The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-05
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The Council Authorizes the
Light Committee to Proceed
With the Work.
LOOK AFTER BOND VI ISSUES (:
Nh. Pollock Offers Important
Resolution OIL This
Subject.

The Common Council ut It's meeting
inst night weAt into the salary raising
business, again on q, big scale. and adopt
cd II number Of ordinances on this line
from tho Finance Committee, and con-
cured in others from tho Board OF Add
erv.sil
The gas holder proposition wns adopt
ed and the Light COMMITTEES authorized
To proceed with the work. The new
holder will be somewhere in the West
! End, and Will cost $4,000.
MIR. Pollock offered very important
resolution, which was referred, authorize
Ing the Finance Committee to proceed to
nrrang. for the bond issues to occur IN
July and 1,tober OF this year. 80 MS not
tn hnvo tho same trouble Just gone
through with on account OF tho delay
concerning tho January one.
Councilman Crenshaw, Of Clay Ward.
offered his resignation as O. member OF
the body. but It was laid on tho table.
rho meeting lasted until nearly mid
night. and large amount OF business
wns disposed OF. Z. #
1t was after S o'clock when President
Bloomberg called the Courcl to order.
Tho attendance was large, and the busl-
ness was carried on rapidly and without
any hitch In the first hour or two,
The annual message Of Mayor Taylor
was received, read and referred, and q
great deal OF routine business was dis
posed OF relating to paving streets. alleys
etc.
"A INCREASES OF SALARIES, WI
Tho Committee on Finance reported an
ordinance increasing the salary OF the
city electrician from s1.s0o to 1920 per
year, ard 1t was adopted. X Y
An ordinance increasing tho salary OF
tho assistant electrical Inspector from
5000 to $1,000 per year failed, but was
reconsidered and tabled. tE
The ordinance 10 authorize tho appoint
ment OF two additional gas inspectors
was adopted without objection.
The proposition to increase the salary
OF the superintendent Of the aln,stouse
from 1920 to s15G0 was adopted. and
some minor Increase was made IN the
nav of laborer ut one OF the Gene.
teries. 81 IL 55s3 Y. Il n n si
For New G II older.
The ordinance approprlating $4,000 for
beginning work on the new gas holder
for the West End and bonds for $1C0,G00
to be secured by temporary loans was
advocated by Mr.. Pollock. OF the Finance
| Committee, and opposed by Mr.. Bloom
berg (Mr. Peters in the chair, the latter
favoring the gas holder. but contendins
| that there should bond issue for this
| purpose.
Mr. Pollock said he favored the bond
| Issue plan for permanent improvements,
but that this proposition had been re-
jected by the Board and he wanted tho
ordinance adopted, because the gas holder
was needed and should be built. s&
! Mr.. Crenstaw and MIR. Miner advoca ted
4 the ordinance, and they said there should
be no bond issue when the city would
meet the expenses out OF Its current rev.
enues. Mr.. H.cks, moved to recommtt tho
! whole question to the Finance Committee,
but this was opposed by Mr.. Pollock
The ordinance was adopted. 5
A number OF reports from the City
+ Accountant were read and filed, and an
4 ordinance was passed increasing the pay
, OF all the labore.s In the city parks from
$3.50 to s1.75 per day
EPPs REIMBURSED.
The ord :nance from the Board Reimburse
Ing former City Sergeant II. c. Epps Cor
/ money spent In office to the amount Of
about $l,so0 was adopted as was also one
= inc. ca sing the salary OF the bill clerk In
! the Gas Inspectors Office from 500 to
81 200. The pay of two watchmen at the
| City Hall was raised s. per month each.
and number Of propositions were Of
| fered on roll call. ii
Mr.. w. a. Crenshaw offered his resig-
nation as member Of the body from
Clay Ward, but on motion Of his coll
| league. Mr.. Bottom, the paper was tabled.
The following resolutions and ordi-
nances were offered and referred:
BY Mr.. Crenshaw: TO annex certain
territory to the city on the southwestern
boundary. 81
1 BY salne: To turn the Third Market
house over to the School Board, to be
converted into a school building. but
not sooner than april 1, 1905.
By same: TO open and grade tho alley
between Twcnty-first and Twenty-second
Streets and between Burton and Pleas
art.
! BY Mr.. Miner: To change the location
OF one Of the Clay Ward precincts.
BY Mr.. Pollock: To provide for tha
bond issue, to occur in July and October
Of this year.
Mr. Lynch offered a resolution OF
1 sympathy for Mr.. Shea, OF Jefferson
Ward, on account Of his own illness and
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