The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-09

we're two ordinances offered and referred
relating to street improvements. One
was by Mr.. Pollock, and the other ~
Mr.. Morton. The former presented the
plan heretofore outlined, which has Dcen
worked out by himself and Mayor Nc
Curthy, and which calls for the spending
of $4,000 for this purpose.
The ordinance OF the latter was along
the same line and appropriated q like
amount.
Mr.. CARRIER presented petition for
Kindergarten in connection with Nchol-
son School, and Mr.. Grimes got through
resolution appropriating $3.50 for the
care and marking OF the grave of the
late Mayor Joseph Mayo, in Shockoe Ctm-
etery.
Mr. Umlauf offered his ordinance long
pending before various committees. re-
uuiring the city to furnish free water
\ to the street car companies. for sprinK-
ling purposes, and it was rejected and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Looks Into Sprinkling.
Mr.. Don Leavy offered the following,
and 1t was adopted @ )
Whereas, It is deemed advisable for the
nroper sanitation of the city and the
p,,blic welfare, that some adequate system
Of street sprnkling he adopted, therefore.
BE II resolved by tn6 NOillIlOH sGoNIicit
of the city Of Richmond:
That tho Committee on Health be,
and they are hereby directed, to proceed
Immediately with an investigation of the
cost to sprinkle the streets OF the city
on each week day during the months of
onch year from May to November, and re-
l.ort their recommendations as to the
feasibility OF putting Same into opera
ton 4.8a
Reimburse the County.
Mr. Pollard offered the following ordl-
nance, which relates in IL most important
manner to the subject OF lamentations:
Be 1t ordained by the Council of the
city OF Richmond: @ &N
i, That tho city of Richmond hereby as
slmes and will provide forathe reimburse
lnent to tho county OF Henrlco OF the
sum OF nineteen thousand four hundred
and torty-nine dollars and twenty-eight
cents ($1s.4492S), that being determined by
the Circuit Court of the county of llenrco
Ly lis DEGREES entered on February II, 1905,
in the proceedings pending In said court
under the style Of city OF Richmond vs..
county of Ienrleo. ct. ais, ana Jas w.
Atkinson, ct. ais, vs., city or Rlcnmona'
1ltory to the city OF Richmond, to 10 the
l,,st proportion of the existing debs OF the
county Of llenrIco to DO borne ana PAD
by tho city Of Richmond
For Schools and Lands.
o That the sum of thlrty-two thousand
eight hundred dollars t$22.SGO be. and the
sn mo is hereby. appropriated out OF any
funds in the treasury Of the city or ltlch-
mond to be placed to the'credit OF Nv
account TO be kept In the oitlce or nc
auditor OF the city Of Richmond, to be
KNOWN MS ..nnnxatlon account" to pay
INC county of ItcnrcO for school houses
ma the lands on which said school houses
nro situated, belonging to the county or
flcn,ico. which are within the territory
annexed to the city of Rlchmohd, ny tlle
said decree of the Circuit Court OF mo
county OF llcnrico. entered IN SAID pro-
cecdngs on tho nth day of February.
1906 the title to when properly WIS,
Nv the said decree, vested In tho city OF
richmond, and the Committee on Finance
of The Council of the city OF Richmond
are hereby directed to provide the neces-
sary amount by n temporary lonh, u
necessary, and the auditor of the city or
Richmond is hereby directed and re"
ulllred, upon the warrant Of the Commit
tee on Finance, signed BY the chairman
thereof, and approved by the city attor-
noy. TO nay said sum to tho treasurer of
the county Of llenrlcO,
8. This ordinance shall be In force from
It's passage.
More For High School.
Captain Il. l., Musurier presented the
following, ana 1t was refcrred:
Ro 1t resolved by the Council of tho
city of Richmond, the Board of Aldermen
concurring, that the city Attorney be
and he Is hereby authorized and direct
ed to acquire by gift, purchase, con-
demnatlon or otherwise the southern hnlt
Of the square Of ground in the city or
Richmond, bounded on tho north by Gay
Street, on the east by Ninth street on
the south by Marshall Street, ana on me
west by Eighth Street, being the halhho',
Of the square OF which the northern halt
has recently heen acquired by ne V,ts
rs a site for the new High School nl'la-
irg: hut no final action shall be taken
here under until the Council shall nave
made The appropriation necessary to aer
ouirc said property.
Change the Name,
The following ordnance VAS oheFeu
by Mr.. Richardson and referred'
mo ,honC, tho name of Park street 10