The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-07
MORTON FOR
PLAYGROUND.
Resolution Offered Looking to
Establishing Such f for the
IS Children.
CITY TO HAVE PURE MILK
Ordinance Passes the Council
Along With Other I'm
portant Matters.

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rhe Common Council held a session OF
nearly four hours last night and disposed
OF a large amount of important business
The ordinance increasing the pay Of
officers and men In the Fire Department
was adopted and that providing for ad-
ditional patrolnen was referred.
Tho pure milk ordinance Yves concur
r,d In as 1t come from the Board. as was
that appropriating $4,000 for the Stuart
monument.
An ordinance was adopted relating to
the giving OF transfers on the Main Street
car line and Mr.. Morton got through q
resolution asking the Grounds and Build
tngs Committee to report as TO the cA-
pedIency Of providing Fairgrounds IN
each OF the wards OF the city for the
children.
After a large amount Of routine busi-
ness had been disposed OF, Mr.. Elicit
called up out Of its order. the resolution
auth orizing the Sergeant Arms to p,ir-
chase one hundred street car tickets per
month for each councilman, to be used
in attending meetings OF the body, but
ne could not muster enough votes to pass
II 40 1t went to the Committee on
Finance. ,.
Tbs ordinance appropriatlng $4,000 to
the payroll account Of the Fire Depart
men to Increase the pay Of the employees
OF the department 10 per cent. was adopt
Cd without discussion.
The recommendation OF the Ordinance
Committee transferring $1,000 to the ac-
count OF the new fire engine house In the
West End was also adopted.
The ordinance authorizing the pur-l
chuse of the triangular lot Mt the corner
OF Ivy and Park Avenue for q pubic PARK
WIS adopted without division.
That paying the commission 1850 Tor
rcarranging and revising the poll books
Of the city took the same course.
ALL REFERRED.
The report of the Ordinance Committee.
Increasing the pay of certain officers IN
the police department. came UP and that
portion fixing the pay OF the clerk 10
the board at Sl.200 instead OF $500 vas
adopted.
MT. Hicks moved to amend the item
fixing the pay Of the inspector at sl'9 ,'
20 as to include a 10 per cent increase
Tor ali tho officers and men on the force.
and Mr.. Mills moved TO table. ne VIII iIi
drew his rnctiOn, htiu ~ = 'l'7'G,iE
drew his amendment
AR. Mills moved to amend so AS 10 nave
an increase for all captains, sergeanfs a nd
natrolmen and with this amendment the
whole matter went back to the flhanee
Committee.
Tho ordinance Increasing the police
force by the addition of ten men was
also referred.
Mr. Hicks moved to amend inc pure
food and milk ordinance SO as 70 pc
come effective on January I, 1896. and
1t war opposed by Messrs. Crenshaw ana
TJohson. who defended the ordinance IS
a. came from the Board of Aldermen. Mt.
Hicks charged that 1t WAS proposed to
.ra.te some more offices for political
nurnoses. and he insisted upon his amend
Irent.
MI r4icks's amendment, Was lost, and
M Morton moved that the oihcers pro
Dosed be appointed by the commute
on Health. instead of the Board 2.
Health, and Mr.. Lynch moved iurthsl
amendment that they be appointed oS
the Mayor -,
These amendments were tapieu a' .u <'''e
ordinance was adopted.
The Stuart monument ordinance. giving
10000 for that purpose. came up, ana
Mr. Lynch moved to take 5000 from ina
sum, to he used In Improving the roan-
bed on lakewood Avenue. 90 that people
could have proper way Of getting 70
lakewood TO see the graves OF their
dead.
Mr. Lynch withdrew his amendment,
and Mr. Williams offered one dcciarins
that tho monument should be placed III
Jefferson Park. Mr.. Lynch created great
laughter by declaring In advocacy or. the
amendment of Mr., Williams that " Cen
eral Stuart were alive he would agree
that his monument should be placed IN
Jefferson Park. Mr., Lynch wanted the
Council to declare that the monument
should so In one OF the city parks put
this was rejected.
After being SO amended by MT. Grcn-
shaw rs to provide that the city s've
Its note. payable when the s-o.0o Y
needed, the ordinance was concurred ~
PETITION OFFERED.
Mr.. Elicit offered petition from GER
tain property owners on Broad street
praying the repeal OF an ordinance NJ NJ,
lowing the Cohen Company 20 pu'lu
across an alley back of their store, ~
was referred and Mr., Ellett olirreu
resolution, which was adopted, CALLING
on the Committee on Local Assessments
to ascertain and report the aggrfgats
amount OF unpaid bills assessed agaihs.
ahuttlng property owners IN Lee Dls.f'e'
for grading streets ~
was adopted calling upon the city attor :,
ney to see Ii the street car company, mas, ma
authority to give transsffer IS W 70 red t
for an Immediate Investigation into 2, !, me = g
alleged pollution nf Ta Weuld not suspend
the s rnles and nd il was referred. IL