The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-16
CHANCE Method
o. Street q WORK K.
All Members Must Now Vote
OH improvements
Ordered.
A PARTIAL VICTORY ron " IS WON Q
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Joint Committee Of Conference
Sought to Have Ward
System Abolished.
A PARTIAL VICTORY 70 IS WON.
Joint Committee Of Conference


tom, an effort was made last night to
have,this work done hereafter where 1t
is most needed without reference to ward
lines, but 1t was only partially SUCCESS
full
DIR. Il. N. Caiisch and Mcssrs. ]. stew
art Bryan. r.. Lee Trlylor. NJ. G. Pat
terson and C., T.. sydnor, representing
tho Joint Committee Of Progress, ap-
peared before the street Committee and
urged the adoption OF the resolution off,
fcred by Mr.. John b.. Minor. having this
end In view, but instead the committee
adopted substitute offered by Mr.. Pol "A
lbck, providing that hereafter no work
shall DO ordered done. except by q vote
OF the full committee and then only af-
ters'the work has been listed II the pre-.
vious meeting and q printed list thereof
with estimated cost furnished the mem
bers five days before final action. The
adoption of this resolution Is regar ded
as "a step In the line OF the reform sought,
but the friends OF the latter say 1t Is
not all they desired, They wanted the
entire sum kept together and spent
without any reference y to ward lin s. n
Free Bridge Matter.
When the committee had disposed o.
some routine business the FREQ Bridge
resolution, which was " signed Al by the
Mayor during the day was on .mot ton
OF Mr. Mills re ferred to a committee OF
I'VE, to act with a similar committee
from the Manchester Council for the
purpose Of bringing In q recomme nda!:
ton as To locat ion, cost, etc, to the fuil
Committee. The II committee recommend
ed 70 the council the finance permit
ting coasting where there is no danger
from, steam or street raj ways.5 IS
certain the cost q opening Lomba rdy
from Broad northward. to the corporate
limits. s II! w n ,S
Division Of Street Funds. il
,,rhe matter Of changing the policy OF:
Z ,r,enfinr the money for street Improve.
Hnents was then brought up, an and Mr. VA u
John Is. Minor offered the following res -
Sclution: 4,
"Resolyed, THAT the plan heretofore
adopted or dividing the fund available
for streets generally among tho several vera
va rfls Of 4 the city he no longer pursue e
~ this commit tee, and that this commit
tee hereby expresses its purpose to ex-5
PEND the ~ hole Of said fund afterSsd de- ne
Quoting $4,000 for repairs In the manner
and in the loca ton where. In Its opinion
the best results VII Re hll'l
where the greatest n cd Il :sxi sis, ire
tspcctiyes Of the present wa I'd, lines
Or. Calisch Speaks.
Dr. IL N. Galisch, speak ling for. the joint
Committee of Progress advocated 81 th !;
resolution, anu said It would ilncans q great
deal to the- health and progress KS 81 ttle
city.
The blood Of human bodies. he said. vas
! fed from the heart, and was distributed
from this cen trail organ to- others. where.
& IN S,ya q most needed. III So it, was with
cities He said often times money was
laced In wards where 1t was not nccdeSl,
while others were allowed q 9 Ter: 4s;si
# Dr. Cal sch spoke OF great contemplated '1
Improvement by the CITY,, and declared
that tho proposed pla nwould make lk''I N !,
8in,rlortant contribution ITO The prosress
sd growth of Richmond.
x He said the people OF Richmond should;
realize that they were st5one a an, icy.
should get together and pulli to 70
the nrogress and beauty. OF the CT
r Ward dIstribution. he thought, tended
"a breed sci fishness and to retard the on
ward march OF n great municipality.
Fl 3Eg.srhe present system Is bot h vicious ana
4 az trfya pa nj The said, and should py
all means be abandoned 4! Id, 81
Mr. j.. Stewart Bryan, OF the coHlllllte'',
b smoke + for the resolution, and EXPRESSED
IND hone Of the joint Committee OF Pro;
Sgress that It would be adopted.
2}s Much Further Talk. Kill ss3i
ernan Washer opposed the r IS
+ linn and ex D ressed the earnest hope that
stle SYST TEN would not be changed.
$s On 81 motion. the committee explained
the objects OF the resolution for Me-
,yNasher,s benefit, and there was " GOOD '
deal OF further discussion.
Mr.. Mills Of the committee, !, favored g,
the principle, but lie. did not like Mt MI
Minors resolution II eollered li le ~
S,,,R esolved, That hereafter all street ir-l
proveinents shall be ordered by this som
mttee Irrespective Of recommend,.aatlfo,nl's
from tho several ward deiegatlo,ns,,St
Colonel CutshaW's Views,
Mr.. Minor advocated his resolutions !
md declared that tG e ma hc desired
y He said there had been numerous .oc,
casions when somei wards had f gums
trouble TO spend the money gwen tn W,
funds. MI, Minor declared that the pres
ont system was vicious, one and he
|icarncstly hoped his resolution YOU'D os
adopted Polock oppe1sfd INC MtH"ff
Inc system WIS that ward committees
had baen allowed to spend the money,
He was opposed to thls.. ne shld.i ind y
unde the Minor resolution combinations
Would be mad to spend all the money ~
ono section1of the city, Mr. N innr said
(this presuppoaed low.ordeloi deal
ms In tic committee. Mr., Pollock 4, re- g,
minded Mr. Minor OF n meeting which
was held two years ago, .HsomeW,h9eTe,.
when tho money was apporttoned l,Sfh
Mr., CARRIER thought the Minor resolu-i
1 ton meant that the bnlk.5of tho money
would be spent in the West End, Mr,
Minor denied this and reminded Mr. Gar,
her I haiti would have to lbe @nl sod by y
majority vote of tho commltte !.
Colonel cutshaw was call ed upon for
his Views and na spokSa t,o some lHmg.h
Hike system, and especially along the line
of' the difficulty, of making any eXtenGs s,
street Improve nlents, OWING 70 ne lll'l-
| tied means prov ldett, n - &
He thought the city was lacking ~ I, g g
swhalp question went back u how are
you going to get the money y is VI IN
Obliterate Ward Lines.
y He did not care il ward lines were aboll-
tshed and his plaa was ~ 90 tho y work