The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-08

I NEW ORDINANCES


pensed with remarkably large docket,
owing to tho admirable rulings of the
new president, Mr.. r. Lee Peters, and
adjourned long before midnight.
The body passed the ordinance In
creasng the salary OF the Mayor from
5000 to $500, and allowing him type
writer and stenographer for his office.
and the following. resolutions were adopt
ed under suspension of the rules.
BY Mr.. Glenn: To inquire into the
school building
By Mr.. CARRIER: TO inquire into the cx-
pcdiency Of opening a new park i'll Ful-
ton.
Mr.. j. G. Corley resigned his seat as n
member Of the body from Henry Ward,
and Mr.. Thomas w. McCaw was chosen
in his stead.
Mr.. Mills offered an ordinance which
was referred, increasing the pay OF the
police department by ten per cent. for
each officer and man.
Mr. Morton presented an important or
dnance forbidding heavy vehicles to run
over streets paved with asphalt, and
ii1lUtIcl Was oileICO ~ A'Ai' .o'ssA' " -
viiing for the purchase by the city OF
the franchises of the street railway COM
panies here. should they be sold.
Mr. Spence offered a petition from the
Citizens Rapid Transit Company. asking
h that their franchise be extended so as TO
expire January /. 1906. This was refused
The Detailed Report.
When the body was called to order M
81 ~. nir-a = Cat the
member from Jefferson Ward, elected TO
succeed the late Phil Shea. appeared in
his seat, and was declared duly elected
member of the body.
The Mayor, through message recom-
mended the payment to the city scaven-
ger the sum of $3.50 for the ahating OF q.
certain nuisance on Church Hill and the
bill was ordered paid, and His Honor sent
rccommenda tons relating to the opening
Of certain alleys. and they We're refer
red to the Committee on Streets.
The report Of the Committee on Streets
was the first to come up, and large
number of resolutions relating to me
work of this department, were adopted.
while ordinances relating TO paving were
referred to the proper committees
A large number Of ordinances and rcso-
slutions were reported from the Finance
Committee relating to the routine bust
ness of tho city, and were adopted. and
when the ordinance fixing the salary Of
the Mayor at $500 came up. Mr. Dick
crson moved to amend by making the
salary $4,000.
This was rejectcd-ayes. s: noes, 23-andt
Mr. Lynch moved that the ordinance be
so amended as to go into effect Decem-
Der L. 1906, instead Of September ], 1904.
and this was rejected, and the ordinance
was adopted in its original form-ayes
%; noes, 8.
May Have Typewriter.
The ordinance allowing the Mayor o
II pew,i1cr and operator was adopted. as
was also ono calling for more strin-
gent system OF giving bonds on the part
OF city officers.
The ordinance ncreasins the police
ferce by eleven men, often before the
body before was adopted-aycs IS;
noes. 2. -.
The ordinance providing for tho issue
of 800 four per cent. thirty-four year
bonds to take UP others coming due
shortly was adopted without objection.
The Committee on Poor was authorized
10 purchase GOO cords of wood for OUT
door poor for the winter and the resolu-
ton paying the water and gas bills Of tho
Home for Needy Confederate Women
was adopted.
The contract awarded 10 the Stacy Man
ufacturinS Company by the Light Com
mittce for the construction OF the new
gas holder for the West End ut sl25,0N
was confirmed and now goes to the upper
branch.
The pure milk and food ordinance was
80 amended as to allow poultry to be
shipped into Richmond rndrawn, and a
number OF routine resolutions from the
Charter. Ordinances and Reform Commits
tee were reported and adopted
The ordinance providing that street cars
be stopped on the near instead OF the far
side Of cross streets, as at present, was
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