The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-13
Pernicious Political Activity of
City Employees Checked
by Council
PAVING CONTRACT AWARDED
laans for New Armory Adopted.
No Music in the
Parks.

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tics. and confirmation of the vvard of
| contract TOR ths smooth paving of
! HToad street were the most Important
I matters acted upon by the Common
council lust night y working, quorum
| was not secursd until O'Clock. bur- tho
| pody then got down to business and
completed its docket. which included
! an enormous number of minor tax rc-
FUNDS and street Improvement rcsolu-
! tons The FERGUSON ordinance. was
! reporh'h by the COMMITTEES, on Ordi-
nance, Charter and Reform, and was
adopted without d5bate. the patron
merely stating, that il should have
long ago been the law ot tho city. An
ordinance regulating the size of bill
boards and ths manner OF thn!r con-
struction was also adopted and a ncr-
! ms was issued TO the Richmond Hotxl
10 erect and maintain an electric sign
on TOP of is new building. The repor.
of the jail commissioners recommends
| ing improvements At ,hc CITY Iau was
INFERRED TO the Committee on Grounds
| and Buildings.
Plnns for New trr,ory.
The counoii concuved in the action
OF tho Board Of Aldermen in approx
ing the plans OF Carncal * fohn.ton
for the new Farsi Regiment A,rnory.
cor dit'onod on the erection of the
building complein for 100000. with
architects fees included Tho Com.
! nMttee on Grounds and Buld!ngs is
authorized by the resolution TO po,
second and third prizes to Charles NJ
Robinson and Hunt & Wright. and to
advertise for bids ru the NV build
ing and award a building contract. sub
1eci to aiproNal by the Council
Tho Council also coucurrcd i'm "a,
increase in the pay of the junitor Of
the Howitzer Armory L. $50 pcr an
num- and in an ordinance closing to
public use an alley between Grove.
Hanover Robinson and Mulberry
Streets.
ordinance reported by the COMMITTEES
on streets amending the regulations
as regards the Richmond Traction
Company, allowing it to use stone bal
last instead Of concrete in certain por-
tens OF its construction.
Rock BniInst Allowed.
II was explained that the permits
sion was allowed in the Richmond
| Passenger and Power Company fran
| chise that the use OF stone under the
ties with concrete above and between
was considered the best method. and
that desired by tn" company to ne used
in rclaynS the rails on Brosd street
II was stated that where tracks are
laid all in concrete. tho heavy pound
Ing OF the cars causes 4 to disintcg-
rate, making bad joints in the rails
Tho action OF tho Street Committee
was said to have been unanimous. but
other members Of the Council stated
that the new method II construction
was not approved by the City En-
gineor ana the ordinance was adopted
on q divided vote. II TO IL. as follows:
Aycs-Aicssrs. Batkins. Blake Cease.
Ferguson. Iiaddon. Hohson, Huber.
Jones. Miller. Primer. Pollard. Pollock,
j. r Powers, Richardson. sullivan.
I Workman. pctcrs,-I7.
Noe Mcssrs Boschcn. Brown. Rut-
Ter. Lumsden. POWELL j. g. Powers.
1 Eatcliffc. Rogers, Seaton. Sclph. TIM
/ lnuf. Weston.-l2.
/ Absent Mossrs Bowman. Bradley.
/ Burke, Fuller. GIL. H!rschbcrg, Mills.
Rcade. Richards, Von;crlohr. Wilt
| shirc.-1l.
! Brond street Paving.
! Without comment tho contract
awarded by the Committee on Streets
to I. j. Smith & CO. for paving BROAD
! Street westwardly FROM Tenth with
| asphalt block was approved. The
, Street Committee forwarded num-
/ Der Of requests for smooth paving
OF which went to the Committee on
( Finance.
ON recommendation e tho Finance
/ Committee the pay of yark cmplo yes
was increased to s2.i1 per day each.
F. Of meter rcpaircrs AZ tho gas works
! To s3,Ho per daT each: ~ plumbers in
/ tho Water Department to 1915 per
F., DAY each. and "a small increase was
/ adopted for tho nrcmon. elevator men
| and innitora AT the CITY Hall
! An appropriation or 5000 was made
/ (" complete improvements in Wash
| irgton Square. South Richmond: of
| sS92.a0 for Improvements AT the First
! Market. and of $4,000 for repairs to
I the lock gates at the c.ty dock The
} City Attorney was authorized to CON
/ Gemn land to open kersington street
/ from Cleveland 10 Tlldrn street, and
| r.crth side of old Lester street.
: win Enlarge Pnrk.
/ The Finance Committee reported
fnvorably on the acGulsi,ion OF the
| Iiathskcilar property adjoining VIII
! liam BYRD Park for enlargement of
| the park hut under the rules the
! proposition was tabla3 The Finance
! COMMITTEES recommended AN approprin-
! ton OF S3np1 for music in the parks.
/ but there not being Il sufficicn: num-
bei Of votes present u pass it over
the objections Of y few members. who
stated that they could not vote for
such usr OF city money. the PROPOSE
t,on was tabled
on Recommendation e the Finance
Committee, the Council refused to
concur in an appropriation Of Si2Si7
as donation to ST. - scpb's Orphan
Asylum TO refund 1t for paving tax. It
was explained that while the property
vas exempt from taxation. all churches.
( charities and educational institutions