The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
Mayor SALARY
IS INCREASED
Alderman BlairLOsesHiS
Eighth the Upper
Branch.
THE MAYOR SENDS
TWOVETOI MESSAGES.
Both Are Sustained ordinance
to Increase the Police Force rs
Again Defeated Public Lii
brary Ordinance Offered
and Referrcd-Will In !
vite President Here.

and Referrcd-Will In a
vite President Here.
The Board Of Aldermen last night, b.
q vote Of fifteen to five concurred in the /
ordinance increasing tho salary OF tie I
9 Mayor from $1,000 to 1900 to begin on J
September J. 1901, and the mat ter now
only awaits the approval Of His Honor In
order to become law. IA 5s sSS
All the members were present. save
Mr.. Donal1ue. OF Madison Ward, and
those who voted in the mega tive were
Messrs ,l'e'' Blair Mann satterts1d, seay and
Turpn. sf;ss
Mr.. Blair has conducted a most indus
strious fight against the passage OF tho
ordinance. ana io declared ten minutes
before the vote " as ia ken lat &he was
sure he would, again prevent: I'll. passage.
But Mr., gpsbnev who wrs detained by
the death of reatvcstn his sfail Cd ,1,t. I;
down for a sf few moments I to perform
what he Regarded as "a, most important
public duty. and y Alr. Zimmerman who
I had once voted 5''' No., lined up with the
majority. Mr.. Gilman, VINO wis absent
z at the last meeting, was lin his seat and
voted 'ay e. u All II The other advoca tea
OF the PROPOSE ton !" stood by their guns, ',8
and the victory was a II cas- ~ one. M
Invite the President.
Tho ordinance requiring ali bull 4 dogs
IN the city to be muzzled was concurred
In. & js sfSs5StlH
4 The resolution providing for N the an Z
pointment OF q Joint committee to walt
I upon President Roosevelt and invita- him
to stop over in Richmond on his n pro-
+ posed southern tour was unanimously
adopted, it having already passed \ the
! lower branch .G$s E9 # 55gS
3sf At the ms tanceS of the Richmond Ed u u
#cational Association, Mr.. Vood presented
an ordnance levyirg d n TAX OF two per
cent. on the 500 of property for e#tab-l
Fishing and maintaining d public library
for the city, and it went to the Finance
Committee. IA 85 4;
S3 The Mayor submitted a. message, which
is found below, and which was almos t.
unanimously susta ined, ,8 vetong again
the Zimmerman ordinance, to allow
three members Of committees to approve
pay rolls. and the resolution Of Mr. Blair,
calling for a Joint committee to read-S
Just the salaries and wages OF III city
Tho paper is regarded as B5 a very able
one. III $ta& 55F s55s
" The ordinance to Increase the police
force by eleven men, was again d defeat-
ed after q long debate, and 1t was recon-
.sidcred and laid on the ia bic.
quorum Of members answ cred q to-
their names when President Turpin called I
to order at s go o clock, and 1t was stated
that Mr.. Daibney was absent. owing 4 to \
ideath5lin his family. SS s5sy ySB
The chair a once stated that at the Y
last meeting, when the Mayors salary
ordinance was up, he had lnadver tentlys I;
made an proper ruling In; al allowing Il
amendment to make the salary 50, 900 in-55
stead of $. 600 was tabled, and the chair#
further ruled that this CARRIED down tho \
main question as well, and that tho q
ordinance therefore had not failed, IS but;
was simply laid upon the table. N NJ fr.Sf
Minor moved suspension Of the rules 8
In order to take the ordinance from. the h
table, but this was lost. and the clerk
proceeded to read Il message from i li.s &
Honor. the Mayor. a & i8a% e s1t s$S6
The message vetoing Mi. SBluir's reso-
luton for q committee to read JUST the
salaries OF the city. and also the zlnnnlar.S$g
mann ordinance. allowing threa nieinbers
CT any committee to. approve ply-rol wv
Sas December i 1se4
TO the Honorable. the Board of 1Aldar-tS
men of the Clty5of Rlchmond:
without my signature Il joint sresolu tion
passed by your body on the 18th OF No-Si
vnn,hcr, and by the Common Council or! on
tho eth of December, which provides. for
the appointment of a special Joint com-i
mIttee, nil . Z, ! 3
fbs owaS assSuton s i rpsSrss psaass liz
.ment Of n committee by the pressi.di g entg q
the BOARD of Aldermen, consisting oe
emeers Of ths cnrd ond nad rba
pointment OF a comphttee.nby the. presi.
dent Of the Common Council, eonsisting ,e Of
members of The ia ba
cause the Language OF the resolution .is ;s
"rhnt joint committee of seven mem @
hers, three from the HoaEa uma iEui - if9,, ~,
the nren1dsnt Gemm9t of eae
be m unprecedented. ,proceeding; a,
9) The words. nM she ~ prsShen, ts q
seem @ to demand two committees. acting
Jointly and Il
ton th and and danger OF m!sund landing, it5
not positive inanlliS @ carry ons ~
(sl Tho resolution, In that y, requires
THIS committed, composed Of col!nc lman
nna IN e9hpet SitR
rhle III and I'd of The the hoard, whsh requires
the mfmbsr rsf amsa ff saeh
tnomm,ttea first originated shall be the
chairman, shall have the. authority e 20
convene Tie same ana shall report s,,. y 60 me
- in Without considering q I all the POI.
5icvi involved, but only the fact that tha
resolution Is ambiguous and prnnatnaiy
Mayor to Withhold his signature and g
suggest that IL can be- readily rewrtt Ten
SO as 10 express clearly the purpose OF v
the Council -. G34.i ,ss FIX
I Ordinance Vetoed,
Il have also returned without my III
ner.s nanee @ 10 anieRd aud reordaln ssttion
oI rule A Of the rules q q, ne hoara hs ra,s ol
Of AIdermel passfsh ssfh y M Neysn1bsT %
and conctlrred In by the Common C,lunc Z
on the sth of December, lssa IN. 4 . y. y IA