The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-05

s<,i,e. whereupon. Council laughed
at the expense Of young MT. Forpes
who was present.
Blake smoked Out.
Br. Blake. in the course of the de-
bate, let fall the remark that ne mas
positively determined 60 stand Tor
reelection to Council. He has been
shifted from Monroe Clay ward
by the redistFicting plan and Will
TN ercfore have to offer his services as
a Clay wardite. He said he was Will
ing to do anything in his power 10
help street conditions in Clay ward
and Il. show l.is- gaod- he voted for the
Seaton motion to let the Roseneatn
road money go to streets generally.
IT SO developed. however, that this
motion was lost by the vote OF twenty
one 20 Sixteen.
Mr. Jones put in plea Tor n nfe
truck for the Southside and IN doing
so opposed the Seaton amendment
His motion was fif44tsi Y-esFFaad hY-
the vote OF twenty-one TO sixteen.
Then began scramble for the
fund stricken out Mr.. Lynch came
forward promptly with motion 10
spend 100000 in building a retaining
wall along tho south side or Eas1
Grace street from twentS-ininth to
Thirty-second street. However. the
proposition met with but little favor.
Mr. Blake thought It would be an ex-
ceilent idea to give the school teach
ers $4,000 OF the money
To put an end TO the scramoie
President Peters ruled that All such
motion were out OF order. as mas
much as Council had no right to be
considering such matters while the
D., hsin n When
the budget was finally adonted with
two amendments, Mr.. Lynch made
another effort to get some of the
funds for his retaining wall project
but his effort came to grief.
1t was MIR FERGUSON who made
fight for smooth paving by asking
that granite spail be cut out of the
specific actions for streets generally.
After much discussion his motion was
lost by the vote of 10 to Is.
Mr.. Umlauf, questioning the chair
man Of the Finance Committee. was
informed that the $4,000 appropria-
ton for the paving of Broad street
from Tenth street westward did not
necessarily call for smooth paving.
although that was the general under-
standing. In asking this question
Mr. Cmlauf stated that he understood
that some of the merchants along
Broad were in favor OF other kinds
OF paving that would prove too slip
perry in wintry weather.
| Though 1t had much additional
business awaiting Its attention. the
body agreed to defer II until next
Monday night. adjournment beins
taken few minutes after IL p. NJ
Just before the body convened the
Electricity Committee held meet
ing and adopted resolution asking
that the Water Committee be dis
charged from further consideration
of the ordinance having reference tc
organization of the municipal electric
plant. The resolution was turned
over to City Clerk August and will
be offered at the next meeting OF the
Common Council.
AS Council occupied its entire time
with the budget last night. Mr.. Cease
did not have the opportunity of Of
feriny his resolution calling for IN
vestigation Of the water and electrf-
cal departments. He will introduce
the resolution next Monday night
Meanwhile City Electrician Thomp-
son has come out with statemen,
that the entire electric plant Is being
operated Illegally because OF an or
dinance adopted ten years ago which
places .thss plant entsrsly> under nj,
control and supervision. The investt'
eating committee Is expected to probe
phases OF the proposition and vii
locate the "nigger In the woodpile'
Il possible. II is asserted.