Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-06

lure ana uEeSoS.s$ the QIeSeN CdtIOT5 SCeHd
E had tinge of colonial realm about it
that smacked Of the early days of James
town.
.MADEARACE .IOGOVER.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PACED
Mr.. crenshaw hoped the motion to re,
the matter settled here and now. The
proposition was perfectly preposterous
and ABSOLUTELY shameful. and he wanted
( It beaten, lock. stock and barrel
Inc motion to recommit. @however, pre-
vailed, and the ordinance anu protests
We're sent back together. to the. commit
LIQUOR ORDINANCES.
The ordinances requiring removal of
Interfere with view of the interior of
bar-rooms at such times as the sale OF
liquors may be prohibited, and that re-.
quiring applicants to expressly consent
TO the visit and inspection of their places
by the police were read together on the
motion of Mr.. Pollock. who wanted them
all to be read together. as they would
show the Council what extremists their
authors and promoters were before The
one of them.
after the reading Mr. Pollock took
the floor.
He did not believe local conditions war
conditions here are not what some. peo-
pie would have us believe Some of the
saloon-keepers might be bad but the
great majority of them were respectable,
tax-paying citizens One of these ord
names subjects citizen to have his
bed chamber entered at any hour of the
day. He did not believe it was legal. 1t
forced the citizen to waive the right given
to him by the Constituencies right TO
be free from unreasonable searches and
seizures. Such provisions showed that
with liquor dealers as criminals.
Mr. Bottom said the ordinance
under considera ton simply asked the bar
room men-these poor. prosecuted indi-
viduaIs-to run up their blinds and
screens when they are no. selling liquor.
Would honest men object to such? Then
why this hue and cry about criminals
and being prosecuted.
Richmond demanded such legislation.
TELL me that the conditions do not
warrant lit when policeman who went
went into one of these places on Sun
day had to draw his pistol to get out
again Some of the high-ciass men who
the gentleman claimed to be his friends
had violated the Sunday law. and what
of the low class ones. with their sub
terranean passageways. their duplicate
bars. one in the back room and one in
the cellar. not to speak of their emissa-
ries sent to carry it around with them
in their pockets
After some further debate the question
was called and the ordinance passed by
the following close vote:
Ayes-Allen, Anderson. Boisseux. Bot
tom. Cloves, Crenshaw. Elicit. Fergus.
son. Heslep. Hobson. Miller. Phillips, Pol
lard. Russell, Spence. Winston. Bloom
berg.I7.
Noes-Morton. Curtis. Carer. Glenn.
Grimes. Hicks Huber Mills. O'Neill.
Peters. Pollock. Stein. Teefey. West,
Whalen. Wiiiams.-16.
The ordinance providing for police In
spection of premises of liquor dealers was
then Overwhelming defeated In short or
der. the vote being % to 10.
ON THE MAYOR
The report OF the Committee on Ordi-
nances. Charter and Reform. on the re-
suit Of its attempted investigate as to
|, the salary and duties Of the Mayor came
up. and on motion of Mr.. Pollock, was
referred back to the committee.
..HANDLING cABBAGE.''
The resolution authorizing suo-com
rnittee Of the Committee on Water to visit
various cities to inspect the operation Of
MIR. Charles Anderson. because the mem
bers were not experts He thought it an
ill-advised use of the public money. which
could be used to better advantage. No.
he did not mean to imply that was hand
ling cabbage as member suggested,
what ever that might mean. but he
thought 1t more to the purpose to send
one or two experts.
Mr.. Bottom looked upon 1t as Jun
keting' trip. Because this committee
found they had s425 balance on hand they
felt it necessary to make occasion to
spend it. He thought this eagerness Of
committees to spend whatever balances
they had at the end Of the year an
abuse.
A vote on the resolution was taken,
and resulted-ayes. %; noes. II.
The chair declared the motion lost as
a two-thirds vote was required.
Mr.. Mills appealed from the chair.
member asked that the vote be re-
considered for the purpose Of referring
the matter back to the committee. This
was done and the matter was referred
COIN STRICKEN OUT.
The ordinance comforting police power
upon the inspector Of plumbing and the
superintendent Of STRENGTHENING was
amended by striking out the superinten-5
adopted.
The resolution authorizing the Com
mittee on Grounds and Buildings to lease
SSeabrooks' warehouse was recommttted
to the committee
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
A resolution that all the heads of all
departments of the city be instructcS
to send IN to the Finance Commiitee.
along with their estimate for needs for
1868, complete itemized inventory of
all supplies, materials achinery. tools.
z or which had been contracted for to be
paid for out of appropriations for 1902.
was adopted.
Mr.. Winston, OF the Committee on
Light, reported the ordinance fixing the
minimum charge for maintaining gas
meters in private houses at $3.50 per year
for three light meters and larger meters
Il in proportion. The adoption of the ordi-
nance was opposed by Messrs. Hicks.
Mills. and others and ndvocat ted py
Messrs. Winston, Crenshaw, and others.
The ordnanc was adopted by vote of.
% to 10.
Resolution to appropriate sl37 for widen
ing Williamsburg avenue was adopted.
Resolution authorizing the Auditor TO
pay the salaries of city employees for
1903 until the adoption of the budget for
s the year was pa ssed.
s resolution referring the application of
the teachers of the pub f1c schools for IN
crease Of pay to the Committee on FL
nance was adopted. So
An ordinance to fix the compensation
TO be. paid employees of the Street.