The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
BUSY. SESSION HELD BY
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Contract for New Fair Building Approved Judge Wells Salary
Certified and Much Other Business Transacted.

Business Transacted.
by hands and carts. Mr.. Adams called
attention 10 the fact that hands and
carts were employed for the sole pur-
pose of repairing streets. An enter.
prise that might Keep them busy fol
months, he said, should he done By
contract by special appropriation.
Rules Suspended.
Mr. Perdue.- under suspension of chs
rules. secured the adoption or an or
dinance In reference to the presen'
Free Bridge. which instructs the city
attorney TO take the necessary iegal
steps to secure the dissolution of this
James River Bridge Company. all OF
the stock 70 which since the annexa-
ton Is held by the city of Richmond
and to invest The city or Richmond
with a fun title to the bridge and Its
easements and rights. and to charge
management and control of the bridge
as public highway. ana TO abolish
the board of James river bridge com.
niissioners. half of whom were for.
meriy appointed by lhe city of Man
chester and half by .he city of Rich
mond. The rules were suspended
and the ordnance put on IT'S passag
and adopted.
Mr.. Meit~n offered a resolution
granting a site al Monroe Park for d
statue Of Josepn Bryan, at a location
to be selected by the committee or
grounds and buildinss. and the paper
was referred to that committee. .
Hr. Elicit offered resolution ap.
rroprisstlng Z 900 or the installation
Of an, autoynsgtis .sssatrsea hetl -ssrsssef
for striking the hours asad Are alarms
in the Blues armory building II
went to the committee on finance
Mr.. Adams offered a resolution fixins
tho salary Of the clerk of council
committees at $500 year. which
was referred 10 the committee or
ordinance, charter and reform.
Many Concurrences.
The following papers already adopted
by the Common Council were concurred
In. and now go TO the Mayor for his
signature:
Ordinance amending former ord
nance authorizing the Richmond Trac-
ton Company to close certain streets
and alleys for the purpose of erecting
street car barns, the city to be saved
harmless.
Authorizing the Virginia Passenger
and Power Company to operate cars
On its Fairmount line, on Twenty third
Street only to Venabie Street, and
not to Marshall. as at present
Ordinance requiring the Southern
Railway Company to transfer tracks
on Dock street. between Eighteenth
and Twenty third streets. to the north
side of the street.
Ordinances allowing the CRYSTAL Ice
Company TO operate a pipe line under
Dock street to connect the companys
plant with the Richmond dock
Ordinance granting to the American
National Bank the right to construct
coal vaults under alley, In rear of build
ing.
Eight and Franklin streets. which en-
croaches on Franklin, street four In.
ches to remain.
Resolution adopting the grade for
Southern Railway tracks on Whari
and adjoining streets In scheme for
new city wharf
Resolution ordering payment OF bill
of Barnes Brothers against former city
of Manchester. charged to street de-
partment.
Authoyizing the American National
Bank to construct and maintain two
stone side entrances projecting five
feet into the sidewalk of Tenth street,
below Main.
Change Street Car Route.
Authorizing the construction of a
private sewer In Goddin street to cost
$10S, at expense OF r. T. Cottreii.
Ordinance 70 grant permission to the
Virginia Passenger and Power Com
pany TO change the route OF lakewood
loop on Elm and Strawberry streets,
around proposed street car barns.
Ordinance to extend time Of Rich
mond and Henrico Railway Company
TO complete construction work author
fzed March rs, 1909. for SIX months
from June So
Ordinance to provide for the coilec-
tf0n OF taxes, licenses and other dues
In Washington Ward. and for the re-
porting. accounting and depositing OF
same.
Ordinance authorizing the Board OF
Health TO license maternity hospitals
and persona engaged in receiving and
boarding and placing out infants.
Instructfng the City Auditor to pay
$1,000 to r ~. Boiling, expenses OF
coming 70 Richmond as witness in
the fiume Investigation. 4.
Resolution fnstructing the Commit
tees on Streets and Finance. sitting
jointly. to investikate and report on
the advisability Of the abandonment
OF the whole syutem OF local ASSESS
ments for making public improvements
and the paving of alleys and side
WALKS hereafter a. the expense of tina
city.
the collection of tAxea 70 a. to VALID
Ate N assessment Mnde und@ for