The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-11
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AN'HOI.U|.J'l0N
SPEEDWAY } !: I Y. ! ! "
The Aldermen. 4 I lIl
Vexed s(lue stiorll. s
MINISTER'S GO I.
BEFORE + Q q THE II: BODY
Argument Against Sabbath.
DeSeCratl earnest. sSf8s sf
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THE BUDGETS PASSED
AFTER a WARM FIGHT
Strong Effort to Secure Monsyst t6r-s u
School Building instead OF for re Sssi59
purchase Of q Park II the West sliss
End Defeated-T he Meeting sI
Lasted Until Long After HI 35
the Midnight Hour 3isss
Argument Against Sabbath,
Dissertations arrest. 3#I5B'
THE BUDGETS PASSED
AFTER "a WARM FIGHT

Amid . storm of fprotestz, s,ctIt .
parently doomed the ordinance pesInittt
the Speedway at Reservoir Park to- rs45
main open on the Sabbath, ana Whils lsS
| first one and then anot ther amendment III
was being fred at the clerk. NH James {R.;
Gordon. after listening patiently to nu-s
gospel, solved the much vexed roposidorss
lat q meeting Of the Board Of Aldermen a
last nj ight by Offering as a substitute fonS
the whole 1, miserable thing 81 NJ as VI
measure has been termed " an amendment II
ALLOWING the track to remain open at Eel l@
times during the week for the purpose otA
racing, and on Sunday only for the fpleas-8
llure Of the q tlzens; provide q, q, oweYersss sss
that no. horse be permit ted upon 4 this sa
|Scred day to tro or me- We fnster than sS
gail or six miles an hour II Iii St WAS
l5cepted In the nature Of q comp omseN By
Tho opponents Of the act ions Of N the Conf
mon Council, the motor q being Cd
BR RlSAIl UP s kAClN O.
\ The ministers prea ent; la NJ pitrsll
Cecil and IIannon-a q Il W lioiris
|thn opening Of the track OF, SisS is
stated after the ballot had $ I7ss
|Enounced and tho result declared ls'a tsg
|Eccmpromise was II Inn no overleil MY
tho original ordinance but was no
they had hoped for ~ ~ flens5 II snstlsssss
taken as q defeat. while to- the faYnS nSiesss
OF the original st Is as ilt,
than a weak comp mse g ~. tl!e s sss
All hands Unanimous iii admt ting lls1t5s
3lf8 the amendment Is ont ced. i'll ia9s
event, Of course, 1t passes the Com nlpl,sss
Cuncil ts there will be IN IA VI
Reservoir on Sunday In he ~ tllre. 81.
81 Strong doubt has been exp ssed rs ns'S# SS#E
to whether the lower b Cd accepE3s
the mendment for there are amber Il
OF this branch who I'd % \ not hesi tate to-
say that(they favor speeding horses ollstt l.eS
Saba tn. N &s u Igs
Mr.. Gilbert K Pollock. champ ion Of of3s
tha measure In the Common Council says Is
that8the amendment adopted by the Board h
last night is Just what he 8wante He
thinks that the argument advanced I, py3Ssa M
Mr. Gordon was very much along the line
Of his speech in the lower body, when he I'd
advocated the measure WI ich was s$ last u
night considered, on the grounds that
| close the Speedway tight on the Sabbath
would be Interfering with the liberties go1 +
| tbs people. II 0 took the stand that sthe
sSpeedway was only q part and parcel OF a
| tho park system, and should. therefore,
$be opened at such times as the par IT M
self Is. sg a sSSs
FIGHT OVER fBuIJ(IET.s3 5S9
|f3Whie tho debate over the speedway
proposition was the last to come UP ha-sSSF
| fore adjournmentNand consequently left
a flrmer impression on the minds OF many rs
| 1t was not nearly so Interesting or OF VI
any mora real Importance than was the 81
| fight which was recipltated over the anr
nunl budget, when for time IT looked N
as Ii tie document would be amended and
It's final passage Indefinitely POSTPONED. RAT
L lNr Ga nF
| heSprecipltator. He was ably assisted
in his vain fight by President Turpn.
and they were backed by eigh othar
members of55the body, within four Of ~
sufficient number to hold up 8le egislatton
and vote the amendment. vi Al 81 KNIT
sideratior. the read rgs was dispensed WI .s y
| and 1T looked as II the document would NJ,
| be "railroaded,,' as 1t was In tho Cons
mon Council. But not SO, however. for " .Sgs
| Satterfield was on the floor IN q j.
He called Iattention to an approprla ton
trlang,lar lot at Hanover and 1+onl- -5$i
hardy Streets for park purposes. and S
| moved that the budget be so amended an x,
to cut this amount and appropri rate 1921 ,sal M
| 10 tho School Board for tho purpose n n II
tbuying a lot on which 10 erect ~ ne IN
se'''0' MIR. GORDON oPPosE rs. M
| Mn Gordon opposed the amendment SS
| prncipally on the ground that At wo,iisi M
| DELAY the budget, while Mr.. rurpin toGls M
| sides with Mr.. Satterfleld, characteriatiS;s KS
| tho document as thea.'sacfed clephallt8
of Tie Finance Committee which no oSSp5 81
| dared stop, 8 k
| There was a strong nndercurrcnt IN tt NJ
Board on tl,is propositions. but did ,tyt III
| crop out,
| During this debate Mr.. n. aIina,,9s3S 4
Mrs. Iandona Dashlell and Mrs. Rselatsl ~
Meade. all OF whom are deeply interest e E
In having manual training ms inn teti ~ # #s
the public schools. an appropria t'on5 lni'.i5: ii'.i5:
which tho budget provides. occupied ssa
inside Of the Council chamber rall
They were attentive listeners to tths aif sS$
guments of the members, and aithougl
they would have hated aWfilly To- hnf.t4F6l
seen the budget held mp they wefe3 al r.
IDENTIFY In sympGtly With Mr., Satterfieid ss
and Mr. Turpiu In their efforts TO up,
proprlate more money for free estuen is ssS
ton. i. :, y, I'M 88ss&
SUSTAINED mi 5AfAYoR q sSs N
Tha board refused TO cone urs in Me ae sSs
tion OF the lower branch and yGtad TO f@
sustain tho veto or Al ayor. ri ylor on an
ordinance to proyi'e street car nc kats for
Council members at the aNpensss OK tha s
city. The ballot, which 5Hss tled,S fols
lows: sS Is Z "a 4, 2.SssJsst IA
10 operriles ms vet : hIcssrs, dams
Bahen, Eeck.l Burton, s,ottrell, Donphu