The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-09

completion of the municipal electric
plant. Tho Committee on Streets was
authorized to cXpend $1,000 OF tho gen
cral street fund In smooth paving tho
city's part or Harrison Street from
Grace Street to Park Avenue.
Buy vnn Lew Property.
An appropriation of $4,000 was set
apart oG-the 100000 guaranteed to be
spent on public schools to provide sites
for new buildings. including the Van
Low property, on Church Hill. occupy
Ing an entire block. as g site for the
new Bellevue School, to cost $4,000; a
new site for Springfield. to cost $11 900,
and a new site for colored school. to
cost $4,000. An appropriation OF $500
was made for additional lie Dor in Shock
oe IIill Cemetery, in answer to the COM
transferred from That cemetery 10 XIV
erview be brought back.
Water Office TanEle.
The Finance Committee reported Il
substitute ordinance for that recon-
mended by the Ordinance, Charter and
Reform Committee in regard TO salaries
in the Water Department, making the
First Assistant superintendent s1.So0;
second assistant. s1.350; chief clerk.
$1,000; bill clerk, $1,000. and entry
clerk. 5000. MIR. Umlauf contcnded that
1t was unfair to raise the bill clerk
without raising the entry clerk. lie
moved to rccommit the whole paper to
tho Water Committee. which was re-
jected, II 10 %. An effort to make tho
First Assistant Superintendent $4,000
also failed. Mr.. Iiirschbcrg moved TO
provide two bill clerks at $1,000 each.
and strike out the entry clerk. which
was rejected. after an hour of debate.
Dir. Blakes motion to make both $1,0So
met like fate. There were charges OF
a. q ~.
mittee. and that pressure was being
brought to boost an incompetent man
on the shoulders of a competent one. who
had gone ahead OF him. Mr.. Pollard
resented, accusations ugainst the FL
nance Committee. and personal privi-
'leges became the general order from
every part OF the chamber. Alr. Umlauf
said he had never seen question since
no had been a member of the Council
where one member or the Finance Com
mlttee had so lobbied. and In the past
such methods had always t"caused just
such rumpus." He thought an MUS
tice was being done; that both men
were faithful. but that one man had
friend in the Council to go around
time for the Council TO set It's foot on
euch methods.
Replies to Lobbying Charge.
Mr.. Mills retortcd TO the charge Of
lobbying that people on Mr.. Umleuf8
side had been scurrying all over the
floor. urging members to vote for their
friend: that lobbying was being done
both By members and outsiders mate :
rally and boldly. MIR. Pollard thought
81 an evident attempt OF one man to
pull another down, and that the Coun :
III shou,d not stand for the petty 1eai-
nusics of q department Office
Mr. Lynch thought the evidence
showed that three committees-the
Water Committee. the Ordinance Com
mittce and the Finance Committee,
each Of which had made different
repor,-werc lighting each other; tnat
The whole fight. which had occupied
the Council two hours, was merely an
evidence OF small ward politics.
Motion nftcr motion was put and
lost, while the gavel pleaded In vain
for order An amendment placing both
the clerks on a salary of sl,0s0 was
finally adopted-ayes. II; noes. 10
and the whole ordinance as amended
was then re jectcd-nyes, "a: noes, @
not receiving two thirds vote. Later
MIR Richards. who acknowledged being
the member OF the Finance Committee
referred to ny Mr.. Umlauf. offered
new paper. placing each of the clerks
OH salary of-Sl,2o0. II went to the
Ordinance, Charter and Reform Com
m)ttcc.
To buy Ford's Hotel.
An appropriation OF sl6s.ooo was
made and the City Attorney authorized
TO acquire the block bounded by Broad.
Capitol, Eleventh and Twelfth Streets.
At tho prices agreed upon. Mr.. Pol
lock was recorded rs not voting. as
property owner In the block affected
MIR Scaton was the only negative, the
vote standing 81 to l.
An appropriation Of SS5 was made to
dcfray the expenses of tho Special Ac-
conn,ant In attending a session OF the
National Coinptrollers' Association, in
Birmingham. Ma. In juno.
The report Of the Special Accountant
on former Market Clerk Joseph John
ston was read and transmitted to the
Board OF Aldermen 1t showed that
when the Accountant was called in The
clerk was found unfit for duty: that
his records had not been properly kent
since December Is, and that no daily
collections had Been deposited In bank.
as required.
1t was the third occasion of his
withholding funds contrary 10 law,
and the Accountant reported to the