The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-18
MAYOR APPROVES
. MANY NEW LAWS
Sale OF Seven Pines Line to Ur-
banna Company Officially
Sanctioned.


August, approved. Il large batch OF
resolutions and ordinances that had
been passed by the City Council, iu-
Guiding inosu increasing the pay OF
! tile members OF the Police, Fire and
street Cleaning departments. author
iSihs the sale OF the seven Pines d
vision oil tho Virginia Railway and
! Power Company ana the purchase Of
I free school books.
| Among them wore the followins:
! Appropriating S3.2ii.4o, from tho
Mayo Bridge special account. Tor the
| construction oil retaining walls on
| alayo's Island,
| Authorizing the City Attorney TO
acquire l;ind TO open an ai.ay be-
tween SiAth and Seventh streets. on
| Broad and Grace streets.
! Appropriating s2,500 10 pay George
L Poor and William Waiter grazing
| danlnges,
Approving the official bonds OF Jas
II. Crenshaw. aasss&or Of damages, and
Herbert l.. tiulcc. City Collector, vi
$1,000 ami 10000, respectively.
More rny for FIrcmcu.
lnstructins INC Committee on Ii.
| nance TO Include In the annual appro-
priatioH ordinance for 1912 an amour,
sliilcient TO allow Tor an increase oi'
. per cent. on the pay OF all officers
ana thpioSeS IN me firs Alarm De-
! pa rtinciit and Fi-c Department.
! Ketunding $50 TO Shockoe Council
Royal Arcanun. and $50 to Pine Camp
Tor rent paid Tor the 'uso OF the Audi
torium.
| Authorizing the payment OF q large
Number OF claims oil physicians and
magistrates on account OF comnis-
sionS OF lunacy.
| Appropriating $4,000 10 acquire land
3 nl.,. =t,g
ington Ward.
Authorizing damages TO be ascer-
tanned for grading on the following
/ streets: Cary Street. from Louhardy
ito the Boulevard; Strawberry Street.
from Main TO Ashland Streets; Shop
! Pard Street, from Monument Avenue
to Remington Avenue: Par; Avenue.
from the Boulevard TO Sheppard
Street. Leonard street, between Boule-
ward and West street, ana twenty
! nth street from Ncnabie TO $ street
/ Appropriating $25u TO pay judgment
in favor of Luther Is. Frank and
others.
Authorizing the c!ty Attorney TO
| acquire land 10 open an alley extend
ing wcstwardly from Mosoy Street be-
tween Jefferson Park and Pleasant
Street.
Authorizing a deed Of sale TO the
| Cottrell Saddlery Company tor a lot
of land on the west side oil Fourteenth
Street, north OF the north line of
Franklin street.
! Reminding $50 TO the sheltcring
Arms Free Hospital on account OF rent
paid for the use Of the Auditorium.
Free School Books.
| Preambics and resolutions instruct
ing the Committee on Finance in tho
annual appropriation ordinance for
!ai@ 20 include tho sum OF sic, 900 Tor
the purchase of school books Tor the
children OF the public schools and in
structins the committee to include "A
similar sum in each annual appropria-
tion hereafter.
Approving the award of contract by
the Committee OF Water to the
GIamorgan Pipe and Foundry Com
! pany. of Lynchburg, for nozzle fire
hydrants, cast iron pipe and special
castings, for the sum OF sls,C5I.sl
Authorizing Thomas w. Joseph, In
spector OF weights and measures. TO
attend convention of inspectors OF
weights and measures In Washington.
/ l.. c.
/ Approving plans and specifications
Which were submitted TO the City
Council by the Committee on Markets
I for 4 new market house buildings on
the site OF the First Market In Seven
tecnth Street between Main and Grace
( Streets.
I Authorizing the City Sergeant to sp-
{ point a male nurse and steward for
( the City Jail Hospital at salary or
! $50 a month.
! Increasing the salary Of the First
Assistant to the City Auditor. and the
/ Second Assistant to the Auditor 20
/ sl,lo0 per annum each.
! Fixing the pay of the Police Dc
| partment as follows: Chief OF Police.
I $500 per annum; captains, S1,36o per
! annum. each: serseants and probation
officers. S1.l55 per annum each. and
privatas, sass per day.
| Fixing the pay OF the Deputy City
Engineer in Washington Ward At ST.
500 per annum.
Fixing the pay Of the employees Of
the Street Cleaning Department al
! $40 per day. each.
| Authorizing the Mayor to execute
an agreemtnt on behalf OF the city
with tho Southern Railway Company
allowing the construction and MAN
! tenence OF q Waterman by the city
! under the tracks end coal shute of the
! company IN Washington Ward al
! Einth and Railroad Streets.
+ Seven Pines Line Snir.
! An ordinance TO authorize the sala
CT the Seven Pines Railway by the
Virginia Railway and Power Company
+ TO the Richmond Urbanna and PENN
/ sula Railway Company.
!, Amending and reordaininE the
building code regulating the construc-
/ ton Of certain signs.
| Granting to c. T. Sauer the privi-
! lege to erect and maintain a brick
! stable on his aot at Clay Street and
the Hermitage Road.
/ To prohibit any person or associa-
, ton from soliciting contributions
| within the city of Richmond for per-
sonal or charitable purposes or hold
ing religious services on streets of the
/ city without first obtaining a permit
! therefor from the Mayor.
! Granting permission TO the Life In
surance Company of Virginia TO con-
struct and maintain vault under the