The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-15
AIDE RM[N WILL
HAVE BUSY MIGHT.
Large Docket OF Important Busi-
ness to Be Disposed Of
Wednesday.
MANY IMPORTANT MEETINGS
Committee on Relief OF the Poor
to Have Lively Session
Tonight.
MANY IMPORTANT MEETINGS

The week in the City Hall will start
on with congestion OF important
meetinga Of Council committees this
afternoon and evening, to be followed
ty one meeting on Tuesday night, the
regular April meeting of the Board
OF Aldermen on Wednesday, night and
one committee each on Thursday and
Friday nights. To-day's and Wedges
days programs are most important,
and Will Keep the councilmen busy
Tho new Committee on Apportion-
mcnt OF Expenditures In the Annexed
Territory WIFI convene at p. Nj. to-
day, and the Street Committee viii
have it's regular session at F. Nj,
with the usual heavy docket Of bust
ness to dispose OF. AT S o'clock the
Committees on Light. Water, Finance.
and Relief Of the Poor will meet. ana
at $50 O'Clock the Joint Committee
on Water and Electricity vii, sit TO
consider important business. ,-Ot all
these meetings. that OF the Committee
on Relief of the Poor will be one OF
the most interesting. aud II Is sure
to De prolonged and fun OF discussion.
The reason for this is the fact t,,aS
the question of the negro aimshouse
and the emergency hospital is to be
fought out to a finish. Heretofore, the
rival factions have been merely spar
ring for points but 70 night nothing
short of a knockout will be accepted.
DR.. Ennion G. Williams and Alderman
Marx Gunst will be, the intellectual
pusilists representing opposing views
on this burning issue. and each Is
ready for the battle OF his CAREER
The Finance Committee meeting Will
be important. 1t is likely that the
Pollard resolution, appropTiatinE S25uy
! for new census of the city, win
| come up II is q forcsone conclusion
| that It viii be recommended to the
!, Council.
The Board, of Aldermen will have one
of the longest sessions of its his
tory If it undertakes to dispose of the
/ monthly docket recently passed upon
! by the other branch at single sit
| ting. There are fewer members Of the
| Board and consequently fever orators
| but the salary increase propositions
Just approved by tho Common Counc!!
| may encounter another halt in the
| Board. Recently combination routed
| the salary increase adherents after n
short, sharp and decisive engagement,
| President Turpin mnrshallng the VIC
| torious forces.
History may repeat itself, but there
| arc no rumors anoat Of a hostile COM
bine The wards have d1vixd tho
| street funds and there IS no occasion
for a hold-up now. There will be op-
l position, no doubt, and an effort may
be madc to have the salary PROPOSE
ton committed to the new Committee
on Salaries.
/ So far as known there is nothing
OF great Importance othor than that
! before the committees named. The 81
nance Committce Will probably hear
l representatives of the Street Cleaning
Committee in behalf of increased fund )
for street cleaning work. One propo-
sition asking for S25,0D0 for additional
q swecpers and sprinlSlcrs or llushers
z has been offered along with another
A asking 1000 for tho employment OF
| additional force in this department
4 The Committee on Street Cleaning IL
urging both propositions, and also one
& for5thc purchase oralcase OF four street
& nushcrs. The regular meeting of the
Z Finance Committee Will be held on
Tuesday, to-day's being special meet
H. ing.