The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-09

quired two-thirds majority, tho vote
being as follows: Aycs-Alessrs. Can
son, Green. G. b. Hobson. j. a. Hobson.
Lea, Lynch, Miner. Morton, Neagle,
Phillips. Pollard, Powers Rlsshh cha
R!Ghardson Spence umaul Wen rS and
CARRIER. Gates. Mills. Pollock, Richards,
D. NJ White, W. l. White and Peters
Mr.. Cannon changed his vote from
aye to no. and moved to reconsider.
The motion prevailed.
Thereupon Mr.. Pollock renewed his
motion 70 recommit to the Ordinance
Mr.. Lynch offered rs q substitute that
nance Committee. with Instructions to
The substitute prevailed. and tie Or
dihance went to the Finance Commit
The ordinance appropriatlng $3.50 p er
Of the clerk Of the Circuit Court OF
the city Of Richmond was passed. with
put q dissenting vote after statsn1ents
o Su2apq aad q baVa * Meade MIssys
On motion Of Mr.. Mills the coun-
Gil reconsidered It's action in COM
hitting the seaboard Air Line ,ordi-
taken up amended 50 as to provide
for abandonment OF the grade crossing
on East Broad Street, and passed as
tain valuable rights and easements to-
the city under reciprocal arrange
ment with the railroad.
Gas Works Contract.
The report OF the Light Committed.
recommending the award Of the con-
tract for rehabilitating the Gas Works
a tits bid of 10000, was committed to
the Finance Committee, as was n reso-.
luton authorizing the City Attorney
,SK,f, 1rt, ffNvS
the rehabilitation of tho Gas Works.
for providing electric lights for the
to the joint COMMITTEES on Expcndi-,
lures on tho Annexed Territory. being
the first business before that com
Ordinances providing for an Increase
of the, pay of5nremen and employees Of
the Fire Alarm Department, reported
to tho Finance Committee.
The, ordinances increasing the pay
of policemen, Of the keeper of River
clerk Of the Street Cleaning Committee.
intendent Of Street Cleaning and others
went ITO the Finance Committed.
Tho ordinance providing for voting
precincts In the annexed territory was
50 as ony do%r
AS amended the ordinance was ndoD pit
ed..
An ordnance nXlns fTidhy, June 14ll,
as Richmond Day at the Jamestown
dsy Maa ado ns ak TEe Vre ehH MIL MIL
taTY VIZ nn IL On ts 81 Jos at BnS
ing Ground reported a substitute ordi-
nance for the one vetoed by TIE ,Mayor
orial chapel and parish-house within
the grounds
NE p :; Rehar :, n, exRla mea the the
o objeealons OF neG the Mayor and was de-
signed to safeguard the historic, church
rather than endangsr It.. IT,, ZIG to S declapGGa reg
by the church upon Its own Property
and that it was a matter with which
the citysh had nothing 70 90, tiiG tM,ayo q,
II The veto oflthe Mayor was sustained
and the substitute ordinance was, then
Site for Armory,
| ,rhc Common Council concurred In the
actionsof the Board OF Aldermen looking
to selecting site for an armory 1or
the Richmond Light Infantry Blues.
THE Council refused to concurtin the
ordinance i to permit r. Franclone to
street, rejecting the ordinance.
The resolution proyiding f or }oint
SO as to provide for q board ofamunici-
ipal management twas teonclrreh, in. The
| resolution SUGGESTS reducing the NUM-
Der Of 'Councimen5 from Ave to two
4 for BACKWARD. and Aldermen from three
/ to one 1t carries an appropriation OF
\ $50. b ts b
Reports or city officers were received
! and filed. land yariou communications,
/ petitions. etc. we're referred to appro-
+ priat to committees. 'gff'.'t-.t n 5s7a.
4 Tho call OF the roll produced few
! ordinances or resolutions.
Mr. Weill&offered4 one lapprOnriating
Il S 1000 10 enable tho Mayor toSentertain
3.oihcial visitors. IT went to the Finance
4 Mr.. iJmIauf offered n resolution ap-
4 propriatlng $l25 fora fro alarm box In
4 tho Auditorlum, Referred to Finance
4 ME-, Pollard introduced an ordinance
8 carrying nh appropriation for u new
4 census OF the city.
Il proprlating $500 for kals0mning the
Il Auditorium, and 1t was put upon It'll
pussnge and failed. It was reconsid-
Il cred ana then referred 10th Finance
u Committee.
Il Tle Council then adjourned.
L Vestrynaen Elected
ST. MARKS Episcopal Church haJ
II elected the following vestrYmen: S;
"A m DGYprjdgo senior warden; w. II