The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-03

AND TO sTRAIGHTEN CREEK
Deadlock on Charter Changes
Remains Unbroken-Umlauf
Blames Aldermen.

Without scratch of the pen against
! IT, tho city budget recommended by the
Finance Committee was adopted unani-
mously by the Common Council last
night; the ordinance for the issuance
of Sl,500.o00 in per cent convertible
bonds received the same approval. and
| resolution to borrow $275.O00 for the
| Improvement OF Shockoc Creek, repairs
to the Ninth Street bridge, and for the
purchase of u city farm; and to borrow
Sl33,S47.64 TO pay the debt on the new
! First Regiment Armory. 1t had been
expected that thore might be some OPP
but not word In debate was uttered
against it.
When the budget came up r. Gray
IJaddon moved to strike out the speclfi-
cation OF $4,000 for the paving of Broad
street, from Third Street westwardly,
not because he was opposed to paving
the manner in which the money is to
! be spent should il be left to the Ad-
ministrative Board. Mr.. Radcliffe
moved TO strike out the words asphalt
block" IN the Broad street Item, so
that the Administrative Board would
not be bound to specify any certain
kind of material, but both motions
were defeated.
An ordinance reported by the Finance
Committee, providing for the lettering
of all city vehicles was adopted The
Engineer at $4,000, recommended by
tho Administrative Board, was referred
TO the FINANCE Committee.
No Charter Changes.
The Council received from the
Special Joint Committee on Charter
| Changes resolution to authorize the
City Attorney to procure from the Cen
eral Assembly such amendments to the
| city charter as both branches of the
City Council have agreed to. but, after
BY vote OF ' to e Mr.. W umae eiea said
that 1t was but another scheme to get
certain MEASURES by. and disclaimed
proposed charter changes. He said
that the responsibility rested upon the
Board Of Aldermen, and that the Board
resolution embodyinE the views of the
Council, the principal measure in which
was the clause placing within tho dis
to put the Fire, Health and Police De-
Partments under the Administrative
committee, authorizing the City Attor-
ney to urge the adoption of Senate
bill 1872. was passed
Land to StrniGhtcn Creek.
| n resolution from the Finance Com
mittee authorizing the City Attorney
so reGIlTe Propsrty to widen and
Street To Seventh and Hospital
Streets, and to widen and straighten
Bacon Quarter Branch from the latter
point 10 the Hermitage Road, was
adopted 1t is provided in the resolu-
ton that no final action shall be taken
until the cost is reported to the Coun-
Concurrence WIS had in an ordinance
amending Il former act permitting tho
! sale of the Seven Pines line to the
Richmond and Rappahannock Railway
| Company.
The resolution that part OF the old
| Ford Hotel site be not sold 10 the
| state was tabled. 4 resolution author
| iZing the Fire Commissioners to en-
| ploy an additional fireman Mt n salary
! OF S945. was adopted. The amendment
! 10 IN ordnance, fixing the pay of tho
| clerk to tho Building Inspector at ST
QUO was referred to the Administrative
ifoard, as was tho ordinance fixing tho
salary OF the clerk to the City Ac-
f! countant at $1,000.
Pay Claim of Mrs. FIttz
From the Committee on Claims came
the recommendation that the CITY nav
TO Mrs. Matilda Fittz, whose husband
John l.. FittZ, was killed by fire
chiefs automobile on March z 1914
the sum OF $3.50. and II was adonted
a proposed ordinance from Mr. At
klnson fixing the salary OF the clerk
OF Hastings Court, Part H., at $500.
and the salary OF his dcp..y at 5000
was referred to the Admin 'stratiye
Board
Under suspension OF the rules nm
amendment to the ordinance concern
ing the removal Of garbage so as TO
provide that the street Cleaning De-
partment shall remove scventy-twcs
gallons weekly from business houses.
was adopted.
Upon petition of Mr. Pollard .bo
Council passed resolutions OF sympathy
for q. X. Pollock, who has been So
riously i'll for some weeks