The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-21
GIVE HEADS
MORE POWER;
Resolution Considered Which
Rcvolutionizcs the City
Government.
FEW INCREASES IN SALARIES
Committee Rejects Nearly All
the Applicant Bound
aries OF Precincts.

1t will probably cause big fight in
the Council II 1t is ever reported to that
body. After brief discussion last night
in which several members Of tho COM
mittee expressed themselves favorably
to tho measure, the resolution was re-.
ferred to a special subcommittee, COM
posed Of Messrs. Minor. Dabncy and
Beck ,
Question of Salaries.
The committee took UP tho considers
ton Of the question Of salaries Of city
officers, and passed upon q number Of.
thu applications; rejecting the majority
plications were the following: superln-
tendent Of gas works, from s2,7O0 to s., $50
(rejected) Inspector Of gas. $500 to 81, 800
6(rejccted); superintendent Of public
schools 5000 to s1,4Go Caid on tho table,;
keeper Of New Reservoir, $50 to sI117
per month (rejected); William II. Viii
lians, clerk Of special assessments, $3.50
to $3.50 (rejectod): electrical inspector,
5000 to $1,000 (recommended); clerk In
gas Office, $1,000 to 1920 (recommended); =
The New Precincts.
At late hour tho committee received
and adopted the reports Of the subcom-
mittees on the new precincts. In the
majority OF instances any objection to
the lines recommended was withdrawn.
The subcommittee were instructed to
select the voting places in the new pre-
olncts and report ut a special meeting,
to be h,a.l next Wednesday night The
lines Of the new precincts, rs agreed upon
last night. are as follows:
MARSHALL WARD.
First Precinct-CommenLiiig at point on
Jnmes River, opposite 70 the center lines
OF Twenty-sixth Street; thence along the
central line of Twcnty-Sixth. to the Inter-
section with the central lnecof Pear
Street. projected thence along the central
llne OF Pear Street to Main Street, thence
eustwardly along the +centralrlino of Main
street to Williamsburg Avenue, thence
enatW ardly along the central limo of VIII
liamsburg Avenue to the tracks Of the
Southern Railway. thance eastwardly
along the tracks Of the Southern Railway
to the corporation line, thence eastwardly
md following the corporation line to the
second Precinct-commonein at point
on tho James River in the central line
or Twenty.-sixth Street, proceed cast
aeg Marsh hal ito to co1pSrnon line south
nue.. west in Williamsburg Avenue to
river, west along. river to Twenty sixth
Street. north in Twonty-siNth to Brond.
east in Broad to Twenty-seventh, north
In Twcnty-seventh to Marshall.
Third Preclnct-I3ounded OH the north
and east BY corpora ton line, on south by
scvt nth Street
- MADISON WARD.
Earst Notwithstanding at the corner
o: Fifth and Duval Streets, proceed cast
~ Duval to Seventh street, north in,
Twelfth, south in Twelfth to, Marshall,
west In Marshall to Fifth. north In Fifth
to nuval This precinct, 1t Is said, will
nj anv A in the ritv
Sc cond Preclnct-Beginnng at tho cor,
ner Of Fifth and Marshall, proceed cast
along Marshall to Ninth Street, south In
alton limo to Fifth. north In Fifth to Mar
shall
THIRD Prccinct-Beglnnlng at the corner
Of Ninth and Marshall, proceed east in
Broad, enst In Broad to Fifteenth. south
In Fifteenth to corporation line. west on
cor poration line to Ninth, north In Ninth
to Marshall. This precinct takes in Cap
nes; district, but viii rot poll a .heavy
vote,
Fourth Precinct--Bounded on the north
and northeast b, BY the corporation line on
south BY Broad Street. and the western
boundary is described thus; north III
Twelfth Street to Baker, west In Baker
ton Ss Th 8s' u ssIeh IS a 10 serp den
MONROE WARD.
First Preclnct-Rounded on the north
line on the west BY First Street.
SECOND Preclnet-Bolnded on the north
g. ood Street o bv h9 EAST 9y Fh
Third Preclnct-Bom,ded on the north
by Jackson street, on the cast by Fifth
Street. on tho south by Broad Street, on
thn west by First Street.
Fourtl, Preclnct--Tho corporation line
is tho northern boundary. The limo on the
east proceeds south along Seventh Street
to Pyn % wss aaks n DY see t. and h the so ne
then proceeds west in Jackson Street to
st. James Street. and north In st, James
to the corporation line -
Eyrst Precinct Reginning at the corner
FRANKLIN to First Street, soltl, in First
to corporation line; west TO Belyidere
10 Main, east a fraction OF n block on
Main to Henry. north In Henry TO Frank
lin Street,
seeend strss q the sor
east in Clay to First Street, south III
First Street to Franklin. west IN Frank,
lin to Henry, north IN Henry to Broad
Street, east IL h, Broad TO Monroe, north
:" rhlra l'' PreclnctyiThe corporation line
marks the northwestern bonndary; Tho
line sea'h ~ ri 5ams Is
to Monroe. north in Monroe TO Brook Ave
nue., and, the1n}se out Brook Avenue TO the
'oti'o'a''0D LEE WARD.
First Precinct--South OF u limo in Broad
second Preclnct-NpWh Of limo in
800 CLAY WARD;