The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-17
PASS BIG MATTERS,
H[cKlE| OVER SMALL
BOARD OF ALDERMEN CoNCURs IN
APPROPRIATIONS. INCLUDING
ONE roR VETERANS TRIP.
! NIELSEN INDICATED
OPPOSITION TO ADDITION TO AD-
vERTTsING FUND DIES A-BORN-
ING, AND FULTON ALDER
MAN is SATISFIED,

! After opposition had argued itself
out and then relented upon the prov
ing of the error OF its ways, concur
renee in the ordinance from the city
council appropriating $4,000 additional
to the advertising fund OF $4,000 was
had last night by the board OF alder
men, and concurrence in other or
dinances appropriating $4,000 for the
expenses OF the Confederate veterans
to the reunion encampment, $4,000
for music in the parks and in the or
dinances creating the offices of assis-
tRnt city engineer and draughtsman,
designer and computer and assessor
OF damages, all to be under the city
engineer. followed
With one exception, the aldermen
passed the larger issues without ques-
ton. combining their heckling to ques-
tons which will be forgotten in the
memoranda OF the city government.
There were fourteen present when the
roll was called. Two were excused
later, and then Alderman Melton
moved to adjourn. He lost on the
motion, and then refused to vote for
! a suspension of rules for q small
matter because he was disappointed.
/ Alderman Grimes refused to vote for
suspension of rules for consideration
of another small matter because Mel
ton had done so, and this play was
came up later. Perhaps 1t was the
heat. though the Peters fans were
kept In use in lieu of the electric
fans, which will resume their func-
ton by next winter.
VIII Go to Gettysburgl
Concurrence in the appropriation
for the veterans expenses to Gettys-
burg was had without question. But
ii took some debate to secure unani-
nifty in passing the appropriation OIL
$500 to be added to the general
! Advertising fund. Alderman Nielsen
who was father to the plan to have
= the city council 60 in a body to the
| inauguration last March. which failed
. wanted to know If any Of the appro-
priation was to be spent In q trip to
= Washington. Alderman Powers told
= him that 1t was entirely separate, thai
/ the proposed trip to Washington to
[ invite President Wilson to come to
r Richmond would come under another
appropriation.
3 Well" exnded Mr.. Nielsen, I'm
G thoroughly indicated now. ! was
a on the right track about that trir
n to Washington. I'll vote for the con-
= currence"
g Strong opposition came from Mr.
Fuller He said that the money was
Being spent under the guise OF adver-
9 Using the city. whereas it was really
, being spent for entertainment ane
pleasure. This money should be
spent in getting business concerns Il
= locate here" he said. I'VE should bt
just before we are liberal. There are
= hundreds of poor people who nee6
~ that money, and we could buy ice fol
them with 1t. Conventions paralyzt
, business instead of helping IT, anc
. every department in the city govern
e nent is crying for more funds" AL
derman Powers explained that the
: committee had Just been organized
n with larger powers. and that one o.
( its main objects was to get large bus
r mess concerns to locate here. Other:
came forward in behalf of concur
renee. and Fuller voted for it, making
the concurrence unanimous.
- Music In the Parks.
The aldermen concurred unani
mously in the council ordinance ap
propriating $4,000 for music in thf
parks The board also concurred Ii
I the ordinance creating the offices o.
assistant engineer and Of designer
draughtsman and computer for the
7 city engineers department, the frs
2 to be paid salary of 81 500 and the
{ second, a salary of $4,000 per annum
The ordinance creating the office OF
, assessor of damages at a salary o.
, 200 year. the term to be tive
+, AeaTS, was aISo tJItuilth iiit
. bond of $1,000 will be required of the
; assessor.
The ordinance requiring the keep
i. ers OF every public garage opening
; onto the sidewalk to display rec
light and to signal. pedestrians every
time an automobile came in or Wen
out under penalty of from $40 to va
. fine for each offense was passed.
An amendment to change the ordi
\ ! tt,,xy bA MI no nf morton
picture shows so as to include snow
, at Reservoir Park came up for con
sideration Suspension of rules wa
required. and Melton voted agains
the motion because his motion 10
adjournment had gone unsecondet
and he could not be excused Thel
an ordinance permitting Murphy
hotel to erect an electric sign cam
up. and this also required suspen
SION of rules. Explaining that h.
did not object to the sign, Alderman
. Grimes voted against suspension o
i: rules because Alderman Melton hat
blocked passage of the previous ordi
| nance Both matters went back Il
the ordinance committee.
; The ordinance appropriating' $29,
: 900 for the purchase OF school site
; in the block bounded by Floyd and
4 Allen avenues, an alley and Vine
T. street was conquered in
!. May stop Work In Byrd Park.
An opinion from the city attorney
I in regard TO the right of the city tt
stop grading and other street work
| in the Stanhope Boiling property II
| William Byrd Park in the event thai
| the city should decide to purchase the
| property for public park was read
| lie held that the city did have the
| power to stop the work, but that II
| would have to ~pay for what work
| had been done. The matter was re
| ferred to the administrative board
| Though the city could have acquired
| the property on easy terms severa
years ago, it is not likely that 1t will
| acquire II now on account OF its great
| ~ enhanced value.
| An ordinance permitting the Shell.
tering Arms hospital to use gas and
water free of charge was passed
| Dt/> AkAN CLAPCE ON