The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-13
THE TIMES DspAro RICHMOND WEDNESDAY, MARCH - 1907

ALDERMEN VOTE
TO INVESTIGATE |
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municipal management and approprlating
$500 therefor.
In the absence Of Mr.. Dabney, It's pat
ron. Mr. Gnnst stated that he had seve-
rnl amendments which he desired to sub
| init. He moved that the rules be s.is-
| pended In order that the matter might
be taken UP. This motion prevailed by
| vote Of IA to 4. The resolution was then
reported
| Mr.. Gunst stated that after consulta-
ton with Mr.. Dabney who had agreed
| thereto, he moved to amend by increas-
| ing 1t from one Alderman and two CoNl-
| cilmen to three Aldermen and four Coun-
cilmen. This amendment was adopted
| Mr.. Gunst moved to amend by enlarging
| the scope of this committee SO as to
| provide for reducing the representation
1 in the Board Of Aldermen from to l
and IN the Common Council from to 2.
and providing for the remuneration Of
the Council as 1t was proposed to con-
| stitute 1t.
Mr.. Turpin advocated reference Of
the resolution to tho Finance Commit.
toe, declaring that as It, stood 1t would
mean q junket, nothing more nor less.
i The $500 appropriation would carry
the enlarged committee about as far
as Baltimore. and there tho matter
would end. Furthermore. such COM
mitteo could secure no reliable nfor-
nation by such cursory investign-
ton.
Mr.. Rennolds moved to amend by
making the appropriation for the or
/ penses OF the joint committee $50 in
stead of $780,
Mr.. C;unst expressed himself as In
favor Of the Rennolds resolution and
opposed to anything savoring Of a
iunket.
Both the Gunst and Rennolds amend
ments were adopted, and the Joint
resolution, as amended, was then
. passed. 1t will now go back to the
Common Council for concurrence In
the resolution as amended.
Treasurer Gets Clerk.
Mr.. Wood, of Jefferson Ward asked
for suspension Of the rules IN order
to take up the ordinance proposing
! to provide an extra clerk In the City
Treasurer's office. The Board voted tc
suspend tlI rules.
Mr. Wood then made plea for the
!. passage of the ordinance, asserting
that the city actually paid the Treas
urer only $1,000 a year, and that the
. portion of this actually paid by the
, city to the Treasurer was only $3.50.
Mr.. Turpin vigorously opposed the
, , proposition, contending that the Office
was headed one. the service OF
the Treasurer to the city and the State
was one and the same, and that ASA
; matter Of fact the Treasurer actually
, derived $4,000 to $1,000 srom the office
and this was amply sufficient. Tho
office was not difficult one to FIJI
and the adoption Of the ordinance
would, mean further increase of the
Treasurer's profits by nearly $1,000.
!. Despite the objections stated by Mr.
!, Turpin, the Raard concurred In thu
: action of the Common Council by tn
! bare majority required. the vote beinl
i as follows:
: Ayes-Messrs Adams, Bennett. Bur
ton, cottrell, Elicit, Gilman, Grundy
c;unst, Larus, Moncure, sattertield
Y Washer, Whittet and Wood--14.
:, Nocs-Messrs. Donahoe. Mann. Ma
= surfer, Rennolds, seny and Turpin---e
u The ordinance will now go to TIL
= = Mayor for his approval
: : The Board >concurred in the follow
! ing ordinances passed by the Commo
It Council:
= TO pave the south side OF Broad
Street. from Pine to Relvidere street.
y with granolith.
+ To authorize the construction q o
- sewer on Bank Street, from Ninth to
o Tenth Street.
/. TO authorize the Richmond. Fred
:, ericksburg and Potomac Railroad
le Company to construct spur track
L, on West Clay Street to the coal yards
la of L. r. Murphy & Son. 4.
1t When the ordinance ratifying II
r transfer to the city and the dedicate
"a for street purposes, and ceding in liz
RI thereof a. portion Of the alley in the rel
TO OF the lots along Monument Avenue, fro
ad Allison to the Boulevard and certa
lie other streets affected thereby. Mr.. Sea
81 of Clay Ward, objected to the passal
as of the same. demanding written Cpl
at ion OF the City Attorney as to the lega
of ity of the action. He moved that :
ed ordinance be tabled.
is The Board refused to table, and tn
AK concured in the ordinance, Mr.. Sc
Tia alone voting no.
he Poe Monument.
te; Mr.. Wood asked that the rules he 81
lot pended in order that the Poe Monume
Y ordinance might be taken from the tab
or The motion to suspend prevailed by
nc vote of fifteen to five. Tho ordinan
which carries an appropriation OF SOU
ed conditioned upon the raising OF Il
IL sum by the Poe Memorial Association v
me thereupon reported.
M. When the ordinance was put upon
,os passage it failed OF the requisite 70,
,,uL teen votes. receiving but thirteen,
tha Turpin saved the ordinance from fail
,ar for the second time by changing his v
~ from FAYE" to mo-" moving q roc
80 sideration,, and then moving to table
- ordinance, both motions prevailing.
~, ~. vote on concurrence, before Mr.. Tur
~ ~ changed his vote, was as follows:
We Ayes--Messrs Adams. Bennett, G
~ trell, Gilman. Grundy, Gunst, Mann. NJ
20 cure, Sattcriield, Seay, Whlttet, w
and Turpin--13.
ohs Noes-Messrs. Burton, Donahoe, Ell
7. Larus, Mnsurler, Rennolds and Was
Jar IL
un- The ordinance ratifylng the franc
zen to the Richmond Passenger and Po
on Company to construct its tracks westw
,re1 on Broad Street from Robinson st
Va and to the city limits was taken up
MIA, passed by viva voce vote.
,acy Mr. Adams explained that this @