The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-15
HAVE INSPECTOR
OF BUILDINGS
Creating the Office
Passed Without Objection.
Board Concurs in Resolu-
ton for Raising Lester
Sewer Ap-
preparation.

The Board of Aldermen In one busy
session, remarkable for the absence
OF any tendency to loquacity or out
breaks of oratory, last night dispatch
ed the heavy docket OF the monthly
session at a single sitting. Many I'M
portant matters came up for concur
renee or on reports of committees. and
though the attendance was not large.
all measures OF Importance were
adopted.
The feature OF the session was the
unanimous action of the Board in con-
curing, in the ordinance creating three
additional positions in the Health De-
partment. with annual salaries aggre-
eating $4,000. The outlook was not
promising for the ordinance. when
President Turpin took the floor, and in
a forceful and earnest appeal dis
sipated the opposition and swept the
field. He was an original opponent OF
the proposition, but quoted the hymn,
las long as the light holds out to burn.
the vilest sinner may return" He
charged some of the members who were
shaking their heads In opposition to
the ordinance with swallowing droves
of camels and straining at gnat, when
they had voted for numerous salary In
creases aggregating nearly $4,000. and
yet hesitated to vote this $4,000 for
the protection of the public health.
He quoted Seamon's volume on the
Japanese war, wherein the fact is en-
phasized that four Japanese soldiers
had died of wounds In battle to every
one that died of disease, and said that
was the duty of body to adopt pre-
to that time. It meant that disease was
to great extent preventable. and 1t
was the duy of a body to adopte pre-
ventive legislation. The appeal was
very strong one and 1t carried the day.
AS a matter of fact, the passage of
the ordinance will mean but an ex-
penditure of s1,s75 this year, nearly
five months having passed.
The Board concurred in the build
ing inspector ordinance, and in the
action of the Council in overriding two
vetoes of the Mayor on matters of mi
nor importance. A number of or
dinances carrying large appropriations
were concurred in.
Among the important matters intro
duced was an ordinance offered by Mr..
Dabney providing for bond issue of
$s50,OOO for the construction of an
electric light and power plant for mu
nicipal purposes only. This went to
the Finance Committee. but as that
committee has heretofore reported
such an ordinance and the Council as
a whole has since then formally In
dorsed the proposition. 1t will be rec
commended to the Council again with
out doubt
The Board concurred in the ord-
| nance creating q building inspector,
and this will now go to the Mayor
for his approval. which Is regarded
In o1
| Vice-President Gunst presided dur
ing the greater portion of the ses-
sion, President Turpin occupying a
| seat on the floor meanwhile.
The Committee on Relief of the Poor
reported a resolution recommending tho
approval by the Council of the plans
of Architect Bryant for the construction
of the negro almshouse, and another
authorizing the committee to enter into
contract with Roney G. Atkinson. Both
resolutions were adopted.
The Grounds and Buildings Commit
| tee submitted a report showing the
cost Of cleaning the City Hall. On
Mr.. Satterfeld's motion, the report was
| passed by temporarily.
| The Board concurred In the action Of
the Common Council In passing an or
dinance authorizing the construction Of
bay window on the street line at
Eleventh and Main Streets, notwith-
standing the Mayors veto.
The Board also passed the resolution
| designating the Bank of Commerce and
Trusts as city depostary, notwith-
standing the veto OF the Mayor
| An ordinance ratifying the dedica-
ton to the city of certain property
along Monument Avenue, from Allison
Street to the Boulevard, was concurretl
In.
An ordinance requiring transfers to
1 and from the Westhampton Park Rail-
way Line was concurred in.
| Several ordinances establishing
grades of certain streets and author
izing the grading of alleys We're con-
CURED in, as was ono to permit q GER
tain waste paper receptacle at Fifth
and Main Streets, as were various other
/ minor ordinances.
: Resolutions appropriating s42e5O