The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-20
NEW LAWS PASSED BY
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Sixteen Gas Inspectors Get Raise
in Salary-Money for
Baker School

With eleven of the thirteen members
IN attendance, the Board OF Aldermen,
IN regular session last night. made
snort work of n large mass OF nccumu-
lated business, Ordinances and rcsolu-
lions carrying large appropriations ran
the legislative gauntlet without trim
ming or amendment, and salary in
creases to large number OF city Of
hcers received approval without a oues-
tfoning voice.
that received the concurrence OF tho
upper branch last night and now need
only the Mayors signature TO become
law arc the following:
ADpropria;ing the sum of $4,000 for
an addition TO Baker School
Authorizing the. payment OF n tudg-
ment for s4.205.44 in favor OF Hunter
Burton for damages to his property in
Cured as the result of street improve
ments installed by the city
Appropriating $4,000 for paving with
granite spalls Lombardy Street between
the tracks OF the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad and Leigh
Street
Appropriating 800 each for the SUI
per'ntendent OF Fire Alarms and Chief
Engineer OF the Fire Department. to
defray their expenses in attending an
nuhl conventions.
Appropriating $500 as the contribu-
ton OF the city OF Richmond to the
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
to be held in Washington. D. c.
DAppropriating $3.50 for the expenses
this year OF Branch Baths, No 2
Appropriating $4,000 for repairs at
the city jail
Appropriating $500 for inde1ing, re-.
copying and binding the records OF the
Chapcery Court.
Granting stable permits TO the Con-
necticut PIE Company. r. J. Cottrell and
w G. Malone.
Granting thirty-days' leave OF alb
sence with pay. TO Police Justice
CrutchAeld. and designating to serve
as Police Justice in his absence Wilbur
J. GrigBs
Appropriating $3.50 for indexing the
records OF HuHdngs Court, Part H.
Requesting Richmond representatives
In the next Legislature TO use their ef-
forts TO secure the enactment of a law
exempting municipal bonds from State
taxation.
Requesting q similar EFFORT to secure
the passage Of law giving 10 tho
cities OF the state the right TO control
and direct the laying out OF streets
TWO miles from their corporate limits.
The board passed unanimously an
ordinance reported favorably by the
Finance Committee Increasing the sal
aries OF sixteen deputy gas inspectors
from sl.0s0 to 1920 n year resou-
lION increasing inc salary OIL the AS
s!stant Commemorative Attorney OF
South Richmond from 1903 TO $1,000
year was, under the charter referred
to the Administrative Board for It's
approval
Under a suspension OK tho rules tho
board passed the resolution submitted
by the Mayor from the Administrative
Board, directing that 100 trees be do
mated by the City Nursery 10 r. E.
Lee Camp No. !. Soldiers Home. to DO
planted in the grounds of that In
stitution.
a communication was presented from
the Board OF Health recommending
that the salary OF Chief Health Officer
Levy be increased from $4,000 to s3.-
GOO year. The matter was referred
TO the Committee on Finance.
Alderman Mitchell introduced reso-
luton directing the Committee on pub
lie Buildings. Properties and Utilities
to inquire into the feasibility of &C
curing for park PURPOSES the ,ri-
angular plot OF ground bounded on
the west by Deep Run Street, on the
north by Park Avenue. and on the
south by Leonard street.