The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-15

awarding the designs for the
Blues' Armory. Immediately petit
tion was circulated for meeting Of
the Common Council Tomorrow night
in order that the lower branch may
act on the veto message and expedite
the call for bids from contractors.
BY the same vote the Board concurr-
ed with tho Council In adopting the
building code. and for an appropriation
to advertise the city. The whole docket
for the month was cleared in less than
two hours. the only measure Drovok-
ing debate being the ordinance regu-
In which the Board refused to concur.
Mr.. II. w. Melton was seated as a
member OF the Board OF Aldermen from
Jefferson Ward. having been elected
to fiji the unexpired term OF Afr. w. M.
TurpIn.
The sum OF $1,000 was Appropriated
20 repair the Free Bridge.
An ordinance from the Board Of
Health conferrIng police powers on the
! ,hief health officer was referred to the
Committee on Ordinance. Charter and
Reform.
Mayor Wants New Bridge.
A message from the Mayor was pre-
aented calling attention to .he condi-
ton OF the Free Bridge and the iriT O.
date Importance OF repairing or re-
placing the structure. quoting atlength
from former message. in whtch he
held that the city must eventually
srect and own new bridge Of sufflr.
cient width to accommodate the traffic
between the two cities. The communi-
cation was received and filed.
The sergeant-at-arms presented the
veto message on the ordinance award
Ing the designs for the Blues Arinory
to Messrs. Averill & Hall. OF Wasll-
ington, and directing tho Committee
OF Grounds and Buildings to secure
bids for the erection of the building
at a cost not to exceed 100000. The
Mayor recited number of reasons for
his veto, the chief being tn. illagality
or the vote by which the award was
adopted. He held that to all intents
and purposes 1t was an approximation
Of 100000. committing the city ire
trievably to the payment OF this
amount, and yet had not passed the
Board by the vote required Cor o n ap-
preparation.
The Mayor also held that the ordi-
nance was void because it passed the
Board on the same night on which 1t
was introduced. quoting the city code
on this point. He stated that he was
i,nalterably opposed to any plan for a
combined market house and armory,
holding that the combination would
give a "bad market, house and an un-
satisfactory armory." He closed by
recommending the purchase of a lot
and the erection of a separate armory
building for the Blues Battalion.
Without debate, the ordinance was
put on It's passage, Notwithstanding
the veto. and was adopted, ayes 1S.
noes o..
Tabled Burglar Alarm.
An ordinance regulating the distri-
button Of circulars, handbills, etc, was
rccommitted. An ordinance fixing the
rate for gas and water at the City
Jail was adopted the companion meas
ure providing for the medical treat
ment OF confirmed inebriates It the jail
being referred to the Finance COM
Nmittee.
Ordinance, Charter and Reform
COMMITTEE reported adversely on the
franchise to the Automatic Fire Pro-
lection Company of America for a bur-
glars alarm system, and on motion the
Il pap err was bled,
The Board concurred by unanimous
vote in the ordinances from the Com
4 mon Council appropriating $4,000 for
opening and widening certain streets,
authorizing the City Attorney to ac-
iquire land for opening Cedar Street
to a uniform Width OF ntnety-tWoi feet
from Grace to Park Avenue; appropri-
ating $1,000 to advertise the resources
and business advantages Of the cityaof
Richmond; appropriatlng $4,000 to en-
h tertain the National Prison Congress;
appropriating s9,S31.s1 to8repaveg Main
Street from Seventh to Twelfth on q
concrete base, with granite blocks; tiN-
ling the grades OF certain streets in
The annexed territory; providing a
& horse and buggy for the Building In-
spector; regulating the sale Of delin-
auent land providing for matron at
! lheF jail and for many minor street 3im-
L provements.
The Board concurred ina Joint reso-
5 )ution providing for the appointment
s0ff a special committee to confer With
committee from Manchester concern
g)ng the need of an, Apron 10 tion for
scpairing or replacing the Free 3 ridge,
S5S Code FinAllyl Adopteil,
n NJ rhe building cod e, defining the dill
v lies of the Building Inspector and Of
sshe Board II OF u Safety, and regulating
Il tthe erection 5of buildings in The Z city,
~ Continued oa n n 9Th PaEal ~