The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-11
WHARF ORDINANCE
IS REC0MM|TTEO
Measure Sent to James River
Committee by Board of
Aldermen
ADAMS TAKES LEAD
IN DELAYING MATTER
Says More Consideration
Should Be Given Commu-
nications from Old Do
minion Steamship Co.

| All is not yet smooth sailing for
| the proposed new municipal wharf.
The Board of Aldermen last night
voted to recommit the proposition to
the James River Improvement Com
! mitete. AT least, eleven Of the eigh-
teen members present voted to do SO.
and that number was sufficient.
This step was taken on motion Of
! Mr.. Adams. Of Jefferson Ward, vice.
president OF the body. who insisted
that certain communications from the
Old Dominion Steamship COMPANY
| should be given more consideration
than was accorded them by tse mem
bers OF the lower branch of Couacil
when that body voted in favor Of the
wharf last week, on recommendation
OF the Finance Committed these
| communications. consisting of letters
from Local Agent Wyatt and Cap
tains Shelley and Harvey. II the
Berkeley and Brandon, respectively.
set forth that In the opinion Of their
authors the construction of such !,
! wharf as Ii proposed. extending forty
odd feet out into the river. would be
| exceedingly dangerous 10 navigate
along that point. The letters Wefe
| read at the last meeting OF the Gem
mon Council by Mr.. Richards when
! he argued In favor of 4 wharf that
Nouiu IoiIoW inc lines ana curves OF
the river and that would cost not more
than $4,000.
! Urges Consideration.
! Mr.. Adams thought these ccmmuni-
| cations should be SER, uslT consid =
cred by the James River Commute
| before any further action was taken,
and he wanted the N alter recom,r!t-
ted for that purpose, IL for no Jtrcr
| Then up rose Mr.. Doa Leavy. lie
wanted a city wharf. but he wanted
everything In proper shape and form.
And he wanted nothing that would
| likely impede navigation In the river.
Mr.. Gunst expressed himself the same
| way. and so did several others of the
eleven who voted with Mr.. Adams
The vote on the Adams resolution
stood 81 follows. Ayes--Adams. Ben
| nett Cowardin. Don Leavy. Gilman.
Gunst. Kahn, Melton, Mitchell. Mon
cure, J. f. Powers.
Noes-BliIey Butler. Grimes
Patram. Perdue. Rennolds, Whittet
! The action of the aldermen means
that the proposition may be sent bacs
to them in any shape the James river
committee may see fit. without refer
ence to the Common Council
II would have taken sixteen votes
to adept the wharf ordinance as II
came from the lower branch. two
thirds Vote being necessary when APP
preparations in excess OF 5000 are
| involved. And so. 1t may be thai
recommitment OF the ordinance saved
Ii from being killed on straigh,
vote.
Tho resolution adopted by the Com
| mon Council calls for a timber ant
| pile wharf to cost not more thar
s25,ooo, the plans and specifications
| To be worked out by the James river
improvement committee, with tho aid
and cooperation of the city engineer
Tho resolution did not specify how
the wharf should be built. but 1t wal
generally understood that it woult
be constructed along the lines or plans
submitted by the city engineer TO the
finance committee when that com
mittee put It's seal OF approval upon
the proposition.
Tentative endorsement OF these
plans was given by the local govern
ment engineers who did not anticipat.
any such trouble as that which tht
Old Dominion Steamship Compan,
| claims is foresees. The company
dock Is located short distance above
the site Of the proposed city wharf.