The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-06
ABSENT MEMBERS
ASKED TO RESIGN
Common Council Adopts Re-
solution With a View of Sc
curing Better Attendance
SEAL OF APPROVAL
PUT ON BOND ISSUE
Plan to Work Out Scheme for
100000 Street I'M
provements Goes to
Finance Committee

Whereas this body has attempted
to have four meetings within the
past thirty days and has failed to
have a. number present for e. con-
stitutionAl vote.
Therefore. DO It resolved by the
Common Council that the members
OF this body. who absent themselves
without excuse. Will In the future at
tend each meeting or send ia their
rusignatioas TO this body"
Without dissenting vote, Com
mon Council last night adopted this
resolution, which was Introduced BY
MIR. Henry X. Pollard. Jr., OF Lee
ward. soon after the body convened IN
monthly session, the roll call hay
Ing shown only twenty eight MEM
bers out Of q possible forty present.
The resolution Was strong seconded
by MIR. UXnlauf. who said st was high
time something WEB being done 10
force a better attendance
Wants Names Published.
Mr.. Lynch believed publication Of
the names OF dare.sct mem bers iii the
newspRpers would. have q salutary
effect. In reply to this Mr.. Blake
pointed out that the newspapers had
been iGtely publishing these. but the
effect did not appear TO be as sat!s
factory as MIR. Lynch was inclined
10 think
Mr. Lynch then requested that the
newspapers continue to publish the
absentees names. About this time,
Mr.. NondsrleAr came In, making the
list OF those present twenty nine.
Those absent were Messrs. Bradley.
Huber, Lun1sden. Wills, Powers. J.
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son Selph, wiltshire
Before this matter was finally dis
posed OF. Mr.. Blake called attention
To the fact that the Monroe ward
delegation, Of which he Is a menu
Der was almost always present.
Take Up Reports.
At this 1uncture, a motion to ad-
tourn was made. but Il failed to
carry, the body deciding 70 take up
committee reports and other unsn-
ished matters that 1t failed to dis
pose Of last month.
Some OF the ordinances and reso-
buttons adopted were as follows.
Bond issue OF 100000 for GER
tain municipal improvements, recon-
mended by the Finance COMMITTEES
ana carried unanimously
Plan to issue 100000 OF per
cent, twenty year bonds, as proposed
by the Street Committee and recon-
mended by the Finance Committee
1t Is now up 70 the latter commit
tee to work out such a plan.
Appropriation Of SIS $40 for widen
ing Of Monument avenue from the
Boulevard to Roseneath road.
Appropriation Of 81, 800 toward i'm
proyement OF Offices for officials in
Washington Ward.
Salaries Arr. TTyrsl
Fixing salaries in City Collectors
office as follows; City Collector, ST.
500; deputy collector. si,500. assist
ant deputy In city office. $4,000; as
sistant deputy IN Washington Ward,
$1,000; additional help. If necessary,
not more than $500
Employment OF clerk to City Ac-
countant at q salary OF s75 per month.
Grading Cary street from the Boule-
vacd 10 the city limits
Award Of contract for the new
Madison School at ss7.6 S1. and for
the Buchanan School at s35,339.
Amending City Code providing for
employment Of practical plum Der
for the City Health Board at a sal
AIRY Of $500 per year.
Appropriation OF ss.500 for enter
tainment OF the Atlantic Deeper Wa
terways Convention. which meets in
1NtCHHauuu next month.
Appropriation OF $4,000 for i'm
provement Of streets In the vicinity
OF the new Benedictine College in
the West End.
Diverted Into Treasury.
Council sustained a recoin,nenda-
ton OF the Finance Committee that
the sum oT 81 900. left over from the
Broad street lighting fund, be divert
ed into the city treasury, instead of
toward installation OF ornamental
lights on Adams or Jefferson. streets
from Broad street to Franklin for
the convenience of guests at the JEFF
ferson Hotel. Mr.. Lynch took the
floor in support of the proposition,
hut his voice was in vain. Mr.. Pol
lard. chairman OF the Finance Com
mittee, said It would esta blish a bad
precedent TO begin installation OF or
namental lights in the residential dis
trtcts. Fle thought the cross streets
IN the business section should have
first consideration. IL any additional
money was to be spent In this direc-
ton.
resolution to smooth pave Belvi-
dere street from Grace to Franklin
street fail to carry. after some dis
cussion.
Blake Measure Lost,
Despite the protest of Mr., Blake. who
offered tina resolution during the mid
summer heated season. council voted
almost unanimously to turn down the
proposition to establish municipal
Ice plant. in accordance with recon-
mendation from tho finance commit
tee.
Council also upheld the finance COM
nfttes IN its report refusing TO grant
city park keepers an increase In SAL
airy, though this was recommended by
the grounds and buildings COMMITTEES.
A resolution introduced by Mr..
Boseher to appropriate s105.o00 for a
new regimental armory was referred
to the proper committee. Mr. Boschen
also asked that $50, 600, Appropriated
some months ago, to repair tho old
army. be diverted IT, purchase ada
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