The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-10
ALDERMEN HOLD LAST
SESSION TOMORROW
Hlilcy, Grimes, Disney ami Perdue
Retire After This
Month.
BIG ORDINANCES ARE PENDING
Favorable Vote Expected on Meas
ure to Aid County in Road I'm
provcmcnt if Objection to- Immcdi-
ate Annexation Is Withdrawn.

ate Annexation Is Withdrawn.
\ docket studded with iuportan,
measures Will confront the Board OF
Aldermen IT its meeting tomorrow
niSht-the last regular meeting of that
body during the life OF the present
Council. Aldermen Biilcy disney.
Grimes and 'erdue will east their fare
well votes and will retire at adjourn
mcnt as members Of the City Council.
Aldermen Blilcy and Grimes are dis
placed through the horizontal rcduc-
ton In representation worked by the
four ward plan. having failed TO secure
reelection In tn" ward elimination con
test.
Alderman perdue retires voluntarily.
He did not offer for recollection. and
W. ~. Workman Will take his place ~
tho Southside Alderman from Madison
Ward. Alderman Disney was outdis-
ianccd in the last municipal election by
i. T. Christian. who will take his seat
In the Council as an Alderman from
Madison Ward when the body organizes
In September.
MAY AID COUNTY
~ IMPROVING ROADS
Foremost in Importance on the
docket IL the Iladdon ordinance report
cd with the approval Of the Finance
Committee, appropriating 100000 for
leading into the city from iIenrico
County. The appropriation follows out
the recommc rdation Of Judge Campbell
that the city make some financial
PREPARATION TO Hcnrico County for the
territory taken from her by anncXa
tion.
The ordinance makes the approprla
withdrawal of rs appeal from the de-
cision OF Judge Campbell iicnrico
County authorities have given as
surancc that the reimbursement VIII
bc satisfactory 70 the Board Of super
visors, and that the county viii upon
the passage OF the appropriation
measure abandon It's fight against the
annexation order.
With the major business organiza-
tons Of tho city urging tho passage
or tho ordinance. and the CITY Attor-
ncy strongly in favor OF It, the Board
is expected 10 pass II ny a unanimous
vote. Its immediate ratification will
place the city In control Of the assess
ment Of 1915, and give II also the taxes
assessed on February /, 1918. assuring
II about 100000 In tax returns from
tho annexed territory for the mex; hre
Years. which II would not receive If
annexation we're delayed until next
summer The Common Council Will
he called In special session 10 concur
in the passage Of the ordinance il IL is
favorably acted upon by the Board.
ORDINANCE CREATING
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
Tho Board will consider for concur
renee tomorrow night the ordinance
creating municipal employment bu-
READ. II creates an independent COM
iniasion Of FIVE members to be elected
by the Council from a list of ten sub
initted by me Mayor. The five com :
Ia sin eI MT
q manager who shall conduct the bu-
reau under its direction. The ordina nee
provides for manager and clerk at
, 500 and 5000 year, respectively.
Prominent Ia Dor men, among them j.
Il Doherty. State Commissioner OF
Labor. and President f.. G Dawson. OF
The virginia Federation OF Labor. ha VIC
given the project their approval. Sim
liar bureaus are now operated by New
York. Seattle. and other cities, and are
proving valuable aid in reducing the
army OF unemployed. The Seattle bu-
reau. according To John Tyler, OF the
First National Bank, has developed a
employed AT cost of 10 cents 4 per
son.
Another measure in which the Board
viii be asked TO concur is tho joint
resolution anticipating $4,000 -
the construction of Il suitable pedestal
ana DISt ltI NIlt equestrian statue OF
"Stonewall" Jackson, which il is pro-
posed TO erect in this city at an early
date. y fund of $4,000 is being col
iectcd for this purpose.
y resolution. before the Board for
concurrence, appropriates $4,000 for
tho entertainment of the national con-
certion OF the American Bankers AS
sociation. which viii be held here IN
October The gathering VIII be the
most impOrtant that has been held in
this city for years and more than $50.
400 is being raised for entertainment
purposes.
other ordinances UP for concurrence
tomorrow night relieve the Richmond
and Rappahannock River Railway. Com :
panY from the obligation OF iyivin;
and receiving transfers on its Seven
Pines line. and extend until June. 1918.
the time limit within which the Nir-
ginin Railway ard Power Company
must finish the extension of its Broad
Street car line TO Roscneath Road.