The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-09
News Gathered From Southside..

Jones did not see why the license on
! this man, who peddles ice cream to the
children at / cent block should be
raised so much. He asked what license
was paid by the ice cream dealers who
sold 1t at 5 cents a saucer, and was told
| 80. Mr.. Jones could not see why there
should be such a vast difference, and
hotly fought the proposition. AS a
compromise, the regular ice cream deal
ers' license was raised to So while the
hockey pokey man was put out of the
business at the prohibitlve price of $50
per year.
5000 for city Attorney.
An important ordinance passed was
that raising the salary of the City At
torney TO $500 per year. The Finance
Committee recommended $500 and on a
motion of Mr.. Bradley the extra hun
dred was put on and the measure
passed without opposition. This is an
| increase of $500.
last meeting, which was taken up and
aaopted. the Street Committee gets
/ $4,000 for Improvements
The proposition presented by the
I.Southside Water and Sewerage Com
pany was rejected on an unfayorable
report from the Building and Lands
committee, which has had the matter
under consideration for the past few
weeks. The question needs no expla-
nation, as 1t has been constantly be-
fore the public for some time.
NIr. Toncy Remains.
Mr.. D. /. Toney presented an ordi-
nance requiring peddlers of fish. veg
etables, etc, to pay tax Of So upon
each wagon per quarter, but it was
shown that this class of merchants al
ready paid 500 for transacting their
business, and the motion was laid on
the desk. When Mr.. Toney's resigna-
ton was again brought up. 1t was, by
unanimous vote. laid over until the
| next meeting.
/ After hearing various committee re-
ports and communication from the
| Board of Water Commissioners the
Council adjourned.
Wants TO Install 81 Crcmntory.
y representative OF a firm that in
stalls crematores appeared before the
members of the City Assembly last
| night after the meeting had adjourned,
and with blue prints, drawings. and
statistics showed the advantages of the
system which he wishes TO install. IT
was explained by Mr.. Nuttingi who
represents the firm that no coal would
be used for consuming the garbage
which would burn itself by forced
/ draught. and that from the steam thus
generated a municipal lighting plant
consisting of 100 arc lamps could be
run for eight hours day.
When the days garbage supply had
been entirely consumed the generate,
of the lighting plant could be switched
TO another boiler and the lights fur
nished by motive power generated by
coal for the balance of the time that
lights were desired.
The original cost of installing the
plant would DO about $4,000, and thu
running expenses after that would be
only a small amount.
The Board of Health is in favor OF
the plan and it will probably he con-
sidered shortly.
DcicSntes to Reunion Appointed.
Joe Johnston Camp. Confederate Vet
Grams. met Thursday night, and after
a lengthy discussion as to the WAYS
and means of raising sum sufficien,
i to carry the camp to Petersburg on q
special trip decided, owing TO lack OF
work and tightncss of money at pres.
emit to drop the matter for a while
Many of the old veterans are temper.
arlly out of work and were unable
TO promise any contribution towards
the trip at present. It has not bear
. cHNlieIy dDdNuOneu, however and VII
be taken UP later by the camp Be.
sides this discussion other routine mat
tiers We're enacted and delegates to III.
United Confederate Veterans Reunion
at Birmingham, Ala, were elected r
A. Robertson and r. A. Baugh wer,
chosen as delegates, and they appoint
ed as alternates f. ]. Hewlett and G
P Walthall
Horse iialks In Front of Car.
While crossing Hull Street at Tent
Yesterday evening. Mr. Jshn Martin,
rural mail carrier, who was driving
Young horse narrowly escaped injury
Mn Martin had almost cleared til,
tracks In front of a moving car whcl
the horse baked, and before The motor
man, who saw the danger. could brIn,
the car TO stop the vehicle was struck
However the car was barely moving
and no damage was done. The sure,
was lifted clear of the ground by tn
car fender Tie horse, becoming
frightened, began 10 rear and kick. an,
for a few moments IT looked as /
damage might result. After heeominj
clear OF the fender Mr., Martin. VIII
was not the least bit dsconcerted b,
me accident drove off with the hors
plunelns frantcally AT every stride.