The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-08
COUNCIL NHACKS
MILK BILL PATRON
Reade Brands Throclz-
morton M cas- ure
as Spitework.
REAL MENACE TO
HEALTH OF PEOPLE
BY General Consent Ordinance
Providing for Union of Cities
Goes Over to Special Meet
ing Friday Night-High-
or Salaries Granted
Many Employees.

On the ground that the Throck-
morton Dairy bill. now pending before |
the Legislature, Is an Outrage" and q |
piece OF deliberate spite work. the |
Common Council last night adopted
unanimously q series of resolutions
cliaractcrlzing the measure as dis
tinct menace to the health and lives
OF the citizens. and as an abroSation
Of the right of the city for local self
government.
BY the resolution City Attorney Pol
lard ia instructed earnestly to protest
before the committee OF the General
Assembly having the matter In charge
against the passage of any measure
which VIII Interfere with the work
now done by the city fer the control
and inspection of dairy farms shipping
milk into the city.
ADOPTION OF tho Cowardin agreement,
which VIII open up for building pur-
poses in the East End a track OF about
forty acres now in the city limits and
OF acriea of ordinances regulating
vehicles requiring brakes and wide
tires, together with a long list OF
salary increases, declared by one mem
ber 10 be the opening gun for the
council,nanic election this spring. car
''ricd tho Council until late in the night.
Consolidation on frldR-.
Shortly before midnight the report
of tho special Committee on Consolida-
ton OF Richmond and Manchester was
reached, and on motion OF a member
of the committee II was tabled until
Eriday night. when a special session
Will be held for it's consideration. The
belief was expressed that the votes
were present to pass the measure last
night. but on account of the iateness
of the. hour, and out of courtesy to
pa " a
the city. and TO number of members
who desired TO speak, the ordinance
was allowed 20 go over.
Tie resolution regarding the milk
supply of the city Was offered on the
roll cali by DR.. Rcade, who said he
destref 10 put the Council on record
regarding the Throckmorton bill,
which could not he regarded other
than as an Outrage" and outcroppins
az nersona, spite. The rules were sus-
pended and The resolutions adopted by
u unanimous vote.
Hits 'rhrockmorton Bill.
The paper follows In full:
..Nbcrcas, in the exercise OF the pow
crs conferred on them by the charter
of the cIty of Richmond, the Counci'
of the said city of Richmond has crc-
atcd IN Board of Health with the nu-
thority for the prompt and einc'en'
pcrfprmance of ITS duties; ana
"yVhcrcas, the snid Board OF Hcath
bu-, in the exercise of tins a",hofus'
greatly promoted the health OF the cit!
by It's diIl:cnf and efficient work III
Imnroyiur the sanitary quality OF tue
milk supply of Richmond by mems oA
inSpcction and control OF dniricsi ana
.r,Xhercas, n bill now pending before
the General Assembly OF SirSinih'
known ms the Throckmorton dairy Dill,
would. If enacted, great! lEipair Tue
effective operation of this work anu
,youId necessarily take from the people
ar INC city of Richmond their power
10 control their own affairs In II mat
ter In which such power Is specifically
conferred ON their City Council under
tlc charter OF tic city of ltichmondj
therefore, be it,
"ItcsoIyed, That the Common Coun-
oil of the city of Richmond most re-
.pcctfuIIy but earnestly urges the re-
lection OF the ThroclSn,orton bill us II
distinct menace to the health and the
lives of the citizens of Richmond ana
a. a precedent which, unre established,
would cnsily lead to entire abrosntion
of the rights and privileges of the mt
nicipniitics of Virginia In the matter
of local sclf-Eoycrnmcnt of their own
affairs.
..Rcxolycd, That the City Attorney of
the city of Richmonl be, and he hereby
], liz. instructed to present the foregoing
preamble and resolutions before the
committee OF the General Assembly
having this matter in charge"
Regulate Cold Storage.
on the roll call Mr.. Umlauf offered
an ordinance to regulate the collection
of city taxes, which was referred to
the Committee on Ordinances, Charter
and Reform, as was measure offer
ed by Mr.. Lynch to create the office
of superintendent of the City Hall, and
one offered by Mr.. Hirschberg to regu-
late the keeping of food supplies in
cold storage within the city limits.
Nh. Richards called from the table and
fought vigorously for the adoption OF
q resolution providing for the grading
of ThrtS-1lrst Street from Broad to
Grace, and OF Grace from Thirty-frst to
& Thirty-second at Chlmborazo Park. Mr..
Mills opposed the measure on the
ground that tho Council had not been
Informed or the cost: :that 1t might ne
cessitate expensive retalning walls and
damages to abutting property own,
ers. and 1t was finally refeEretisto tho
lsinnncc Committee. Mr. Pollock offer
ed an ordinance amending the pro-
posed route of tho Richmond and
IIenrico Railway between Church Fill
4 Committee on Streets
Mr., Lynch called from the table and
after n vigorous fight secured the
adoption OF q resolution rntifying an
agreement between the city and S. r.
Cowardin for the opening of streets and
alleys in the tract bounded by Thirty
fourth, Thlrty7nlnth, 0 and Leigh
Streets. Eowardin agrees to givo
the land n for streets and alleys,
and to release the city from damages
from grading, the city agreeing to
grade certain of the streets within a
period of five years. 1t was declared to
openup about forty acres for building
purposes. Mr.. Davis called sga ''specula-
tive land boom scheme" but on the roll