The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19
COUNCIL IN A
MERRY MOOD.
Willie y Waiting for Quorum, tie.
Members Were Entertained q
I BY Song and Story.
ALSO 3 DID MUCH BUSINESS.
Question Of Mayors Salary and.
Railroad Privileges Laid
# on Table.

Tho special meeting OF the Counci
( called for o'clock last night was de
a layed over an hour by the lack Of a. quo
/ rum. While the sergeant -at-arnls was o,i
4 looking for absentees a recess was taken
u and the retiring mem bers and some OF tbs
4 spectators were called on for songs art
4 speeches. which were the source OF much
j merriment.
The ordinance to raise the Mayors sal.
airy was defeat ted, the two-thlrds' vote
necessary not being obtained and the
/. ordinance revolving some switch privileges
oftthe Richmond, fredericksburg and 1'o-
4 tomac Railroad was laid on the table.
| Ordinances governing several salaries were
was disposed Of. ii 4 3 81 i, & i5 Il
The roll call showing only twenty-five
members present. recess wns ak n
make up Quorum could iEo arrive S During
! the walt it was moved hat Mr.,tThomas
b. II lexis favor the Council with MY Old
Kentucky Home, which he sang very
well .S6 Everybody coined in at the chorus.
Mr.. Pollock said there WINS another
MEM Der who was going to leave the Coun-
| cil night - hose voice and brass had
lnade him famous II "a
lENVatcrinelon Smflir' on Der Vine" In the
chorus OF which the body Joined SwItf1E3a
VIM: q ter he song Mr.. Cloves look &oc-
OIL Il FOR many courtesieSf shown thlm.4 q
q theirs Responded. al
Mr.. Tee fcyGand Mr. Crenshaw, other res
firing members. were called on for songs,
but responded by brief remarks Each & OF
them expressed his regret ut leaving Mr..
=; AZ: A IL, Mr. m d 1I1a,groyc
Mr.. Bossicux. the silver tongued orator
from Monroe Ward and the board walk
iiend. rs as IS Mr., Mills called him, ma de q
Its president. Mr.. Peters, unboundedS sue.
cess. ss q 8
Mr.. Hicks was then called on for d a.
q her song, and { sang Il Good cio bye. Ny
4 Mr.. W. Fl. Thompson y superintendent
soi.iil.e narm gave g yentrloqmist exhihi.l
started BY telling bis supposlt ous friend
leave the Council. II
~ know II ,' said Jack, 'and I'm glad
Then Jack answered several thor ques-
y, Coz long, man 7 j, amt got no mo-
time to talk to you 33 ssiS S:a'
4 Captain AIcCarthy, D1ayor-elcct. was
several interesting and amusing anecdotes
of Richmond politics and of speeches III
the Council Snss former days. All OF his
stories were received with much laughter
. NJ, =. & W. Miner having been asked
that leasant collections OF the Council
would be with him a ways. 81 25&
y go r. NJ .SS a quorum & vas obtained
from the N Committee
onEt Streets reporting several reso buttons
and rdinances In regar I'd to paving, which
s An. ordinance to revoke the d privileges
Of the Richmond. Fred tcksburg and Po-
tomac RAILROAD to run a switch Into the
siding on the south side Sof Broad Stree
crate a spur or switch a t or near Broad |
and Harrison Streets, wa s reported ana
on lotion Of Mr.. Pollock the ordinance
was laid on the table. 3s &
Defeated by Two Totes.
Tho Committee on Ordinances. Charter
Ing Il hat certain ordinances be adopted.
Fixing Mayors salary a 50, GOO, defeated
by two votes, twenty-f -four being required
fors It's passage 81 ts4$5
nographer and to purchase typewriter
for his use. L adopted by unanimous vote.
Raising salary Of baker at the a Inns
house from 5000 to $40, adopted unani-
IA communication was read from the
Board Of Aldermen ting that they had
in all Joint resolutio ions sent
been approved BY the Mayor except the
one relating to the purchase Of car tick
ats for Councilmeh and Aldermen
7 Ordinances fixing the salaries Of the /
city accountanttSat sl5o0 and of the In
spector OF sewers etc. at $1,000 were conf
CURED In. .ss {. J $
men & fixing the Mayors salary at So, GV0
was laid on the table. Il j'tfEs Il,
AT WESTsPOINT'.
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Richmond, Baltimore and Wash
irgton Oarsn1en to Participate.