The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-11

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The session n the board Of alder
men las, night was mainly taken up
in dlsposlng of matters sent that body
by the lower branch of council
This was the last meeting Of the
body in regular session for the year,
and little new business was sprung.
There was but one absentee. Mr..
Powers Of Madison ward. being in
disposed.
An ordinance which had passed
through the committees on ordinance,
finance and the common council.
/ providing that collectors be employed
! at "A commission Of 30 per cent TO
| collect back tax bills for three years,
! including 1910, the bills embracing
! those in sums Of less than five dol
/ lars, was recommended by Alderman
! Gruudy
! Alderman Gunst asked that the
! ordinance be tabled so that ne could
/ look further into the question. lie
| declared that while the paper APP
| peared TO be one which had been
I twice before defeated. ne understood
/ that there were several changes In
! the yerbage. and he wished to CON
slider the matter fully lie said ne
/ did not think the move a good one
! under any circumstances. and. al any
rate. wanted time to study the ordi-
! nance.
/ Not Right 10 Tax city.
Mr.. Adams strcnuously objected TO
any ordinance of this character stat
! ing that 1t was not right to tax the
| city a fourth of the amount of the
bills, when any collector would take
them at 10 per cent.
/ Mr.. Fuller said he understood there
/ was about one hundred thousand dol
/ lars on the books from this source.
and he felt 1t would be Of some bene-
III TO the city TO place the bills in
the hands of a collector at the price
! stipulated IN the ordinance
Amy collector will have hard
time with the bills" said Mr.. Pull
Ter. "and no matter what is collect
| ed. the city gains that much
| After Mr.. Grnndy- had urged the
body to adopt the ordinance. the vote
| showed that II had passed by the
vote OF seven TO six.
| Mr.. Melton called the question Of
/ rules, and II was decided by tho chair
| that the ordinance would require a
| two-thirds vote for its adoption.
| Whercupon Mr.. puller suggested
| that IT be recommitted 10 the finance
committee That committee VIII
amend the original paper and insert
10 per cent IN lieu Of the 20 as men
toned In the ordinance
The Life Insurance company Of Wiz
ginia was granted permission to close
the blind alley from Tenth street west
between Broad and capitol streets.
! The American Tobacco company
was given the right 10 erect an over
head bridge In Twenty-sixth street be-
tween Main and Cary streets.
An ordinance containing contract
/ with the city OF Richmond and the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway COM
pany concerning the completion and
| extension of the Church Hin tunnel
at Grace street was concurred in
Several ordinances approprating
about 5000 for the construction Of
sewers in South Richmond were CON
CURED In.
The sum OF $3.50 was appropriated
for curbing, Euttering and grading
the property surrounding the Home
for Incurables,
The sum Of $1,000 was appropriated
for the purpose of placing sidewalk
| around the w. f. Fox school building
Increase of Salaries.
| Ordinances concerning the increase
OF various salaries of city employees
were passed as follows
Trimmers at electric plant to re-
! ceive $3.50 day; master machinist
Of fire department to receive 1925 a
/ month. assistant superintendent wa
ter works and superintendent pump
/ houses. $4,000 q year each; laborers
at reservoir. s2.10 a day; keeper New
! Reservoir, SO n month; valve men,
/ light departments, so cents an hour:
/ police justice $4,000 a year; clerk
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