The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-18
WANT PROTECTION
FOR THE HOSPITAL
Committee Recommends Law to
Remove woodward from Rear
Of st. Luke's.
CONSTANT FIRE MENACE NOW
To Exempt Sanger Hail from
Provisions Of Dabney
Law.


Declaring that St Luke's Hospital.
at Harrison and Grace Streets. which
has been scorched by fire on two oc-
casions this year. Is constantly endan
gered by wood yards nearby. DR.. Stuart
Mcclure last night urged the Council
Committee on Ordinance, Charter and
Reform to recommend for passage n
law prepared by City Attorney Pollard
for the protection OF that institution
and others of like character. The meas
ure provides that hereafter no wood
yard shall be opened without permit
from the Building Inspector. and no
permit shall be granted where three
fourths OF the occupants OF any one
block object.
Though there was little objection to
this proposition. the question bearing
on those establishments now In exist
ence was more difficult to solve The
ordinance states. however, that six
months after its passage all wood AMI
coal yard dealers must apply for per-
nit. II they fall to secure 1t by reason
OF objection from residents. the place
must be closed, and the owners will b..
required to hunt other quarters.
It was admitted that this might pos
dealers. but the demand for change,
as emphasized at st. Luke's. was Inn
perativc.
Got Relief From None.
In personal statement to tho com
mittee DR.. Mcclure said that he was
not asking for any special privileges,
nor was he seeking to inflict punish-
ment upon others. About three
months ago" he said. "the wood yard
adjoining St Lukes. which was a coal
yard when the hospital was opened,
was burned causing terrible fright to
the patients. subsequently,, I was adj
vised by my lawyer that had no re-
dress under the general law. / saw
Inspector Beck. and he directed me to
the police: the police department. said
1t was without authority and sent me
to the fire commissioners. The COM
missioners. while admitting that it
was dangerous risk. said they could
not Interfere. and suggested that sec
the Board OF Public Safety. The board
said 1t had no jurisdiction. The stable,
which was only twenty feet from the
hospital. was called to the attention OF
the Board of Health, that body say
ing Its powers related only to the mat
dttions. City Attorney Pollard volun-
tarily prepared the ordinance
pr. Mcguire said that wood was
stacked around the hospital in a pile
TWO or three stories high and half d
block long. Finally the ordinance was
recommended for adoption, Alderma,
Moncure alone opposing it on the
ground that 1t was unfair 10 the wood
dealers.
consideration OF the universal trans
Ter ordinance, already passed by the
Common Council. was deferred until
April soth. when representatives Of
the Virginia Passenger and Power
Company, City Attorney Pollard nnJ
others will be heard.
Sanger Hall Exempt.
An ordinance eXempting Sanger Hall
from the provisions Of the Dabney
saloon ordinance. which was adopted
by the Board under suspension of
the rules. was recommended to the
Council after an explanation by Mr..
w. n. Zimmerman and Subchairman
Umlanf. All that the society asked
was that the hall be put In the same
category with the Jefferson Hotel aud
itoriun.
II want to say Just here remarked
Mr.. Umlauf, that the report that had
this measure sent to this committee
to kill 1t is absolutely false. If we
started in to amend the Dabney ordi-
nance on the floor of the Council the
first thing we know we would have
room in the city"
The committee voted to fix the sal
airy of Judge Turpin, OF the new Civil
Court, at $4,000. that being the mini
mum amount, as authorized by the
Legislature. The salary of his bailiff
was fixed at $50 a month.
Alderman Ellett's resolution to aban-
don all meetings of the City Council
during the month OF August was rec
commended without debate or division.
The ordinance to provide q matron for
the First Police Station was again in
dorscd.