The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
FINANCE COMMITTEE
F0n JUVENILE COURT
Recommends Necessary ApprOprfa-
ton Which VIII Provide fOr
Separate Judge.
70 BUY soUTHsIDE PLANT
Water and Sewer Compenys Property
to Pass to City-Nailway and Power
Company Asks That $1,000 Bond
Put Up BY Company BE Not For
feited.

After many ~fHontnS COnnIdefal1ol
and discussion. the Finance Committee
last night adopted a resolution recon-
amending an appropriation sufficient to
maintain thc proposed Juvenile end
Domestic Relations Court, rs distinct
from the Police Court Rev. w. A.
Cooper appeared before the commit
: tee and urged the appropriation.
Dr. Cooper suggested that $4,000 a
year would cover all the expenses Of
the court, and he felt tina; this sum
would net have TO he enlarged for at
least FIVE years
- The sum mentioned, said DR..
i Cooper Will pay the entire expenses.
and will give those interested the OPP
portmntty of perfcctiug the court, thus
p.vins II the chance to- be Of inestir1l-
: able henefit 10 the deihqucnts among
rhe children Of the city and their
families
After much discussion the commit
tee adopted resolution appropriatine
tie sum necessary, directing the City
Attorney to prepare an ordinance COW
tr3nz the operations Of the proposed
court. with all the details necessary
To It's establishment
Wish Separate Judge.
The advocates nf the measure,
headed by Or. Cooper. desire the
as42a r. ItiAe4a-ia- Court from
the Police Court it now exists.
They wish freer and more disttnc-
powers and privileges As was stated
nv Or Cooper last night, there are
hundreds Of cases IN the city which
might I've handled by tho Juvenile
Court with It's auxiliary of Domestic
s82 Relations which cannot be properly
vnt II wit q
Jurisdiction.
The committee agreed that II might
he possible to supply t'he money, and
feeling that there was much good &c
- Ee accomplished by those IN charge
Of the movement, the plan as sug
res.ed by DIR, Cooper was decided
upon.
t The City Attorney will go over al
! the laws violating 10 such a court and
Will frame an ordinance. to be sub.
ynilted to Council and upor
recommendation Of the Finance Com.
rnitiee II will he acted upon, w!r
every reason 10 believe that II will be
adopted
Widening of Rn~cneath Road.
". s. Forbes was ON hand TO dis
cuss the proposition of the wideBins
u nj Roseneath road and streets ex
Z. tended through his property In the
. far West End. He said he was Will
trE 10 GeGsFlfc muNn properly lot piis
opening Of streets. II the city woulf
rect him half way. and pay hiis
s2E0aa for certain property needed
for The widening OF Roseneath Road
Hr fa refused more from pfirat-
IL parties. and would, SO far as he him
self is concerned. prefer to let tn,
property remain as il is He said h
wanted to nave a park around hi
residence but he realized that tn
city should have the right to wider
-" and extend it's streets Therefore h
stands ready TO dispose OF much OF hi
PROPERTY FER the benefit Of roe city.
Frsis SitterdinE. Of the Virgins
Railway and Power Company. appeared
in the interests OF his company, ant
asked that a bond OF $1,000 be not for
feited. because the company at thi
time is without funds. and cannot com
plete is proposed extensions out Breat
Street.
Representatives Of manufacturing
plants and the Methodist orphanag
urged the committee to compel III
company to extend the tracks as ha,
been planned for. No one wanted tn
company 10 forfeit the $1,000. but al
OF them wanted the street car facilitie
as promised by the company
- VIII Buy Southside Plant.
-sss Citizens representing the Southsid
Water and Sewer Corporation, an,
members Of the Administrative Boar,
appeared to urge the COMMITTEES to ap
propriate the sum of f3T,422 for tn,
purchase of the plant The Administra
rive Roard had already recommended
the purchase.
The committee decided to Recommend
that the purchase be made on term
N satisfactory to the interested parties
The sum of s3.5a0 was recommends,
! for the construction of a spiilway a
Shields Lake.
At the request of George w. Rogers
chairman Of the Dock Committee tn
s% sum Of $500 was recommended as ex
ts penses In attending the Atlantic Dee D
. or Waterways Convention in Savannah
q In November. Mr.. Rogers wanted 1900
THE Committee on Dock, the Mayor AM
the presidents Of both branches o
Council, are expected TO attend thi
convention
number of other matters wer,
taken under consideration. and the com
mittee adjourned at midnight
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