Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-08
COUNCIL ORDERS TRACK
TAKEN Off BROAD Street
Recommendation OF Street Commit.
tee Is Adopted by Unani-
NOUS Vote.
MUST BEGIN IN SIX MONTHS
Powell Resolution for Reduction in
Size of Administrative Board Falls
To Muster Enough Votes to Put
1t ON Its Passage.

ASIDE from the attempt Of Fred II.
lowell to have introduced on the floor
his resolution. defeated during tho af-
ternoon In the Ordinance Committee to
.cducc the number OF the Administers
tive Board to four. the business trans
acted BY the Common Council last
night Was only of Il routine nature.
Just before adjournment Mr. Powell
asked for suspension of tho rules In
order that his resolution might he put
ON its Passage the motion being de-
fcatcd because OF - lack OF three
fpurths' majority required under par
.ftmch'hry rules. The vote stood as
follows:
Aycs--Messrs. Ba,ktns. Butler CHEAT
wood. English Jones. Powell. na,e!itrc.
iiosers. Scaton Sullivan. Welsh and
r"ters
Noes-Mcssrs. Atkinson. Ferguson.
faddon. faidd and Powers.
TRACK REMOVAL. MuST
BEGIN N SIN MONTHS
The resolution OF the street Com
Nittce recommending that the Rich
inond. FredcriCksburg and po,ornac
Railroad Company be required to elm
mate all grade crossings on Bclvidcrc
anu Broad Streets and all on all streets
y rom Byrd street Station wcstwardly
"as adopted unauirn rusiy. II Is pro-
Ni'cd In the resolution that tho recon
Strrc'ion and Encouragement OF the
tracks must be IN accordance with plans
approved by the City Engineer, and
that the work OF reconstruction must
pefin within six months after the pas
sage Of the ordinance and he completed
within ;w" years thereafter.
y resolution. sent from the Finance
Committee. recommending the addition
" Twenty-Five Incn to the polic. force.
was adopted without dissenting voice,
II was explained b. Sub Chairman
NoI'"n, OF the Finance Committee. that
nc Increase is to be cared for In the
SIS budget.
The Finance Committee also recon :
In"uded and had adopted II resolution
providing for the employment OF an
additional Cork i'm Hastings Court.
Part H.. ~ salary no, TO exceed $50
month
FAIR ASSOCIATIONS
RELIEVED or RENT
The following resolutions ana ordi-
ulnccs were adopted
IN ordinance allowing the Atlantic
Coast Line ana the Chesapeake ana
3iio Hallway Companies to construct
spur track through tic property Of
ne ITcdeEar Company an ordiuauc"
=
S'c.aion from tho payment OF ront4l
due TO the c!ty FOR tho years 1911 and
To- resolution directing tho CITY A.
i.'nsT 10 acquire NJ cost mo-, TO
go tsed Sl,7i25o aud court expenses
.h" triangular lot 1T KenslnE,on
NFenue, between West and cleveland
@'eets' resolution directing tn.
nance Committee TO ray S2345o 80.
ne on ,hc Manchester school. ana SIS
'-' due on the Rrooklaud school;
"n.unon !HStrGcting the City Auditor
keep on the pay ron tor a wear
names OF H. H. Normcnt " Il
I'll and G VI. Atkinson. killed IL,
disastrous ire OF last October and
''h"S II i'grain, killed In an auto
'' "i!' accident on Broad street las,
49, 1n ordinance recommending that
ta, eity take over the property Of PIN.
lamp, !" h" used as an adjuuc, OF IL .
ri'y hosrstal service, under tho suon--
F-~.oh o! the Administrative Board: an
ordinance providing that COWS. swine
i"Fscs and other animals shall no, b..
n keied IN vacant lote ana open
e"uares II they have bells attached +.
iHc!n. an ordinance that no ..taar,
roller shall be allowed To pess ovor
s. s;rs"' until the route Shall have
been directed by tho City Engineer.
resolution recommending: tho rsicc,io,1
Of "a iIcatcr license 10 T. W Gary ON
tie south side Of Beverly street be-.
cen Mulberry and Davis. an ordi-
rAne" recommending the purchase Of
10 acres located near Oakwood Gene
''ry from Jacob Fcitig. the tract 10
lie used as an adjunct to the cemetery
ON resolution offered by pres!tleu,
Potera the CITY Auditor was directed
ia pay y bill of $40 incurred in mr.
"hasing floral tributes 10 tn" late Rob
"rt Whi''ot, IT. chairman OF the Ad-
'uiuistra,vc Board and Thomas Rahcn.
Tor many years custodian OF the Coun-
ci! chamber