The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-06
PLAN EXCURSION
FOR C|IY's POOR
Lee Ward Representative Will
Present Proposition to
Council
WOULD MAKE USE OF
LARGE RIVER BARGE
Claude L. Batkins, Patron of
Measure. Believes the Cost
Would Not Exceed the
Sum of So, 200

Summer excursions down the river
for the city poor Ia the plan embraced
in a resolution which Mr.. Claude
l.. Batkins. OF Lee ward. will intro
duce in tae common council when
It meets Monday night in monthly
session.
Briefly stated, Mr.. Batkins' plan is
to equip one OF the city barges for
the purpose and to use the city tug
for the motor power. He would have
at least one OF these excursions a
week during the summer season. di-
viding the city into districts. 50 as
to avoid confusion and trouble in dis
tributing tickets to the proper per-
sons.
Baltimore" said Mr.. Batkins Mon
day. has been operating such excur-
sions for some years and has found
them 10 be highly successful and sat
isfactory in every way. And l be-
lieve Richmond could run them just
as successfully"
Won't Exceed $4,000.
Mr.. Batkins estimates that the TO-
tai cost OF the excursions would not
exceed $4,000. He will ask that the
matter be referred to the James river
committee, and Ii is his belief that
II will not be necessary 10 refer the
proposition also TO the finance COM
nittee. The James river committee
win meet Tuesday night.
Captain Thomas Cunningham. cap
tain OF the city tug. has declared
ject.
Another measure OF some interest
to be offered ut the council session
Is the Radcliffe ordinance reducing
the number OF wards in the city from
eight to three and at the same time
reducing tho number Of councilmen
from forty to nfteen and the board
OF aldermen from twsnty-four to nine.
The charter and reform. 1t has the
approval OF the city attorney. 50 far
as Its legal phases are concerned.
Measure Not Favored.
Counciimen. as rule, are not inciin-
ed to favor the measure, especially In
view of the fact that the Pollock reso-
luton asking for inquiry into other
methods OF city government with a
view of securing some rev form of
government is already under consider
alton.
Two other measures coming UP from
the ordinance COMMITTEES are the Um-
iauf traffic ordinance and the Wonder
lehr race segregation ordinance. Both
have been approved by this committee.
Councilman John Hirschberg. of JEFF
ferson ward, may e's heard from in re-
gard to a sewer at Thirty fourth and
Leigh streets. He went down into sew
er under construction at this corner
Sunday and found the work to be any
thing but satisfactory. In fact. he says
the sewer would have caused serious
trouble later. had he not uncovered the
defects before the work was completed.
'''t|'~' Receivs Mayors Message.
Council will also receive Mayor Rich
ardson's annual message, and 1t may re-
ceive special message from him in
regard to the item In the budget call
ing for appropriation OF $3,s75 FOR mu-
sic In the parks. Mayor Richardson
stated Monday morning that he had
asked the city attorney for legal opin-
ION as 10 the music item, and he was
not wiling to commit himself on the
subject until he had received and ex-
anlined the opinion. The remainder OF
the BUDGET viii be approved, he says
The ordinance increasing the build
ins inspectors salary from $4,000 20
IS, 500 VIII most probably be approved
Monday night b. council when ii comes
up for concurrence from the board OF
aldermen. Though he has been offered
more than $500 by the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company IL he would
accept the position OF chief engineer
Of that company. II IL believed that
Building Inspector Beck will decide TO
stay with the city In event the raise to
81, 500 IL granted
The ordinance would have TO be APP
proved by the mayor before becoming
effective.