The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-07
COUNCIL WANTS
NEN0SR.0 D ! ) !. HERE | /. !! |.
Resolution Wanting .toitritts Conf ON
sinittce to Ask Chesapeake
aid OHIO Officials. s3$s
TWO THEATRE ORDINANCES.

Body Passes Measure Allowing
ii Number to Stand Prevent
a Speculation in Tickets.
,rhe Common Council held h session ssNltf'
until nearly o clock this morn
Ing ard disposed Of 10 great donl of3 ot's IS
mess 81 more Or less inporta hce es,3a,
Vice. President Il. I 1Iatvle Spence Er'cc.-
sided ably In the absence Of the president
and ,disEnt he'd a business {.as though he a
were am old timer ss.y 81 ~
4 lille ordinance allowing thirty persons /
TO aturd on tile lower floors aid twenty
An tile Balconies oftthe play houses hers
was adopted, and II resolution offered FL ~ ny
Mr.. M Ills appoint u Joint commune ~ s 70
Snrgc tho; enlargement % the .rcpl III hes
apou.se and Ohio shops here l, was put
sifspensiofl u the, rules es
,rhero was Il Vast amount of other us
mess transacted. az i5 AT ti' AZ III
Session in Detail.
Vice President u. Haryie Spence called
tho body to order at S10 o'clock, and
Clerk August read a communication p rom
President Peters. stating that he wa 8
absent III attendance upon the master
Painters Convention. now II, son 4 III
Wis., essrs Iiobson ~ and
lTaleyiS wero reported absent on account
OF sickness The clerk read the follow
ing veto MESA SO from Els Honor, the the
mayor So va 81 {, ~ Il Il SSs@ p ~
SIa'r have returned wi tlout my signature
a resolution pay gsicet'taiin Ss..ms q
money passed BIZ your bod on the 81
1905, and $conctrred in! BY the
Board on tho 10Th Of January. 1905.
i NV & reason for withholding my sig
nature to this resolution is simply that
no reason IS assigned for the payment OF
,the money. II have no doubt that there
is good and sufficient reason for8the pay
iment, but3it does not appear on tho face
Iof tho resolution XII III "a Es
THE veto was sustained This resollll-5
ttlon provided for the payment Of money
10 some one, but tho object Of the pay
me1lts was anot stated. Tho mayor sub
1nittod a resolution which was adopted;
calling 3oi, the police and fire departments.
iforfinformationj as to the list and loc:l-}
ton ofS#flrcs an A dpollco9 .a1arn13 boxes vt
tho various public parks Of the city. An
other resolution came from His H Honor
relating to certain changes in IN y torn
OF city bonds, SO as to make them con-
form to recent ordinances on tho sub
joct. and this was also adopted. i}
4 The report OF the Street Committee was
read by tho clerk, but. 1T contained % tile,
matter Of public moment. s3 3
Discussion Spirited.
Il Al ordl nunce from, tho FINANCE Com!
,mittec authorizing the auditor to mark
r'sutlsfied"2on grading BILLS against prop
7crty holders iii the Lee District, between
I.ombardy Street and the boulevard, and
n pnl
some discussion, Mr.. - icke rson, Of Mar.
shall Ward, speaking strongly IN opposi-t
jtldil. Mr. Miner spoke for the ordinance,
and outside the railing were Colonel
Charles D. NVinEo, N Ma or, iRo.s n Stiles,
lNGessrs. Everett aWnddey, j. 3. Elan, b..
Rand Wexford and others, owning prop.
{elty 5in the&L Dstrict@in&tlte Interest
joc5its passage, while ex-Al derlnar, Otway,
IS. Allen, another owner, ocucpied g sea t,
within the railing. 5}. @
Mr.. Miners remarks We're in reply to
those OF Mr. Dlckerson and he pleaded pig, d!
for tile adoption of, the ordinance. The,
amount involved is understood TO be,
about $4,000. !33 III s5 u 81 b IN
On motion Of Mr., Glenn, the citizcns
present We're hoard. and Major Otway s..
Allen was the first introduced by Vice
sPrcsident Spence: M < E n #
Major Allen said the assessment in
question was Illegal unfair and unjust,
and lie spoke with some warmth In favor
of the proposition lie said tho whole
City was Interested IN having good streets
and road beds in Leo District. and not
only the citizens Of Lee District. There
was n good deal or cross-firlng between
Major Allen and Mr.. Dickerson and Colo
mol Iviugo, lowed briefly in support Of
tho ordinance. III
Mr.. Lynch opposed the ordinance and
Mr.. Pollard spoke in Its favor and@spre-.
sentcd q Estltion signed by over one huns
drel 4Irope rtyl b holders in lice District,
asking for It's passage i 7'Stj 'g 81 lSi t
Mr., Elicit spoke for the osdinan nee and.
sal dit was only Justice that WAS being
brief colloauy, and Mr., Elicit proceeded
TO argue in favor Of the ordinance. ;;sstfi- II
Mr.. CARRIER offered anHamendment not
only to cancel existing bills but to refund
all grading taxes heretofore paid In Lee
District. 5@ Is VI II & gi4 KS "a
Mr.. Pollock opposed this amendment
and earnestly advocated tho ordnance.
Mr.. Dickcrson spoke nj gain In opposi-
stion and, said no could never vote for tho
ordnance. IL aE9 t6 ,95t ~ lit
The entire ma tier was recommended to
tho Finance Committee. toilfmotIon of Mr.,
Pollard y. s5S gStlEgSg, IS
Raises Keepers ssSalaTy.,r
The ordinance Increasing IT'D salary
Of the keeper Of lakewood Cemetery from
| S65 TO SIS per month was adopted, as
| was that To create the officeEof fourth
assistant city engineer and allow the En-
ginee,' a senogrupher and type tier. The
ordinance providing for the examination
of school children by eTphysiclapsito the
poor. Wien called upon to do so by the
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