The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10
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WHARF MEASURE
IS RECONSTRUCTED
COUNCIL SENDS PROPOSITION BACK
To JAMES RIVER IMPROVE
NEWT COMMITTEE.
MR.. POWERS CALLS 1T UP
BODY sUSPENDs RULES AND
ADOPTS POLLOCK RESOLUTION
RELATIVE TO COMMITS
SION GOVERNMENT.

Common council Thursday night
voted to recommit the new city wharf
proposition to the committee on James
river improvement. The matter was
brought up by John T. Powers, Of
Clay ward. who first endeaSored to
secure a favorable vote on the reso-
luton which was rejected last Monday
night after the finance committee mad
recommended its adoption
Captain Morgan X. Mills took the
lead in opposing reconsideration, Out
he was oVerruled by President Peters.
; On the roil call MessrS Bowman ana
Mills were the only negatives and
when MIR. Bowman changed his vote
from no TO aye. the vote stood ~ 10
l in favor OF reconsideration. II was
evident, however, that there were not
enough favorable votes TO award the
contract and SO 1t was allowed to 8"
hack 10 the committee. The PROPOSE
ton which calls for the expenditure
OF bout sac GEO for city wharf VIII
probably he again ready tor the coun-
Gil at its next monthly session.
Powers Recalls Ii.
Mr.. Powers, who called the matter
up Thursday night. voted against Il
when II was considered Monday night.
alter NGllHE 10 sNEptha hhe sNsSSs
council adopted the resolution offered
by Gilbert n. Pollock calling for APP
uointrnent of special commission to
consider the feasibility OF working out
a better method of city government.
The roll call stood rs TO for sus-
pension of the rules and before II Was
announced Messrs. Cease. Batkins and
Lumsden changed from no to aye,
making the vote IS to 2. the noes
being w Il. Bradley and Morgan X.
Mills. After that the resolution was
adopted without opposition,
The resolution provides for special
5cint committee office. to consist of
two mem bers of the board of alder
men and three members of the com
mon council, To be appointed by the
presidents of the respective bodies.
The committee is authorized to assoc
ciate with IL three resident citizens
who will be entitled to- exercise ali the
functions of the committee except the
right to vote on the proposition In
question. Captain Mills objected to
this feature of the proposition but he
was finally voted down.
Measure Recommitted.
Council recommitted To the conn
mittee on local assessments the recon-
nendation that the auditor cancel n
paving bill against the Randolph
Street Baptist church for 5000. SINH
lar action was taken relative to re-
uniting a tax assessment against
Bishop Van de vyver for property on
First street north of Jackson and
against st. Mary's Benedictine Col
lege in the West End.
Award of contract for ornamental
street gas lamps to the American
Street Lighting Company at s13 per
lamp was again rejected. reconsider
ed and referred to the comr--ttee on
light
The school board reported plans for
a new school building at Pine and
China streets. with bids recommend
ing award to the lowest bidders. T.
Nuckols for the building at s24,94S.
and the American Heating and Ven
tiiating Company al Sass for Interior
fittings. asking an appropriation of
S2s.17S. The paper went to the fl
nance committee.
Papers Referred.
On the roll call the following papers
were offered and referred to the COM
mittee on ordinance, charter and re-
form:
BY Mr. Lynch: Ordinance provid-
ing for appointment of chief clerk
in Office of the city engineer; ordi-
nance fixing the salary OF the city col
lector at $4,000 per year in lieu of
Lees <rsSolMIlnnA 1ArsGlifaE TIE city At
torney to secure legislation to abolish
the Office of city collector.
BY Mr. Nondelehr: Ordinance for
the segregation of the races.
BY Mr. tmlauf. General traffic ordi-
nance: ordinance regulating fireworks
and bonfires: ordinance requiring
chauffeurs to obtain licenses; amend
ment TO general stable ordinance of
city; ordinance regulating sale of fire.
arrus by pawnhrokers.
BY Mr.. Rogers Ordinance regulat-
Ing permits for excavations: ordinance
requiring fireproofing of hotels and
lodging houses. Jails. schools and hos
pitfalls,
BY Mr.. Mills: Ordinance TO prevent
Entertainments on public streets: oroi-
nance to regulate street sweeping and
the sweeping of sidewalks.