The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-15
But M otion to Fl a v e|
Board Defeat Plan
Is Howled Down.
ALDERMEN TO
VOTE TO-NIGHT
Certain Now That Ordinance
Will Be Adopted by Safe Ma
iority-Richarel, Beaten in
Council, Takes Fight to
Tool House at Chin
borazo.

.lfter four hours Of discussion on
consolidation of Richmond and Man
chester las. night. the East End I'M
proycment Association refused to-
adopt a series of prepared resolutions
instruc,,ng the Marshall Ward AL
dcrmcn to vote against the pending
ordinance. BY a counted vote of is
TO Z, with many not voting, IT was
declared to be the sense OF the meet
ing that tho pending ordinance en-
tails too heavy q burden on the City
OF Richmond. although the author OF
the motion distinctly d!sciaired any
opposition to consolidation as prin-
clple.
The ordinance comes UP Tonight in
tic Board of Aldermen Tor concur
rance in the action taken by the Com.
mon Council last Friday night. It
will pass without amendment. Many
OF the Aldermen heard the mood Q.
oratory which kept the Council in scs-
sion until midnight. and are not dis
posed to thresh tho ground over again.
Tho opposition, made up In the main
OF delegates from the outlying wards.
for further improvements. and Will
seek 70 load the measure with some
amendment that Will cause 1t TO go
back to the Council. Failing in that.
Will come as a last resort q move to
dodge voting by referring ii to the
people at a special election.
Certain to Get Big Vote. NJ
But from the best information to be
secured last night 1t seems certain
that tho final roll call will see the
ordinance adopted as II came from the
Council and with several votes 10
spare. Seldom in recent years has
there been any measure before the
Council in which there has been sucl
"A unaninseus demand from all parts oi
the city for its adoption The com.
mercial bodies without exception have
indorsed IL: eleven bankers have
signed a paper approving 1t. and ever;
member of the Council has been de.
iuged with letters favorins aftirma,
tive and prompt action.
Only Fifty mt Meeting.
About fifty citizens of Marshall
Ward. mainly members OF the Eas
End Improvement Association. attend
cd the meeting in the tool house o,
Chmborazo Park last night. business
Manager Dabney. of the Chamber o
Commerce, who has taken leading
part in the work for the union Of tn,
cities. was invited to speak for til,
affirmative. and Councilman Richard
to speak for the opposition. Coun
cilmcn Richards. Gentry and j. c
Powers were present. as was Alderman
j. NJ. Spence. who announced that hi
position had not been changed, an,
that he will vote for the ordinance
Aldermen Nielsen and Richardson un
dcrstood to be either doubtful o
opposed. were not there.
Former Councilman John Grimes an,
former Alderman John Satterficld wer
interested spectators. the latter. nov
City Sergeant, cheering enthusiastical
ly for union.
Mr.. Dabney made clear-cut speech
in which he pointed out the advantage
OF annexation. He was followed b
Councilman Richardson. who oppose
the union. holding that the term
were too liberal.
Resolution Withdrnwn.
Many members had left before til
speeches were concluded. The vot
was first taken as to- the sense Q
the meeting that while not opposin
consolidation. yet the terms impose
an excessive burden on Richmond. MI
Ganzert offered a prepared resolutio
instructing the Marshall Ward dele
cation in the Board OF Aldermen I
oppose the ordinance, bu. there wa
a storm of protest, ana rather tha
see 1t killed the resolution was with
drawn.