The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-03
.CQuNC|LN WANTS
TAE ..B||| [: HOLIDAY l |
City Fathers Make Presidents
81 Visit a Notable O1c-
casion.
TIE TRAVELLERS / PROTEST { ; ] !!
Beach and Reservoir Streets cts
Merged Into Harrison.
improvements.
ne TRAVELLERS ROTEsT

i8s' improvements.
LA special Joint meeting Of the Board
held III tho Council chamber last night
Of Aldermen and Common council was was
beginning att 1885, III ~ ~
The following. members OF the Board OF
Aldermen were presents: President Tur-
pin and Nlessrs. 4, Beck, Blair, Da'bncy,
Gilman, Grunt1y, Gunst Mann, Mlnor.
Rcnnolds, Sntterleltl, Wood, and Ztn-
mcrmnnn, ana the following members
Of tho Common Council: NIcssrs. "a t. t.
kinson, Bntklns, Davis, Cannon, Dick
erson, Don Lcavy, Elicit Fergusot'ln,s
CARRIER Gates, Glenn, Grggs, Grimes,
Hobson, Huber, Lea, Lynch, Masurler,
.McCnw. Mills Minor, Norton Pollard
Pollock, Richardson, Spence, Stein, Uni
lnuf, We'll, West, Williams, wiltshire
Woodburn and Peters. q
President Tlirpn, Of the Board of Al-
dermcn, called the meeting to. ordef% md
Clerk August read ii the call which was
to have thc joint body net upon the e
resignation Of William ~ Stokes, " CLERIC
TO the auditor and to- elect his success cess
sor. Tho resignation Of Mr STOKES WIS
read and accepted Il
Nominations for tho position Of clerk
to tho auditor to, i1ll the vacancy made
nv the resignation, were declared I'M or
der, and the following gentlemen. were
tn)nced IN nominations: Art hur; 81. Clarke.
by Mr. Satterneld: w. 81 Reid, by Mr.:
Blair; R,lA. Williams, by NH l % eS:
"a Ballot was taken which counted out
as follows: ii4l 81 ~ y. IN
b Reid. II; williams, :, 7;3 Clarke, 81 but
before tliefvote couldybe announced the
three Clarke men changed. their votes to-
Reid nnd Mr. Dnbncy moved THAT Mr..
Rcld,s election DO 1ihdey Unanimous. and
this was done with something OF a.
rurrah The Joint session then adjourned
and ToresidcntN Peters, Of the Common
Council attempted to call that branch
OF the city Legislature to- order TOR q
regular meeting. br t. several Q fEthe nlefnT
5bcrs had tofattent committee meetings.
nn1 II I,pns Si15 before a quorum could boz
counted.
The Common Council.
Il The. following members hnallNsanswer !
to- their names 4: Mr;S tersN presid T, ana
Messrs. VI Atknson, 13atkins, Cannon
Davis, Dickerson, Don Leavy, Elicit, Gar Gar
Der, Cfriggs, Grimes, IIobson, Huber,
Lynch. Mhsurier, NfcChw, Norton Fol
lard. Pollock, Richardson, Umlauf. We'll,
West and WOODBURY..
Mr.. O. p. Davis, the new member from,
Clay, elected to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of Davis Bottom was
duly welcomed and made a few remarks
thanking the Councl FOR the honor COM
ferred upon him.. nj
"A communicn ton was received from the
Mayor, yctolng an ordinance recently
adopted, granting a permit to the Everett
Waddey Company to erect n bracket sign
on Twelfth Street. between Main ana
Cary Streets. The; reason given by tho
Mayor was TINT the ordinance was i'm
properly and carelessly drawn The veto
was unanimously sustained.
IA 1t being found that only twenty-five
members were present, Mrs; Pollock re-
uuested that the sergeant-at-arms be sent
out to draw up two more members, In
order to have a sufficient number to act
upon certain matters that have lnint over
for Il long time, Several members we're,
brought to book In due time. @ s \: n
4 It's All Harrison Now.
Z Tho Street Committee reportcfl mn or
dinancc changing the namo OF Beach
Street, from Grove to N1ain, to- Harrison,
Street, and Reservoir Street, from Main
to Ashland, to Harrison. The ordinance
was unanimously adopted. $ ri
Tho committees report recommending
an ordinance granting privileges to cer-
tain persons to erect collar doors, etc.,
An ordinance permitting ISlngun and
Company to. build a. subway: at their
packing house, reported blythe commit
tee, was adopted. g. i8}if 4, ,s II III
" An ordinance raporteds by the.s same COM
mittae, granting the Richmond, Fred
lericksburg and Potomac! Railway Cons
pany permission to chnnge@theirs tracks
on Norton and Harrison Streets; also
IAN ordinance changing tho name of Pinle
Alley, from Seventh to- Fifth, Streets, to
Market Lane were adopted. y
Certain grading on. West Avenue and on
Orleans Street, to be- done at cost Of
by the Street Committee, was ordered by
unanimous vote. 5} 8 5etf
Burglar and Other Alarms.
Tho, Street Committee also reported
an ordinance tos"provide for tho granting
by the city of Richmond to person or
corporation, hereafter to- be ascertained
In the mode prescribed by law. tho right
to use tho streets, and alleys of the city
Of Richmond forstlle. purpose Of. placing
| therein or tllereundeln poles, conduits,
tubes, subways q or fixtures to support
electrical conductors, in order to erect.
|muintaln and operate n private burglnr
ahtrm night watch and manual fro
ain. IN, automatic fro alarm, sprinkler su-
| pcrvison alarm, water waste alarm and
other signal service, and to regulhte the
manner of using the, streets or alleys FOL
such purposes. N
After considerable discussion q motion
was carried to postpone further conslde-
ration until the next regular meeting,
Tho Finnneo COMMITTEES reported ar
ordinance appropriuting $3.50 to sprinkle
the Boulevard which WAS promptly voted
down by vote of 20 noes to 10 ayes.
ffG Slow to Spend Money.
The same committee also reported ,
resolution appropriating sl5,525 to pay'
thu roadbed Of Park and Grove avenues
which resolution was voted down, ant
then on motion of Mr. Morton, was re
1 considered and laid on the table. A reso
Hutton from tho; Finance Committee pro
ltyldng for the issuance Of bonds to tn
amount OF s264. $50 to redaam, bonds fall
ing due In January next was adopted
4 On Recommendation of the same commit
toe, an ordinance creating the Office Q
City Bacterloogist. at salary OF $50
q por year, was adopted. An ordinance
Il raDorted from the same committee, max