The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-17
MEMORIAL OFFER
MEETS D { A 7.
Council Fails to Act OH Offer to
Turn Over Hospital
to City.
NO LICENSE FOR CHAUFFEURS
Ordinance Requiring Examina-
ton OF Those Operating
Cars Rejected.

on point of order raised by Cap
tain Mills. tho ordinance requiring
those who operate motor cars on the
streets OF the city to stand an ex-
animation of fitness and secure a IL
cense was defeated by the Common
Council last night. tho body refusing
to suspend the rules requiring refer
cnce to the Committee on Finance.
The ordinance was drawn by the
Board of Police Commissioners TO put
a check on the reckless handling Of
cars by irresponsible persons. Cap
/ tain Mills protested that his motion
to adjourn a previous session. when
the ordinance was under discussion
had not been made with view OF
defeating it,. but since it hxcd a IL
c.us. tax and creates the positions
OF three members OF an examining
board. nc raised the point whether
! il did not require reference to the
Finance Committee. and was sustained.
\ motion to suspend the rules to put
the ordinance on it's passage was de-
.-a,ed, not receiving "a two-t thirds
vote. The vote was: Aycs-Messrs
bowman Butler. Haddon. Hirschberg,
Huber. Jones Miller. pollock, Powell
powers. j. C.. Radcliffe, Reade. Rogers.
Seluh. Umlauf. Vonderlehr-l5.
Those voting against suspcnding
tho rules-Afessrs Batkins, Blake,
Bradley. Brown. FERGUSON, Fuller,
Gill. Mills Powers. J. T. sullivan
Weston, peters-i2
1t was agreed that reference TO any
committee meant defeat, as last nights
meeting was the last that Will be
held of the presen, Common coun-
ell and all papers IN committee die
there on september !.
building Code Amended.
An amendment 10 the Building CODE
in regard TO tho use OF gypsum IN
place OF terra Gotta tiles IN hrep'ooi
construction was adopted after heins
amended on motion Of Captain NILS
TO hermit the new construction wherever
permitted by the southeastern Under
writer's Association The ordinance ms
drafted by the Building Inspector
merely allowed In partitions nos sup
porting weight. but not around eieva-
tor shafts. Captain Mills said the Ola
regulation limited builders TO patron
izing the terra Gotta trust
Ma More Junkcts.
The Moore ordinance foraidd'ne
members OF the city Council or NUM-
copal boards from accepting trips or
similar cour;esies from bidders or
prospective bidders sor city contracts
or franchises was concurred IN with
I out dissent II having resulted from
the recent iuaket o: members OF the
street Committee TO Atlantic CITY at
the cost Of a paving companN Efforts
We're made to suspend the rules TO
raise the ~ of the storekeeper in the
Water Department, but Mr.. Powell, OF
the Finance Committee. objected 10
wholesale salary Increases at the
/ eleventh hour. and the paper was re-
ferred An ordinance regulating the
( placing OF signs was adopted. 5 was
an ordinance regulating the handling
OF dangerous explosives ora an ordi-
nance fixing the pay of blacksmiths In
| tho street Department at So per day
I each.
on recommendation Of ,he Fire
| Board. tho Fire Department was aI-
thorized to continue on the pay roll
/ for life 1t $50 per month. Fireman r.
I =. Woodward, injured in the service at
/ the Rinswanger IRE. and stlll pre-
vented from doing active duty. Mr..
Selph attempted to force vote on an
! ordinance requiring muzzling OF all
dogs. but failed OF tho requisite num-
/ Der to suspend the rules.
Hospital oner RcJcped
/ Acceptance OF the Memorial Hospi-
tai from tho Charlotte Williams Cor
/ Toration ana establishment of "a pub
lie free hospital was definitely rejected.
/ so far as this Council is concerned.
/ Or Reade moved to take from the
table the report in regard TO accept
/ ing the orer o, the owners to turn
/ over the hospital to The city and ii
| was rejection, IA to IA, as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Blake. Bradley. Mil
/ Ter, Hirschberg. Jones Powell. J. c.
! Powers. Eatclife. Reade. Rogers. Selph,
/ sullivan, Vonderlehr. Peters-li
Noes-Messrs. Batkins. Bowman.
| Brown. Butler. FERGUSON. Fuller. Gill,
| Haddon. Huber. Mills, Pollock, j. 7.
Powers. Umlauf. Wcston--li.
Some Appropriations.
Mr.. Powell called from the table
ana secured adoption of an appropria =
ton Of Sl2.370 for furniture and equip
ment for new Madison and Buchanan
Schools. TO be opened this fall. and an
appropriation of $4,000 for the citys
part in a new concreat bridge over
the railway tracks at the Fair Grounds,
being a part Of the Park to Park
Boulevard plan for extension of the
street car line into tho state Fair
| Grounds, and eventually to Joseph
Bryan Park. An appropriation or $3.-
100 was also mado to pay grading dam
ages on North seventh. Stuart Avenue
and other streets.
ON motion of Mr.. Jones resolution
was adopted allowing building 10
encroach on tho street line at Eighth
and HUI Streets The Committee on
streets was authorized TO construct a
sewer in Munford Street to cost $50
The Council concurred with the
Board OF Aldermen in fixing q mini
mum water rate of 90 cents per 100
cubic feet for the Central Y NJ c.
y. and in transferring $500 from
streets generally to paving with as
phalt block Lombardy Street from
Grace TO Broad Street.
Mems Meeting.
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