The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-08
HOSPITAL ORDINANCE
GOES THROUGH COUNCIL
Lower Branch Decides Against Es-
adjustment Of Tucker Sanitorium
on Franklin street.
! NOW GOES TO ALDERMEN
Councilman Jones Would Offer Reso-
luton Tending Toward New Form
of Government-Delay i'm Tax Pay.
nent.

of Government-Delay I'm Tax Pay
ment.
1.-TWO propositions Of more or less
public nature were defeated by Com
mon Council last night. One referred
to the proposed location of the
Tucker Sanitorium Mt Madison and
Franklin Streets. while the other was
Grace Street, between shafer and
Harrison, thus initiating against the
erection of the proposed Lafayette
Apartments at the corner of Harri-
son and Grace
Dir, 3. r. Tucker has recently aur7
chased the property at the northeast
corner of Grace and Madison Streets.
for $4,000. The Lafayette Corpora
tion stated an apartment house cost
ing about SIS 900 would be erected
on the corner of Harrison and Grace
Streets. Both these enterprises were
voted against by the Council.
LAWYERS were present To look out
for the interests of all parties. In
the hospital case no debate was in
dulged in. but in the case of the
apartment house, there was argu-
ment The statutes permit an appeal
in the case of building line reports
to Council from committees. This
was taken advantage OF last night.
and s. S. =. Patteson spoke in be-
half Of the corporation, while STAN
hope Wilson spoke for the objecting
residents of the neighborhood. Cour-
iCil went into committee of the whole
TO consider the report from the COM
mittee on STREETS, recommending that
the line he fixed at twenty feet from
the street line. The corporation wanted
to build its apartment within eight
feet of the street line. The commit
tee report was adopted without a dis
senting vote--7S TO. Bumsden and
/ Cheatwood were the only absentees.
Adopt Hospital Ordinance.
In the case of the hospital ordi-
nance. the committee on ordinances
had recommended an ordinance pro-
hibiting the establishment of a hos
pital within 800 feet of a hotel.
! church or a school. and to he ap-
proved by the Board OF Health. A
vote resulted In the adoption of the
ordinance by ~ to 7. This will not
go to the Aldermen fol concurrence
Those who voted for the ordinance
were: Batkins Butler. English, Fer
/ eusson, Haddon Jones Pollock, Pow
! ell. Ratclffe, Seaton, Welsh, Peters
Against the ordinance; Atkinson.
Cheatwood. Fuller. Pitcher, Powers,
Rogers Sullivan.
Mr.. Pitcher presented three petit
lions. one signed by liz Richmond
| merchants. who asked the body to
approve the establishment of the hos
! pitaI, ms such institutions were or
great benefit to rae merchants of the
ely as we'll as the city itself; another
bearing the names Of twenty-seven
preachers, who said they could see
no objection to hospitals near
I churches. and a third. signed by every
hotel manager in the city with one
| exec ption, declaring there was no rea-
sonab BILE objection to hospitals near
hotels, and all asking Council to XIII
the ordinance.
A large delegation of citizens re-
| siding in the neighborhood of the site
OF the proposed hospital were on hand
TO lend force to the objection.
Adjourns to Thursday,
Prior 10 the disposition of these two
matters Common Council transacted
muc h-fnIsiness Still the docket was
heavy when the body adjourned near
| midnight to meet again on Thursday
night to dispose of leftover bust
ness.
Several communications from the
| Mayor recommending that an appro-
priation be made for the increase or
salaries in several of the city depart
ments and the payment of salaries OF
workmen who had lost time through
| En- lot a
| committees.
An ordinance appropriating s275,-
| 600 for Improvements to Bacon's
! Quarter Branch. coming from the Ad-
| ministrative Board, was sent TO the
| Committee on Finance, and an ordi-
| nance requiring the Virginia Railway
| and Power Company to repair Its
tracks in the East End was referred
10 the Committee on Streets.
The ordinance concerning the pro-
posed new municipal building to be
| erected on the Ford lot when the
finances of the city permit, as adopted
| by the Board Of Aldermen, was, on
motion of Mr.. Seaton tabled. II will
be further discussed at next regular
meeting of Council.
| Relief OF Clerk.
At resolution from the Finance
! Committee appropriating $500 for the
4 relief of the o:ce OF clerk OF Hastings
I Court, Part H., was adopted. II was
shown that the office Is very much
connected and that relief was abso-
| lutely necessary.
| A resolution naming DR.. r. L. STRAIT
ton as assistant to the city physicians
at the salary of $50 month, was
adopted
A resolution approprlating $50, 900
for street improvements in annexed
! territory, was adopted. This comes
/ from the fund provided for such pur-
| poses.
A resolution OF some Importance
concerning the collection of personal
taxes was adopted. This resolution
permits the com missioner of revenue
| to have until August !. within which to
| turn his personal tax books over to the
city collector. and the city collector Is
not to charge penalty on any taxes for
! the current year, paid before Decem-