The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-02
COMMON COUNCIL /
MEETS TONIGHT G.
Annexation Matter and Question
Of Electric Light Plant Will
Probably BE Up.
MANY POLICEMEN ARE SICK
Department Somewhat Crippled
by Continued Illness OF
Officers.
POLICEMEN ARE SICK

The meeting of the Common Council for !
tonight Is for the specific purpose OF
receiving an important special message
of the Mayor and action thereon. As !
originally announced In this paper. the /,
Mayor will direct the attention of the
Council to tho necessity for an ISSUE OF
bonds based on the realty valuation OK
the annexed territory. whenever M Issue
of bonds for any other purpose Is de-
mnnded It Is likely that an ordinance
will be introduced providing for an Issue
OF $4,000 OF bonds for the construction OF
an electric plant. and that at the same
time another will be offered, as required
by law, for the Improvement OF the IN
{corporated suburbs. Under the law three
days must elapse before an ordinance
providing for bond issue may be passed.
thence the meeting tonight IN order .hu. ,
the ordinances may be taken up ana
nassed by the Common Council at us
regular meeting next Monday night ana
by tho Board OF Aldermen at Its meeting
on Tuesday OF the following week.
The indications now are that the
rnnca COMMITTEES will report Its recon-
nendation OF an ordinance providing iol
a bond issue for the electric plant, h my,
tho bond issue OF Il per cent. OF lne s
suburban realty values recently addea -
| tho city will follow as necessity, PEN.
imnerat,vely demanded by the order OF
| the court. It may be some time before
| either ordinance will be passed. owing u
| the likelihood Of further reference 70 com
| mittees, but 1t Is predicted by the frlenus
| of the electric light plant that TINS meas
| ure will receive the approval OF the Iou l,
| ell. though 1t IS certain that hght WI
be made against IT,
Outlook for Busy Day.
l To-day will be busy day In the Cit!
l HALL especially among Council commit
tees. Beginning with the Committee o.
! Markets at 430. meeting OF tne Sol y,
mittee on Cemeteries will be held at o:S
and Mt 3 O'Clock the Committees on Light
street Cleaning and Local Assessment
are called.
Tnasmuch as the Common Council ha
| subsequently been called, It Is likely ina
the various night committee meetings
will be declared Off and deferred to som
other date.
on Thursday at P. NJ. the COMMITTEE
on Ordinances and the subcommittee
the Committee on Relief OF the Poor
engaged in in1uiring into conditions
the City Home, will meet, and at Z.
the Committees on Improvement OF Jane
River and on Grounds and Buildings WI
meet. The meeting of the Ordinance Con
mittee Is called. especially to take actio
| on tho abattoir matter. hearing WI
| be given the opponents OF the plan, ar
] the committee will agree upon some re-
ommendation relative to the ordinance.
Crippled by Sickness.
The Police Department is considera
bly, crippled by sickness Just now. an
Chief Werner is handicapped in GOVERN
tho new territory as result. The dc
u a.. t,1 act Ut -
:. hospital list, fo,lr OF the six officers a
J. tached to headquarters being detain'
r at home by reason OF illness. They Al
y Captain A. NJ Tomlinson and Sergean
e. Gibson Wiltshire and Mcmahon Sc
= geants Wren and Bailey alone are
IS duty. Fortunately there is no especi
le demand upon the department Just no'
e. OF the entire force. fully twenty men 2
m on the sick list. their absence entaiili
m heavier work upon others.
adj The Board Of Police Commissioners "
meet on Wednesday of next week to al
nose OF the usual monthly routine.
er business. one pntrolman Is to be elect
al to I'LL a vacancy caused by res,gnatlo
ny 81 as known, however, nothing
is esnecinl Importance is scheduled.
a THE Board OF Fire Commissioners y
m. hold a busy and important meeting 8! ne
n Monday night Mt 3 O'CLOCK; Wo .',s
% the making up h!io f-,Fs
y, ,artment on the budget will begin.
On On Quiet Yesterday.
W -. Resides the police headquarters foi
$. ava the ianitor and ono elevator mi
, ,,,s en-, CAPTAIN Frank w. Cunningham, city g
va lector; Mr.. i. p. Winston, clerk Q, Of . !,
ie Taw and Equity Court: Clerks Wal
ms, ,,e Christian 1 and Il. Lawton crutchtield q
les city clerk b. t. August were re-, inc o.
,s of,cials on duty In the City Hall vest
rs Nav . Collector Cunningham was tn
- to receive belated payments on e
ael taxes In order to save many from n !.
,en penalty who get an opportunity :. %, Y :
3no the hall only on holidays, q cons' 50
S, OF BE sum was received; c,,,+ohe
~ DEPUTY Clerk T.. Lawton Crutchn
an ,,esterdny issued the first marriage
ms s senso Of the year 1907 to Mr.. John
ar al. S Wall. OF this city, and Miss Fan
mo ro Murphy Of Missouri They were q m m
rye rlea yesterday.