The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19
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BIC EXPENDITURE
HALTED BY TAhGLE
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Parliamentary Question May De
lay Much Needed Street I'm
provements Indefinitely
SUM OF $4,000 INVOLVED
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Money, Remnant of Bond Issue of
1907, Now Idle in
Bank.
SUM OF $4,000 INVOLVED

Whether or not the city has been
expended remainder OF a bond issue
made In 1907. Is a question which
puzzled the members of council at a
special meeting Thursday night.
Thus far, various members have
various opinions, while City Clerk
August and President r. l.. Peters
admit themselves to be at sea The
latter says he intends to consult the
city attorney before giving decision.
The tangie hinges on the question
as to whether or not two appropria-
tions, once punched. may be consider
ed separately with effective result
when they never been passed as a
whole. The proposed expenditure Of
$1,000 on the improvement OF streets
in Paramount, and OF like amount
on the improvement of Broad Street
Road west Of the Boulevard are the
items In question.
A single report on these TWO ex-
penditures has twice been recon-
mended to the Committee on Appor-
tionment of Funds and has twice
been recommitted. Thursday night.
Councilman Morgan r. Mills moved
that the committee be relieved OF
IuTlneF CCHSlueEatiOn Oh Ine mater
and that the items be taken up
separately. Al this point. Mr.. Davis
Of Clay Ward, offered an amendment
transferring the Broad Street Road
expenditure &c Main street between
Allen avenue and Robinson street.
where ne claimed curbing is badly
needed.
The resolution of Mr. Mills, for
separation was carried. The ex-
penditure for Paramount was then
taken up approved following which
the amendment of Mr.. Davis was
votedon and defeated. Then came a
vote on the expenditure for Broad
Street Road. ard this too. failed to
BASS
After the vote had been announced
President Peters announced that the
FFairmount item had passed and
that the item regarding Broad Street
Road had been rejected Before the
ruling could be made final. however
TN point was raised that the records
of City Cirk August do not show that
tho original proposition had evsr
been passed az whole. and that con-
seQuently. the entire matter In iust
III this contention holds good, the
$4,000 must remain idle In bank for
an INDEFINITE period.
Create New Inspectorship.
Although the threshing out OF the
above question was easily the main
feature of thu session. council con-
vened for. in the main for the pur-
pose OF passing on the proposition TO
create d third assistant building in
gpector.' This ordinance, already
recommended by the Board OF Alder
men, was concurred In without cp-
position Thr appointment. which
carries salary of 500 monthly,
will be made within the near future.
Several oth.rs matters recently
recommended by the Board OF Alder
men were also concurred in, notable
among these being resolution In
structing the Committee on James
River Improvements to advertise for
bids for concrete wharf, Opposi
ton 10 the resolution was made by
Mr.. Hirschberg, who thought an ad-
vertiEement FOR bids would be prema-
ture In confederation OF the fact that
not enough funds have We, been APP
proprtated 20 build even pile wharf,
This objection was overcome by the
explanation Of Chairman Pollard OF
the Finance Committee TO the effect
that an additional appropriation will
be forthcoming at the proper time.
A resolution to grant Justice John
Crutchfield leave of an absence for
thirty days with full pay. was passed,
and MagtEtrate- Wilbur L -Grigxs- M!il
sit In the police court during Justice
Johns absence. The latter will not
take hts vacation until the latter part
of October. when he will go to
louisiana to visit daughter.