The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-07
MANY IMPORTANT
MATTERS PENDING
Week Will Be One Of Most
Lively on Record in City
Hall.
"
COUNCIL MEETS TO- NIGHT
Annual Session of Fire Commits
sioners to Be Held-Popu-
lar Bond Issue.
COUNCIL MEETS TO- MIGHT

will be the most important of the week.
municipality. h Common Council and
the Board Of Fire Commissioners will
both hold their monthly meetings to-
night at s o'clock. The Committee on
Streets Will hold an important meeting
at I o'clock. The Committee on Police,
Elections and Schools will meet at 1880,
the Committee on Finance at 6 p. NJ,
and the Committee on Water at 4P. NJ.
Indeed. no other committee meeting has
been scheduled for any other day OF the
week. The Board of Police Commissions
ers Will meet on "Wednesday. Other COM
mittee meetings arc likely to be called
before the week closes. though no others
are scheduled.
Many Important Matters.
The meeting OF the Council tonight
promises to be both busy and important,
besides the usual mass of minor recon-
mendations by the several committees,
there being several important matters in
prospect BY far the most momen.ous Of
these is the consideration OF an ordinance
to be reported from the Finance Commit
tee recommending the issue of bonds to
the amount of $4,000 Tor the construction
of a municipal electric lighting and pump
ing plant. and another providing for an
Issue of bonds to the amount of $3.50, OO
for the reimbursement of Henrico county
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tionNof the county debt assumed. and for
the Improvement and urban equipment
of the new territory recently added to
, the city.
The ordinance requiring poolrooms to be
closed ut midnight has not yet been pass
ed, having been temporarily laid aside
and never subsequently called up. Now
that the Umlauf law providing for mid
night closing of saloons has become law. it
is likely that the Cary ordinance for the
early closing of poolrooms will come
UP.
The Committee on Conference on the
disagreeing votes of the two branches of.
the Council Oh the appropriation for the
entertainment OF visitors to the coming
Confederate reunion is another matter of
large and widespread interest, which is
expected to be reported tonight. 1t Is
reported that the conference committee
will recommend a compromise between
the recommendations of $1,000 and $50, 600.
but in any event n fight will certainly be
made on the floor OF the two bodies to
fix the figure at $4,000. the amount asked
by the general reunion committee. That
will ultimately be the result attained, it is
believed.
Several recommendations as to increase
OF salaries will be made by the Ordl-
nance COMMITTEES and by other commit
tees, including that proposing a 10 per
cent, raise in the pay of all policemen,
except the clerk to tho board and the
chief. Just why exceptions were made
and these two officers were Disseminated
| against is not explained. Chief Werner
has made good, in the Judgment of
the board, and in the estimate of many
persons Is making a %vigilant and alert
| official. Clerk Pollock is a member of
! the force detailed to clerical duty at
headquarters. He is a competent steno-
grapher and keeps the board records.
and is on duty at the headquarters
desk all day. He is subject to emer-
gency service as a patrolman and is an
intelligent official in his varied capacity.
Various other recommendations as to
salary increases will be acted upon by
the Council.
Fire Department.
While the Councilman are toiling down
on the third floor. the Board of FIRE
Commissioners will be working on the
floor above. 1t is the annual meeting OF
the board, and President John Fl. Frisch-
korn will submit his annual report. which,
after approval by the board, will besfor-
wnrded to the Council. Thu report. will
| not be given out In advance. 1t is likely
to be an important one, as 1t Will embody
| the boards recommendations for the de-
partment for the ensuing year. It Is an
ticipated that an increase of the fire de-
partment. both in the number of men and
OF stations and apparatus, will be urged,
and that considerable money will be re-
quired to provide for the fire protection OF
the new territory of the city.
The fire departments draft on the
budget will be considerably larger, it Is
believed. than last year, but no one In a
position to say will make known what
the president of the board will recon-
| mend.
One vacancy in the force, caused by
the resignation of C. F. Hagner, a call
man, will be filed. A substitute will
probably be recommended.
The Board of Police Commissioners will
on Wednesday complete It's
lions to the Council as to the amount
required for the operation of the depart
ment during the coming year. An in
crease In the force of twelve or fifteen
men, and probably of Mounted men, will
be recommended, and considerable expen-
diture for the extension OF the police pa
troll box system. The board will have
one vacancy to fill, due to a resignation,
but with this exception the new men are
sticking, and several OF them have DEM
onstrated their value.
Popular Bond Issue.
The Finance Committee will meet this
afternoon to consider several important
matters referred to 1t. including the bond
ISSUE for the annexed territory. There
Is considerable demand for a popular
bond issue of the s4sO,0o0 loan proposed.
1t has been suggested that If these bonds
We're sold In small denominations and by
popular subscriptions there would be a
ready demand for them, say in 500,
$500 and $500 denominations. A PROPOSE
ton will probably be made In tho COM
mittee that such an issue be attempted.
The bonds would pay the purchasers 4
per cent. net, free Of tax, and would
constitute a safe Investment and Incl
dentnlly increase the interest of holders
In the interests OF the municipality, and