The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-13
AUCTION HOUSE BILL
NOW GOES TO MAYOR
Makes Ii Unlawful TO Sell Jewetry,
Watches, Cut Glass and Certain
Other Articles at Night.
Is AIMED AT I11NERANTS
Measure Follows Washington law
Resolution TO Hold Down Adscrtis-
ing Committee Is Referred To Or
dinancc Committee.

For the protection Of the retail
, that may be made upon their normal
volume of business. and for the pro-
lection of the buying public. con-
siderable portion of which frequently
finds 1t is deceived. If not actually
"stung." when il buys jewelry, glass
and similar wares, and other goods at
auction and under the glare of artif-
cial light. the Board of Aldermen last
night concurred with Common Coun-
Gil in adopting an ordinance taxing
auctioneers and regulating their bust
ness.
The action followed discussion of
an amendment offered by Alderman
! Powers designed to make the ordin-
ance imperative against those auc-
ton places who have already paid
the 1916 license tax until after the
close of the fiscal year The amend
ment was rejected and under sus-
pension OF the rules the ordinance was
approved by . to vote, all present
responding AYE" at the roll call, as
follows: Messrs. Gilman, Grundy,
| Gunst, Mitchell, Paul. Powers. Fuller.
Workman, and President Adams.
Follows Washington Law.
he ordnance IotioNS tfDSClt iHc
law in operation regulating the auc-
ton business in Washington. an act
passed by Congress for the protection
OF merchants of the national capital
against itinerants Since Washington
shut them out a number have turned
their eyes in the direction of Rich
mond. and several have already To-
Gated in this city.
The ordinance requires the payment
of an annual license tax of SIS for
auctioneers. and prohibits the selling
of certain classes of goods after night
fall, Among these are diamonds and
,other jewels, watches. cut glass
goods, porcelain ware. china, bric-a-
hrac. tapestry, etc. The use OF arti-
fetal light in the auction salesrooms
lis also prohibited. The penalties for
violation range from fines of $50 to
$500, or Imprisonment not to exceed
sixty days or both. The only hard
lship worked on legitimate auctioneers
by the ordinance. 1t was pointed out
during the discussion of the measure,
will be that OF denying sales at aue-
ton after dark
The board concurred In resolutions
authorizing the purchase of two auto
mobiles for the Water Department and
one for the second assistant fire chief;
authorizing the opening &C alleys be-
tween II and G and Twenty-seven1h
and Twenty eighth Streets, and be-
tween Twenty-sixth and Twenty
seventh and Venable and @ Streets:
authorizing acquisition of land for the
opening Of Twenty ninth Street. be-
tween Midlothian Turnpike and Forest
! Hill Avenue, and Thirty-third and
Thirty-fourth Streets from their pres
ent terminus to Oakwood Cemetery.
Appropriations of 81, 500 for coal
and oil for the Gas Department. ST.
| 200 for the coiored Juvenile detention
| home, and raising the salary of the
I judge of the Hastings Court, Part H.
were concurred in.
Holds Down Advertising Committee
! A resolution referred to the Ordi-
nance Committee is designed to re-
strict the Committee on Advertising
! to the consideration Of applications
for appropriations for entertainment
| Of conventions of commercial and edu-
cational organizations only.
Resolution to appropriate 81, 900 for
repairs to the city dredge and city
tug was recommitted to the Finance
Committee. and resolution to widen
Fifteenth Street between Main and
Cary was sent to the Street Commit.
tee.
4 A communication from the Virgins
Educational Conference expressed
that bodys sincere appreciation of tht
efforts by the city for the entertain.
ment of the gathering here Thanks.
giving week