The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-08

Inc rules were suspended and the APP
preparation made without going to the
Finance Committee. On recommends
ton of the Street Committee, the City
Attorney was directed to acquire GER
tain land for the opening of new Les
ter Street. the resolution modifying
the former lines adopted for the pro-
posed thoroughfare to Fulton.
On recommendation or the Finance
Committee resolution was adopted
providing in the budget OF 1911 s25,60o
for an annex to Chimborazo Public
School; an appropriation Of $1,32e for
purchase OF land for school purposes
in Washington Ward: an appropriation
of $4,000 for electric lights for the
balance of the fiscal year. and of $500
to the Gas Works for the balance of
the year.
An appropriation of $4,000 was made
for pay roll and expenses of the new
electric plant, and of $1,000 for cost
of steam pumps at the Water Works,
used on account of delay in finishing
of $1,000 was made to expenses in
Maury and Mt. Olivet Cemeteries The
Grounds and Buildings Committee was
instructed to lease quarters for the
City Chemist. at $3.50 per year for
| three years.
Raps City's Greatest Work.
| An appropriation of $100 was made
for entertainment OF the Virginia Edu.
cational Conference, after somewhat
stormy attack had been made on the
| city's policy Of entertaining conven-
| lions by Messrs. Hirschberg and sea,
| tin. Mr.. Hirschberg said the city had
/ spent $4,000 in the past three Years
| on conventions. MI. Blake replied that
| that was not more than an average
every wear in advertising, Mr. Blake
! holding that the city should push Tor
ut4b.nded trade In every legitimate
| from an opinio nof the City Attorney
4 as TO what were Legitimate eNpendi-
4 lures, but failed to prove his point, me
!, City Attorney quoting the cnarter 70
| prove that the city could make appro-
/ priations to "promote the generai W .s. !,
fare of the inhabitants of the city
Mr. Pollard thought that an education
AL convention certainly came Wlthln
that clause. Mr.. Seaton thought that
4 little good had been done by the citys
replied that 1t was man from NOT
folk who had come to convention and
had seen the opportunity, VINO had
headed the movement to renuiid inc
! Jefferson Hotel, and Mr.. Pollard added
that had 1t not been for the coming
! TO Richmond of the Episcopal General
, Convention that hotel would probably
never have been rebuilt.
No Automobile for Fire Chiefs
t After prolonged debate the ordi-
9 An appropriation of s5e6.7S was
. made to pay architects balances due
t on the Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Armory and an ordinance making an
extra allowance of SIS per month to
r CITY Hall Janitor Thomas Bahen for
i services in attendance on the Councli
and Council committees was adopted
The Finance Committee recommended
the rejection of the ordinance allowing
), the Fire Board to use unexpended bal
II anccs in purchasing automobiles for
the fire chiefs. and the measure was
rejected. ia to 10. On Recommended
3 ton of the Electricity committee, Z
j resolution was adspted aulioltlins ~. ~
- the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
70 Company relative to crossing the com
). pany's right Of way with hlsh pow
IS cred wires from the municipal eiectIl
t. Square in South Richmond was changes
y to WASHINGTON Square The Ground
a and Buildings Committee recommends
:, the acquisition of the block east OF IN
- City Hall, occupied by Fora l., Holel
20 and the paper went to the Financ
to Trees Donated.
~! Twenty sugar maple trees We're 40
IN mated to the Capitol Square. Mr.. BlaK
n fought hard to get through slmlla
N resolution granting low atIecs :! o'il ".
i City Nursery to Mt. Calvary cemeter'
90 reminding members of the C9unci
:, :, amid some laughter that they swoul
y need shade when they We're buried,
's but the resolution was rejected, al
,s ing TO receive three-fourths vote.
i'll The Grounds and Buildings Commit
or tee forwarded for information two sci
,r, of preliminary plans for building
~, new armory for the First Regimen
-. all of which went to the Finance Con
-, mittee, An ordinance receiving fro
az the James River Bridge Company a
", of Its assets and providing for col
ii troll Of the bridge was adopted. \
on amendment to the Building Code wv
no adopted allowing the erection Of ten
-, ments for negroes in certain section
=. The Council refused to suspend IL
g, rules 70 pass the ordinance creatir
nd the office of assessor of damages ar
'er 1t went to the Finance Committees
of did a number OF resolutions relating
salary increases, and an ordinan
cd creating the position of keeper of j
-. seph Bryan Park, and resoluti,
las providing for the purchase from II.
20. Richardson for S3S5 of the lot know
OIL as SOS Market Square recently so
Try by the city for taxes
nd Park for Negroes.
nd Mr.. Blake offered a resolution {
mn reetlng the Committee on Grounds a
st. 4n.xu,r.,xu,,-.