The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-21
BOARD MEMBERS
TERMS ARE LIMITED.
Council Committee Thinks They
Shou'd't Succeed Themselves.
SUB TREASURY STATIONS
Eight Different Places to Be Established
for Payment Of Gas and Water Bils.
Req Lanterns for Fire Escapes.
Alarm Boxes for Hotels.

IL the City Council adopts a recommend
Alton which was passed last night by the
rorlaiittee On Ordinances Charter and
lcroiln and the Legislature amends the
,Ilartel- so as to conform with a Request
rom the City Fathers. in accordance with
Me said recommendation, the terms OF
Members Of the Boards Of Police ana
fire Commissioners will be limited so as
u make il unlawful for them TO offer
ior re-eleciioa thereby succeeding them
ieives IN office There is q strong 'gob-
tlnility thar This course will lie pursued
.astliting in an entirsiv new board Tor
A.. government; of these two departments
,f the city at least once cTcrs seven
Years.
Tho action of the committee in making
mis- Recommendation last night s the re-
NIT Of mature deliberation on their part
d an ordinance Which was recently Of
.tioa in the Council by Mr. ]. Al II
Alden and which Was referred TO them
nSi, consideration Very little debate ana
scarcely no objection appeared to Ia
yo,ahle report on the adoption 81 Inc
t.Iinance at the committee meeting al
,tnuch an effort was made TO amend It
HAS 10 affect members of the Cnnl;nnn
t,tn.1cil and the Beard of Aldetfnen IN
The same way it proposed to touch The
governing boards of the fire and police
scpartnents.
NOT DEAD.
IL has heen some little time since the
ordnance was Offered in the Council tH
AR Allen. and wlenSit was first brnGsEt
IN in tho Committee on Ordinances. Char
ie, and Reform ii was laid on the table
tor an indefinite period. many believing
That 1t would be lost in the shuttle and
hualiyr forgotten. But such was hottie
.-tention Of the patron of The measure
lie vas willing 10 let it rest for The flnie
,aing.
At the meeting last night Mr.. Allen.
Gl,o IS not a member Of the committee
Sas present He reminded the body of
ME ancient ordinance. and Councilman
.,reushaw moved that ii he taken fem
he table for final action This mofloii#
tc.ti11;, with The approval Of the otne~
MEMBERS the clerk brought forth tna
Measure 1t was read and given M
lnaes,; attention by subcommittee. after
,h;ch Mr.. Beck moved that 1t BIZ amend
nj so as 10 make 1t impossible FOR any
nn,nher OF the Board of Aldermen or of
me- Common Council to succeed hi'nsatf
4, office. and then favora ~ recommends
J, for adoption by both branches of the
.sorncil The amendment was lost.
on motion of Mr. Crenstaaw ile or
nnance was returned to Council With
he recommendation that City Attorney
!,ollard be instructed To draft such an
make ii Impossible for either police
" fire commissioner to succeed him
,slf, this amendment TO be Forwarded
in the LEGISLATURE at their coming session
pr final action.
Alderman Marx Gunst appeared before.
he committee in regard TO an ordinance
,hich was referred TO them at the lass
essien OF the Board of Aldermen. CIV
hs the Richmond Realty and Develop
bent Company The right to construct
row Of buildings on Main Street, be-
Meen Fifth and Sixth. without erecting
, fro wall between each structure. IS
required by city ordinance.
Mr. Gunst stated that sisSra4 the erdi-
vance had been introduced Ss> company
had altered their plans. and We're de-
irous OF erecting the business block With
me two-story fire wall between every
Nhcr store Chief Pniicr. of the Fire
Department. was present and could see
10 objection TO such All ordinance being
ldopted and the committee decided to
lake this action. the original measure
irst beng adversely reported upon.
RED LIGHTS AND FIRE ESCAPES.
g An ordinance from the Common cour-
III requiring all owners or managers of
apartment nouses and hotels 10 place
ire alarm ssrai boxes on every floor
?! Their ihiiiaihES and designate their
arc escapes by means of a red light at
light was fagorabiy reported upon. and
,ow goes back to Council Tor tinal ac-
Non.
An ordinance from Mr: Crenslaw pro-.
vfding for the establishment of seven
rbircasurN stations for the ,ayment
IF gas and water bills WAS amended so
40 to create cich. such stations. after
which II received a favorable report.
In case Council accepts this recon-
nendation and passes SHE ordinance as
amended the sue-s;atioas Hill ''e located
% follows,
lsirs, station-corner of NJ and Twen-
fv-tifth Streets
Second station-Co,ner of Broad and
seventeenth Streets.
Third station--corner OF Williamsburg
Avenue and Louisiana Street.
Fourth station--Coner of Brook Ave-
nue. and Clay Street.
Fifth Station-Corner Of Broad and