The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-05
STREET Gar TICKETS
FOR COUNC|L.MEN
Considerable Discussion Both
for and Against Them.
IMPORTANT SESSION MONDAY
IMPORTANT SESSION MONDAY
The Grounds and Building Committee
ard Health Committee Win Meet on
That Day-Aldermen May Cap
ture Most of Chairmanships.

The meeting Of the new Common Coun-
Gil on Monday night, the first session
of that body for general business, prom
Uses to be one of very great interest.
With the passing OF the old Council all
the business of that body lapsed, and
its successor starts with a clean slate.
There is some talk of resolution pro-
viding for the purchase of street-car
transportation for the members of the
Council. say one hundred tickets a
month.
The present free-pass books. under the
constitutional provision. become value
less on and after Thursday next There
is some division of opinion among the
members of the two bodies of the Coun-
Gil as to this scheme. A strong man
among the Aldermen thought the propo-
stion entirely wise and proper. He
pointed out the fact that members of the
Legislature are paid mileage and thought
this an analogous case. One of the
best members Of the lower branch takes
the other view of the matter, however,
and thinks that it would be too small
thing for councilmen to vote them
selves street-car tickets.
One hundred tickets a month for the
members Of the two bodies would cost
the city $3.50 a year at the rate of six
tickets for a quarter. or just $50 per
member In effect such action would
be equivalent to a S50-a-year salary.
At some later meeting Councilman Gar
Der purposes to again introduce his reso-
luton providing that no member Of either
branch of the Council shall be eligible
for any salaried position in the gift OF
the Council It is believed that it will
go through this time
It is hardly probable that Mr.. CARRIER
viding for a small salary for the mem
bers of the two branches OF the Council.
The Council committees to meet Mon
day will be the Grounds and Buildings
Committee at o'clock. and the Health
Committee at $50 o'clock. The tour
committees which met on Tuesday elected
Aldermen as chairmen.
Members of the lower branch will can
ture the chairmanshps of the two COM
mittees to meet on Monday next, Mr.
Grimes taking that of Grounds and
Buildings and Mr. Hobson that of
Health.
It is probable in view of the large
number of new men in the Common
Council. that a majority of the chairman
ships will go to the upper branch. In
the old Council committees there We're
eight chairmen from the Board and
fourteen from the Common Council.
Councilman CARRIER. at a. later meet
ing of the Light Committee. will renew
his motion thatra committee of three he
appointed for the purpose of looking into
the advisahility of purchasing a horse
and buggy for the superintendent of the
Gas Works. who has been compelled TO
use his own team heretofore in looking
after the condition of the gas mains in
various parts OF the city.
Mr. Gilbert * Pollock has qualified be-
fore Clerk August as member Of the
Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Public
Library succeeding Mr.. James Caskie
Mr. Pollock was the author of the or
dinance creating the Board, which went
through after quite a fight. He is a
strong supporter of the library move
| ment. and may he depended upon to in
| fuse new life into the Board of Trustees.