The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16
BOARD AMENDS
NEW SALOON LAW
1t Permits Bars To Keep
Open Until 2 a. M. Un-
til December lst.
ALDERMAN ADAMS
ATTACKS DABNEY
Declares That Latter Apparently
Took Advantage of Friends
Of Umlauf Measure to
Slip in Amendment
While Many Were
Absent.

Tho final half hour OF the Board 9f
Aldermen's monthly meeting last nigh;
was OF more importance than the re-
naming three and half or four hours
OF The session. Although the attendance
OF members was large at the opening Of
the session, 1t had dwfndled to fifteen
members when. at about fifteen minutes
past midnight Mr.. Dabney called UP his
ordinance designed to permit Keepers of
hotels to sell liquors until a. NJ. daily.
except sunday, from February LIST to
December 1s,. and abrogating the TIM
lauf ordinance to that extent.
In the course of a spirited protest
against charge by Mr.. Adams. that
advantage had been taken OF the friends
OF the measure in bringing 1T up after
they had left and without their knowl-
edge. the Alderman asserted that he
had counted noses. and that the Board
would have passed the amending ordl-
nance even with the entire membership
present.
He called the names OF Messrs. Grundy
and Gunst, who had gone home, and as
serted that both would have voted Tor
the ordinance. Mr.. Adams made his pro-
test against action on the matter so late,
and after several had gone. and stated
Inter that 1t looked like advantage had
been taken OF the absence of many mem
bers TO rush tb. ordinance through.
Dabney Protests.
Mr. Turpin charged that while the or
dinance ostensibly affected only the ho-
tells. It would apply 10 every bar in Rich
mond. and 5ir. Dabney admitted that
this was so.
Mr.. Dabney made an impassioned pro-
test against Mr.. Adams's charge of bad
faith and taking snap Judgment, and an
nounced that he would join Mr. Adams
IN moving u reconsideration at the next
meeting OF the Board. He vehcrnenty
denied and Indignantly repeiled the inti-
nation or the charge that he had takcn
any unfair advantage, and declared that
sc was an insult to the gentlemen who had
voted with him to so charge. Then IL
was that Mr.. Adams amended his state
ment so as 10 say that 1t looked like
advantage had been taken, but even this
was little more satisfactory to Mr.. Dab
ney who resented the insinuation
Here Is the vote TO suspend the opera
tion OF the Umlauf ordinance for ten
months, 80 as TO permit liquor to be
sold until . A NJ:
Ayes-Messrs. Bennett Burton. Dabney,
Donohoe, Masurter. Reynolds, Sattertield.
seay and Whittet-9.
Noes-Messrs. Adams. Elicit, Gilman.
Larus. Wood and Turpin--6.
Before the vote was announced how
ever Mr. Adams changed from aye to
no In order to move reconsideration.
Owing to the small attendance several
important matters before the Board were
not called up last night. The Aldermen
passed the various ordinances recently
passed by the Common Council relating
to annexation, the bond issue therefor,
the extension of the ward lines and the
application to the new territory of the
city tax rate.
Despite the protest OF Mr.. Turpin. who
made a powerful argument against the
action taken, the Board passed the or
dinance increasing the salaries OF the
four city Judges to $500.
Session in Detail.
After the usual opening prelin1inartes,
the Board took UP the regular routine Of
matters reported from the committees.
After disposing OF these by concurrence
without objection, the Board cleared the
deck for the more important questions
arising.
When the Mills ordinance providing
for the creating of joint standing COM
mittee to recommend improvements for
the annexed territory, came up for con-
currence in the action of the Common
Council, the first discussion of the even
Ing ensued.
Mr.. Dabney moved to strike out three
sections of the Mills ordinance and tn
insert In lieu thereof three sections sub
mitted by himself, as follows
That there shall be an additional
standing committee, to consist of three
members of the Board and five mem
bers from the Common Council. to
be known as COMMITTEE on Appor-
tionment of Expenditures In Annexed
Territory" who shall be charged with
the duty of ascertalning and reporting
to the City Council what public inn
provements should be made in tho
annexed territory during each fiscal
year, to be paid for out of the sum
set apart for public improvements in
said territory, and shall also ascer-
tain and report an apportionment of
said sum among the several depart
ments of the city government-that Is
to say, what should be expended by
the city upon streets sewers, lights,
water and other public improvements
In said territory during the succeeding
fiscal year, exclusive of expenditures
on parks and cemeteries, In conformity
with the act of the General Assembly,
approved March 10. 1904, and the order
of the Circuit Court, etc
That said committee shall so make
ana recommend such apportionment
that the said sums may be equitably
expended in the annexed territory,
having due regard to the needs of the
respective localities flor public in,-
provements and the early development
of such territory.
That the first npportionment under
! this ordinance shall be made to the
Common Council as soon as practica-
BILE after the approval of this ordl
nance. and thereafter Until the whole
sum shall have been expended. which
has been set aside for public improve
mcnts In said territory. shall be re-
ported to the Common Council at its
January meeting, and the Council
shall thereupon. by ordinance. de-