The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-22
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Strong Opposition to the Pro
n posed Donleavy Ordinance
Encountered.
G CIolUJNClLM'l.E 4 ALSO OPPOSE
Members characterize Ordinance
AsEClass 5Legislat Bakers II
5-s. Opposed.

Opposed. 5..8
After a discussion OF two and a hal. y
hours last night, the Committee or Char.
ter. Ordinance and Reform. to whom was
referred ID the Doneavy ordinance requlr-
$lng each loaf or bread to y welg h Six
teen ounces. referrcdsthe matter to a sub
committee consisting OF Messrs. Blair.
Lynch and umlanf for Investigation.
These gentlemen Will Inquire as TO $whe-
tIcr there Is any general complaint
among the cltizens OF the bread they arc !
now receiving FROM bakers They Will
k also submit a report as tostlic percen-t
9tnge OF profit made b. the bakers upon
their breads 33F 6
The ordinance is a copy OF the Wash I
Eington ordinance, and was introduced at
&the3lstigation Of. the union abor people OF
< the city Mr.. job NJ. Ryall, president OF
tho Central Trades and La Dor Council
made an Impassioned appea ! to the mem !
abers for favorable action on the proposed
law. Against Mr.. Ryall and tho author \
OF the ordinance were several members OF
the committee and the united efforts
! Of The bakers. Representative men OF this
vocation appeared before the committee 4
and gave figures that went to prove that
they would be forced to go out OF. busl-&
ness II an ordinance OF the character OF
the Donleavy one became a law. ~ 81
a The ordinance in question requires every
A baker to give loaf OF bread weighing
sixteen ounces. 1t does not say what the
price shall bic for tho loaf. r
VI Councilman Cannon was perhaps one OF
tho strongest opponents OF The measure.
He claimed that It was class legislation
4 az the worst kind, and that With It's pas
sage the Council would be doing some-
thing Indirectly that It could not do
directly. He said that 1t was a matter OF
fact that none OF the bakers could sell
bread for more than five cents per !oat.
and that to Increase the weight OF the
5loaycs would be a hardship upon this par
fticular class OF men that the Council had
no right to Impose upon them Mr. Tan (
non also questioned the Legality o. INC
ordinance. or rather Its constitutionality'
|, AT the offset Mr.. Donleavy said that
the ord inance was not Intended 70 In 4
lure any baker or to assist any ono 3
man. but was In the Interest OF the
people. 81 # 5f5l FL IS s3
he declared that he wanted a standard y
weight Of bread. Washington had a Law
compelling the bakers IL to put sixteen
ounces in loaf and Richmond should z
I, ~ mn Mn I'M
,lcavy exhibited two loaves OF bread one r
purchased In Washington and the other
in Richmond, and claimed that they <
were not tho same. When -four was
higher the bakers could charge more
than five cents. but 1t was MS idea ~
for each loaf, regardless OF the price.
b Mr.. 4 r. J.. H. Moesta appeared before Il
the committee and protested against , the
passage Of the ordinance He said that
he was baker In the city, possibly t,y y
one OF the largest here, ana mat the
law would be absolutely impract ,sa,.as u
Bread was baked, and, some some ~ l o I'ss
weighed more than others. NJ declared ets
The leaves were now being put on By q 4
lfifteen-ounce scale, When flour was
icheaps the loayes were heavier, ana on <
the other hand, when Sour soia sto' u
more than sea- barrel, there was nec rs Il
sarly a reduction In the welsht 9, tne Y
lonf Mr.. N1oesta answered many cues
tions from members OF the, committee.
- IJc5 was followed sby Mr., a, j.. clark,
n baker Of East Main Street, VINO &C.
cade that the passage o of E9 fer of hImI1
Vas class legislation. thought Mr.. Clark.2
No one had said that 50 mucn
beer must be given. to csc sla SIS, hlu r
IL one was correct. the other was etlually AZ
a Councilman Herman Stein, Of Henry
ward was opposed to the9law. He wasn't
a member OF the committee, Du 9 yisoIee
Nously protested against the enactment ~
Would Work a hardship upon ono class
MI Ryall. representing the union ele-
fment,, addressed the committee ~ he,
th haro q VAS ase universa complaint against
BIZ. and that this law would DO great
good, Mr., Ryall spoke at lengtL upon
the Hs'1Gb easses
liz had been informed that Mr., Nelde
sold bread, each loaf of which weighed
sixteen ounces s
g te S1ns iasu and said that It uhass
flour went down 1t would be impossible
.to.put sixteen ounces OF good bread into
nqF ps s sa mqtIen fP
argued that the matter should be thor
oughly investigated before ayote was
taken. Those behind the, railing applaud,
ed Mr. Blair at several intervals, and
quiet The question was raised that they
had congregated IN tho lobby for tho II
purpose Of Influencing the votes Of tho
members Of the committee, 4,
committee disposed Of this business. C
ordinance to compel the street car com.