The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-07
PAPER PROVIDES
HEAVY PENALTY
COUNCIL RECEIVES ORDINANCE
EMPLOYEES AT ELECTIONS.
SESSION VERY DREARY
DIR. MILLER WOULD tut BAN ON
-AyFp MOBILE tDfTGnTS.
OTHER MEASURES ARE
INTRODUCED,

Gil last night received the ordinance
hjbiting city employees from partici-
pating in elections In any way. and
referred 1t TO the Committee on Or
d.nance, Charter and Reform. MIR
, FERGUSON asked that 1t be placed on
It's passage, but he did not insist. The
measure provides u penalty ranging
from SIS to $500
In addition TO all ofricers and EN-
ployes of the city. members of stand
I ing committees OF any political or
ganization are likewise debarred
Though nearly three hours In
length. the session was withour spe-
| cial features. most Of the time being
/ taken up with consideration of COM
| mittee reports.
Would Bar Brilliant searciilight.
DIR. Miller introduced an ordinace
! prohibiting the use of big rejecting
/ acetylene and electric lights on the
/ front Of automobiles, the objection
| being that they tend 10 blind temper
arily the drivers Of other machines
! coming in opposite directions. The
! pa per went to the Committee on Or
! dinance, Charter and Reform. To
| the same committee went a petition
! from the city sanitary inspectors ask
| ing that they be placed on the same
basis of pay with policemen. They
said their duties have increased two
| fold in recent years and their hours
| are much longer Than they used to
be.
Reid Gets EurIough.
Mr.. Pollard succeeded In having
adopted a resolution granting w s.
| Reid, clerk in the city auditors Of
| fee, a furlough until June 80.
Other papers introduced were as
follows: BY Mr.. Rogers--Resolution
appropriating $4,000 for temporary
repairs to the lock gates to the City
Dock
Ry Mr.. Regers-0rdinan Great
| ing position Of dock master, with pay
OF $1,000 per year and office holding
| for two years from July list next.
BY Mr.. Selph-Resolution provid-
ing that the Dock shall he fenced in
so as TO safeguard human life.
All these ffaFteFs-&efe- referred TO
proper committees.
Mr.. Fergussons pet project to pro-
hibit roller skating on the streets
Sunday and on every day of the week
In the vicinity OF hospitals want
through with flying colors when it
came up with favorable report from
the ordinance Commute.
In accordance with the rules of the
| holy, the resolution appropr iaIng
| $4,000 for a retaining Wall in Me
vicinity of Marshall and-yt Thist y-t.rst
streets farerabty reported by the Fir
nance Committee had to be placed on
.es tn BILE for three days. This meas
are originated with the Finance COM
mIttee, having been intrduced By Ir.
E4o hsrds.
The ordinance creating the posi-
iion If aty nurseryman went To the
Iinal,ce Committee in regular oracr
O.: events.
The body adopted the report of the
Light Committee, awarding the con-
tract foi coal for the city gas works
:, thc Atlantic States Coal and Coka
Company. A fight on this award
was anticipated. but dId not develop.
A resolution providing for tha
oornins ot number o. alleys n ths
Nes1 End went back TO the Streeh
t~tsr,-rr4ett-r- 'fett.f~r ~ -r--tAr-.-
lock nor Mr. FERGUSON, members o.
chat committee, were able TO eA,
plain the contents of the paper, :.
r., tie Fiuace Committee went ths
resolution from the Street Comm I.
tee directing the acquisition of prop.
arty on old Lester. street. between
Nicholsun on the south and Fepla-
ON the forth To the same commit
lee vas referred the resolution pre-
v.tltps TOR smooth paving of Motl'
4,,,.4,4--s4 ef,tae,- between Addison IND
Eoo.nson streets. at a cost o. S-u-
uuG.
Concurrent action WAS taken m VT
gard 10 the ordinance regulating OBJ
strucrfons and building mater al IL
H., streets. Similar action resulted
in the case of paper from tae StI"It
Committee putting the Westeln
J.nsn;i on notice that II must comply
ssaSe. .lssxe eernss Of the City, Code ~
reference 10 the matter Of puttIrS
wires ,.nder ground IN certain se--
mems Of the city.
FlSe members We're absent as ssi-
,cws: Aessrs Bowman. Cease, Powell,
eeade and Richardson.