The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-10
The Council,ren Object to the
Proposed Charter
III Changes
THE JUDGES SALARIES RAISED
Bond 1ssue Matter is Brought
Up iii Every Fori11, Bit Moth
ing Done Save Refer Matter.

z of business, having IeII1uIleu ~ SSos'V'
for nearly tour hours.
The ordinance, pending for many
months, requiring telephone and tele-
graph companies to place their wires IN
conduits III the underground district, was
adopted, and the report Of the Finance
Con,n,ittee, Increasing tho salaries OF tho
four city Judges from $500 to $4,000 per
year, was also adopted. Tho salaries OF
various city employees were Increased.
ana an ordinance was offered BY MI
Cronshaw, fixing the SALARY Of the police
Justice at y, 400 1nsteaQ OF sS'oVV' % Is O
present.
Mr. Hicks offered q resolution, which
was adopted, calling upon tho Legislature
to delay final action on tho bill amending
tho city charter, III relation to the police
department. until the Council shall have
an opportunity to look into tho matter.
The Police Board were criticised ny
Messrs. Hicks and Peters for pressing the
Bill without reference to tho Council.
The bond Issue matter CAME up again
and It was referred to q. special conl-
,nittee composed of Messrs-. Pollock, An
derson and Crenshaw, for report
Two resolutions expressing the views
OF the majority and minority respec-
lively, Of the body on the question os 10
tf1,o borrowing OIL IOHeS loA tA'So -.
bonds falling due on January ISL out
they were both referred,
CALLED TO ORDER
,rha body ,yur called to order at Sis
o'clock p. NJ, and twenty members an
s;wored TO .h,r names. @
Reports from the Finance COMMITTEE
were read rs to various matters. and
many resolu ions growing out Of them
relating to delinquent taxes We're adopt
ed. Tho ordinance relating to raising the
salaries Of the city judg es and all others
recurring 81 two-tl,irds' vote were passed
~, fo,F fha nj cacnt. and the report of the
COMMITTEES on Light was taken UP and
aflonted.
All the recommendations related to rou-
tino departmental matters. and the re-
mort ~ the ordinance Committee was
faken'up and considered.
"A netltion from Steiner, Weinstein and
othors asking that the law be enforced
rerardinr thn pulling of pedestrians into
storns 10 nllrchase goods was referred
- ia Roard of Police Commissioners for
thei,, conside-ation.
A. EIicks moved To take from the table
,ha 'orf,nanra ~ o,,iring ali telephone and
ta1oprnnh companies to nut their wires
,,nderrround IN certain district, known
aa the '.,,,nderrround district" fwithn six
months after the adoption Of the ordi-
nance, and the motion prevailed. and the
Iordinance Va. adopted without division.
= letter. from the Chamber Of Commerce
favor;nr tha Anderson n n11exation bill III
The T eeislntu e was read and referred.
! - 80, SALARIES RAISED.
Tho report Or the Finance Committee,
!, ri aside tenn norallly, was now taken
~ ~ tho rnen1,tion transferring funds
from one account to another In the gas
Department wa, adopted, as was also one
approprtating 81 900 for coal for the
relief Of the poor.
The ordinance fixing the salaries or me
city judges * Si.Vou was uuopteu-a YES
%; noes, none pl.aen. SUI. tI he
So,Soo pet SEsu ~ ,-a,,Ia ~ am
s.a,-', t ~ s,n ~ az nor month was
sGnttod -. =
~ omn,hus resolution was adopted
raisinr the salaries of the City Hall jan
itors S. per month. and the park-keepers
and city nureerynan $40 per month. Mr..
| Peters moved to amend by raising the
salary OF inc keepe! VI nAoiitoe hih - o"i
ss5 to 500, ami Il caused some discussion,
IN which Msssrs. Eiie.s IN" IeeeIs pun
.rlout 1,a ~ nv t,,ita, n, ,1IaIrs snnro
49, ~ tn ~ ,nan,noen+ nnd Il was
,s,.a.a1 ~ ~, NJ Cranshnyy and Mr.. Pc
1ers modified lis motion SO as to mako
the salary SIS. Mr.. Crenshaw and Mr..
IIargrove and others agreed to this. and
| the resolution was adopted. These
|
The salary Of Clerk White. or the Ponce
court was also raised ~ iesuiutioi itot ~
$soo TO Wv per year. NJ Haens otssr a.
le,ea Lesolu .,.,, " ~ ,,nijoa i,,stjca
raising me eno sa' % Soo u t'o fo''eo
ifo''' ra s.y as ofrered Nv Mr., uor.
ra,,a a,,,,,or,. j., = tho horrowlnp of monav
snr rot,r,no ma ho,ils falling dine on Ian.
| ,,nr,, 1oa1 rtor- ann,v,ne tha s5s nfo
| ousi,,,Io for that nnrnoso now in the
s,,rns ,rnd ,rh,s thought nm the old
hnnH issra n,,as+,n,, and Tia holy rcfuso(,
y. ~" s,snend tho r,,,as Nv n vote nf 1e IL tx
a 81 1t 10 rasoIn,,on was referred Mr. Hicks
Amaraa "osoi,,tio,, annrIntlny = sneni,l
1870. ,.. 20 .hnaa".a rnnnrt -, tha honI
tsn',n ,,,asta +tor seatinr ~ torna ~
-, ~ a s,htnnt rhe rsso,mtioni wa. ndr,t.
~. 49, ~ G,,.irn,,n Mnssr. r;rons ~
w ".u wy Chni,. 49, ,,,,aa Massrs Anaar'
snn ana po,,oc,e IN tho snecial commit.
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