The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
Council Transfers It to
A. ?. V. A., Which
Must Preserve It.
OFFICERS FEES
WILL BE REDUCED
Lower Branch Cuts compensa-
ton of City Collector and Com
missioner Of Revenuc-John
P. Branch Bathhouse Offer
Accepted-Many New
Matters.

Custody OF the John Marshall resi-
dcnce, at Ninth and Marshall streets.
was transferred TO the Association for
the Preservation Of Virginia Antiqui-
ties under q resolution adopted unani-
mously by the Common Council last
night, the association agreeing to re-
store and preserve tho property.
Northumberland j. Taylor Ellyson
was given the privileges of the floor,
and expressed the thanks OF tho mem
bcrs Of the organization for the action
of the Council.
The docket OF the evening was long
and important. Items OF sinal acton
besides preserving the Marshall home
were reductions In the commissions OF
the Commissioner Of the Revenue and
City Collector, authorizing construc.
aion of a number OF sewers. the pavinS
OF many sidewalks. acceptance NJ n
new bathhcuse from John p. Branch,
TO be located in the western par; OF
the city, and rejection of q resolution
for purchase Of additional street car
tickets for city Councilincn.
without completing the docket, tho
body adjourned until tomorrow night
at S O'CLOCK.
branch RntLs.
TIE resolution accepting from John
T.. Branch a public bathhougc is on
til: same terms As the baths donated
81 Mr.. Branch several Jcars ago, nn"
located at Eighteenth and Broad
streets, The city assume cos' OF
maintenance. not to exceed 5000 a
year. 1t Was concurred IN - TO ], Alr.
Cease. the negative voter. explaining
that he believed the city sh0h'i ere.
and own such institutions. ana not
have them controlled By u sclf-I.er.
petnat!nG board.
The counc.i cpncurred III III. fol!ow-.
ing resolutions from the .i2ard OF
Aldcrncn:
street Bank (inco 10 construot GER
tain vaults under the sideNolks p
Maitt AMI Fifteenth Streets.
creating the office OF Police Justice
ri Police Court. Part :. With )utisuict
tion only in the former city OF Man
ch.ster ana with q salary OF $1,000 o
year. -
ordinance fixing a scale OF !icchse
tnxes for bowling alleys and Or
amusement devices.
street improvements.
on recommendation Of the Commit
tee on Streets many siae"a'hs :.
ordered paved at the expense OF aput-
ring property owners. y resolution
instructins the city Attorney TO &C
ouire land to open Eighth street, ful-
Ton. from Louisiana to Denny streets,
was adopted, as was a fcsoiutioh
transferring $4,000 crowded IN the
budget for block paving on Beiv!dere
L Street, 10 SlhcONh - .|-
from Board TO Main Streets. y SIM
lar resolution authorizing the smooth
paving Of the city's part OF HARRISON
street, from Grace Street to Park Ave
nue., to cost $4,000, out OF the Lee WARD
street fund, met with delay, the Couh-
Gil refusing TO suspend the rules, Aha
referring 1t to the Conhiit'cc On
Finance.
Broad Street Sewer.
on recommendation Of the Commit
tee on streets the following important
sewers were ordered c~onstructed:
Sewer in Leigh Street. from Ninth to
Eleventh. with connections. to replace
old ravine sewer in danger Oh col
lapse, to cost S1S,S00.
sewer in Bloody Run ravine, from
Thirty and Grace streets. replac-
ing old sewer injured by landslides.
to cost s12,430.
Deep sewer in north side of Broad
Street, from Ninth to Third and from
Second to Adams, to cost $4,000.
An ordinance. fixing the salary of the
Fourth Assistant City Engineer al
s1,75o per annum was referred to the
Committee on Ordinance. Charter and
reform. An ordinance granting per
mission to the Railroad Y. NJ. ~.
to run a steam main from Main Street
Station in Walnut Alley was adopted.
as was a resolution to pay T. L. West.
a steam roller employ, $40 for time
lost while injured. Contract with l..
E. Brown & Company for a in
Floyd Avenue. from Deep Run Street
(, 10 the corporation line, to cost 81, 800,
was approved. The Street Committee
asked an appropriation of S1,400 to
pay C. e. P. Burgwyn and Wilbur J.
Watson, engineers retained In selec-
ton Of bridge plans, $500 each, which
was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Fees Are Reduced.
The Finance Committee reported
for adoption an ordinance reducing the
commissions of tho City Collector from
SIS to 1-2 Of l per cent. for the re.
mainder Of 1911, Chairman Pollard say
ing that he hoped that the Office wou!G
later be put on a salary basis. MIR
salary OF the City Collector at S3,5oa
per year. The office, he said, should
really be abolished, as such q step
would result In a large saving to The
city
lie collects nothing" said Mr..
Lynch. HE simply receives is
paid: practically he does no work at
all. And for that he Will get $4,000
this year, unless his commissions are
reduced. 1t is hard to get at the In
come Of any fee officer. They won't
tell you
Mr.. Richards thought it unfair to
make the cut after tho work Of the
year had begun. saying that Captain
Cunningham would not oppose it If de-
layed until 1912.
Fighting for Delay.
Ills idea all along has been to delay
1t until after the first OF the year" re-
piled Chairman Pollard. 1T was Offer
ed In October. and not considered until
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