The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-13
GAS NOT TO
BE LOWER.
Reduction Ordinance Practically
Killed iii the Board Of
Aldermen.
FOR A NEW LIGHT PLANT
Mi. Wl1ittet Would Establish
One at the Old Pump "a.
House.

The session OF the Board OF Aldermen
last night resulted in the practical killing
OF President urr1ns ordinance reducing
the price of gas TO consumers to ninety
cents per 1000 feet after Fe brhary ], 1904,
as 1t was referred to the Finance Com
,nittee, and cannot come back in tinc
for action BY the present Council.
Next to this. ono OF the most important
things done was the Introduction by Mr..
sWhtttet Of! an ordinance TO #esta blish a
$500 900 light and power plant at the Old
Pump House. .5i
The session disposed Of many routine
matters. 55 81. sa gg N I
The Mauseur ordinance eliminating
city OH cinls from the election machinery
was adopted. IA 50
When Mr.. Turpin's ordinance reducing
the price OF gas to consumers to ninety
cents per 1000 cubic feet after Il bruary
4, 1904, cameSup the patron offered some
fperfccting amendments. and appealed
briefly, but earnestly,3fo its passage.
A Sharp Fight.
In urging its adoption6ti1e president de-
Scaretf warmly that the pc oplc were being
gouged outrageously by the electric light
plants and he was followed by Mr..
8Satterfield, who said the people were!
about to DO boldly held UP by those fur
&nishing the electric lights. He favored
the ordinance. Mr.. Rennolds declared
that he could not vote for the ordinance
gus was so INTERNALLY mean.''sl The peo-l
pie would prefer better gas 10 cheaper!
gas. t$7ss M r. Turpin replied ind said this
was the first time any move had been
made to save money to- the people,!
SMessrs. Allen and Rennolds a sked II.
lTurpin a8number Of questions, and there
was quite n little running debate between
the three. 81 Major Allen followed and
earnestly opposed the ordinance because
lie contended that the city could not ar:
ford 1t at this time. u y.
8 Mr., Ciu,lSt 55@flitsl 20 Il -tteiid so 81 10
make the language clearer and Il Mr.
Minor moved to refer. Messrs. Eurpin
and Zimmerman opposed this motion
and declared that It meant the death OF
the ordinance. The motion togtable was
adopted ayes, 10; 7f,oes, I. }3s 81
Make the Changes.
Mr. Wood presented an ordinance from
the Committee on St Johns Burying
Ground, which was in conformity@withlth the
majority view of the congrcga tion and
Will il
and Bossleux, OF the svestty,4 allowing
tile proposed extensions to be made to the
old church building, and It was adopted
without discussion
An diuance from The Street Commit.
tee, Saut horlzing tho city ttorney to pro-
coed to defend the Injunction proceedings
instituted by the Western Union Tele-5
graph Company gainst the city{w s.
agreed to. and a large number OF routine
resolutions and ordinances took the same
course. 5ssi s
The ordinance fixing the salary Of the
Mayor at $3.50 failed by u one vote. and
was tabled and pa sscd1 by,Ss One was
,adopted, however, a flowing the /. Mayors
Office Telephone. and the one to reduce
the salary of he3cty5 accountant was re-
sfcrred S Z, @ - az s..t$ 81
Upon roll call, Mr., ANhittet offered two
Important companion ord inances which
were referred .s$ One was to csta blisllSn
municipal electric light and power plant
at tho old pump bouse, and the other was.
to Issue 500. 900 of thirty-f our year bonds
for itEB establishments l85s t5t5 IA =