The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-08
COUNCIL, PREPARES
FOR UNION OF CITIES
Special Committee to Revise Rules and Provide
Assignments for Washington Ward Members.
Money for New Hanover Street School.

/, his ward, and that regardless of tina
/ sums Marshall Ward had secured for
Thirty-fourth Street, and for sewers
and water malns--from the annexed
territory fund. Since the various warda
could not agree where the money
should go, in the face OF the coming
| election. the resolution was tabled.
and the money allowed 10 remain in
bank until next month.
Miller Elected
| At the opening OF the meeting Pres
| idcnt Peters presented the written
| resignation of Councilman L. Francis
Green, of Monroe Ward, who has
| moved into the West End, and hts
resignation was accepted DIR. Reade.
of Monroe Ward. moved TO go into
| the election of successor. and on
| behalf OF the ward delegation, nomi-
mated DR.. Clifton NJ. Miller. who. he
| stated had been mentioned at tho
| time of the vacancy caused by the re-
| tirement of Alderman Burton and who
was highly Endorsed By several mem
bers OF the Council from other wards.
Dr. Miller WAS unanimously elected. no
other name being offered.
| Mr. Hirschberg offered resolution
directing heads OF city departments
digging in or obstructing streets 10
notify the Chief of the Fire Depart
ment before closing any street. II
went TO the Committee on Ordinance,
| Charter and Reform Mr. Lynch Of
| tered a resolution directing the CITY
| Attorney TO acquire land TO open
Nineteenth street from Marshall north
wardly to Peasants street, which
went to the Committee on Finance.
| Jererson C. Powers offered resoiu-
ton increasing the pay OF the keeper
\ ~ Inhu's Rurylug Ground
| Many Appropriations.
The Committee on Finance reported
favorably on tho following measures,
| all OF which were adopted without dis
sent: Fixing the compensation of Ia
horers in cemeteries at SO per day
each; appropriatins s4i76,2o to an ac-
| count to be known as street damages
| to nay certain claims on Floyd Ave
| nue and other streets. caused BY grad
| ing of the streets: fixing the pay OIL
| the night watchmen at the city sta
! bles at 50 per day. authorizing the
| CITY Attorney TO acquire land TO e%-
t4nd West street south from Floyd
Avenue; increasing the pay of the
| clerk of Special Assessments to 81
| 35o per annum; amending the Clty
| code concerning the collection OF
| taxes giving the collector the right 10
! levy on personal property for taxes
appropriating $1,000 for the entertain
ment OF the National Association OIL
piano Dealers and Manufacturers au-
| thorizing the Committee on Grounds
and Buildings TO appoint q Gus .ou.a'
| for the Blues Armory. at $3.50 per an
| nun: transferring $4,000 from ths
bond issue for schools and sewers TO
| account OF Hanover Avenue puphc
J school: designating the United states
Mortgage and Trust Company, OF Ne"
| York, as fiscal agent of the city.
City's "Annunl Farce
| The Finance Committee returned
With recommendation that 1t so hrst
I to the Committee on streets, the 70
| hutton appropriating s5i;S20.79 for I'M
movement Of Lester Street and a NUM-
| Der of minor street ordinances WIZ
| the statement that the committee nv s
! provided in the annual bpdge' aoi
streets generally, and that theie w.
no available funds for special street
anpropriations at this time. Then came
what Chairman Pollard described as
! the "annual farce" refundins S4iS.o1
in taxes to r. Z. Lee Camp. Conteder-
ate Veterans, for taxes. me cit ~, 20
the Commissioner OF Revenue for as.
| sessine. the taxes and the Collector OF
lTaxes for collecting them, and each
year refunds the whole amount, III
was adopted as usual.
Contracts for the coal ana supplus
| fo,, the Light Department We're APPROX
/. "a contracts with Harrison Brothers
1 or philaoelphia for coagulants
| amounting to $4,000 for the settilhs
basin was approved, as was an eNteh-
| town of Barton Heights. \ resolution
| from the Water Committee instructns
ali committees which employ men to
| appoint members of joint subcom-
| mittee to formulate uniform scare
OF wages for city employees, was adopt
Cd The contract with j. l.. Lindsay
| for keystone water meters was ap-
4 proved as was an agreement with tho
/ Cheaspeake and Ohio Railway for
| changing tracks and location of the
canal near tho settling basin. Tho
/ Committee on Ordinances, Charter ana
/ OF salary increases, all OF Whlch Weht
to the Committee on Finance.
| No RepOrt on cunningham Inquiry,
irhe Council concurred in the action
of the Board OF Aldermen in approving
award Of contract to the Mckay En-
sineering Company for conduits for
| the city electric plant, and referred to
the Committee OIL Electricity a reso-
button offered by President Peters, d.
recting that committee to report z
!, plan for ornamental lights on Broad
Street in the mercantile district The
specjal Joint committee on lnvestiga-
ton OF the affairs of the office Of City
i COLLECTOR Frank w. Cunningham was
discharged from further consideration
| OF the subject, having made no report,
and the collector having entered inth
/ a new term OF Office which, It was held,
| could not be affected by alleged NAL
feasance during his former term,
Discuss infant Mortality.
The question of Infant mortality viii
be discussed at tho st. Andrews
/ schoolhouse this afternoon at o'clock
. ~. r ayy md al thar 10 EJao1tk