The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-02
Council Rejeds Removal
ORDINANCE Over
whelpdng Vote.
CLOsE}COTT ALLEY
OVER.AAY YOR IS VETO
Permission Refused to Post
Offie Contractor to Continue
Ube Of Bank Street for Mate
iial - Colored Almshouse
Property Sold to Hebrew
I Cemetery Association.

With only four dissenting votes tue
Common Council last night rejected
the ordinance recommended by the
Committee on Streets. providing Tor
the removal OF show cases and other
distractions from the sidewalks on
Broad and Main Streets.
There were a number of merchants
present while the matter was under
discussion. Once, when some facetious
remark was made in the course of the
debate. the spectators burst into roar
of laughter. President Peters pounded
with his gavel and threatened TO clear
tne chamber II there were any further
demonstration.
Tne Committee on Streets recon-
mended the ordinance by vote OF
10 1. Alderman zimmerman was the
patron. The action was taken last
week after a large delegation OF mer-
chants had appeared before the com
rnittee and protested vigorously
against It's adoption.
Pollock Leads Opposition.
Councilman Pollock strenuously OPP
posed the ordinance. lie said that he
YVES not present when II was acted
upon by the committee. and If he had
been ne would have voted against 1T.
He said that from what merchants had
told him the removal of the show
cases would work d very great hard
ship on them. and he urged the Coun-
Gil to heed the request OF the mer-
chants He said that at first he be-
lieved the ordinance proper. but he
had changed his mind.
The measure was champtoned by
Councilman Iynch He said that he
vas surpriaed al the position OF Mr.
pollock. Mr. Lynch charged that
when the ordinance was first eonsid-
cred in the COMMITTEES on Streets Mr
pollock did not raise his voice against
H. nor aid any one elae.
Vow he Is here asAing the Council
10 turn it down." said Mr. Lynch.
Since that irst meeting the mer-
chants have been busy. and am sure
that every member or this Council has
been properly seen. Now the gentle
man from Madison Ward is dead
against the ordinance. am sur
prised.
According to Mr.. Lynch. Broad and
Main Streets are congested on account
OF the innumerable show cases when
gtick out He said that Councilman
Mills had said that he intended vot-
ing against the ordinance on the
Z
come off OF Broad and Main Streets
they should also be removed from all
the streets. Everybody knows that II
YOU tried to do that 1t would be de-
feaied." said Mr.. Lynch. He thought
that II the show cases were removed
from Broad and Main Streets IL wo,So
not be long until they would be re-
moved elsewhere.
Breaking Faith, Says Mills.
he
the measure. Hs took the position that
when a great number OF merchants
came to the Council and protested
against the ordinance it should
not pass. .'It would be breaking faith
with the merchants to pass this ordi-
nance, when only a short time ago the
Council passed an ordinance granting
them permission to put the show cases
on the sidewalk" he said.
Mr.. Huber also opposed the measure.
He said in reply to Mr.. Lynch that
Everybody had been properly seen,"
that he had not been approached. "If 4
people like Mr.. Lynch would quit stand |
ing around on the streets there would |
not be any congestion" he continued.
II have never seen any congestion ex- |
cept this. loating in front of stores. II
shall vote against the measure"
Councilman CARRIER took the eight |
members of the committee who recon.
mended the ordinance to task. He said |
"One is a GOAL dealer, one sells oil, one
is an undertaken, one operates a lathe, |
another is from South Richmond, but !
l don't know which branch of the
Council he is in nor what his business
is. There are some people whose bus
iness is conducted behind screens, how (
ever. None OF the members shows
goods in case. and therefore don't /
care whether such are removed or not. |
I do, and there are large number Of
merchants who will be affected If the |
cases are removed. I hope this Coun-
Gil will not place a hardship OF this ,
kind on them"
Umlauf Favors Ordinance.
Mr.. Umlauf spoke for the adoption
OF the ordinance. He said that the |
Council had spent money to benefit the
merchants by improving Broad and
other streets, while certain sections !
OF the city were in darkness He said |
that a greater protest was raised
against spending this money when cit.
izens We're begging for improvements
elsewhere. but that no heed was paid
to their plea.
According to Mr.. Umlauf, largo
amounts of money have been spent and
will be expended to improve Broad I
street, thereby benefiting the mer
chants. He said that in his opinion
the merchants should be willing to
make some sacrifice for the benefit OF
the general public. IF the showcases
were removed, In less than six months
the merchants would be glad OF It,
TO remove them no one will be hurt,
and the streets would be heautified" |
he said.
Councilman Selph said that to pass
an ordinance providing for the re-
moval of the show cases on two streets
and allow them on otners would be
like trying to make people in one
part Of the city wear caps and others I
In another section wear hats. These
merchants have $4,000 invested In