The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-02
TO HAVE /; NEW If;
CAS-HOL.D||ER|'
Council Adopts Ordinance Tor
Bond Issue for One III
West End. a
AFTER THE POLICE .|.l {: BOARD 81: o
Ordinance to Increase the Force
IS Recot1,1nittcd After Mitch
iTalk-Will Meet Again.

4 $3.50
rho Common Council Mt the session
last sight disposed OF two important
Z matters. q
one was the ordinance providing Tor
bond issue of $780, 900 for new gas holo ~
il Inc western portion of the city, anu the
nthcr that 10 Increase the police force by
,he addition of ten men and new patiol
wagon.
The former was adopted and the lntteF
recommitted to the Finance Commll'ee,
after much acrimonious discussion, ~
which the Police Board was crltlc1seu a''u
< defended In turn. ~
n ordinances increasing the saiarles -
the police Justice, city engineer, sups
intendent OF street cleaning ana inspeo.o.
I, nl,,mbing were adopted ana one
;pcrca sing tho salary Of the city account
ant from 81, 500 to s2,4oD was sent to me
a ,,rdinance Committee, having come from
tho|f,onmittee on Finance with 1aVol-
s bic ton. --.,. !.
rho body disposed of n large amount Q.
other business and adjourned 70 ,nos.
!. gain m Thursday night at o,ciocS ~
dispose OF further business,
n MUCH ROUTINE WORK.
,rho renort OF the. Street Committee "''s
4ha f,rst matter to come up, ana wa.
adonted, having contained NUMBER -
resolutions for paving, etc,
THE ccomrnondation OF the 20
onI ordinances placing tho toa a W. e,s,- :.
lakewood by way Of OaKwoou :. x,Ye ~, -
and E street under Guy coi'e'
adopted. r.nort wns
full OF interest ,,,oro
rio following recommendations w" wei
,,o,,t al. Increasing the salary vi , uMo
;nsnactor of plumbing from A,ooo 70 si,io.
,,sroae in- salary Of superintendent 81 t' %.
~. ~. 80 = nom $500 to $l,2W per year.
AS i1slxi,T the salaries of the engineer, c'lp-
~, and mon for the new city o,eus !.
1r;ninr the salary of the police justice justice az
so4o1s e being 5000 at present. l.,
E;,,,np tho salary Of the city ensllleot
a soo ner Year, and fixing the san az,
r,as 4of ali the assistant ehs'nee.s
clerks and book keepers N th'S oe w.
ment. ,,,,..t+ Bottom
and others spoke warmly tor ing oe 49,,
\ lion Of Colonel Cutshaws ga y. ,,, tsui
q, 900 to 5000. and MI Crehsnalw har ~
amendments WEI s.
/ "a 800 was agreed TO-
5,s CITY ACCOUNTANT. i5.,
me Finance Committee Reported ~, an
a ordinance fixing the salary OF ,lse .o.ss
accountant at $2,40O per year, 1HaA.lls q ;.
Increase from S,Soo.h IL was rsi.. !, ), !
III Ia Committee on Charter, Ordinances. at ~
Reform. rtn,nce
The recommendation Of the FINANCE
s cornoitt,e nuts the salary OF the ac'
# co,,ntant at 500 in excess of that OF tne
Mayor. ga -u *
Tho ordinance from the Finance Com
mittee increasing the police force by Inc e
# electio, of ten additional patrolmen and
the nurchasc and maintenance OF one
patrol wagon, came up, was advocated
In q stirring speech by MI Ellett, VINO
pointed out the necessity for the ~
crease, and declared that the hoard were
doing all in their power to bring the
force I'D to q high standard. lie tnoushl
that later on there could be some mounted
men. and said the board would utilize
bicycles taken from prisoners, etc. for
this purpose without cost to the city.
Mr., Bottom fired some warm shots at
thu board. He declared he would not
vote TO increase the force until tho man-
asement Of the department could bt
made more efficient He was willing
to vote nov. for "a patros wagon. but
nothing ny,rc.at THIS time.
BOARD DEFENDED.
Mr.. Morton defended the board ant
smoke earnestly for the ordinance as
came from tho committee.
Mr.. Lynch said unless the police de
partment showed some tact In the man
agement OF Its affairs, he was opposed
49, 4, bo,> i,,cr oSa Fla favored The
chase Of patrol wagon, and nothing
more.
Mr. Hicks opposed the ordinance. ant
said there WAS no demand for the In
crease, save from tho Police Board. o.
motion of Mr.. Crenshaw the ORDINANCE
was recommitted TO the Committee OF
Finance, with Instructions to report sep
arately on the propositions
FOR NEW GAS HOLDER.
The gas holder ordinance was read
providing for the issuance OF sl5o,OoO 0
bonds, TO run for thirty-three years. t
pay for the erection OF a gas holder TO
the western portion Of the city
Mr.. CrenshaW offered as substitute
proposition 10 take $1,000 out Of curren
revenues this year and $500 next veal
and Ia issue no bonds. His resolutio
provided that the new holder be estat
lsbed at point west OF Seventeent
Street. He moved to recommit all tn
matter relating to the subject TO n
Finance Committee.
Messrs Pollard and Morton advocate
the ordinance as 1t came from the CON
mittee, and 1t was opposed by Mr.. Crer
shaw.
Mr. Pollock spoke against the motto
to recommit, and advocated the origin;
ordinance In spirited speech. The hou
refused TO recommt. and the substltul
was tabled on motion of Mr.. West, al,
the ordinance adopted,
The body. at II O'Clock, on motion
Mr.. Allen, adjourned TO meet again
Thursday night to complete the bushes
on the calendar