The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-08
.M'CA|..R|TH|Y'S
PLAN is
TABLED.
Discussed at Length and
Again Laid 1I' Over.
THE COUNCIL
DlDBUT LITTLE.
Debated Two Propositions II for
Nearly Five
Hours.
OTHER WAS SOUTHERN
RAILWAY ORDINANCE.
Latter Was Recon1lnitted After
Being Explained by Mr..
Munford Body Called
in Special Session for
Tomorrow Night
to Finisl, Up.
Debated Two Propositions for.
Nearly Five
Hours.
OTHER WAS SOUTHERN
RAILWAY ORDINANCE.

The Common Council spent three hours
last night III discussing the ordinance to
grant spur track privilege to the South
ern Railway Company, and that to pro.
vide for the issuance Of $6ol 600 Of four per
cent. bonds to meet others falling due on
January. l. 1901. but took no flnalfactio
on either. proposition.
The former was recommitted' to the
Committee on Streets, and the latter laid
upon the table to permit members to look
into a bill pending in the Legislature
affecting bond issues BY cities and towns.
The Council was at once called for to-
morrow night In special session, the reg
suar Calendar having boen barely touched:
The session lasted until nearly midnight
and at times the discussion over the
bond issue proposition was very spicy
Mr.. Pollock and Gen. Anderson leading for
tho Mccarthy plan, and Messrs. Crenshaw
and Bloomberg in opposition. The test
votes taken stood about % to 10 in favor
OF the plan. yl gSS3
o'clock. and o. great IDEAL OF. routine bus;
mems OF tho city and arising IN the shape
4. An, ordinance was adopted allowing the
fconstructioa; ofta fire, escape atfthe Bijou
Theatre. and the clerk read a great many
Mr.. Morton moved to take the bond
issue matter up out Of. order. and objec-
tion was mado By Messrs. !. CrenshaW.
motion esks ssu Wus esesi iostNayes p IS hoes -and
the result was considered a victory for
the advocates Of the Crenshaw plan; The The
votes to tako matterNup i out Of It's
hs erdnanee spuER tTaex
eara Ssms n IL apa m The w il
which the matter arose was rather : 1sIngu,, y n 6 u,
and City Engineer Cutshaw drew-an om-
nibus ordinance giving one Council the
right to renea corporation ordinances ,!,H
It, was; found that this 9rdinanes re- re-,
gealed the sPHr track privileges 81 re
BY the Chamber Of Commerce to require
better switching service in the ordinance.
Pne napd a naosed fnas thea e the
that feature relating to the switching ,ot
cars, Mr.. Munford spoke earnestly for
s%esnp ha sHGpanee sad wthous ny satsro
commit the -ordi nance. Mr.. CrenshaW ia
vored Mr.. Morton's motion, and It was
opposed by Mr HBloomDerg tMr.S Peters
III the chair. who urged the adoption OF
Mr.. Pollock favored the motion to re-
commit and Mr. Peters spoke on the
same line. cortepdng that now WIS WIS the r.,
Offices here Mr.. Allan opposed tho mo-
ton. and It was favored by Messrs. FL
.''' 'o't '''u t'fiaH'' ME BOND ISSUE.
The motion to recommit prevailed by an
almost unanimous vote. and Mr.. Minis
moved to take up the bond Issue matter,
Pollock Pol E and and adopted-ayes, Is: noes, 5,
On motion OF Mr.. Elicit. the ordinance
carrying out the Mccarthy plan for is
suing bonds was. taken up and COM
missioners stating that they held S56.O00,
Continued ON SECOND Pngel