The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-13
SALOON ORDINANCE
HAD NARROW, ESCAPE
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ed. Their the doors opened and the
army Of saloon-keepers and bar
tenders marched out. smiling all the
while. One minister followed them q
few minutes later.
Can't Erect Livery Stable,
The Board started off by, putting a
check to the plans OF Charles Brown
for the erection OF a livery stable on
Broad Street between Lombardy and
to proh nbsa the budin a 81 sueh ho strae
ture pending the adoption OF the build
ing code. Alderman Dabney said it
would be six months. perhaps, before
wanted to amend the ordinance. pre-
pared at the request OF citizens living
on West Grace Street, so that a man
could build private stable on his own
lot II he felt SO inclined.
For Electric Light Plant.
What he afterward explained was
the first step toward the building OF an
electric light plant at the Csd Pump
House station was started on Its way
by Alderman pabney. The matter has
or another for three years. but Mr..
Dabney's new resolution called for the
expenditure OF $4,000. II SO much be
necessary .. to ascertain the cost OF CON
and specifications. saying that It was
especially desirable to secure this in
formation at a time when the water.
pumping question was SO uncertain.
dissenting vote.
After Telephone Company.
Alderman Benefits joint resolution
to Investigate the service of the South
ern Bell Telephone Company did not
take the course that he desired He
of two Aldermen and three Councils
men appointed, but Mr.. Gunst and Mr..
satterileld insisted that it so to the
Gommittse on EleetrieityMof which
agreed. The resolution directs the
If the Bell Company is operating a
tansd Sy Re e span tq afy is fp
nishing an efficient service, and by
what authority 1t has established pay
stations. The committee is vested
Mr. X n1 s Said sa he thouss the
plant itself was all right. but what he
was anxious to find out was some
thing about the service. The Board OF
Aldermen also adopted resolution
calling for an investiga ton.
Must Equip Hospital.
In a Communication to Council. Judge
Witt, OF the Hastings Court, submitted
letter from the Jail physician calling
attention to the need Of q hospital in
the matter had been brought up before,
but that nothing had been heard from
Council and nothing had been done. It
was explained that hospital quarters
had been provided In the Jail. although
the department was never equipped,
and demands for 1T are Forthcoming
almost every day. The question was
referred to the Committee on Grounds
and Buildings.
10 Continue Street Lights.
Mindful of the requests from huns
dreds of business men, Alderman Gill.
man got through--under a suspension
of rules-an appropriation of $500 to
Broad, Main and Eighth Streets until
January lst. He said that OF the ap-
preparation of 5000 about $3.50 would
still be uneXpended on December LIST.
and that with $500 additional the SER
vice could be continued until tho end
adopted. Alderman Dabney said that
he had a plan on foot by which he
hoped to have tho lights made rer1ra-
nent.
MANY ordinances came to the Board
for concurrence, all~of. which went
through without contest except two. III
the, end, however, they prevailed.
The; proposition y wing tho Street
Cleaning CommittsoNth right to use
the MIGRANTS for street flushing pur-
poses called forth a protest from al !.
dernlan Mann. OIL behalf of tho Com.
mlttee an Water. He declared that
his committee had not been consulted
and that It should have been consulted
first. Alderman Satterield took occn-
sion 10 say@that what was needed IN