The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-11
American Bank Again

n business was resumed.
American Bank Again.
}55 S.he r,onrd concurred III the ordinance
Of Councilman Morgan r. Mills, providing
thht Sthe city furnish tree boxes 70 citi
Ii xcns and that permitting tho Rfchtnoi,d
Fredericksburg and Potomac naallroat
# Company 10 construct d spur trick, tool
n The Same course.-
8 The Board concurred In Mr.. Lynch's
Il ordinance requiring street car companies
NO make connections for passengers OF
junction points.
2 AIr Blair offered m ordinance similar
y 70 the ono vetoed by the Mayor, with
& reference to cxempting tho American
National Bank from the fire escape ordi-
nnnre, and It was opposed BY Mr.. Mann
and adopted.
Colonel Grundy Loses Out.
ala Tic chair called attention to the fact
thht lie members OF the body from Henry
Ward had not drawn lots for long ana
short terms, aud Mr.. Allen offered a
resolution, which was adopted, prooVlu-
4 inn that lots be drawn ny the members.
The delegation Is composed OF Messrs.
Blair, burton and Grundy. One OF tne
three had to have u short term and TINS
was drawn nv Mr.. drundy. Tho other
TWO held until September /. 1905. Mr..
C;rundy VIII stand for reelection IN
Tic primary, though he reached this
conclusion only after long pleading on
the part of N1essrs Peters, Pollock anu
others.
The board concurred in the resolution
to eaeo the Scnbiooll Warehouse al
$1,000 per year.
Increase Auditors Salary.
The rules were suspended and the or
dinancc fixed the salary Of the auditor
at s2,40o instead OF 5000 was conculred
In. Mr. Seay. OF Clay Ward, moved 10
make It $4,000. but this was rejected. MI.
Dabney moved to recommit the ques-
ton of abolishng the position of weigh
master at the Second Market. This mo-
ton was opposed BY MIX Gunst, who
commended that the weighing done there
amounted to but little.
He submitted the following statistics
on the subject from the special account
ant:
February q, 1906.
Mr.. Marx Gunst, Y. p. Board of Alder
men, City:
Dear sir.-Referring to our recent con-
versation regarding the revenue from tho
Second Market scales I beg herewith
to give you the receipts for the last three
years: For 1903, S52.66; for 1904, S3076 loads
weighed, $50; for 1905, s45.s6; loads weighed,
! 1900.
Tho revenue from this source just about
+ covers the incidental expenses, leaving
/; the salary of the weighmastcr (s6Oo per
/ annum) to be paid out of the revenue
from other sources
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE S. CRDNsHAW,
Special Accountant.
After some debate the ordinance was
\ concurred In.
1 The board concurred In the ordinance
1 requiring that electrical engineers be as
sessed with license taxes.
The Gas Plant Matter.
The gas Investigating proposition came
up in It's regular order and Mr. Minor
moved that 1t be laid on the table. Mr..
Wood, chairman Of both the Committees
on Finance and Light. favored concur
renee in the action of the lower branch
to empower the Light Committee to re-
4 lnbilitate the works, and to employ an
expert engineer to assist in the matter
Turpin Takes Shot.
Mr.. Allen waited to table, and Mr.. Tur:
III pin (Mr Gunst in the chair) inquired
what would be the cost Of the proposed
leasing the CITY Hall as leasing the gas
works" said Mr. Turpin. II want 1t
known here and now that favor lnnnlc--
ipal ownership. I say the people do not
desire to vote on lHlS uTOpUSllipiI, anu
we ought to settle It here and now.
These gas corporations are the curse anu
y the rot OF city government, and am
opposed TO having anything to do with
them"
Messrs Allen. Rennolds and George j.
Seay advocated postponement and MIR.
Bennett thought the question should be
settled now
Mr. Dabncy said the committee report
took both sides of the proposition. and
theye Tor DOStDOno-
n,enr He earnestly advocated immediate
action. and Mr.. Blair approved postpone
ment on, OF courtesy to the committee.
low the Council like flock OF sheep
oVte to Postpone.
Nr. Minor changed his motion so as to
provide that the matter be laid over
y.rts! April 18th. and This was adopted
By the following vote:
A,-es--sfess-s. Allen. Renne,t. Blair, Bur
n nd George :.se,i1r, J. Say. WAit,e;- III
Soss-afessrs. Adams. C'ottrell. Dabne3..
D-oEaaos, sa.,erse'd. n FIJI seay, Wood
end Turp'n-s. !.
Want the Offices Here.
The board t9,scur!ed IN the resolution
their general offices here, and similar ac-
ing the contracs for the construction OF
the fI,re AZ the settling basin.
The resolution adopted by the lower
branch apprnpriating SliG 10 ray the ex-
y-anses OF His Honor, the Mayor. to New
Orleans 10 ask that the next annual re-
union 'of the Confederate Veterans be
held in this city.
Mr.. Minor got through an ordinance
empowering the Mayor To close streets
not exceeding seven days In case OF the
desperate illness of residents.
Federal Court.
tsnecal to The Times Dispatch.)
DA-NVILLE. VA. April 10-The United
States District and Circuit Court, Judge
Henry G. Mcdowell, of llvnchburg presto