The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-05
IMPORTANT
BUSINESS
5vory Lively Meeting Of the
Council Tomorrow Night.
TAKE l1,IE UP. LIQUOR LICENSES
This Likely 10 Occasion a Fight-M'la't..
5s5 lei. Of Street, Car 7 Transfers, and and
Payments on the New
IA City jail NJ

M There viii be things, plenty Of things Ell''
doing at the meeting Of the Co'nm ~ IN ,,
irounc,l tomorrow night, and ills we'll
Tor, barring this one event the week We :.
nro,nises to prove one OF the dullest Oh
&. YEAR In point OF interest and tho
NUMBER Of committee meetings. y Is
quite probable that the session OF INC ~
solons viii last until after midnight, ana
viii abound In that spice Of life, con cor
9tention, debate, argument wit, nun nel OF OF
ana repartee.
v while. as may be Judged from the fore f'Ee'
fSo,nR, the monthly confab Of City fntii 'e
gwill attract much attention from their
constituents and the general public 3tnere
an be at least three matters acted upon
that viii vie with one another Tor the
first place in the Councllmanic chamber
d nf fame. These are the Thoroughly
%thrashe out question Of universal trans trans
n Far lsyste1n. q reduction OF liquor licenses,
g,,,tting the dealers on a fiat basis, ana
n he proposition to break up racing on the
A RESERVOIR "a Speedway on the Sabbath
They may justly be regarded as l1nPor-
slant In the order named. .i.g
s5f MATTDR or TRANSFERS. Il
K II The matter Of transfers promises 70
precipitate multitude Of lively d sous :r. =
sion, and the result WILL be IN DOUBT u VI i
Etha final vote has been taken and an
&counced. AS the question now stands,
the Council will be asked by a majority
~, the street Committee to leave the
kgnrohlem as 1T now stands, and rigdly en-
I, force the present transfer ordinances.
;iRut8t there will doubtless be a report from
y a minority Of the same body, and TINS
will recommend the adoption OF uni
/. yersal Il system. suggested BY the car
company and endorsed as legal by the
CITY Attorney. 55.l
n & The lengthy fight in the Street Com
nittee over this question Will 6doubtle:s ss
be repeated on the floor OF the Councli
chamber, and the lines tightly drawn
the Street Committee n transfer plan
which would insure universal system.
$tt allows all passengers to change cars
! 1t points OF intersection OF lines.g But
4 II majority OF the committee thought the
corporation should be required to fur-
9nish transfers, both at points Of ntersec-
lion and divergence. The company,
In reply, alleged that they could
mot be required to do this under the e es-
listing laws and franchises, and City t
torney Pollard sustained this contention
e And so the matter now stands, There
was split in the committee. two re-
These will go to tho Common Council
tomorrow night. when the final test
!; will come. ri i
sAlthoughi%it Is practically assured that
a the liquor men. dissatisfied with the work
8of the Finance COMMITTEES. will take the
4 matter to the Common Council for ad-
iustmcnt 1t has been impossible to
II learn Just who will inaugurate the battle
@nr take the initiative In the matter. In
the body there are no less than three
K saloon men. and any one OF these may
= hiring the matter up. "a
Il Il: Any. effort looking to changing or
y am ending the. work, OF the Finance Com
\ mlttee will meet with stubborn oppost-
Y ton, and 1t is impossible to state at this
i stage OF the proceedings what the out
4 come will be.
The Board OF Aldermen, at. recent
meeting, decided to leave the Speedway
!, at Reservoir Park open on Sunday, but
n not for the purpose Of either speeding
4 pr racing. They tackled onto the ordt.
II nance provso making It unlawful
q for any horse to move faster than si1
!, miles an hour On thetcircular track, ant
III Is now up. to the Common Council TO,
+ concurrence
1t is understood that certain members
n Of the lower branch favor letting dowr
i the bars and not putting such a restric
L ton upon those who desire to patron,
re the Speedway on the Sabbath.
"a ~ hySt NV ~ n m q
IN for adjustment the misunderstandn M
that has arisen between the Finance ant
Grounds and Buildings Committees o
+ the municipal government over the pay
& ment OF the bill for extras on the new
jail to the Stewart Iron Works. ron
tractors.
AS has been stated. the Finance Com
amittee thinks tho question should b.
more thoroughly investigated before an,
payment has been made, although tn
money has been provided In tho bulge
Tor this year, They have recommends,
TO tho Council that the report OF tn
4 Grounds and Buildings Committee In re
= gard to the payment OF the money 10
the extras be rejected and the matte
reopened, inasmuoh as the City Attor
ney and the City Engineer are OF tn
belief that the sum Is exorbtant. in vie'
I Of the long delay occasioned by the cit
In occupying the prison.
/, This matter promises to prove Of dee
Interest and the outcome will DO watche
with interest
On Tuesday night three committee
will meet at the same hour. namely. tn
Water. James River Improvement an
II Markets.