The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-27
'T.UJR.PIN CROWNS
HIS LONG CAREER
Rcnnolds, Grundy and Powers
Alone Opposed It-No Fight
onflBlues' Arn1ory De
sign-Melton suc-
ceeds Tur-
pin.

II ", With q successful k1iSnt tora a
~ municipal electric plant, which
-a finally won out In the Board
of Aldermen last night, President Will
liam NJ. Turpin. OF that body, present..
ed his resignation In order to Qualify
as judge of the new Civil Court. He
was succeeded as president OF the up
per branch by Vice President Marx
sGunst who received flatterlng oyn-
stion as he was conducted to the chair.
Mr.. j. B. Wood was elected vice-prest-s
dent, and Mr.. Henry w. Melton as q.
member from JEFF erson Ward to fill
the unexpired term OF President Tur-
PIN.
Won Over Mayors Veto.
BY a vote Of Ia to 3 the Board con-
Cured with the Common Council In
passing the electric light and power.
plant ordinance. notwithstanding the
veto OF the Mayor. and the paper be-
Ing later signed by the presidents of
THE two branches. II now law. It
directs the Finance Committee to issue
bonds not to exceed s350ooo for the
dual purpose of erecting an electric
plant on tile site OF the Old Pump
House, with poles and wires for street
lighting. and for additional water
the New Pump ouse
President Turpin led the fight for
I the passage of the ordinance, notwith-
standing the veto messag ge of the
Mayor. which was read at length. Mr..
Turpin took up and replied to the
Mayors objections In order. He show
ed the tmpractica bility OF holding an
] election in midsummer. as recommend
ed by the Mayor. and held that such
AN election would not get an express.
I sion of the will of the people,. by
dodge the issue?" said Mr.. Turpin. I'VE
didn't ask the neople's consent for the
settling basin. or the New Reservoir,
or the 100000 High School, or the
Gas Works. all of which are built pn
bond issues.
Ridiculed Mayors Objections.
Taking up the Mayors contention
|: that the city was nearing its bond
limit. Mr.. Turpin showed that the
Board OF Sinking Fund Commissioners
quoted the City Attorneys opinion
that the city could issue bonds against
every city bond held In the sinking
fund.
The Mayors objections to the text
Of the ordinance were described as a
"syntactical dissertation, linguistic
argument as to how ordinances should
be. drawn. Again quoting City At
ttorney Pollard. Mr.. Turpin held the
ulI1dIScl " OeNd $QOCu.
Ement clearly suillcien. : to the purpose.
and which would accomplish the end
in view.
Reading a letter from City Engineer
Boiling as to the urgent need OF further
water pumping facilities. he said that
when the settling basin was put in
use. and all pumping done at the new
works. the Old Pump House would be
abandoned and probably sold "It is
no joke, gentlemen" he continued. ito
have any one corporation owning the
whole of a river that flows by city,.
After further argument the roll was
called on the question: of adopting the
ordinance. Notwithstanding the OF
the Mayor, the result being as follows:
Ayes-NIessrs. Cottrcll, Marks, Dona-.
hoe, Elicit, Gilman, Gum, Buford,
Mann, Mitchell, Sattcrficld, Nielsen,
SNNhtttct, Wood and Turpln-14.
Nocs-Mcssrs. Grundy, Powers aud
Rcynolds-3.
.Abscnt--sIcssrs. Ada ms, Bennett, Bur-
ton and Moncurc-4.
The report Of the Committee on
Grounds and Buildings in regard to
competitive plan for combined armory
and market building was approved,
and the committee directed sto sadver-
ttise. for bids and to contract for the.
building according to the plans sub
Smitted by Messrs, AWerill & Hail. OF
Washington. a prize Of $3.50 was
ordered paid to Messrs N GLAND s. Bas-5
kervill for second place and 5000 to
John Drever. OF this city, for third
place. .t31 n is5>
The building code, the most vol-y
luminous document presented to the
Council for a generation, was received
from the Ordinance. Charter$and Re-
form Committee. and sent to the com-
imittee on Finance. Under suspension
of the rules, Judge John55J. Crutch-
field was granted a special leave of
absence of thirty days. M
Turpin's Parting Words.
Following his signal victory in se-5
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