The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-26
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
POSTPONES ITS DOCKET
Many Pending Measures VIII he
Given Further COnsid-
GRAFTON.
ONLY ONE PAPER REPORTED
II requires Barriers and Lights for
Street ENcavations-May Demand
Separate Wnitin2.Rooms for White
and COlOrcd People.

Many proposed ordinances and rcso-
lutions came before the Council Com =
mittce on Ordinances last night but
only one was recommended. This or
dinancc. recommended for adoption,
requires that barriers and lights shall
he placed at locations where cxcava-
ton and work of similar nature is
being done. so as to constitute "A warn
ing against the dangerous nature Of
the op .rations. Action on all OF the
other matters brought to the atten-
ton of the committee was postponed
The proposed ordinance which would
transfer the Office Of Plumbing In
spcctor from the jurisdiction of the
Board of Health to that of the Ad-
ministratiVe Board will be considered
ct Il later meeting. The postponcmcnt
WAS due to the fact that Chief Health
officer T.. &. Levy. who desires To he
heard 10y the committee before II de-
cision is reached arrived in Richmond
late yesterday afternoon. aud had been
unable to make preparations for APP
pearing before the committee. and be-
cause members of the Administrative
.;oard were absent.
Guigor. of the Virginia Railway and
Power Company, who desired TO APP
pear before the committee In the in
tcrcst OF the proposed traffic ordi-
nance" this measure was delayed until
a later meeting. The measure gov
L y
and also dcsignatcs the points ut which
the cars shall stop. II was drawn BY
joint committee from the Admin
listrativc Board. Fire and Pole Boards.
MAY CHANGE LOCATION
OF SEVERAL VOTING PLACES
In order that the city Democratic
Committee. and any other parties in
tcrestcd in the matter. might be heard.
the question of changing the voting
places in sixth Jefferson and Second
and Sixth Ice Precincts was ordered
postponed until the next meeting Of
the committee. II is said that some
opposition ~ tho changes Will be noted
at that time.
Although W. y. Clarke. Jr Of tho
Retail Merchants Association. spoke
In favor OF the proposed ordinance
which requires tcamsters and moving
concerns TO make reports 20 the Chief
OF Police of all transfers Of household
goods and said that the measure WAS
Endorsed 10y the Real Estate Exchange
ana the Furniture Dealers Association,
the conmitte" decided that representa-
,Ivcs OF the moving companies and
transfers should he heard before a de =
ciSion is reached.
=, proposed ordinance requiring man
ufacturing and mercantile concerns 10
sweep The sidewalks in front OF their
I establishments before o'clock in the
morning was recommended to the
Board OF Aldermen for concurrence.
This ordinance does not apply TO resi-
dents, but ~ aimed principally at bust
ness houses along Main and Broad
Streets. in order 10 prevent the
nuisance caused by porters sweeping,
the walks At times when business men
and early shoppers are on their way
TO Offices and stores.
The measure which prohibits the sale
of mcrch n ndisc under the guise Of
'pawnbrokcrs' unrcdeemed pledges" by
persons who are not licensed pawn
brokers. and that which governs the
sale Of sccond-ha goods, were laid
on the table until the committee can
hear from their patrons.
CALLS FOR SEPARATE
WtIrING-ROOMS FOR RACES
one or the most interesting of the
proposed ordinances which came before
the committee was that which requires
all OF the railroads In Richmond to
provide separate waiting rooms for
colorcd and whit. travellers This rcso-
luton requests the state Corporation
Commission to require the railroads to
provide these separate rooms. The
city Attorney was directed 10 properly
shape the measure and To report to the
committee his opinion as TO whether
the present laws adequately care for
the subject.
Tie committee received from the Adj =
mnistrativc Board "A proposition TO do
away with the assessment against
property owners for the sidewalk and
alley paving tax. This was tabled
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