Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-10
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
MR. PHIL sEAY RETIRED.
r;lcur Water Ordinance Passed rs
Rcpor.cd-Rarid Transit Company
Allowed to Charge Tolls-Elcctrfc
Lighting Plant to De Looked Into.

The Minor ordinance to close the bar
rooms during the wee sn,a' hours OF the
morning came 10 quick and sudden
Death In the Board Of Aldermen last
night
Nhen the ordinance was reached Mr.
Minor its patron. took the ioor ara
lchcaIsed The history Ct the measure Up
10 its present sage. He had been entire
ly fair 10 the EQuor dealers and every
opportunity had been given them 10 DC
.. o.ccted in this step. They bad peen
f.riIed TO confer with the committee
which had IL In charge, the Chiel OF
Police and the board OF Police Co.ninls-
sioncrs had advised with the committee
and these latter had unanimously en-
dorsed il as fair and reasonable mea-
sure. The interests OF the dealers had
been duly regarded. but outside OF Them
there were $1,000 pople in the city WHO
had some rights in the premises and ne
thought II was due to Item That AZ oe
adopted.
ZIsINERNANN TO THE FORE.
Alderman zimmerman succeeded MI.
Minor on the floor and waXed eloquent IN
o,1pos;rtCn TO the measure. He had been
in the liquor business for thirty years,
and he thought he knew something about
IT. He could not understand the necessity
for this continued harping against the
1ic,ur dealers. If Richmond was a d!sor-
DERBY city he could see some sense in 1t.
but there was not more Die ana
orderly city in the United States. He was
onposed 10 advertising the city as wild
-c,.n Every one who wanted a little
rroninence jumped ON the liquor dealers
The burdens upon them were constantly
being added TO and their privileges taken
away The bars were subjected 10 re-
s,rjctions and the clubs went scot Tree.
What was the object aimed at? DO you
want TO make ii dry town. temperance
town. II so why not say so and be done
with IL.
The farmer who bitches up and comes
~ ,ovy,, of a cold morning before daylight
-7ees4sd a drink worse than any o.her time.
Was he to be forced to put quart bot
.le in his pocket and tempted 10 inoulse
"a excess when he only needed one dTlhk-
1t did not affect his business. lie c!oseo
mis- mace at o'clock every morning.
But he opposed-it on priHcli'ie aio 'iopeo
II would be defeated.
vote was then taken and President
T,,-n:n announced: The noes seem TO
have it,"
Mr.. Mirror called for division.
Major Allen ca,ne 10 the rescue Of the
anparen.Iv defeated measure and moved
that it be tabled until tne next meeting.
Witch 6o~e.
QUESTION OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
Prior 10 the beginning of the business
session Mr. Phil Seay, the member from
Clay Ward rose TO & question OF per
Sonal privilege" He stated briefly that q
question had arisen az to his eligibility
IN SCOT in thiS hodw. a-@
desire that committee OF three De aP-
72cintcd, together with the City attorney
10 ~
.he subject at the next meeting he
l,oned some one Of his colleagues would
make this motion and in the meantime
he asked TO be excused from attendance
on This session. His request to De excused
was granted. an7 the course suggested
by him was adopted by the appointments
OF committee composed OF Messfs.
Sattcrtlcid Gunst, and Cottrell al latei
STAKE Of the meeting.
CLEAR WATER CONQUERED II:
The ordinance TO issue Sl05 900 bends
for a settling basin and West-End stand
pipe was adopted by q unanimous vote.
after futile effort by Major Alien to
amend II by substituting thlrty-tnree-
wear instead Of tweiNe-S ear bonds
The ordinance to authorize the Clu-
zens' Rapid Transit Company TO charge
tolls on loot passengers and others over
The yladuct to be constructed on Mar
shall street was adopted after splrlt"
fight during which the body established
p precedent by refusing to allow Mr..
KEW, the counsel OF the company, 10
pe heard on the floor in behalf OF the
measure.
The resolution providing for the 2p-
pointrncn. o. special joint committee
to look after legislation before the Gene
raj Assembly. affecting the city. was con
CURED in.
The resolutiors directing the Commit
tees on Water and Electricity 10 examine
into the feasibility and edviSa bilitN OF es-
tablishing an electric plant at the 1eW
pump house was concured in.
The ordinance TO allow the Richmond
Traction Company TO connect its tracks
with the Seven Pines Railway Company
1t Twenty-ninth and G streets was recon-
rnitted for examination by the City At
to,r7ey, on molten Of Mr.. Allen.
Major Allen thought the permission TO
connect these two lines night have some
serious and far-reaching effect on their
charter rights and it should not be mas
THY corcurred in.
An ordnance creating board for the
examination Of plumbers prescribing its
iut.es and the conditions upon whick IL
censes may be granted. and prohibiting
the Going Of plumbing except by licensed
pereors. was concurrcd in.
The ordinance relieving the Southern
Railway Company from the requirement
to pave between the rails Of their track
was recommended 10 the Street Committee