Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-02
ron WEEKS RESIGN ArIoA

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Councilman Pitcher. shortly before
adjournment. introduced Il resolution
dcc!arinr il to he tho Councils opinion
that Police Commissioner Wells use
iulhcsS aS Il ~ ,mhcr OF the Police
Board was AT an md. ;nd requesting
MIN to resign from thai body The
reSniuii ion WAS. at the patrons request,
referred 10 the ordinance Committee
Preceding ihiS resolution, Mir. PHI
cher presented 10y request Il paper pre-
pared 10y committee appointed bl
the 'l"hn Marshall tligh Schoo! mass
meeting OF october 7. asking that the
Council request MY. Wells resignation.
The paper was accompanied 10y rcso-
intionS 10 TINS end adopted by tho same
meeting. These resolutions were like
wise referred To the ordinance Com
mitter. There was no debate.
Upon the motion Of Coun.ilman p!l-
cher. the Council hNcd Thursday night
:ot Il special meeting TO consider the
ofdlnan'v vrcat!ug the proposed new
Juvenile ana Domestic Relations
Court fhi! ordinance was not reached
until shortly before midnight. and It
was considered too important to dis
pose of without II reading and conSid-
"rat!ou section by section.
i'Hn.ib ;'oi: FAMILIES o.
:'!HIiHi:> KILLED IN ACCIDENTS
The hpdy 9Assod umanimously IN or
mite" providing !or the retention ON
the payroll or the names a. y. NJ.
Normcmt. w. u pdcll and I. l.. At
ElnSuu. HErm"u who We're killed AZ the
recent Cr"nshaw Warehouse fire, and
al Thomas II! hcgram. late chauffeur to
Fire ChIoi Ioyne* VIII" was killed
while driving The chiefs car last July.
Tho resolution provides that the
salaries that would have been paid to
these "en i!ah they lived shall. until
further Notice. he paid I" their depend
'nts Suhchairmau Fuller explained
mat II was thc purpose OF the Finance
Committee. as soon as funds are avail
"hlc. to report an ordinance laakin.
driinit" ARRANGEMENT Tor the dependent
families probably by the appropriate
ton OF lamp sum. The resolution
that was reported, it was explained.
was designed merely to extend tempo
rary RELIEF.
MANY APPROPRIATIONS
ARE GIVEN Npi'ROt Al
Among the measures passed last
nigh, by tho Common Council were the
following.
Approprating $25,00c for street work
generally. So 600 for the Electrical Ne
pdrtment: SiJ.cGG for me Virginia Hos
pit0l: SlG.CoO for the Gas Works pa%-
roll; $ll,0G0 for the Gas Works coal
ANA oi! account; and $3.50 10" the pur-
chase OF an automobile for IN" use Of
thc executive officers OF the school De-
partmcut.
Requesting the Administrative Board
10 look INTO the adyisability Of en-
pl"yirg an extra Waterman 4. the City
Hail.
Authorizing The Police Board TO pro-
cccG with the erection OF the new sta
tion at smith and Marshall Streets the
building, including architects fees. not
H. cost more than S56,00O.
Authorizing the construction over
the buildinEs at 700 and 1O2 East
Broad street of an electric sign. sub
jcct 10 the approval Of the building IN.
s3cctor.
WOULD kGET VACANT
IOTS FREI: FRoM WEEDS
Councilman English Introduced an
ordnance requiring owners at vacant
lots To keep them free of weeds, gar
baSc and debris, under penalty of IL
ruc, and another ordinance requiring
persons engaged in the transfer bust
n"s- 10 report To the Police Depart
mcnt tn" places to which they have re-
moved hons hold furniture and per-
sonai effects, 10th measures were re-
|. terrcd to the Ordinance Committee.