The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-09
Mr.. UmIduf Offers Meas
ur6 to Close Saloons
From II Until g.
TO
POE MONUMENT
Measure introduced Asking
TheTetCr-Light Contract Re
newed for Year-School
Inquiry Resolution
Passed-Other
Ordinances.

The city Council last night completed
the monthly budget of business and dis
patched great volume Of work with
little DELAY. The session vvas n busy
ono. but largely devoted To- matters of
( routine. SUCH MS tho reference of com
nittse recommendations To- the Finance
/ Committee or 20 tho Ordinance COM
/ mittee
/ The only discussion Of tho meeting was
/ that incident TO action ON the recon-
mendation Of the Light Committee. that
| The city renew the contract with fha
! Richmond Passenger and Power Com
pany for lighting the streets ~ the CITY
Tor one year at the present rate Of s5415
per Hight per year. Nj Graham b. Hob
! son called attention 10 the fact that the
Passenger and Power Company has
offered % submit a proposition to the
| city 60 furnish 80 current for lighting.
pumping and power at advantageous
rates. and that the comnitto. had tabled
the communication. He moved that the
matter of renewing tho light contract
and the whole question he referred Jointly
to the Committees on Light. Water and
Electricity iu order that tho proposition
7 might Doe considered. Nr Miner was
quickly on his feet to support this motion.
stating thai the company had offered
90 furnish current more cheapiy than
tho city could produce it and advocating
tho reference proposed bv Mr. Hobson.
\ motion to table The resolution cut off
further debate however and its adon-
| tiou brought mp the question OF adopting
the committee recommendation with ref
ercncc 20 renewing H. contract for
street lighting The recommendation
was adopted with nttlO eppositon
Pass Pool Room Closing.
The only other feature OF busy session
was the Introduction OF number OF
ordinances Of universal interest and the
adoption. without opposition. ot the or-
dinance closing pool-rooms at midnl-nt.
Mr. Umlauf offered his urd.aaucs pro
viding for the CLOSING ol am licensed
saloons az - T. N. until a. A. forbid
dlns the granting of license To any one
not native or naturalized citizen. and
making &c unlawful to allow women or
minors TO dispense drinks. fle asked that
! 10 b" referred Co the Ordinance Committee.
and it took that course without being
read. save by it's title. Communications
/ from th" Methodist Ministers Association
and from the West End Womau's Chris
| tian Temperance Union. bearing on the
same subject. went to the same commit
tee.
MI Fred w. Richardson introduced HIS
resolution providing for Lle appointment
| of special joint comm, ,cN~e To make an
! investigation AS 10 the efficiency OF the
/ public schools. which was passed under
/ suspension ot the rules. and practically
without any opposition whatever.
a petition offered hy Mr.. Lynch from
/ about fifty citizens or merchants along
/ lower Main street adjacent 20 the Old
/ Market asking the Council tn convey
/ To- the Railroad Young Mems Christian
/ Association the Old Market site for the
/ construction ~ a Young Mems Christian
Association building on such terms as
may bee agreed upon therefor was re-
/ ferred To the Committee on Markets.
! For Monument to Poe.
An ordinance providing Tor the arpro-
priation by the city of $500 for the
erection Of suitable monument 70 Edgar
Allan Poe. providing the Poe Memorial
[ Association shall raise an equal sum for
/ the purpose was introduced by MI Poi
| lard and went % the COMMITTEES on
/ Finance
Mr Pollard also offered an ordinance
I relating To- the use of tracks ON Broad
Street for switching purposes by the
! Richmond fredericksburg and Potomac
/ Railroad COMPANY and so amending the
/ present ordinau.e as CD l.r1it the privilege
20 the movement W cars into aui from
/ the lot ON tue south si-r % Broad street
owned hy the company.
When tne body Uonf rnet ir proceeded
with the work before Q. Immediately after
( ro.i-cuu. which showed fae presence of
I a Iarge proportion ot tl- members In-
/ Guiding tho-. who came in later t.e-s
were present at t.s meeting au save 1ir.
/ Cannon who fs in Europe. anna tl..
/ Lynch. who i~ 4
TIA Council began where 30 h.t DER. of
az Adjournment on Manday t4sag 70
| the recommendation o- tae several -7rl-
/ mttees
Ordnance+ Increasing ta. -lus ~