The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-29
ALDERMEN OPPOSE
new VOTING PLACE
HOPES OF CANDIDATES FOE
COUNCIL. AND ESPECIALLY
OF NH. CEASE.
ORDINANCE is BURIED
body APPROVES APPROPRIATION
FOR SMOOTH PAVING GROVE
AvENUD-NEw SCHOOLS
GET MONEY.
ORDINANCE is BURIED

Madison ward candidates for Coun-
ell, hoping to get an additional pro-
cinct In that ward In time for the
spring primary, had their hopes blast
cd last night when the Board Of AL
dermen refused TO suspend the rules
and take up for passage the substi-
tute ordinance having this end in view.
Only seven hands were raised In favor
suspending the rules. Thirteen were
necessary.
Common Council, at its last meeting.
suspended the rules and adopted the
amended ordinance. Had the Alder
mon done the same last night, II would
have been ready for submission to the
Mayor.
Councilman George Cease. who es.
pecialiy desired tho additional pre-
cinct. wore anything but a cheerful
countenance after the action Of the
Aldermen. He In one Of the Monroe
warders Incorporated into Madison. and
1t would appear that the candidates In
his section Of the new ward are not
as well provided with voting facilities
az those nearer the center OF the ward.
As It Is. Madison ward on this side
OF the river 10 provided with only three
precincts. The same number has
which IL no longer Washington ward,
according to the new lines.
Ordinance Buried.
After refusing to suspend It's rules.
the Aldermen referred the ordinance
to the ordinance committee. thereby
uryfng II. so far as the coming pri-
mary Is concerned, for the primary
will be over and gone before tho AL
dermen get another whack at II.
The meeting last night was marked
by the transa ction OF a quantity of
routine business. with comparatively
few features OF public interest.
Without dissenting vote. the follow
ing resolutions approved by the finance
committee were adopted:
Appropriating 100000 for the con-
struction Of a new Bellevue school:
appropriating 5000 for smooth pay
Ing Grove avenue westward from
Lombardy street. appropriating $780,
900 for the new Sidney school.
Among the matters In which the
body concurred with the other branch
were the following:
Granting increase In pay to a num-
Der OF employees Of the Gas Works.
Allowing the Richmond. Freder-
icksburg and Potomac Railroad to
construct spur tracks on its viaduct
at Spotswood and Leigh streets.
Authorizing Building Inspector
Beck to sell the town hall and lot at
the southwest corner Of S aud Twen-
IT, first streets.
Authorizing sale OF the city lot at
Eleventh and Leigh streets.
approving the award OF contract
for a new market TO W. A. Chester
man. 1t the price Of 1920.
Raise This Keeper.
The Aldermen also put on its final
passage the resolution increasing the
pay OF the keeper Of st. Johns Fury
ing Ground to SITS per month. This is
tho first raise he has gotten in TWEEN
ty-fiye years.
Just as the body was adjourning
Mr.. Melton introduced a resolution
for smooth paving on a
section OF Jefferson avenue near
1wenty-first street. The paper was
referred to the Street Committee.
Those absent from the meeting
last night were Messrs. Gilman,
Perdue and Remedies.
Shortly before the meeting a spe-
cial committee Of the Grounds and
Buildings Committee got together and
agreed to restrict the contract for
plans for the First Regimentai Ar
mory to Richmond architects. Bids
are to be in by April Is. An appro-
prta;ion OF 100000 = available for
the armory.
The special Committee on Appor-
tionment Of the $4,000 park fund
also got together, but failed to cnn.-
plete its work.
Approval OF pay rolls and trans
action Of . small amount of other
routine business was about all that
the Committee on Water and Streets
could accomplish last night before the
Aldermen got together.