The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-15
THEATRE MANAGERS.
8 GIVEN CONCESSIONS
Will be Allowed to Stand Fifty
Persons il Orchestra Five \
Hundred Loads Of Coke ~.
for the Poor-Much
Business Of I'm
portance.

Mayor Mccarthy sent large batch Of
papers to- the Board Of Aldermen last
night, and some Of them wero Of great
public interest. His Honor for q third
time returned III Tho "a ordinance allowing
three members OF any committee to Fap-
prove pay rolls. but the bod y passtd the
ordinance. notwithstanding his objec-
tions, This Is the first veto Of the Mayor
that has failed Of approval Els Honor
sent other Interesting papers. Il
& The Board disposed OF g great deal Of
business, and was In session until u 40
O'Clock. Mr.. Wood got through q reso-
luton appropria ating I've hundred loads
I Of coke for the poor, u and the theatre
ordinance was 50 an ended 4 as to allow
sflfty persons to stand In the orchestra
and twenty IN tho balcony. Tho Council
tinado the former, number twenty. " y
85 The Board Of Aldermen was called to
order by& President Turpin at $3.50 Eo' clock
and afterStte minutes of the last meeting
Sliad beon read, a batch Of communicac'
,tlons were presented from Ills Honor, the
Mayor. Tho first was a sage $vetoins
the Zimmerman resolution, allowing 8
three members OF any committee to con-;
sstitute a quorum for the approval Of
pay rolls. IL The Y Mayor v nssi 6 ed tho toi,
lowing reasons 5s III: E !
a5a1. Tho resolution does not provid for e :
my exarnin atton sor Lcertth cation g. tno
Z In which they rlgnato, and apparently
Gputssthat authority, without iqualiti ton.
In tho hands Of three members OF 81 any an
Council commit tee. s5 u 9 NJ
50 j" AMI Of the opinion that as tho pay
&of' every enlploye OF the city is fixed BY
ord nance, oye ry pay roll bel ore. preets.en
neper aepa a aaf'tea aaa
SSmlnorlty 81 4 commit tee should aud it%ald
bjIrse sEs ss
$qMred to authorize tho PAYNE Il OF the
smallest bill tluesa citizen for goods fur
5nished the city q !, ., !, ~, y
furnish the read diest opportunity for fraud
and also tho means most frequently en-
ployed, am opposed TO any step when y!
Muin essen ei serutlny + ii 81 the items they rep
resent. S5 fisS ei{<5Ss isst q R3l
b s. AZ more than one- fourth of the en-.
tire gross revenue of the city is con sumed e q
tEem should tFoe more rather han y, less ts
& g.. The present utlon. while does
really alnends the rules Of the. Common
Council and Of tho Board Of Aid er1nen.
and being a Joint resolution requires he
approval Of the Mayor though approval
is never necessary to accomplish an
amendment & to tho rules. q i5s l:$ 4
Z. It y Sques tionable 8ntH \ east whether
BY "jolnt,'S5 action the City Council can
amend, ,@nlter or abolish any rule already
In force inNeither branch Of the Council,
especially as the charter, dlstinct " Y =, de-
cl,lres that leach branch OF tho City
Council shall have the. right to- make
such rules for its own government as y
nav deem wise. f.sS IL 5 4 55}s g$S Ss.s
& 8. "A I am unwilling to give thnta amount
( OF approval tic this ton which my
signature would Indicate because FIRST,
II seriously. dotrbt the wisdom Of such g 2
sought @ to be accomplished ~ this Joint
resolution can be attained readily and
moro agreea'bly to the provisions OF the
charter by the separate and independent
action OF each branch Of the Council. by
4 the passage In each branch OF mn amends
mont to Its own rules, acticaily MS pro-
posed inRthe resolution herein discussed. e
a i. / desire also, with great Difference,
to express the conviction that an arrange
$ncnt Ny which the NECESSARY business OF
6arprovnE the pay rolls can bol. accom-
8nrlshcd without tho attendance of n mas
8joritv Of tho committee would lead to
great difficulty IN securing proper tend
ance for: tho dispatch Of the remaining
business OF the committee. thouGh It