The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-14


red In unanimously.
resolution to appoint special
committee TO invite the President OF the
United States and Secretary of Agri-
culture TO Richmond in october during
the State Fair was concurrcd I'm. as
was the permission to the Fulton Brick
Company TO erect a temporary franc
stable at the Hermitage Road and Clay
Streets.
Salary increases.
Salaries in tho Police Department
were increased approximately per
cont to the following scale: Chief,
S2,520; captains. $1.440: serReants and
probation officers S1,212: privates. s3.02
per day each; and the Board OF Fire
Commissioners was authorized TO make
n general Increase of per cent. In the
pay OF all hrcmcn and fre-alarm en-
ployes from the chief down, excepting
only the master mechanic, whose pay
waa recently fixed.
The salary Of the Mayor was fixed
ut $4,000 per annum. and that of the
keeper of Washington Square at
$1,000 per annum. all OF these salary
papers having been returned by the
Administrative Board without recon-
mcndation. after they had been report
ed for adoption by the Committee OH
Finance.
On report OF the Finance Commit
tee. an appropriation Of $1,000 was
made to erect a retaining wall on Main
street between Thlrtieth and Thirty
first Street for the protection of
Libby Hi Park.
The Park Tract.
The Finance Committee reported for
adoption n resolution directing the
city Attorney to secure by condenna-
ton or otherwise tho wedge of land
dividing William Byrd Park. now be-
longing TO Stanhopc Boiling and the
william Byrd Park Realty Corporation.
The latter syndicate ia headed by II.
Nj. Smith. Jr., Gilbert X. Pollock, Field
Wilbon. and others. who were present
during the debate. Mr.. Powers made
the point of order that under the Coun-
CT rules all papers looking to the
acquisition OF property should go to
the Committee on Public Buildings
Properties and Utilities. and was sus-
tanned. Later in tho session motion
TO suspend the rules and put the reso-
luton on It's passage failed, 6 to Z. and
the paper stood referred az above.
The Finance Committee also report
ed preamble and resolution directing
the Administrative Board to suspend
work or grading the streets in this
tract pending final action on the con
domination proceedings Mr.. Disney
moved TO table In order TO ask the
city Attorneys opinion on the author
~ OF the Board OF Aldermen to direct
the Administrative Board to suspend
a contract entered into with grading
contractor.
Gross Fnvoritism, saya Grupdy.
Colonel Grundy protested that the
Administrative Board was taking the
city's money for reasons he could not
understand. to grade streets on which
not single house is within sevcral
blocks. when the balance OF the city
is crying for improvements. II the
work goes on 1T will further enhance
the front foot value OF the acreage
tract, and tho object was only TO give
the city n fair show of acquiring the
property at its real value. he argued.
Mr Fuller thought It a matter of
contract I'm connection with the dedi-
cation OF the streets. and that the Ad-
ministratiye Board had no alternative
He was glad to say that lie had not
been member of the Council when any
such contract was entered Into. Colo
mel Grundy replied that Il was q con
tract OF indefinite fulnllnent. naming
no specified time within which the
streets were to be graded The Ad-
ministrative Board took the first street
money they got their hands on" he
said. and rnshed out there to grade the
streets for these gentlemen so they can
sell their lots. How the Administra-
tive Board can defend its action when
streets on which Taxpayers have been
J living FOR years are almost impossible
J don't know. |; seems TO me to be a
piece of gross fRvoritisn."
Mr Powers didn't want TO direct the
Administrative Board or TO shoulder
any Of its responsibilities. II must an
swer to the people how and where 1t
expended street money. and he did not
want the Board OF Aldermen to inter
fere or assume any OF the burden. The
Disney motion to table was adopted
0 TO !
on roll call. after much debate about
rules and reference OF papers and sus-
pension. Mr. Melton secured adoption
Of resolution directing the City At
torney 10 acquire land to open Thirty
Nth Street from Marshall TO Broad
street. He had been informed that
some ono was about to move a house
into what will be the street line.
Mr. Fuller offered an ordinance di-
rccting the Keepers OF public garages
where the entrances cross the sidewalk
10 signal the passage of automobiles
! over such sidewalk, which went to the
Ordinance Committee: and resolu-
ton appropriatlnE $500 and directing
the Administrative Board to have the
stone pedestals OF the Lee Davis and
j. r. h. Stuart monuments properlv
cleaned which went TO the Finance
Committee