The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-13

The session OF the Board of Aldermen
last night WAS rather tame. contrasted
with the two sensational meetings tnme-
diatcly preceding, at one OF which the
economy combine furnished the thrills,
and at the other Of which the anti
budget combine caused stir. The old
story OF the King OF France and forty
thousand men WAS repeated. After hav-
1ng laboriously climbed the hill OF oppo-
yition. the Board receded from much OF
It's former work. Tho anti-salary COM
binatlon went to pieces. melted. dissolved
into thin air.
~ The Board rcconsidcrcd and voted the
City Treasurer an additional sum Of near
1y $1,000, which goes for an additional
picrk. Then the Aldermen increased the
Ralary or the Police Justice. this carrying
with 1t also a raise for the clerk to the
Police Court. No other salary ordinances
came up on their passage.
After having twice failed OF the re-
3s uured two- thirds majority. the Board,
IN the third attempt, passed the ordinance
npproprating conditionally the sum CT
$1,000 for a monument TO Edgar Allan
Poe. The ordinance received the fourteen
yotes required, neither more nor less.
Mr.. Washers change OF vote made the
rcsult possible.
Vote for Inquiry.
Tho joint resolution providing for a
special joint committee to investigate
recent criticisms and charges made by
the Mayor against the Finance Commit
tee was adopted, Mt. Grundy personally
appealed for the passage Of the resolution,
on the ground that the committee de-
sired it and WAS entitled to 1t. GOf the
five Aldermen on the Finance Commit
tee four We're present, Mi. Dabney being
the only absentee. Mr.. Elicit opposed
the resolution. Messrs. Cottrell, Grundy
and Wood favored It, The vote was
fourteen to seven. Both President Peters
of the Common Council and President
Turpln, of the Board OF Aldermen, voted
for the resolution
The ordinance providing for a spccla
joint committee, with large powers Il
upportion the half million dollars raised
by bonds for tho Improvement Of the an
nexed territory among the various sec
tions thereof. provoked vigorous oppost
tion from Preidcnt Turpin, who force
fully antagonized the proposition. 1t
friends in both branches were on han
to help push It, however, and 1T squeezed
through by the narrow margin OF II I
O.. One vote would have killed It.
X There We're twenty members Of TIL
Board present, and as soon as the roll
call. minutes and other preln1lnaries la
been concludeGs Clerk August read an II
vitatlon from the officials Of the James
town Exposition Company to The Counc
To visit the exposition site. The Boar
directed the acknowledgement and az
ceptance Of the invitation, Later on 3
night tho Board adopted resolution II
duestlng the Chesapeake and Ohio Raj
way to promulgate exposition rates MOI
favorable to the city.
Session in Detail.
Tho Committee on Streets submittt
a report, transmitting certain ordinance
and a report OF the City Engineer est
routing the costs of Q complete s.lryt
Of the new territory, The estimated co
Of the survey ascertainment OF grade
etc,,is about s2l 900, Tho engineers Y
port called for additional force, and WI
referred to the Ordinance Committee.
An ordnance amending Section 5 4
the City Code so as to permit the Sout
ern Railway to construct Il track
Cary street, from Fifteenth to Seve
tcenth Streets, under certain Limitation
was passed
An ordinance permitting r, Franoio
to construct a balcony over hanging I
pavement Mt No. 1l4 East Broad "
passed---14 10 6.
A resolution from the Committee
Water providing for transferring s35,(
TO the account of water mains went
the Committee on Finance, RI!
The Committee on Ordinances repnri
an ordinance toproNide for establish
an officers table at the City lIo
e without charge for hoard. This went
the Finance Committee, as did anotl
prescribing ambulance charges for
tonding persons beyond the city lim
and another authorizing the tempor,
employment. OF a pharnarist at the G
3s Home. #
Resolution Adopted.
,l'he Committee OH Ordinances, Char
and Reform reported resolution /,
yding for special colnnittea ia
u alirn into the dcsirabiiity Of establl