The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-08
NAME JENKINS TO
HEAD FIRE BOARD
Commissioners Wouldn't Re
Elect Taylor After He Had
Won in Council.
DR.. HUTCHINSON is ELECTED
Succeeds Price on School Board.
Oppenhimer and Hogc
Win Again.
DR.. HUTCHINSON is ELECTED

The City Council in joint session
last night unanimously reelected Cap
tain Charles i. Taylor as n member OF
the Board Of Fire Commissioners from
Madison Ward, but the commissioners,
who held their annual meeting half
an hour later. failed to rc-clect him TO
The chairmanShip which he has held
for the past three or. four years. To
this position, the Board OF Fire Com
missioners clcctcd l.. 9. Jenkins, OF
Lee Ward, who has for some time
served aa vice-prcsidcnt.
The failure III the fire board to elect
Captain Taylor to the chairinanship
came as decided surprise, since 1t
was generally believed that he would
be chosen to serve another term
Other officers elected by the board
were Robert I.ecky. Jr. vicc-prssi-
dent, and l. S. Jones. secretary. w
as president when both the presiding
officer and vice president were alb
sent.
HutchcsOn Succeeds Price.
Acting on the resignation of Dr.
Lawrence T. Price as d member OF
the School Board from the Second Dis
trict. the Council unanimously elect
ed to succeed him DR.. j. NJ. Hutcheson
~ communication was presented from
DR.. Price, pleading conflicting duties
as the reason for his resignation, and
asking that it be received to take
effect July 10.
DR.. w. T. Oppcnhmer and DR.. Moses
ID. Hogc We're chosen without opposi-
tiun to succeed themselves as members
OF the Board of Health. The old terms
Of both expired en- July l.
With the elections over at Y:3o
o'clock. the Aldermen retired. and the
Common Council met In monthly ses-
sion for tho transaction Of routine
business. y large number OF rcsolu-
tions and ordinances were passed or
referred 20 committees
To Open Grace Street.
The Common Council passed unani-
mously the joint resolution reported
favorahly by tho Finance Committee
providing for the c&tension OF Grace
Street through the Richmond College
campus. The an:an.icd resolution ms
passed last night directs that the
City Council shall make provision in
the budgets of 1914 and 1915 for. the
expense of installing municipal i'm
provcmcnts in Grace Street extended.
and In the two alleys which the col
lege has agreed to dedicate.
One of the surprises OF the evening
was the rejection OF the Joint resolu-
tion providing for an appropriation OF
$500 with which TO lease and furnish
for one year adequate quarters for
the central police department. The
measure was reported adversely by the
Finance Committee, and was unani-
mously voted down " the Councilmen
The project had received the approval
or the Board OF Police Commissioners
i.nd Mayo: Ainslie.
pusnc. Frnnchise Ordinance.
The ordinance granting franchise
FOR the construction OF additional
street car lines west OF the boulevard,
together with the recomme ndation or
the street Committee that the Vir-
ginia Railway and Power Companys
bid Of IS be accepted was adopted
unanimously.
Other ordinances passed last night
grant sewer privileges to the Hermit
ago Road plant OF the Export Leaf To-
bacco Company. and permit the lessees
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