The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

Washington ward will have rep
resentation on the city school board
II recommendation for the redis-
tricting Of public schools OF the city.
proposed hy the board al Thursday
nights council meeting is acted upon
faVorablE.
The board plans to redistrict ac-
corGing TO population. With their
recommendation was presented esti-
mates as to the cost nf operating puA-
liz SCHOOLS in the recently aHneS@e;
territory Both papers were referee
10 the committee on ordinance, char
ter and reform.
It ia considered more than likely
that the plan of the school board Vii
b." adopted. thus making COED an
o:hcc of the promises 81 BENEFITS hei,:
out to the city OF Manchester as a1
luducement to annexatiot /, Is also
lrci able that the South tde schools
Will be improved.
Many other matters We're before
c,u"cii, routine business causing ,i.e
needing to extend far ir the night
Among other resolutions n3ferea was
ono by MIR. Workman. calling for thu
employment of deputy u the depu'a
sergeant Of hastings court No. TINS
meter is practically certain 20 come
before council again In the near future
3tuge Wells, presiding at the rotil
in question. having ALREADY appointe1
! man to I'LL the position and Ser
geant Satterficld. who has his owl
rsrt'"1iar candidate tor the p'.s;;icn
I insisting that he. ana IN al,r.e ,i;'
! the right to hand out such jobs
The position carries saiary of s7i
monthly.
Many Measures Proposed.
Mr.. Umlauf offered an ordinance In,
asing the pay Of employees OF tbs
street cleaning department Mr.. Pol
look offered a resolution directing the
GrcunGs and Buildings Committee e
report on the advisa billty ~ cstab.
fishing a public play ground on NORTH
Tenth street An echo OF the famou.
fiume investigation was the appropri-
atien Of s1o.5o TO pay the expenses o.
X NJ. Boiling in coming to Richmond
a. u witness in that investigation
the bin having heen overlooked. Mr.
Pollard called from the table re8o
Tut or as to the assessment OF f1duciar,
taxes and had it referred to the FL
nance Committee
The question Of the extension q
water mains 20 the State Fair Ground
was taken up, and passed under sus
pension of the rules.
A petition to from residents of Mar
shall and Jefferson Wards, asking tina
the Seabrook Warehouse site be con
yerted into a public playground wa,
presented by Mr.. Lynch, who. how
ever, stated that he made the presen'
tation on request and that he himseI
4 would not vote for the project.
l., The providing of district physician
for the poorer resident of Washington
Ward was proposed In an ordinanc,
presented by Mr.. Brown. Mr.. Brown
also presented a resolution to acquire
land to round out the court house
square In South Richmond. and reso,
luton instrccting the City Attorney 4
carry out certain condemnation pro
chester. The last was adopted. This
later meeting.
Re- district tho Schools.
A redistricting of schools OF the city
made according to population was rec.
commended by the City School Board
Such "a measure as proposed will give
Washington Ward place on the
Board. With tine recommendation was
a paper containing estimates as II
the operation of public schools in
South Richmond. Both papers were
referred to the Committee OH ordinance
charter and reform.
| The "janitor" ordinance over which
the committees on Grounds and Build.
ings, and on Finance recently ciashee
over the question Of the authority o
the former ~ opposed to that Of Build
ling Inspector Beck, was afro sent Il
the Committee on Ordinance. Chartel
and reform. without debate.