The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-06
LICENSE TAX FOR
CHARITY bAzAARS
Council Will Act Tonight on
Pollard Ordinance Regulating
Church Ice-Cream Fetes.
RESTAURANTS COMPLAIN
Street Bond Issue and Employ
ment Bureau Also on To-
Nights Calendar.

cause. will be required to pay II city
tax for the privilege of dong business
If an ordinance that comes up for
night becomes law The measure has
already been approved by the Finance
Committee. and has the support of
many individual members.
The immediate inspiration OF the or
dinance. II Is said. is the charity res
taurant business. which during certain
seasons of the year--particularly about
Christmas time-assumcs respcctable
proportions. Complaint s made BY the
regular restaurants. which pay a Ii
cense TO do business and maintain cs-
Establishments ut Il high fixed expense,
that the charity restaurant Enterprises
make serious inroads in their bust
ness. subjccting them to a comp I'll,
tion that is not altogether fair
MAY SECURE: ANNUAL.
LICENSE ON PAYMENT OF SIT
Under the provisions OF the pending
ordinance an occasional restaurant Of
the charity type. well rs All other
enterprises furthcring charitable ends
by the sale of food or 1ncrchandisc
Will be taxed $40 "A year. Permits
will be issued also for periods lesy
than 81 year. but no license is To cost
less than $50. y $3.50 license viii
permit the particular church or society
hoidin. II To conduct Il charitable en-
tcrprisc OF the kind described for h
period of three months. The signiii-
cant clause in the ordinance reads:
All societies aud committees repre-
sentinC churches or other religious or
. q In al IL.
10 sell or selling amy article OF cloth
me. furniture. food. confectionery OF
article OF merchandise within the city
of Richmond. shall obtain "A license
from the Commissioner of Revenue OF
the city of Richmond. for the privi-
lcgc. and shall bc liable to. and my
an annual tax of $40"
The language Of the ordinance il
general enough to make il apply to
All charity enterprises of whatever
nathrc. While the quarterly taN or
SD Is nominal, il will apply without
distinction to sunday school fetcs at
when the sale OF ice cream and pnstrv
is the chief source of income rum :.
mage sales. and elaborate bazaars The,
/ ordinance was introduced ia the Com
mon Council by Councilman James ]
Pollard. Of Lee Ward.
STKEET BoND ISSUE
COMES UP FOR CoNCIRHENrE
port that Will come up FOR concur
renee at the meeting of the Common
council Tonight IS the ,;unst rcso-
luton authorizing a $500. 600 issue Of
snort term registered bonds. the pro-
cceus from The sale of which are To b.,
use" ior the Improvement of streets
VI the amount rcali@cd ii is provided
S"o.o"o shall be used in continuing tn.
shhooth paNinS on Broad street The
resolution has already ban approved
by the Board OF Aldermen
me council VIII receive from the
ordinance Committee. with it's unan
iiious approval. the act creating :; mn
hicinal employment bureau Those of
the members who have exnress.d
themselves At all on the project have
given the measure their strongest in
iorsemcnt. The ordinance provides for
an independent commission of five
members To lie appointed by the AIavor
The commission is to cloct :, n,,n,.a,
OF lhc bureau, who Will he respousib,.
20 II Tor his conduct Of the lice ana
receive 5000 II year for his services
PROVISION is made for n clerk to the
MANAGER al n salary of $1,000 a year,
ana for incidental expenses OF oncr.
alton not 10 exceed $500 a year.
When the ordinance is renortcd To-
night II VIII be referred by the Com
mon Council To the Committee on
FINANCE While this committee is cx
pected eventually to approve the meas
urc' the ordinance viii receive careful
scrutiny at Its hands. II Is believed
IN many quarters that an cmplovmcnt
bureau, TO serve Richmond efficiently
VIII entail an upkecp charge consider
ABBY IN excess Of the $4,000 n year that
the act provides
ADVISORY ARCHITECT
FOR CITY HALL ANNEX
From the Finance Committee there
nj
propriatinG $1,000 for tie employment
or an advisory architect TO prepare
preliminary plans and estimates for the
proposed municipal building on tho
ford Hotel site. The resolution has
.he UNDIVIDED support of the Finance
committee The data assembled By the
advisory architect will be used as n
common basis of estimate by architects
who Will he invited to enter the gen
eral competition. lie will also assist
the city authorities in Judging the
competitive designs that will he sub.
mittcd.
The Council is expected to pass to.
night the joint resolution appropriatinu
$4,000 for the construction of a suit
abic base for the proposed statue 10
"Stoncwall' Jackson. The monument
VIII be erected in the -wcstcrn portion
ol the city. III cost Of approximately
$4,000. The resolution providing fo,
been unanimously approved by the
Finance Committees
Considerable interest is being taken
IN the fate of the ordinance granting Ia
H. Stage Powell Il building hermit
which annuls the fire limit provision Of
the Building Code. The ordinance w,s
passed by both branches of the CounciI
but was vetoed by the Mayor II viii
be returned to the Common Council
Tonight with the Mayors disapproyal
LITTLE CHANCE OF PASSAGE
OVER MAYORS VETO
Although there has been much loose
talk of overriding the veto. IL is re-
garded as highly improbable that the
Common Council will undertake to mass
the ordinance over the Mayors obiec-
tons. The charter requires a two
thirds affirmative vote of the members
elected 10 both branches before the
veto OF the Mayor can he set aside.
Fourteen votes would be needed to-
night to pass the ordinance over the
Mayors objection. At least one mem
Der OF the Ordinance Committee who
supported the measure has changed his
mind ar to its fitness. and will tonight
vote against IL If the matter is pressed