The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-03
DECLINES TO BID
FOR FRANCHISE
AFTER BIG FIGHT
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noes being Messrs. Lumsden. Powell,
Umlauf and Peters. The Council con-
Cured in the action OF the Board OF
Aldermen appropriating $1,000 to erect
n retaining wall on Main street near
Thirtieth. to protect Libby Hin Park.
and In instructing the City Attorney
to acquire land to open Thirty fifth
Street.
Want Ornamental Lights.
In lieu OF resolution appropriating
s2615O for ornamental lights on Main
Street. and on Seventh Eighth and
Ninth Streets. the Finance Committee
reported resolution appropriating
$1,000 for additional flaming arc lamps
on those streets Speaking for the
Eighth street property owners, Presi-
dent Peters said they did not want
any more flaming ares. md Captain
Mills agreed that If tho city did not
have the money to make proper in
sta ton, II should not do 1t at all
1t was false economy TO do 1t in n
peanut way. The debate went on
for some time. both sides quoting
Superintendent Trafford and giving
widely varying estimates of the cost
of such lights and of their mainte-
nance. the report on the present Broad
street lights showing the annual main
tenance charge to be more than $500
per block BY vote of 10 to the
paper was recommitted to the Com
Imittee on Finance.
An appropriation OF $4,000 was made
for advertising: of 5000 for grading
damagcs of $4,000 for opening and
widening streets. and OF $1,000 for
screening the city markets The FL
nance Committee recommended appro-
priations of $500 for painting the in
terror OF the Council chamber. and 500
for similar work in the Auditors Office
The first Item OF $500 was cut out
Mr.. Pollock holding that the amount
was insufficient. and that tho Chamber
was not in keeping with the dignity
of the body, and that the interior
should be entirely redecorated Mr.
Powell remarked audibly that there
had been whitewash used in the Coun-
ell chamber before. a transfer of So
80 from the Fire Alarm pay roll &C
count to purchase an automobile trac-
tor for the Fire Department to be used
with the hook and ladder truck at
Lombardy and Broad Streets. was ap-
proved.
The Finance Committee reported n
resolution TO acquire for $4,000 half
of the block facing on Floyd Avenue
between Lombardy and Vine Streets,
as a site for II public school. The
paper was tabled under the rules. and
VIII be taken up at special session
on Friday afternoon.
Veterans tn Gettysburg.
AN appropriation OF SS.OOO Tor con-
crete base for the paving OF Mayo
Bridge VAS approved. The Finance
Committee recommended an appropri-
alton OF $4,000 to take members OF
Confederate veteran camps to Gettys-
burg this summer, and the paper was
tabled under the rules TO be acted on
at the special meeting.
y resolution authorizing an exchange
OF land between the city and Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad In order to widen
Seventh Street at the south end of the
new Free Bridge. was approved. as was
AN ordinance providing for AN assist
ant City Engineer at $500, a draughts-
man. designer and computer at $4,000,
and an assessor of damages at $1,000.
being part of the plan for the rcor-
ganization of the city Engineers De-
partment The Finance Committee re-
turned several resolutions in regard to
salary Increases for gas makers, markc CT
hands and other employees with the
recommendation that they be sent back
to the Administrative Board for re-
commentator In each case, which was
adopted.
An ordinance was adopted granting
permission 10 the r. and e. Laundry to
erect a two story brick stable on Mar
shall street, between Gilmer and Han
cock Streets An ordinance requiring
the Keepers of public garages opening
across a public sidewalk to signal the
passing in and out Of all cars provok ed
prolonged debate. President Peters pro-
testing that there were enough ordi-
nanccs now To hang every automobile
owner in Richmond, were they en-
forced. Over the protest that II was
! just adding useless regulations. which
] the police would forget In few week s
/ the ordinance was adopted, as was ar
ordinance correcting a legal defect II
the enforcing clause OF the Building
f..gg
power on the matron of the Police De.
/ rartment WAS rejected unanimously
J An ordinance granting use OF city wa.
ter to the Export Leaf Tobacco Com
pany at its plant on the Hermitage
! Road, in Henrico County, was adopted
An appropriation of sl9S.49 was made
/ to reimburse Superintendent Il. w
! Tranord. of the Electric Plant. for Ger.
tain OUTLAWS made by him in 1911 and
/ enormously charged.
ON roll call Mr. Haddon offered ar
amendment TO the recently adopted
theatre ordinance, making an exemp-
/ ton of moving picture theatre OF
/ Beverly Street, between Elm and Davis
Avenues which was adopted under
suspension Of the rules. He also of
! fered an ordinance in regard to driv-
| ing on smooth paved streets which
went TO the Ordinance Committee ant
la resolution appropriating $4,000 tC
| BIhuc St'ceiS SOuln OF beverly street
| between Davis and <cadow Streets
which went to the Committee on FL
nance. Captain Mills offered an ordi
nance granting sewer connections tc
the Export Leaf Tobacco Company, ant
city water TO w. j. Lipscomb, In Hen
rico County, both of which were re
ferred
Mr.. Pollock offered an ordinanc,
granting permission TO Murphy's Hote
10 erect electric signs. which wa.
adopted, as was a resolution granting
a furlough of fifteen days to Justic,
Maurice, OF Police Court. Part II. Mr.
! Nonderlehr offered an ordinance reuuir
ing all stone used in city buildings L
be cut in Richmond. which went to tn,
Ordinance Committee. The chair pre-
scented petition favoring annexation
from the Retail Merchants Associa
ton.
The Administrative Board asked 70
100000 for grading and gravelinl
streets $4,000 for paving on Broat
Street, and 100000 for new Nintl
Street Bridge, all or which went to tn
Finance Committee