The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-12
OLD PRECINCT
WILL REMAIN !: II
Board Of Aldermen Upset Work
Of the Common Council.
THE LEE WARD IMBRoGLI0
Wishes Of couneiImen and City Committee
men Not kespected-Long Session
Of Board-Rapid Trausit
Ordinance.
THE LEE WARD IMBR0GLI0

HT clever and persistent ilSLtidS l.h't
night at the meeting Of the Board OF Al
dermen, Major Otway S. Allen cut short
what would in all probability have been
one of the longest and most interesting
sessions that the Board ever held
The hours had already crept along
apace, and midnight was approaching
The Board had acted upon a number of
important matters and had undone the
work of the Common Council by chang
ing back to No. 7GO West Broad Street
tho second precinct voting place of Lee
Ward, in the face Of petitions from 1875
people, as against 81. 1t had started in to
consider the amended ordinance of the
Rapid Transit Company. and DISPOSE
ton had shown itself not to send the
ordinance to the Street Committee or to
lay it on the table. 1t looked like a
long wrangle. when Major Allen. after an
Intellectual attempt to have the ordinance
so to the street Committee. caught the
popular fancy and called for ADJOURN
ment.
The sum of $50 was voted to Mrs. Rosa
Jacobs on a concurrent resolution for
damages from the overflow of the sewer
at Main and Madison Streets.
The resolution abolishing the Commit
tee on Schools was tabled.
The proposition to pay man S because
his wagon was broken by a, city m,;le
that ran away, coming as a joint resolu-
ton, was concurred in
The ordinance requiring the placing Of
wires underground in the underground
district, coming from the lower branch.
was concurred in.
The ordinance in reference to the col
lection Of delinquent taxes. coming from
the Common Council, was referred to the
Finance Committee.
The resolution appropriatinS $3.50 for the
e.r eriment in making good roads, as
having passed the Common Council, was
passed.
The ordinances fixing the boundaries of
Clay and Lee Wards and the precincts
therein came from the Council. The only
pclnt of contention was the change OF
tb.. second precinct from NO. 100 West
Broad Street to No. GUS west Broad
Street. This change was made by the
lower branch.
Mr.. Seay presented a petition purport-
in. to have been signed by about three
hundred voters. asking that the Young
piece be retained at No. 100. In present
inc the petition. Mr.. Seay asked that the
request of the petitioners be granted. and
moved that ZOO be substituted for '6os
Mr.. Thomason from the Elections Com
mjttec, opposed the substitute. and pre-
sellted a. petition signed by what pur-
ported to be about four hundred citizens
FIc asked that Mr.. W. j. Kimbrough, of
lie City Committee, be allowed to adj
dress the Board on the subject.
Mr. Kimbrough stated that he had been
asked by a number of voters of the pre-
cinct to help them in securing a new vot-
ing place. and that he had suggested the
change because he felt that the old place
was not a good one, either on lines of
health or otherwise, and that it was di-
rectly connected with the rear entrance
to a bar-room and that the proposed new
place was a confectionery kept by a
widow.
In reply to q question from Mr. Miner
Mr.. Kimbrough said that at the meeting
of the Clay and Lee Ward delegations.
at which he was present. the sentiment
of the Lee Ward delegation was unani-
nous as to a change. and that ne was
surprised to see Mr.. Blanks name on the
petition asking that the precinct remain
where it has been. He asked that the
precinct be a No. sos
MIR. NrDONOUGH HEARD.
Mr.. Pat McDonough was allowed to
little to say and wasn't a snake in the
grass. and what he said was open. He
wanted the precinct to go away right. and
inSinua ted that as long as there was free
and cigars there was no trouble.
The precinct had been there for twenty
five years, and he would make no kick il
the people wanted the change made. Il
don't want the precinct" he said, but
if the precinct goes want it to go hon
orabIy'' He stated that things said about
the precinct by Mr.. Kimbrough We're I'M
true.
Major Allen said that things had taken