The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-09
COUNCIL
HAS BUSY SESSION
10y -Four Days Hard Work 1t Wipes
Its Docket Clean With All
Business Up-to-Date.
HIGHWAYMEN ARE BOLD.
kiil One Man and Dangerously Wound
Another In Pitched Battle ON Road
Near Hopcweli, RascaIs Making
Good Their Escape

Petersburg, Va, Sept. S.-Vice-
President J. w. Brown, of the Com
mon Council, announced promptly at
L AZ O'Clock this morning that all
matters before the body had been
disposed of and that a motion to ad-
Journ VAS in order
President Wheary called the body to
order about $3.50 last evening and
during most harmonious session,
lasting FOR more than four hours, the
lower branch succeeded for the first
time during 1915 in completing the
business before it. The only absen-
tees of the twenty -four members were
Messrs, Wells, of First Ward, and
Prince, Of Second Ward
Among the more important items
considered were resolution to APP
propriate $4,000 for the purchase of
motor apparatus for the Halifax
street Fire Station. a communication
from the board of police commits
.sloners requesting an increase in the
force to cope with existing condi-
lions by the addition OF ten regular
patrolmen; the reconsideration of an
appropriation of $500 with which to
have plans drawn and estimates made
FOR the proposed overhead bridge to
/ replace bishop Bridge; motion to
withhold from the school board an
appropriation of $1,000 for the con-
struction of colored schools until
sites had been selected. the resigna-
| ton of Councilman j. H. Prince: the
election OF his successor and a request
from the Health Department for an
appropriation with which TO purchas Sc
an automobile for use in the depart
ment.
Officers Reports.
SnhF hartman Nick pf 40
Finance Committee. presented the
+ CITY Treasurer report. showing cash
balance on hand of sl5.IO942: the
CITY Auditors report, showing expen-
dltures for the past month amounting
to s3S. 445.22. the report of the Su-
perintendent of the City Aims House.
showing expenditures Of $45230 the
report of the Port Warden. showing
| collections amounting to sl462; the
report of the Clerk Of the Markets,
showing collections amounting TO
$2l7.57; the reports Of the City Ply
sicians. showing visits made aud pre-
| scriptions written as follows: Dr.
| neutrality-suspicious. loo. visits 81; DR..
| G. T. ptions So. visits
1871; DR. r. II. Jones-Prescriptiou
1913, visits 213: the report of the
Police Justice, showing fines collected
amounting to $500.
1 The finance Committee asked for
! further time on st Matthews Street
/ Union Avenue and Dalton Avenue
| improvements
I A communication from E. p. Good
wyn, committee clerk and secretary
/ 10 the City Engineer, requesting an
! increase in salary from 81 zoo TO ST.
! 900, was presented by the Finance
/ Committee with the request that the
increase be not granted; increase was
not granted.
! Chairmen John r. Harveu J. r.
Jones and Donnan, of the Water
Street and Health Committees. asked
/ for an appropriation of $500 with
which TO pay the salary of an addi-
itional assistant in the office of the
! City Engineer. which was granted.
Discuss Fire Engine Matter
Considerable discussion arose over
t an appropriation of $4,000 for the
purchase of triple combination mo-
tordriven fire engine for the Halifax
Street Department. Mr. MeKenney,
subchairman of the Finance Commit
J tee. stated that the committee had
! recommended the appropriation with
the understanding that il would not
necessitate additional expense TO the
city. The suhchairman directed the
attention of the Council 10 a recent
/ discovery of the loss Of SIS 600 in
taxes from the British-American To-
bacco Company. due to the new sys-
ITEM of taxation adopted at a recent
special session Of the Legislature
In the absence of members OF the
fire commission, Chief Farley was
called upon to make a statement with
Preference to operating the motorized
engine, which was to the effect that
hthere would he considerable saving
through its purchase.
I A motion by Mr.. McKenney that the
matter go over until the next meet
ing was lost by n vote of / 4 to g.
Councilman j. w. Brown then
moved that the appropriation be
made. which was carried by a vote
of IS to 3.
The Claims Committee asked FOR
the payment Of bills amounting to
ss63.s1; Street Committee bills ST.
9S4.64 and pay roll.
! An appropriation of SIPS for plant
ing trees on Wythc Street was made.
Messrs. ]. w. Brown, J. r. Young,
Hatchett and Ramey voting no"
An ordinance concerning stands, We
hicles. etc, on the streets was de-
feated
An eraiaaHt, to prohibit the tack
ing of signs etc. on buildings with
out the permission of the property
owners wac a6nnteH