
Mayor. the railroad people will tear away
the old foot bridge which spans their
tracks at this place and throw the street
open to the public.
An ordinance granting the American
Cigar Company the right to string wires
over Twenty-fourth Street to get neces-
sary electricity for lights and other pur-
poses, was passed
OPEN EIGHTH STREET
An ordinance from the Street Commit
tee, compelling the Chesapeake and Ohio
to remove the foot-bridge at Eighth
Street and open the thoroughfaTe for
public traffic. granting them the right to
block the avenue for not more than TWEEN
ty minutes in each hour, was read by
the clerk, and was about to be put upon
its passage, when Mr.. West offered a
substitute, delaying action.
According TO the substitute. q. penalty
is fixed at from SOS to 500 for each day
the crossings remains closed after pas
sage of the ordinance. 1t was adopted
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the public.
The recommendation of the Street Com
mtttee that J. E. Rupert be authorized
to lay a sewer on Main Street between
Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth
Street at his own cost, to be later re-
embursed by the city, was defeated, as
the necessary two-thrds vote was not
forthcoming. Mr.. Peters moved for recon
sideration and then that the matter be
passed by for the present. His motion was
adopted and the matter is still open.
A resolution in regard to the extension
of Buchanan Street was referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Peters moved that all matters re-
quiring two thirds vote be tabled. Motion
passed.
The report of the Street Committee that
the condemnation of property for the
Strengthening of Shockoe Creek. according
to plans in the hands of the City Engi-
neer. be referred to the City Attorney,
was passed.
TO BRING IN. ABSENT ONES.
Just at this moment it developed that
only sixteen members were present in
the chamber, d number having retired
to attend committee, and the Sergeant
at Arms was instructed by unanimous
Voc to bring the members back to the
chamber, A delay OF some ten or fifteen
minutes was occasioned by the absence
of these members. absolutely no matters
being considered while they We're miss
ing.
The sixteen members who remained in
the room amused themselves by telling
stories and talking over matters OF pub
lie interest. During the interval !, one or