The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-08
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Advocates Of Proposition Unwill-
ing to Risk Vote Oh
It just Vet.
THE VETERANS GET MONEY
Unanimous Action on Conference
Report Increased Salary
for Attorney.
THE VETERANS GET MONEY

Tho Common Council held al ad-
lourncd session last night but disposed
OF nothing important save the appro-
priaton Of $4,000 IN aid of tile Confed-
crate veteran reunion fund and tho ndop-
ton of the ordinance fixing the salary
of tho city attorney at 5000 per year
and requiring him to devote his entire
5tmc to the business Of the office. Tic
action rs to the veteran fund was IN the
form of adoption or the report OF the
Committee Of Conferences which was
greed unanimously. There was but one
vote against the increase In the salary
of the attorney and this was THAT OF IL
lawyer.
The expectation that the electric light
and powcr plant ordinance would be
called up attracted not few persons
to the meeting. and though the matter
necessarily came up. having been tapled
by the body until this meeting, 1t was
Immediately sent to tho table aEaln. on d
motion OF its advocates opponents OF ny
proposition who desired TO dispose y, -
then and there voting In tho negative.
with seven or eight abscntees. includ-
ing several friends OF the project. !, WIS
moi deemed advisable by those i'll charge
OF the measure to consider It
Session in Detailt
There were Just twenty seven mem
hnrs nrcsent w hen at $3.50 o'clock Pres
idcnt Peters called the body TO order.
Tho roll-cnll was followed by mo-
tion 10 dispense with the reading or
the minutes, which was adopted.
Under suspension of tho rules. Mr.
Mills called zip the ordinance relative
to the salary and duties OF the CITY
ATTORNEY. He moved to separate the
~ ~, - ~ the SALARY or
tho CITY Attorney and the creation OF
tho Office Of Assistant City Attorney,
aud offered q substitute ordinance, APP
plying only to the City Attorney, whose
salary was fixed at $4,000 per year. The
amendment was adopted and the
amended ordinance passed. Mr.. D. NJ
White voted no.
Mr. Mills thereupon offered another
ordinances creating the office of AS
slstant City Attorney, and fixing his
salary at $500. This was referred
to the Committee on Ordinances, Char
ter and Reform.
Mr. Mills offered an ordinance au-
thorlzlng the superintendent of the
water department to enter in to- con-
tract with the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad for site for a storage house
for the settling basin supplies. This
was adopted.
Extension OF avenue.
Mr.. Pollard offered an ordinance to
ratify tho acquisition Of land necessary
for the extension Of Monument Ave-
ward.
large number OF ordinances re-
ported from other committees were
sent to the Ordinance or the Finance
Committees
Several propositions. unfavorablys re-
ported from committees, were laid be-
fore the Council, and the committed
recommendations were confirmed by
the rejection of these propositions. EN-
braced In this category were the Dab
ney ordinance, extending the hours for
the sale of liquor, and the resolution
relative to the sale Of the Old Market
Hall to the Railroad y NC. A., tho
city declining to SELL
Several ordinances relative to salaries
Of various city employees, reported from
the Committee on Ordinance, Charter
and Reform, were referred to the Finance
Committee.
The old ordinance, requiring city en-
ployes to be qualified voters and to have
paid all their taxes before being en-
| ployed, was reordained. It was recently
repealed and an effort made to strike
out tho provisions as to residence, but
| the City Attorney declared this provision
| invalid.
Councilman w. Fred Richardson made
! an effort to secure action under suspcn-
| sion Of the rules upon an ordinance APP
| proprlatng $500 for u granolithic floor
| for the vcstibule of the auditorium. and
| a parliamentary skirmish ensucd. Presl-
| dent Peters had called Mr.. CARRIER to
the chair, and members endeavorcd to
enbarrass Mr.. CARRIER by bolnbarding him
with motions and parliamentary inquiries
| causing no little fun. but Mr.. CARRIER
! played the role Of the late Speaker Reed
and ruled rs he wiled reversing himself
when he chose. After the matter had
been seriously taken up under motion t.
| reconsider and then to suspend the rules
the body declined to vote the approprlst.
ton.
communication from the Board Of
Aldermen embracing n resolution
passed by that body thanking the
trcmen for their services at the re-
cent Cary Street fire was laid before
the Council, and the joint resolution
concurred In. A joint resolution In
structing the Auditor to pay salaries
from January LIST until the new bulge
is adopted out of any funds not other
wise appropriated was also concurrct
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