The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-16
ADAMS SAYS AMEND
RICHMOND CODE
roo MUCH CONFLICT BETWEEN
COUNCIL AND ADMIvIsTRA-
TIVE BOARD.
PIE A.NUT POLITICS
ALDERMEN EXPRESS THEMSELVES
CONCERNING RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN LEGISLATIVE
AND ADMINISTRATIVE
BODIES.

Much time was consumed al l1F
meeting Of the board of aldermen last
night by Messrs Gunst, Fuller, Powers
and Grundy in casting reelection upon
the administrative board lin a Pick
wickian sense, of course1.
In order to straighten out things in
years to come Aldermen Adams intro
duced a resolution. and asked for
suspension of rules so that it might
be adopted. calling upon council to
name a committee of three council
men and two aldermen, to appear be-
fore the legislature and offer certain
amendments, which were not specified
in the resolution, SO that there may
not be, in years to come, so much con-
9ict between council and the admin
istrative board.
The precipitation came when the
resolution concerning the increase in
the salary of the mayor and members
of the fire and police departments
came up for consideration
Couldn't sec the Money.
The finance committee had recon-
nended such increases. and the mat
ter was referred 70 the adminiStra-
tive board by council. The board re-
turned the resolution, with the eX-
PLANTATION that they could not see
where there was money enough IN the
treasury to pay the proposed increase,
although the members Of the admin
istratjve board were willing and ready
to make the increase if anyone would
show them where the funds were
coming from
This started the discussion. And
il was aggravated by 81 resolution
from the finance committee appro-
priatlng $500 for certain additions
to the work on the new Mayo bridge.
Mr.. Gunst failed to see why the
money should he appropriated and
charged to defic-it' fund. when.
SO far as he knew, there was no such
fund.
Mr.. Grundy declared that he did
not know Of any such specific fund,
hut that there must he some sort Of
fund. or ctty accountant Crenshaw
would not have inserted the phrase
In the resolution.
Fuller to the Rescue.
Mr.. Fuller asked the board to sit
still IN the boat a minute and he
would get In touch. over the phone,
with Mr. Crenshaw and find all about
the deficit fund The board read
lily agreed to pass the discussion bF
tor a few minutes, and MIR PulIer
returned from the phone with the
statement that there was such q fund,
Of which everyone was glad to hear.
and voted against the resolution on
the grounds that he wanted TO have
the proposition made clearer.
Mr. Crenshaw informed Mr. Puller
that in the bond issue which provided
funds for the CONSTRUCTION Of the
bridge, and othe rnatters pertaining
To the gas department and the pur-
chase Of things for the extension Of
improvements in cinnection with the
bridge, these was a "def-iCite' fund,
Of which about SIS, 600 remained
Why the Deflcite Fund.
Then Mr.. (1rundy aided and abet-
ted by Mr. Fuller explained that this
fund was designed for just such pur-
poses as the resolution called for.
and that there would probably be 9TH
er things called for later, in cennee-
ton with the building of the bridge.
which would have 10 come out of this
particular fund
After this the motion was put and
the resolution was adopted. with Mr.
C;unst as the only dissenter.
With these two things in mind. and
the remarks made by various alder
men that the administrative board APP
peared to be in the way Of practical
progress. and with Alderman Grundy
terming the action in connection with
the salary increase the work Of pea
nut politicians Mr. Adams arose to
the occasion and presented his resolu
ton which was carried unanimously.
The board did some things worth
recording. II sent the salary re:olu
ti0n back to the administrative board
with the request that that body ia
miiarize itself with section IS Of the
. ordinance creating the administrative
board and return the resolution with
all papers relating to the salary cues
81 T. IT., - h, lyv
by the finance committee. Then it
did these things
Other Things Done.
Appropriated So 29a 80, payment on
the work at the new First market.
Appropriated $500 for expenses in
cidental To the work Of the commit
( tee on annexation.
Adopted the resolution from the
+ finance committee concerning the ap-
pointment of someone 10 take charge
Of the office of the city auditor cat
( the request of Auditor Warren, who
I is sick) and transact the business OF
the office until the auditor may be
able 10 act for himself
Appropriated S2,436 for concrete
conduits on the new Mayo bridge
Concurred in the poolroom ordi-
nance which gives the Judge OF the
Hastings court the power to name the
keepers Of pool or billiard rooms.
Concurred in the ordinance asking
the legislature to raise the age of
consent from fourteen years TO eigh-
teen
Suspended the rules and concurred
in the resolution asking the admins
( trative board to decline to accept the
resignation of City Engineer Boiling.
Passed the resolution from the
street committee recommending the
adoption Of the recommendation of
( the city engineer concerning the Wild
ening OF Fifteenth street to width
4 Of eighty feet
4 Referred 10 the administrative
/ board the resolution creating the Of
4 flee of city architect, introduced by
+ MIR. Grimes.
! Sent 10 the Dock committee the re-
commentator Of the board Of public
( interests concerning the utilization
If the dock by the old Dominion
steamship company and other big
/ craft.
+ Filed letter from the r, r. \. ask
+ ing that council take a broad view
/ of annexation.
Wants Union station.
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