The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-12
council JUNKET
KNOCKED IN HEAD
Nielsen Wanted $3.50 of Tax
payers Money to Take Both
Branches to Inauguration.
SCHEME ROASTED AS BRAzEN
Aldermen Get Astounding Prop
osltlon, Advanced as One to
Advertise Richmond.

Plans for a tunketing trip to Wash
| inGton on the part OF members and
| ottlcers Of the City Council at the ex-
pense OF the taxpayers. to attend the
| inauguration ceremonies, We're buried
beyond hope of resurrection BY tine
! Board OF Aldermen last night. Alder
| man Nielsen. of Fulton, onercd on roll
| call and asked TO have put upon Its
passage resolution appropriatinE
| $3.50 TO defray the expenses of such a
trip. tIe explained that ne understood
| quite a number of mcmucrs of the
! Council desired to go, and having no
| idea OF what 1t would cost. he had
| telephoned Sergeant-at-Arms Ruskell.
who has had experience with such mat
J tcrs. to prepare the proper resolution.
Mr.. Ruskeli did not think the "trip
could be properly done for Il less
amount.
illegal Junket. Says Grund!.
| This is absolutely absurd" 6aid
| Chairman Grundy, Of the Finance Com
| mittec. The city hasn't got the money
i'll the first place, and even If IL had.
such a trip would be an absolutely
illegal junket / am convinced that
| this was meant as joke. and that IL
the member from Fulton will think
/ twice. he Will withdraw NC paper. 1t
ought never to have been brought here
III the first place"
Mr.. Nielsen declined to withdraw the
! paper, and there was a swarm OF mo-
tons and counter-mot' IONS. Mr. Pow
crs. though not committing himself
to the idea, thought 1t ought to be
seriously considered. The Council had
many time voted away larger sums on
more ridiculous projects under the
| guise of "advertising the city" and he
was not sure but that 1t might be a
real advertisement of the city to have
it's City Council present In a body at
the inauguration exercises. Meeting
this argument Mr.. Disney moved to
refer the paper to the Committee on
Advertising the Resources OF the City
Mr.. Gunst moved to lay every thing
on the table. which was rejected after
debate. Mr. Disncy's motion was like
wise rejected.
Refuses to suspend Rules.
The question was called OF the origi-
nal motion to suspend the rules in
order to put the paper on its passage.
Seven voted for suspension and four
against, but the motion was declared
lost. not receiving two-thirds vote.
and President Adams ruled that the
paper stood referred TO the Committee
on Finance.
why didn't YOU suspend tho rules
so that we could Kill the whole mat
ter right herc?" asked M puiler, who
had voted for the suspension.
| 1T Will be killed ali right" answered
Chairman Grundy. of the Finance Com
mittee amid some laughter
The board concurrcd in the action OF
the Common Council in adoption of n
resolution instructing the Committee
on Finance to include in the annual
budget $1,000 for construction OF
street car tracks across tho new Mayo
Bridge: in appropriating $l,323 to pay
the heirs OF Thomas Pollard and b. T..
Lipscomb for damage TO property ~
reason Of the grading OF North Sevrnth
Street, and to refund $3.50 TO x, II.
Pace for fine imposed in Police Court
for violation of city ordinance. Pace
having been later cXonorated by the
Board Of Police Commissioners
Control of Pawnshops.
One report of the Ordinance Commit
tee, the board adopted an ordinance
controlling the manner OF licensing
pawnshops. as "a substitute for that re-
commended by the Police Board. the
ordinance adopted allowing all twelve
present pawnbrokcrs to remain in bus
ines unless their licenses are revoked,
in which case no new license is to be
granted until the number OF licenses
in the city is reduced to six
y companion ordinance providing Tor
licensing those conducting pool rooms
was also adopted. On report OF the
Commute on Claims. the board adopt
ed a resolution ordering the payment
of $50 to q. Il. Waldrop for Injury to
his small child, while playing on de-
fective grating in Riverside Park a
communication from the Board of Fire
Commissioners asking a special appro-
priation of 1925 to install a fire alarm
box in the Associated Charities Build
ing was referred to the Committee on
!. Finance.
Negro Park Proposed.
On roll call Mr.. Mitchell offered a
resolution directing the Committee on
Duhlic prODcrtieS. Buildings and Utili-
ties to inquire and report on the ad-
visibility and feasibility Of establish
Ing public park for colored people.
north of Leigh and west of Seventh
Streets, and the price at which such
land can be acquired. Mr.. Melton Of
fered a resolution directing the Com
mittee on Streets to report whether the
Virginia Railway and Power Company
Is complying with its franchise re-
uuirements in the schedule operated
on it's lakewood and Hollywood lines,
which resolution was amended by add
ing as a subject of inquiry the River
. view line, on motion of Mr.. Mitchell
The paper was referred to the Com
mittee on Streets.
= Wants City Architect.
Mr.. Grimes offered an ordinance pro-
yiding for the employment By the Adj
, iministrative Board of an architect and
B one or more draughtsmen to prepare
designs plans and specifications need
8 ed by the city or any Of it's depart
ments for the construction of bridges
= buildings or other structures, and the
employment of inspectors to supervise
. construction of same, the AdminlStra-
tive Board TO fix the compensation ano
l provide quarters and equipment FOL
4 such officials. The paper went 10 the
4 Ordinance Committee.
Colonel Grundy offered an ordinance
in relation to the detention of minors
/ providing for employment of matron