The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18
ORDINANCE
CAUSES DISCUSSION
Some Question I'ropricty of Railway
and Power Employc Occupying
Council Seat.
YOUNG MAN LOSES LIFE.
Falls From Smokcstack of DUPONT
PIant-Contract Awarded for Re-
production of Battle of Crater
Real Estate Transfers.

/ Petersburg. Va. April 17.-The
Common Council at called meeting
held last evening concurred in the
action OF the Board OF Aldermen In
, striking from the license tax ordin-
ance the words, telephone and street
railway companies" in that section
of the ordinance requiring telegraph,
telephone and street railway com
panies to pay a specific license tax on
every telegraph, telephone and street
railway pole erected and maintained
| in the streets OF the city. Council
man McKenney, vice-chairman Of the
Finance Committee addressed the
council briefly on the matter of not
requiring the telephone and street.
railway companies to pay pole TAX.
The council at an adjourned meeting
on the night of April s. adopted this
tsection of the ordinance unanimously,
but when the Board of Aldermen met
the entire body. with the exception OF
Mr. Kidd. voted not TO require tele-
phone and street railway companies
to pay the tax
Mr.. McKenney said that he would
vote for the measure as amended by
the board not because Of the argument
that to tax the telephone and street
railway companies would be Illegal but
because he did not wish to deadlock
between the two bodies on the ordfn-
ance.
Alderman Harvell. who Is superin-
tendent of the Virginia Railway and
Power Company's interest in Peter~-
burg. offered the motion not to re-
quire the telephone and street ran
way company to pay q specific taS
on its poles. stating that he believed
that it would be illegal and that his
company would eight the matter out
I'm the courts before paying the tax
and would eventually win a verdict.
Since this question arose many nave
expressed the opinion that Mr.. Harvell
as superintendent of corporation
doing business In the city should noe
hold seat in the City Council. ana
while there are none who believe that
he would vote directly against the
city's Interest on matters pertaining
to taxes or otherwise. 1t is arsued
that II 10 perfectly natural that ne
should stand up strongly In the In
terest of his company.
The council also concurred in an
appropriation OF $4,000 to be used
in street roadway repairing.
Services In Many Churches.
The usual interesting Sunday ser
vices will be observed in many PETERS,
burg churches tomorrow.
in progress mt the Wesley and High
Street NJ. E. churches throughout the
week, have resulted IN much gooo.
Rev. e.. T. Dadnum is assisting the
pastor OF High-Street Church. ana
large congregations have heard him
through the week. resulting in numer-
Gus conversions and reciamatons. Al
the Wesley Church. the pastor. Rev.
y. III. Holloway has been ably as
sisted by Rev. o. B. Newton. or keys
vile. and many conversions and re-
CARNATIONS have been reported from
this congregation
The several Mems Bible classes OF
the city will also have special exer-
cises tomorrow morning. The Pat
terson Bible Of the Second Prespy-
terrain Church Will be taught by Mr'
Robert NJ. Friend. and with this meet
in~ MIR. ]. Victor Norton completes
two years and three months regular
"a and Messrs w It MeNTs