The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-16
GRANT RELIEF TO
PAWM-bR0kERS
ORDINANCE AMENDED GRANTING
MORE TIME TO DISPOSE OF
WEAPONS.
ALDERMEN IN ACTION
UPPER BRANCH HOLDS BRIEF, but
BUSY observation-disclosures
DEALERS SUBJECT To
NEW LAW.

With twenty-one of its two dozen
members present, the Board OF Alder
men last night disposed Of business In
one. two, three order, In a way that
would have moved Champ Clark to
envy.
There was no oratory, no frfiis, no
thrills, and the nearest approach to
enthusiasm came at the close of the
session when President Whittett con
veyed TO the body the gracious invi-
tation of the East End Democratic
Association to attend a watermelon
feast next Tuesdav night. He failed
to give the street and number oT the
proposed handle but there is no
doubt that accommodating City Clerk
Ben T. August will give both the di-
rections and the pass ord TO the
faithful
The most important measures passed
on by the board were as follows:
Cencurrlng In an ordinance from the
Common Council. granting the First
National BANK Building Corporation
the privilege to temporarily close the
sidewalks adjacent to the site on which
the new building Is being erected at
Ninth and Main Streets.
Concurring In an ordinance provid-
Ing for the purchase Of 1880 600 gal
Ions of refined oil for gas making pur-
poses from the Standard OH Company
at three and one-half cents per gal
Ion.
Concurring In an ordinance permit
Ing the Southside Water Company. OF
Woodland Heights, To use the city
water.
Helps Pawn Broker.
Concurring in an amendment TO the
ordinance prohibiting the sale Of
deadly weapons by pawnbrokers. such
such prohibition to become effective
until October /, 1t having been rep
resented that the ordinance as IL origi-
uaily stood would work a great hard :
ship on dealers who had advanced
money on weapons. Under the amend =
ment which now only awaits the
/ Mayors signature t. become effective,
they have until October / to fore
close on these pledges and dispose Of
them.
Al this point. Alderman Don Leavy
gave expression 10 his opposition To
the whole mea sure and said he would
like. We're 1t possible TO have oppur-
tanity to vote against the measure
again.
The body promptly eoncurred in the
ordinance comforting police powers
upon the building inspector and his
assistants In the discharge OF their
duties,
The Stable Question.
Section lo2 of the Public Safety
laws OF the city was so amended in
concurrence with the action OF the
lower branch of council. that herear-
ter the building inspector shall not
have the power to grant a permit for
the erection. establishment or occu-
paney of a livery, club or boarding sta
bic within the city limits. Hereafter
all permits for a stable of more than
four stalls must be granted by the
council.
FurIouqhs for Men,
The committee on lights reported in
favor Of the granting Of furlough
with pay. NOT exceeding ten DAYS each
year, to the employees of the City Gas
Department who work twelve hours a
day every day in the year. The com
mirtee's recommendation was unani-
mously adopted
Second Hand Dealers Law.
Should Mayor Richardson aftix his
signature to the measure. which WAS
coneurrad In last night, coming from
tn" committee on ordinance, charter
and refor&. dealers in second hand
1ewe!ry. and wearing apparel will he
under strict police supervision. Sucn
dealers must each day make a report
TO the Chief IF Police OF all purchases
received during the preceding twenty
four hours, All such goods must he
held unsold FOR ii period of not less
than one week, at all times subject 10
police inspection.
The report OF the committee on
claims. recommending the accepta nee
OF the compromise sum OF about s2i5
from the Virginia Railway and Power
Company for .saaluaEes to oaa Of the
engines Of the ire department In a
coilSsio- last March. was duly adoptes!
Other minor matters which went
through with toboggan- slide facility
Included concurrence in measure
providing FOR the payment OF $3.50 TO
Miss Anna Frederick for injuries sns-
tanned from "A fall caused by stepping
on a water meter box; applications or
:. II. Campbell and John A. Hutchin-
son for permission 10 build stable:
providing for the payment of ]. p.
Eberhart. a city employe. of the sum
OF s25. for injuries sustained in the
city's service adopting a number Of
street grades in Washington Ward;
and permitting the Seaboard Air Line
Railway 10 construct spur or switch
on the south side of Stuart Avenue
near Everett Street, in Washington
Ward.
The board adjourned after being in
session less than an hour. The alb
sentees were w. f. Adams. OF JEFF
ferson Ward: W. J. Gilman, OF Lee:
and James A. Moncure, OF Monroe
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