The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-15

choice place III tho river for siimmc Or ba th-h
ing purposes, for he use OF The boys WHO WHO
3. That .tls city engineer be, and Us
hereby, authorized aud Instructed to ex.
anime the locality known rs the Ike st
especially. ana also otherl points ~ the
river which have been for years ths rs rs;
ascertain Whether those places would ret
he the most desirable pOints for the 10
.cutlon%of these conyenienccs. 5$ 81 IN
y The suggested ordinance referring !, 70
pay-statlon TELEPHONES was rel ~ 9 me
FINANCE Committc tee, gaSs 5ls tssE
Investigate the Gas.
MIR, Wood spoke strongly for the
amended resolution approprlnt ling 81 900 Tor
an investigation, into the alleged trouble
with tho gas OF the city. ind the an;-5
3polntment OF Il special Joint committee 10
\ lave charge OF the matter. D
Il 1t was adopted --uycH. " IA noes, 81 ft s
}}3 Mr.. Wood declared that 4 * there was
anything wrong with tho gus the people
should know the cause OF It. and he de-
manded the Investigation In tho name Of
himself. tho people and Superintendent g, Z
OF the Light Department. who had Sal-
ways favored tho investigation proposcd.I
The resolution to cstablisl, fire alarm
and police telegraph boxes In tho vuri-i
Gus parks OF tho city was concurred In,
It having heretofore passed the Council.
Tho Board CONQUERED Iii the ordinance
increasing the salary OF the keeper q
Cakwood Cemetery from $50 to SIS per
month, and when tho ordinance creating
the position OF fourth assistant city cn- I.
ginesr and allowing the engineer to np-j
point stcnographer came Up, was
fought by Mr.. Turpin Mr. Gnnst In the
chair and defended by Mr.. Minor IN "
KS Mr.. Va ,rurpln said the work OF the En-
gineer' g departt ut had not Increased.
and that the pip.oslt ton to give IT a ste
,lographer WAS Fprepostero, 81 II !sa ID slt
would 8bos ali absolute was to Of noneysySt'o
make the appropriations. Mr. Minor and
Mr. Wood appealed for thc adoptio Of
the ordinance. and undertook TO show
that the department sndl y needed the ad 4
dltional force asked for. l3sS VI
Deserves a Monument.
Mr.. Turpin replied to Mr.. Minor. and
declared that he understood the workings
OF the Engineers department before MIR.
Minor had desertcd dresses. He know the
ordnance would pass. but no would n ever
| tie himself to the coat tail OF any city
official. Mt. Turpin paid y tribute TO
| Colonel .Cutshaw, saying he would Dc
serve Il bronze monument upon his death
on account OF his faithful services to
the cts. III y5$
Mr.. Zimmerman called for separation
OF the question. nnd tho first proposition
OF tho fourth assistant engtnecr#at 8 200
per year, and It failed---aycS. y; noes, D.
lit required fourteen affirmative " votes.
When the second proposition was an. q. I
lnounced, Mr.. Bennett moved to amend by
making tho salary Of the proposed ste I
/ 5nf
Mr. rurpin kept up his fight, and he
got into q running debate with AiessrH.
Minor and Mann. the latter decla ring that
the additional help was absolutely needed.
I Mr.. Benefits amendment was lost, Us
was tic original proposition and Mr..
| Minor moved reconsld eratlon. 39 rms
motion was adopted, and the resolution
was tabled 3s5i M
1 81 The ordinance requiring the physicians
4 to the poor to make daily inspc ctlons OF
! the public schools. and to increase their
| salaries from, $40 to SIS per month, caused
1 some discussion, and IT was defended ~
4 N1essrs Wood and Dabney.
~ Mr.. zimmerman moved to amend by
i providing that two additional physical M
4 to tho poor be appointed. whose duty y
4 shall be to examine into the conditions
4 OF tho public schools and whose salary
shall be 5000 per year each. # J.
i Mr. 4urpln's appeal.
There wassn good deal further discus
4 sion, and Mr.. Turpn said the physicians
i to tho poor paying 1000 yisl is each pei
year got only as much as s ila pr
Zimmerman changed his amendment &c
4 AS TO authorize tho appointment Of twe
/ nddltional physicians to the poor, Withoti
y specifying their duties and this was LOST
4 as was also the original PROPOSE ton, !. Iii
Il Tine ihnOk fEJ litlS
a Works was getting 5000 some time ngo
i and tho Light Comm ttee, thinking they
i had the authority, raised 1t to $500, 'Lht
Ijowcr branch adopted an ordinance N
Board refused to concur, Mr., I'urpll
I lighting It., some olfe asked where wa
4 the authority for tho con- mittee'H actions
Mr. TSgrnin Iar aa no 20 aa y;
authority,' Nj. pabney Thought 7thls WI
q ali unfair statement. but tho presldfcn
! repeated it, n.
Ordinance Lost,
l. Mr.. G,lnst moved to reconsider the vote
4 by which tho ordinance was lost ana y
n and Mr., Wood advocated their motion y
Il sneechea or some length. l>l
2 THAT the services OF hooklieepeI 81 IA
4 Gas Works were not worth N,A Du
s|thAt IL was the Genelu ! era 20 for NOR
Z money that seemed 70 DO 1, sweeping .oy "
4 l2dinance, Tho question was reconsldere
! lnnd tabled. M x. (,
81 0The board concurred in the Ordlnnnc
increasing tho pay OF ono of the brick lnS
nrs AT tho Gas Works tweRty gents ~
Jihe ordinance allowing thirty person
10 stand In tho orchestras and twenty !
!, tlle balconies of playhonses was read m
& explained By Mr.. Minor. Messrs. Nc
Iiee. Allen q, Collins and ~. a. Neal, IN
$terestcd In tho passage OF tho ordinance
occupied seats within the raj ing,6 e, s;s
Isl Mr., Dabney moved to amend by max ~
/ orchestra, and lie made a strong speecl
IA fttyorlng his amendments He said Rich
IA monG people were too slow to encourng
nnd ho belieyed the satet
limits amendments. o..
Amendment Wins Out N "A 81