The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-06
NEGATIVE VOTES
RULE At MEETING
Council Members Reject Majority
of Propositions Brought Up
for Consideration.
BROAD STREET SHOW
Matter Of Renewal Sent Back to
Street Committee-Debate Over
the Dooley Sewer offer.

distinct atmosphere Of negaton
hung over the council chamber Tuesday
night So far as appearances went
There was no evidence OF inharmony
Various members arose and discussed
various subjects quite afTAbly indeed,
but at the same time, when those sub
jects came down 70 vote. 1t WAS found
in nearly every instance that the mega
tive had won, and they had been de-
feated.
The atmosphere was also charged
with argumentativeness-- much SO
that although the body was In session
until the hands Of the clock pointed
perilousis close to midnight when sd
Journment MAS finally Hnf4estftcee!. it-ss
Than dozen matters had been passed
upon, and of these Only one or two Nere
OF any importance TO the city at large,
Hardly Were the members comfort r.
ably seated in their chairs when the
satasure to require merchants located
on Broad street to remove all show
esses from the sidewalks IN front of
their business establishments was
brought UP. Such action is a part OF
ghe plan for a bigger. better, and more
beautiful Broad street. II has the gen
eral approval or practically every resi-
Gent of the city In the spirit. but is
strongly. even bitterly. opposed in the
letter.
Ihe opposition ceniers about the fact
f'sat majority of the merchants con-
scerned are Of the opinion that under
the present terms of the resolution.
they are not given q square ,lcal, They
charge that IL picks out a fe"' bust
LESS blocks AMI imposes most expen -
save penalty on the occupants thereof,
ut he same time allowing Other mer-
chsttsts to continue their pr av.oug Gus
toms without interference. Finally they
hold that a measure regarding the re-
moval Of show cases. should, if passed
nit apply TO any one street or any
enc section, but to the city as who'll
such protest WAS placed in written
ifFnl ana presented {" council. When
The matter cam" ap for discussion.
After brief discussion the mat, y
was sent back TO the Committee uil
stree IL Tor reconsideration that Dla, s
sud estimates may be prepared
The remainder Of the session was
fer the most part divided between
lengthy but rather uninteresting ar
Euments regarding the adSisa biIity OF
the city Purchasing release from ar
agreement on one side, and of the city
selling release from an agreement
on another In the former instance
ii was decided TO pay Messrs l.. G
Miles, James w Gentry. l.. H. Dick.
ersofi and Il. N. Goode 2.500 for this
right of way of certain sewers To-
Gated far out in the East End, and
for an absolute release from a for
mer obligation To nil In deep ravine
1T was pointed out that. should tn,
city be forced TO NH in the ravine
IL would cost at least $4,000.
When IL came To question of sell
ing release tina f1afn bf wFFa moi
So agreeable. The release in ques-
ton was sought by James II. Dooley
who wanted To pay the city $4,000
for notification of the right of wa!
for sewer through Maymont. hi
country home.
The right OF way was granted b!
Major Dooley in 1906 In return FOL
having his property left outside tn,
city limits In the annexation proceed
ings of that year. Last year money
4 was provided for laying the sewe
mains in the territory in question
but Thus far no steps toward begin
ming the actual work have been taken
More recently. too, City Enginee
Boiling has decided that a more ad
vantageous route for the sewer pipe
lies parallel the route formerly plan
ned. but outside Major Dooley's prop
erty.
1t was around this latter decision
that the discussion hinged. Some o
the members arraigned the city engi
neer rather severely. They intimatet
that II was most peculiar that tn
advantages OF the new route were no
ascertained until Major Dooley AFT
offered to buy back the right OF way
Gilbert X. Pollock, on the othe
hand, was in favor OF accepting Engi
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