The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-10
TAKE MUCH TIME
GETTING QUORUM
BOARD OF ALDERMEN THEN DIS
POSE OF ROUTINE BUSINESS
VERY HURRIEDLY.
BIG WAGONS BARRED
BODY CONCLRS IN KEEPING THEM
OFF RESIDENTIAL STREETS
AND ACTS ON OTHER I'M
PoRTANT MATTERS.

1t took the board OF aldermen fifty
minutes to get a quorum last night.
But when they did get that quorum
they went through the bunch Of stuff
sent them by the common council like
a motorcycle trying TO get away from
a policeman,
There was absolutely nothing new
introduced. 1t was a bare quorum
who sat there for nearly an hour wait
ing for the others. who did not come.
come.
Aldermen Joe Powers and Barton
Grumpy We're present. Graham Hob
son was not So there could be no
alteration about any public utility
franchise.
Candida tes Don Leavy. Gunst. Whit
tet Bennett and Moore were present.
but Mr. Moore left soon afterwards
10 see some friends about a certain
matter.
4 Few stroll In.
Assistant CITY Attorney Anderson
stroiled in. so did Jeff Martin, owner
and editor OF the auditorium. Dr
Stratton also looked in the door
Not a common councilman showed
up. except John Hirschberg, who was
cooking Tor votes,
Messrs. Patram and Perdue from
South Richmond. occupied their usual
places as did John Grimes, who has
been sick for a long tlme. and who
reported that his son-in law, Chris
Manning. was much better
Alderman Atkins didn't even have
anything to propose.
Next President Adams who Is in.
terested in a company manufacturing
rubber spalIs for street paving. said
that ne believed he would vote for
such paving at the meeting OF the
street committee this evening
Frank Butler said he would rather
be at Atlantic CITY, and there were
others who felt the same way.
Heavy Wagons Barred.
And in it all there was nothing
much worth talking about except that
the board concurred in the ordinance
prohibiting heavy wagons going over
Grace and Franklin streets, but could
go over any other street. except Coun-
Gilman Richards Thirty-fourth street.
Mr.. Adams said that he could not
see why wagon could not go over
Grace or Franklin streets as well
any other street, and Mr.. Grundy said
that inasmuch as he lived on Frank
lin street. he favored the ordinance.
although he felt that il was uncon-
stitutional
But. said Mr. Grundy as long
as no one brings the question up.
am glad they do not come on my
street"
Il would like TO know who has
charge of having the crossings clean
ed ~ said Alderman Melton. The
crossing in front OF the house next
door 10 me has not been cleaned for
q mopth, and ! would like to offer
the following resolution"
That Is unnecessary" said the
president, because the committee on
street cleaning and the department
itself is responsible for that. SO all
you have to do is to see Mr. Cohn"
= would like to have a light re-
moved. said Mr.. Atkinson.
Some Real Business.
But at that point Clerk August
read the resolution appropriating
$25.0 for the purchase of property
at lakewood for the purpose OF en-
fargtng Reservoir park. It %as con-
Cured n.
The resolution rom council APP.
propr'ating SEQ o0o for the barrcad-
ing Grace street. between Thirith AMI
Thirty streets was concurred
in.
People living on Cary street road
and using that road for driving pur-
viii be glad 10 know that $500 was
appropriated for improvements AL
derman Bennett offered paper
which referred te-tire finance
committee appropriat,ng a eufficient
sum - pave with smooth block Pine
street from Broad 10 Franklin
After few more unimportant pa
pers were read. Mr.. Powers moved
they adjourn which they did.