The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-14
ALDERMEN ADOPT
SEGREGATION LAW
Plan to Separate Races
Now Up to Mayor
Richardson.
UMLAUF TRAFFIC
L A w DEL A Y ED
sity Collector Cunningham Wins
Fight Against Reduction of
T e G s-Ordinance Prohibit
ing Pawnbrokers From Sell
/! ing Pistols Is Adopted.
k Many New Measures.

Race segregation as proposed in tho
Wonderlehr ordinance was concurrcd
in by the Board OF Aldermen last night
without debate. The ordinance as Of
fered now goes to the Mayor for ap-
prevail, and takes effect from his sig
nature. The measure was adopted by
the Common Council last month on re-
commentator Of the Committee on
Ordinance. Charter and Reform, and
was later ia bled In the Board. 1t was
concurred In on 4 viva voce vote. In
which two or three ne gatives were to
be heard.
a letter of protest was read from
Woodward &; Son, approving the prin-
ctple OF segregation. but Directing to
features Of the ordinance. and there
was a letter Of protest from 4 number
OF negro taxpayers An opinion Of the
City Attorney. to the effect that the
ordinance as drawn would up upheld
In the courts, was also read
What Is Proposed.
The ordinance IS designed to secure
separate location of residences for
white and colorcd people II provides
that's shall he unlawful for any white
person to occupy as q residence, or to
establish and maintain as place Of
public assembly. any house upon any
street or alley between two adjacent
streets on which q greater number of
houses are occupied as residents by
coored people than are occupied as
residences by white people. Similar
a.ly. 1t provides that 1t shall be unlaw-
tuI for any colored person to occupy
as a residence. or to establish or MAIN
tain as a place of public assembly, any
house upon any street or alley between
two adjacent streets. on which a great
err number Of houses are occupied az
residences by white people than are
occupied as residences by colored peo-
pie.
As to New Houses.
The ordinance goes on to provide
that no person shall construct or 10
cate on any block or square on which
there is at that time no residence
any house or other building Intended
10 be used as residence without de-
claring in his application for permit
10 build. whether the house or biild-
Ing so to be constructed Is destined
TO be occupied by white or colored
people and the Building Inspector rs
Instructed not to issue any permit In
such case unless the applicant COM
plies with this provision. II is also
provided that nothing in the ordinance
Is to affect the location of residences
made previous to the approval OF the
ordnance and that no part Of the
ordinance is to be so construed as to
by white or colored servants or en-
ployes on the square or block on
which they are employed.
The penalty clause provides that
every person either by himself or
through his agent. violating any pro-
vision is liable to a fine Of not less
than 500 nor more than $500, recover
able before the Police Justice and
in the discretion OF the Police Justice
such person may. in addition thereto,
be confined in the city jail not less
than thirty nor more than ninety days.
Cunningham Wins out.
The ordinances reducing excessive
fees OF the City Collector and Com
missioner of the Revenue did not fare
SO we'll, the first being amended so
as to practically kill it, while the sec
ond was recommitted. The ordinance
concerning the City Collector reduced
his commission from SIS to - Of per
cent to take effect at once
Mr. Hobson led the fight on the
measure for Captain Cunningham urg-
ing that 1t was unfair to change the
comp ensation after an official had been
elected by the people, He moved to
amend by making the reduction take
effect from the end of the term OF
Captain Cunningham January / 1914
Mr. Don Levy opposed the amend
ment. saying that the lower branch
1,
making it take effect from 1912. He
predicted that the Office would be
abolished by 1914, saying that there
was no question hut that such step
should be taken. and that the Legisa-
ture would unquestionably allow the
city to save $4,000 year in doing
away with useless position.
Put Up Long Enough.
TO defeat the measure by such an
amendment az was proposed, he said
would so enrage the people of the city
who have long enough put up with ex
cessive fee Offices. that a clamor would
be started to have 1t abolished al once.
81 am friend Of Captain Cunning
ham, said Mr.. Don Levy, but this
not a matter of friendship-t is one Of
duty. The compensation is now more
than $4,000 a year When he entered
into office, 1t was but one-third OF
that amount.
Mr. Bennett defended Captain Gun
ningham. saying that he had had adj
ditiona1 expenses this year. Mr.. Don
Levy thought that man who received
$4,000 n year could afford to add a
$500 deputy for Washington Ward Mr..
IIobson greed that the Office should
be abolished, but thought it unfair to
take action during the term for which
the incumbent had been elected, even
though the city had legal right to
do SO The Hobson amendment was
adopted and tile ordinance as amend
ed to take, effect frcXn January l. 1914.
was then adopted II will go back to
the lower branch for concurrence in
the amendment The companion ordin-
ance reducing the fees of the Commits
eioner Of the Revenue from . to 3-s
Of per cent was recommitted 10 the
Committee on Ordinance Charter and
Reform, although 1T was admitted that
ne one knew what Mr.. Hawkins was
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