The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-15
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LOWER BODY
Important Ordinancc as to City
Contracts Passed by Board
of Aldermen.
MUCH BUSINESS WAS DONE b y
Body Concurred in Additional.
Appropriation for Fire
Department.

Jhc Board OF Aldermen last nlgnt us"
posed Of a great deal Of business Of more
or less Importance, the most Interesting
of which, perhaps, was the passage OF me
ordinance offered by Mr.. zimmermann'
ing that all city contracts involving as
much us $4,000 shall DO passed upon by
the two branches OF the Council, after
being awarded by committees.
The ordinance was 80 amended In COM
inittee as to make the minimum amount
5000. and this amendment was accepted
by tho patron and the ordinance as
amended was unanimously adopted.
The ordinance, making an additional
appropriation for the payroll gRof the
TNire Department, increasing oil the OFF,
cers and men, was concurred In, and a
large batch Of rou tine business was trans
acted aes333 394
The Detailed Report.
Eresden William n Inrptn, preS I,,s,l
ness in a, most expeditions manner. Ser,
place was filled ~ Mr.. Thomas y Bahen.
A resolution providing for the widening
number Of papers from the Street Com,
,n5sle {, i. RELAXING to balconies. SCI were were
ating 500 for tho entertainment Of the
National Convention Of Stationary SGn n
neers, which meets here In 4 AAugust: Inc
providing that all city contracts in eX-
cess of $4,000. be. passed upon by BOTH
branches Of the Council before becoming
4 The question Of allowing the Armitase.
Manufacturing Company a rebate OF
about 5000 on tar contracts caused q !. e great
committee; to the Committee on Light
The ordinance fixing the pay Of tho en-
ployes Of the city dredge was adopted,
was disposed of. y
COMMITTEES approprlating a,2oo for . grad
ana nden men oiaH he IRE ' depaftment was con-
Cured n.3t having already passed tho
lower branch. The accompanying ordi-
Of " the he. truck house III tie West End. was
also concurred III. 9s5 s}l l6
Was Coquettish.
The resolution to purchase a trianEular
rejected, Reconstructed and tabled. There
court ,ti costs costs in some condemnation pro,
oeedings where land was to DO purchased
for the city Major Al Allen n h had lvS yotedd
from voting, because he was interested
in the land,
'.'The gentleman from Madison Ward is
excused said President Turpin I'VE
can't buy anything west of First Street
that Is not owned by the gentleman.
The Board smiled and proceeded with Its
grind Of routine work Tho resolution
,appropriatlng and paying 3 O. James,
Clyde w. Saunders and Gilbert X. POL
lock $50 each for services in transferring
and rearranging the names on the poll
books of the city was amended in an
immaterlnl Particular so as to get 1t
back to the lower branch,,it having been
Improperly passed there, because 1t was
introduced and adopted on the same night.
/. a resolution was adopted authorizing
the use Of one of the Jury rooms OF the
Hastings Court by the Register of the
Land Office pending repairs to the Cap
itol building. The Board concurred in
the ordinance fixing the salary OF the
clerk OF the police board al 81, 200 1t being
5000 at present. The Stuart monument or
dinance, amended so as to provide for CIV
Ing the city's note for $4,000. payable on
demand, was adopted-ayes, IA: noes. /.
Mr. Satterfeld tried to further amend SO
as to prov!Ic that the monument be
placed In Chmborazo Park. but this was
rejected
Mr. Wood offered an ordinance to pro-
vide for the widening Of lakewood Avenue. 4
and 1t was referred. .G
The body then adjourned having dis
posed of a great deal OF business.