The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-12
STAYS IN BOARD
UNT|L NEXT MONTH
President Woods Resignation
Goes Over Until Next
Regular Meeting.
SMOOTH PAVING DEMANDS.
PAVING DEMANDS
Aldermen Pass Ordinance Max
ing Sweeping Changes in
Rules Of the Road.

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At the urgent request of members
of tho Board of Aldermen last night,
President j. B. Wood deferred his
resignation as president and member
of that body until the next meeting.
It wa represented that his successor,
Alderman Robert Whittet, Jr., had i'm
portant matters pending in the COM
mittees OF which he is a member
which should be disposed of before
he gives UP committee work, and the
Jefferson Ward delegation wants more
time In which to select a successor to
! Mr.. Wood. Harvey u. Atkinson was
seated as a member of the Board from
| Madison Ward in place of g. a. Marks,
resigned.
On motion of Alderman Cottrell the
Board, under suspension of the rules,
extended tn time three months for
supplying city water to the town OF
Barton Heights. The roll call brought
forth a number of requests for smooth
paving in all sections OF the CITY, az
Of which went to the Finance Com
mittee to be considered in connection
with the new budget. "
Want Smooth Paving.
Mr.. Richardson wanted $4,000 for
smooth paving on East Broad. from
Thirtieth to Thirty-fourth; SAGA for
smooth paving Franklin from twenty
eighth to Twenty-ninth, and S49,166
for smooth paving Marshall from
5Twenty-ilrst to Thirty-fourth Streets.
lie also offered al ordinance grant
the city certain rights as to laying
connecting tracks, which was referred
to the Street Committee.
Mr. Whittet had an extended list OF
wants for Clay Ward, including much
smooth paving. all of which was re-
fnrraIE IN thu III ~ a ,,o Vi ~ p,itfan XII. .s
Mr.. Nelson offered an ordinance reg
ulating hacks. carts and drays, which
went to the Committee on Ordinances,
Charter and Reform, as did a com
munication from the Board of Health
as to the pay of the Medical 1nspec-
tor. The City School Board presented
an estimate of its needs for the year
which went to the Finance Commit
tee.
Several salary Increases were adopt
ed on recommendation of the Finance
Committee, as follows: Increasing the
pay of the Assistant Inspector Of Milk
and Food Supplies from s720 to 5000
a year; increasing the salary Of the
clerk to the Building Inspector from
5000 to $1,000 a year; increasing the
salary Of the Chief Health Officer rom
$500 to $4,000 a year; increasing the
salary of Superintendent of Fire
Alarm to $1,000, regardless Of salary
received by the same official as City
Electrician. and creating the position
and providing the pay for one laborer
all the year round at Taylor'S Hill
Park at 81 a day.
New Driving Regulations.
The Ordinance. Charter and Reform
Committee recommended n driving or
|dinance regulating the use Of streets
by all manner of vehicles. requiring
driving to the right, one vehicle over
taking another to pass to the left.
In order that all vehicles may fac
properly at starting, drivers are re-
CURED to turn at stopping points SO
as to bring the right side of. the
vehicle to the curb. No vehicle Is to
be left standing in front Of any hotel.
apartment house, theatre. department.
store, or other place of congestion.
longer than sufficient time to allow
was adopted unanimously.
The Board %concurred with the lower
branch in ratifyins the deed to the
city of the Joseph Bryan Park. 262
acres. in Henrno county. formerly
Pond. The Committees on Streets.
Street Cleaning and Grounds and
buildings We're instructed to sit joint
ly and report by ordinance on tho
congestion at the City Jail and the
stables of the Street and Street Clean
ing Departments. The Auditor was
instructed to continue to pay the sala-
ries and wages of city employees pend
ing the adopting Of the budget OF
1910.
Mayor Is Sustained.
There was prolonged debate over
the ordinance granting permission to
Murphy's Hotel to erect a barber pole
sign over the sidewalk. The ordinance
passed both branches and was vetoed
by the Mayor as in excess of the rights
OF he Council to grant the right
No make such distractions in thc'
< I = "a E sA nrx1t I'm - ~ n WME nnr
adopted by the Council notwithstand-
ing tho veto of the Mayor. but the
refused to concur, and the meas
ure was lost, 7 to 9.
Application for a barber pole at ia
East Main Street met the same fate.
Notwithstanding the statement OF Mr..
owe that it was a harmless meas
ure, and that it showed discrimination
TO- allow showcases TO take UP the
sign against tho wall. The Mayor
having been sustained in two in
stances. the Board proceeded to reject
the application of the Anderson
Lewis-Gray COMPANY to erect q sign
over the sidewalk at Fourteenth and
Franklin Streets.
1T is time to stop such INSTRUCTIONS
TO the streets" said Mr.. Hobson. who
Swift Permit Granted.
Notwithstanding the veto OF the
Mayor. the Board In Crant-
ing to Swift & Co. the right to con-
struct n raised sidewalk in front OF
its packing house on Union Street.
Mr.. Elicit was the only n~egative--thc
Board concurrinE, ID to !,
A number Of sewer contracts award
ed to Maynard Ford were confirmed.
An extended ordinance as to laying
sewer connections to tho property limo
as the sewer Is laid, to prevent the
later tearing vi Of streets when houses
are erected. was %concurred In. as was
an ordinance to regulate peddIing in
the streets. restricting the number OF
men with each peddling wagon to
two, and recurring the name OF the
Hcense-holder TO be shown on the
wagon.
OLD PISTOL EXPLODED
James Lane. OF williamsburg, Brought Here
With Bullet In His Hand.
James Lane. thirteen years old, of Wil-