The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
COUNCIL ADOPTS ALL
PROPOSED ROUTES
Against Protests Of jefferson Ward
Delegation, Street Car COM
pany Wins Out.

Before a large gallery OF Church
Hill residents. among them a number
OF ladies, all OF whom rooted hard Tor
the defeat of the rerouting ordinance.
that ordinance as recommended by
the Street Committee, after much de-
bate ami many attempts at amend
ment. was adopted last night by Com
mon Council by the vote of 10 to 5.
Against the earnest protests OF the
solid Jefferson Ward. delegation and
the arguments of that delegation, VINO
claim that 90 per cent of the voters
of Church Hill favor the retention of
street cars on East Broad Street. the
ordinance went through, under the
generalship of Councilman Pollock,
who stated that the ordinance as
presented by the committee was the
best that could be devised In the face
Of great discomfort and dissatisfaction
among the East End people.
Mr.. Sullivan strove to inject an
amendment by changing a section
which placed cars back on. Broad
Street from Twenty fourth to CHM
borazo Park.
Mr.. Welsh said he couldn't under
stand how the committee could rec
ommend such paper. when TO per
cent of the people on Broad Street
wanted the cars to remain and 80
per cent of the people on. Marshall
Street did not want any more cars.
Why do you take away from those
who want the cars and give to those
who do not want them" asked Mr..
Welsh.
No one replied. and Mr. Seaton
sought to have the ordinance go back
SO that all the street car matters could
be considered and settled at the same
time.
Would Open Bridge 10 All.
Mr. Radcliffe wanted the company
to agree to open the viaduct to traff1c
of all kinds. and tried to have the
ordinance tabled and printed. So dii
Mr.. Pitcher. Mr. Powell favored the
plan OF amending the ordinance, as
suggested by Mr.. Radcliffe. but all
suggestions were voted down. and the
ordinance, after MIR. JEFF Powers vain
ly protested that the people OF Church
Hill knew what they wanted. was
adopted by the following vote: Ayes
Atkinson. Butler. Cheatwood. English.
FERGUSON. Fuller. Pollock. Powell.
Radcliffe. Peters Noes--r ilcher. Pow
ers. Seaton. Sullivan. Welsh.
The ordinance will go to the Board
of Aldermen. which meets next Tues
day night.
Gil were:
4 recommendation from the Mayor
that the sum of 500 be appropri-
ated for the expenses OF the Vice
Commission. in addition to the APP
iSonriation OF 81, 600 previously made,
was sent to the Finance Committee.
A recommendation from the Ad
ministrative Board that the plot of
lanG ut Monument Avenue. Franklin.
Cleveland and West streets he ac-
qu!red was also sent TO the Finance
Committee.
Make Many Appropriations.
The followric appropriations rec
commended by the Finance Committee
were agreed to:
The sum OF $4,000 for streets gen.
eral: $4,000 for electric plant. $4,000
for Virginia Hospital; $4,000 for gas
plant and oils. $4,000 for damages
by street improvements: 1850 for au-
tomobile for administrative depart
ment. public schools; $3.50 for ex-
penses incidental to the unwilling OF
the Tyler monument.
resolution from the Finance
Committee, permitting the Police
Board to proceed with the erection
Of a new Second Station, was adopted.
The resolution appropriating $25,-
county was tabled under the rules to
the next meeting.
The recommendation of the Finance
Committee that the names OF the
four firemen recently killed while
serving the city be kept on the pay
roll until further action by Council
was adopted
resolution presented by Mr.. Eng
fish. suggesting that the Administra-
tive Board appoint an additional
Waterman at City Hall. was adopted.
1t was said by members Of the Finance
Committee that an appropriation for
this purpose had been inserted In the
budget for the year.
Several amendments to the build
Ing code of a technical nature were
adopted. and the claim OF J. II. Leon
ard for $3.50 damages to property was
sent to the Finance Committee.