The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-03
si,ow one OF rs members to resign hls

Mr.. Thomas b. Hicks, of Monroe Ward,
Il to withdraw resignation which he haA
unexpectedly rendered towards tho close
OF tho session, Under this strong pressure,
nir. Hicks yielded under protest, and did
not insist On resgning, although 1t is
4 probable that he viii quit the body at
at early future date.
XII Under the head OF roll.call. Mr.. Hicks
4 turned over to Clerk August his rasig.
nation, which was read, whereupon Dir.
\ Elicit moved that II be rejected. Before
this motion was put however, Mr. Pol.
4 lock secured the floor and In one OF
the most fowery and eloquent speechaa
made In long time In the body he linz
piored Mr.. Hicks to reconsider his &C.
tion. He concluded HIS remarks by NOV
,ng that he DO requested to Withdrew the
J resignation. si3i}slsi
& AGREED TO STAY IN.
Mr. Winston ana number OF ether
members concurrcd In what had been said
& ~ Mr.. Pollock, Mr.. Winston stating that
s ae, too. wished to get out OF the body,
but would not resign under the present
Ire. Everyone seemed to have a grudge
against members OF the Council, he said,
ind he was tired of the whole business.
4 sut would stick out his term, never to run
tgain.
Mr.. Hicks, In reply, thanked the gem
suemen for the many kind words that
Mad been spoken, and said that his de-
DIRE to get out Of the body was due
Z Wholly to personal and business reasons.
\ ae said that because he had the couarge
70 vote his convictions he has been criti.
Ased, and besides he needd the time
Tor his growing business.
Finally the vote of Mr.. Pollock was put
and the body unanimously requested Mr..
K Hicks to withdraw the paper. This he
aid under protest
TILE CITY TUG.
The body declined to concur IN the ae-
ton OF the Aldermen regarding the eity
tug, and the latter will remain In COM
mission.
The report OF the Committee on Streets
and Shockoe Creek. recommending the
adoption OF an ordinance giving property
owners the right to erect and maintain
manure boxes or pits In adjoining alleys
YVES read by Clerk August. Mr.. Elicit
moved that the ordinance be adopted,
after which Mr.. Peters. patron Of the
measure, explained the workings and In
tent of the proposed ordinance. By q
unanimous vote the recommendation was
adopted. and after its passage by the
Board it will become operative.
An ordinance granting the Trcdcgar
Company right to construct a race-way
at their factory was adopted.
ON INSURANCE AGENTS.
A resolution from the Committee on
Finance recommending for adoption an
o. dinance classifying insurance agents
md the amount OF license tax to be paid
by them was recommitted on motion of
Mr.. CrenshaY. In order that the insurance
men might be given an opportunity to be
heard.
From the Finance Committee came an
adverse report on the resolution appro-
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a committee of seven on tour OF In
spection Of settling basins. The report
was adopted by vote Of seventeen to
fifteen, and the committee will stay at
home
Mr.. Pollock moved the rules be sus.
rended that the action Of the Board In
voting the city tug out of commission
present who desired to oppose any such
action.
FOR THE CITY TUG.
Mr.. Prichard, representing the Clyde
Ldne spoke at some length. opposing
strongly the proposition to take the tug
out of commission He said the city had
neglected the harbor and practically told
the navigation companies entering Rich
mond that their business was not wanted.
" lie cited several instances where the
Clyde Company had suffered inconvenience
diiS IOSS oWlIi6 " llS COlullIOI
of the harbor. Mr.. Prchard compared
the tug to fire company. stating that
when it was needed 1t was needed badly.
Captain John T. Mayer said that Rich
Hond would ever regret taking the tug
out Of commission. 1t would do the city
no good for it to so out to the world that
this port had no vessel In commission
In reply to question Captain Mayer said
the tug had rendered valuable assistance
to the Old Dominion Company many times
during the season of Ice.
j. G. Shafer was accorded the privileges
Of the floor and spoke at some length, con-
curing in what Captain Mayer and Mr..
Prichard had said.
CAPTAIN CURTIS VIEWS.
Captain Curtis chairman of the Com
mittee on James River Improvement. said
that not one of the gentlemen had ad-
venced one good reason for keeping the
beat in commission. He opposed appro-
1os.ating 5000 annually to pay men for
doing nothing. Mr. CARRIER took Issue
with Captain Curtis appealing to his fell
low-mem1beg.E TO keep the vessel in COM
Mr.. Pollock said that Captain Curtis
was inconsistent. and the inconsistency
would develop later, when he would offer
a resolution calling for an appropriat ton
OF $1,000 to dredge the harbor at once.
thereby necessitating that the tug be
kept in commission.
Mr.. Bloonberg favored docking the tug.
and Mr.. Cloves said that the cost OF
maintaining the vessel was much less than
the good accomplished by the river inter-
ests. which would naturally suffer II the
tug was taken out of commission.
The question being called for, vote
was taken. with the result that the &C
zion Of the Board WAS unanimously de-
feated, the ballot standing thirty-one to
three, Messrs Curtis, Peters and Bloom
berg composing the minority
A Recommendation from the Light
Committee that the ArInitage Manufac-
turing Company be allowed rebate of
ten per cent. on the tar contract was
adopted. @
STREET CAR TICKETS.
Under the head of reports OF special
committees. Mr. Pollock offered a reso-
luton instructing the Committee on
Finance to report In the annual budget
+ sufficient money to buy street car tick
cts for the Councilman at cost of s5C
each per annum.
Mr.. Bottom looked upon the matter as
an evasion of the Constitution.
Mr. Elicit spoke In favor Of tho reso.