The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-10
in
BOND / ISSUE.
Long and Important Session Of
the Board Of Alder
men.
THE GAs.Ho 10 !. Err ORDINANCE R Z NC;
1t Is Recomn1itted Along With
That Reducing Price
Of Gas,
The GAs-H0LDER ORDINANCE

The Board OF Aldermen held session
lasting for four hours lasttnght. and dis
posed OF large amount OF business
The eympathieB OF the people OF the city
were extended by resolution TO the people
OF Baltimore, and the resolution asking
the merchants OF Baltimore to avail sthem-
selves OF Richmond facilities. &c.. wa
adopted
Tho Board concurred In the 100000 bond
issue ordinance passed by the Council
and in various others. fixing the salaries
OF officers. 60. I'LL
The proposition TO reduce gas TO e,gn.y
cents per 1000 feet, and that to estaD.
lish now gas holder In the West En n
were recommltted. Tho precinct oroi 81
nance. fixing the newtvoting places. "as
concurred In.
The routine work Of the Board was
taken up at this point. and {. long us. o.
recommendations from the street eoli.
mittee. relating to paving. &c.
Teh resoluuon from me LiEht Comml.t,
tee reducing gas. e al consumers consume som no
eshty cents per 1@o r fret casss s a sia
G,seSss, ehalr an olered an amendment pro.
viding that tho reduction snail take paaGv
Juiy !, iva, and that the price Oe h'''e''
cen's' '"sSss@as e Ks stsSsyM fsriSntp
Thu President contenoed tor tho feouc,
ton OF gas and said y c9G 'nSa o Tho sas sas
d doIasr d lor the " est End could be estan;
lished. He declared that sal d iha, i rnr
been raised prorntscuously, ana .ant
e thirty years lnere had been no Feauc, rin
| ~ ~ Ia ~ Mx burdens upon the people
| Whether direct or indirect TAX. ,,,,aon,
There was quite 2 r.. coioauyt e ~ me ef.
feo osa Of E the reduction, und M Turpln dess
| irnatcd tho remarks Of MT; Ma NH, |, +, n ar
iallaoious," and commended aniy ,ha' - : a.
oH psoS ooa. chairman Of the Light G Com ,on
nlitee, opposed the PROPOSE s rrr oi
; Wnuld 1u cr,ppio the gas holuer movement.
He pointed out the necessity 3o =, wy sI,stain
ter, and appealed 70 me ooay ~ y b,s com.
the contentious OF hlmsett WV ''''
Mr. Mr. srurptn thought there could pc no
proper connection between a .he 81 soma On.
sss On % The srolnd thas tho city could no. 10
afford and yet d inIs 1lteer TIC Me- pastios
Of this maniac piece OF Dl,ateu w f.
! pudence," and SAID he was seos Muller,
,HEtnsr snnanftSe e a ni The people
H Tho a!nendmcnt was adopted and tne or
d'aanco r T9i z y y WINS wins AGAIN.
Mr., Alien called " tne kus holder %. o y 81
| nanra = issllilr sac, VDO OF ponds !or ,tn!s
purpose ana i was opp9s9haa ~ suo s
| pin, who favored tIle ~ Ste nn,.- All the
4 pamn,,nt nut OF tho current revenues. al'u
Tie other y7b,UU within two years -, ION
Mr bona .ssuia at this Tine ana ne
Of the citys bonds We're on the m Tensen
az re- b sntGs s tor the Sss gus holder
tSouEh he Favored this new improv oa' ~,
He moved 10 yocomUlt ne pT r Ss NV
and the mo : !, opt =. .wus puSo''>S .
a.iAG M Fof Hhh allowing tho seaboard AZ
! Linz Kaiiroad 10 clone an al1ey n tea Nv ~.
4 Union Depot was noopseu; 70 the Hou,n.
ern Runway Company was comou li,u ~ ~ /.
4 "a NUMBER OF oru.nances lncreas.,,s, efl
city eW neEs ysono a1FS H. oNs
FSlng 1 snp saary Of Super y
R;u sn5sn; 81 81 : sttsst eSisains sss
ins salary Of police justice AZ s-,fMn, 80"
III salary 81 tly RagHSsrssFs a t is Salary
Of su ao and MessTs, iurpn, mann nl aN :
WOOD advocated me am a,,,a.n ana adupt.
4 was opposed by MT sAsse'Ns'9 49,
4 eeTha ordinance t,xing the salaries q c tMe
Y ottnicers 81 the new CITY dFeoSe nus so'''
asEthSss y eghtS{y b bts Ass" a 5
4 but nc Amendment NWas Fe'ee'suT-sASS W.
fr&h eu' salary 81 nookkseRsr sIa T inyn9
VA Tbn ntHS ond issus question was taken w
and ~ he Ordinance roE the issue Of SSo'Uel
cent b1 Ti1r T sas preetnots fos
as w, r, else T saad 1 81 he eity ~
TAffhe Hoard also coneurrea n lns I'M s%Sc !,
ordinances calling tof, charter am neI,c,
M asiias Is fcvt veays, ADD giving the ctty
! contTcli over lakewood yAYenu&s y n &.