The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-04
.UMLAUF TO OFFER
NEW TRAFF|C CODE.
Will Rcarrangc and Codify All
Existing Street Regu-
lations.
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BIDS FOR NEW WHARF
May Order Removal of All
Unused Gas Lamp
Posts.
BIDS FOR NEW WHARF

City Clerk Ben T.. August promises
q long and busy docket for the Com
mon Council tomorrow night. The
comnitttec5 haze been busy on many
matters, and much of the months work
will pass In review. From the Finance
Committee viii come tho resolution
approprtating money TO pay for the site
Of the new Mayo Bridge, at the price
naod by condemnation. The Street
Committee wants a pproyal OF contracts
for a large number Of important sew
ors, including two of the main branches
OF the Dooley sewer. Tho Ordinance,
Charter and Reform Committee will
recommend all addition TO the police
force of thirty men and an increase in
pay of street cleaners to S2.25 per day,
aG well az other salary increases.
Traffic Code.
Several new paper5 are to come up
on the roll call. The most important
irill he the new traffic code, to be of.
fered by Chairman Umlauf, of the
Committee on Ordinance, Charter and
Reform, II completed by the City At
the last meeting that there were many
laws on the subject of traffic. but that
they were conflicting and had serious
defects. With the aid of the City AT
torney he has been preparing general
traffic code, which will take in all
points Included in a dozen or more ea-
istng ordinances regulating street
trafflc and will also make provision
for licensing automobile chaufcurs and
to forbid the driving of motor cars By
boys under eighteen years OF age
points not now covered by any law
Another matter which may come up
on the roll call is a resolution Instruct
ing the Committee on Light to have re-
posts. relics of the days when all
street lighting was done by gas. and
now nothing but unsightly obstruc-
lions TO the thoroughfares. Since the
city has provided n municipal electric
plant, the policy will be to have as far
as possible an electric light at every
corner In the thickly inhabited sec.
tions. and gas lamps will be reserved
for alleys and 10 light dark places III
I the centre of extra long blocks
Remove Old Lamp Posts.
| il is proposed to remove from the
! streets all unused posts at street inter
sections, and the policy VIII be toi-
| lowed still further by requiring joint
use OF noles by the various electric
I companies. The next step will be a
J more rigid limiting of the size of shoi"
| cases and overhead signs. with view
| OF clearing all distractions as TAR as
possibie back 20 the property line, III
/ least on the most frequcnted streets.
| The Committee on Light will meet at
! Z o'clock to hear report from SUD-
committee on the contract for pateNs
! gas lamps, on which there are two nlu-
/ ders. the present contractor pems
4 slightly the higher.
Gourmet for Wharf.
The Committee on improvement OF
| the James River Will meet on luesuas
wight .t o'clock TO hear a report from
| subcommittee ON the award of con
tract for a reinforced concrete dock
| IN the annual budget for this year
| $50. ono was provided for BUILDING
| city wharf, but as the Council directet
| that the plans be changed from %ooo'
| en- pile wharf to concrete construction
| there will have to be an additional ap'
| nropria ton before the contract can %
awarded, as all of the bids exceed ths
| amount set apart. .,u
4 The Committee on Electrlcity VII
meet Tuesday night to hear from
| sub committee on the plan Tor con
| Quoting the new electric plant, with
4 1ist OF the number of employees re-
/ o,,ired and the compensation to oe
| paid.
Charges Against Todd.
/ On Thursday night the Lynxh IN
vestigating committee will hold VIVA
1 will probably be its final hearinS' e
! 90 into the cuarges made By Council
man c. E. Richards against Fourtn AS
! sistant Engineer Charles L. TODD, ".
| after which the committee "1!i prop
ably begin to formulate It's report t
thc street. Committee. City Enginee
| Boiling will present report on SOM
nrouosed changes In the methods o.
! tho office. AS Mr.. Todd has already
admitted in substance the truth of MI
Richards's charges. that he did ALLOW
payment to contractor without peas
uring the work in the specific instance
lit viii probably not take the COMMITTEE
long to complete that part OF Its work