The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-08
Police Board ordinance was re.

JeCteQ.
On the roll call Mr.. Batkins offered
an ordinance concerning lights on We
hlcles. Mr.. Bowman to regulate the
driving OF automobiles, especially in
pa ssing street cars at corners or cross
ings, and Mr. liirschberg for the APP
| pointment of board to license auto
mobile chauifeurs, all of which were
referred to the Committee on Ordi-
finances, Charter and Reform.
| The Finance Committee came In for
a severe arrangement by Subchairman
Pollock. of The Street Committee. for
Its manner of handling Major Dooley's
/ offer to pay the city 100000 for release
from certain easements across his place.
Last month the Council contracted for
building the Dewey sewer by another
route that will not cross his land. but
referred to the Finance Committee the
| question of accepting the offer and re-
/ leasing the owner of Maymont from
| the right the city now owns to carry
a sewer down the Dooley ravine. The
| offer of Major Dooley was made in a
letter to City Engineer Boiling, filed
with the Committee on Streets, which
\ 10 building the sewer.
Juggling with Fund, Says Pollock.
The Finance Committee simply re.
had had no offer OF communication from
Major Doolny, and recommended no
action. Mr.. Pollock declared 1t shame
to so juggle with a proposition; that il
was simply throwing away an offer Of
$4,000 for a right the city now had no
use for, and might just as we'll sell.
since it would never use. The Finance
Committee, said Mr.. Pollock, had bur
to refer to the records In the engineer s
y. 4 49,
Engineer or the City Attorney to get
a, all the correspondence. Mr.. Pol
lock asserted that he was astounded at
such childish action. on the part OF
one of the most important committees
in the city government, and wanted the
committee directed to make an intelli-
gent report on the matter
The resolution shows that the offe,
of Major Doolcy was made on March
IS, 1910. in letter to- the City Engi.
/ neer, and the matter was finally re-
). committed to the Committee on Fl
nance, with instructions to hear from
/. the City Eng neer and CITY Attorney
vetoes City Seal Measure.
E Mayor Richardson returned with hi
6 veto the ordinance adopting an orisina
= design for the seal of the city, Their
+ being some conflict of dates. and tn
Mayor feared that some question Nigh
be raised as to the value of city bond
or official papers We're there any error
I The message referred to the Commit
4 ltee on Ordinance, Charter and Reform
which will report revised ordinance
The Mayor also transmitted lette
. from United States engineers relative t
that part of the Government Road !
the city limits, which was referred
y the Street Committee The Counc
3 concurred in the Board of Alderme
amendments to the ordinance autho,
d iZing the Fire Board to purchase q
IS automobile fire engine
On recommendation of the Committe
= on Streets. the Council adopted resoll
lions requiring the recess Of the steI
( of the First National Bank and maxim
the portco line the true line Of MAJ
Street until otherwise pulled down I
removed; permitting ]. Henry Mile
III Incorporated, to close Bank Street fro
Tenth to Eleventh for three month
authorizing the opening of a sidewaI
beside the Jewish lakewood Cemeter
at a cost of $3.50; authorizing an arb
tratlon as to Joint use of poles betWet
the municipal electric plant and II
Virginia Railway and Power Compan
authorizing the Stumpf Hotel to ere
certain awnings over the entrance, al
allowing the construction of numb
of private sewers. at the cost
property owners.
a The Street Committee recommend
"A a resolution accepting from Thorn
W. H. Farrand the dedication Of sire
III Forty feet wide, to extend Nlchf
.M son Street to the National Cemete
EH Road. the city to grade the street a
M build certain sewers. Mr. Polla
~ thought the Council should have sol
notice of what the work would co
and moved to refer IT to the Finan
Committee. Mr.. Ferguson assert
that 1t had not passed the Street Coz
mittee but had been enormously e
warded by the clerk, whereupon
was recommended to the Committee
Streets,
FOR Sewer Work.
ok The ordinance for the. paving
walkways and alleys 1T the expense
the city, rather than of abuting Pre-
erty owners, was referred to the 80
mittees on Finance and Streets joint
n. The Street Committee reported y
olution appropriating $1,000 for repa
to an old sewer in North Fourth Sire
which had broken. Mr. Pollock 81
a 1t was an emergency case and that
- City Engineer had gone ahead W
the work to save the city IRON su'