Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-03
COUNC|LMEN WRANCLE
OVER USE OF AUDITORIUM
Refuse to Suspend Rules for Benefit
Entertainment for New
Negro Hospital.
ENGLISH LEAVES IN DISGUST
Mills Objects TO Plnn of Greater
Memorial to Erect Negro ItOspi-
tai Oh Principal ThOrougffarc to
Church Hill.

because the Common Council last
night refused to let down the bars and
grant the free use Of the City Audit
forum for a concert to raise funds TO
be used in building the negro pavilion.
which will ne one OF the units in tho
greater Memorial Hospital. Councilman
English asked to be excused from tho
meeting and left the Council chamber.
Mr.. English had offered an ordinance
which would permit the Administrative
Board to grant the free use of Audi
. forum to the committee in charge OF
the colorcd hospital work. lie intro
duccd II. he said. AT the request OF Mrs.
Norman V. Eandolph who is at the
head Of AN auxiliary committee which
Is assisting the negroes. As il is pro
posed to have tho concert on October
IL, Mr.. English asked for a suspension
Of III" rules that the paper might he
placed at once upon it's passage
Councilman I:atkirS remarked tina;
the paper was in direct conflict with an
ordinances which compelled the col
lection OF a minimum fec Of SIS for the
use o! the Auditorium for such pur-
poses.
Councilman Mills declared that he
was not opposed TO aiding the negroes
in their undertaking. However" no
added. II don't want to have arvthinr
to 10 with a plan which contcmplat cs
placing negro hospital on the .prin-
cipal thor"uGhfare lnadin. TO Church
Eill"
don't care where it is going t. he
located. retorted Mr.. English we
ought TO encourage these people Not
n member OF this body ought to b.sI
tate TO vote for this worthy cause r'he
na't"r Is r'caNurr. ~ il involves only
a lal'ry sl,. An insignificant sum
nAD 'KECEDENT SAYS
CutNIILNAN POWELL,
~ would be a bad precedent to es-
tH"liSh. declared Councilman Powell n
member Of tho Finance co.,tni,tec "for
II we let down the bars in this case We
VII he swamrcd with similar opnlI,,.
ions. II YOU Will" he said. nnddir ~
IN the direction Of Mr.. English ..prc
par. a resolution approprla,ing SIS 10
CIV" I" 'hc colorcd hospital 10 pay Tor
TIA" us. o; the Auditorium nror,is,
yoi Will vote for it,
II seems TO me that these re,norl,.
ore win very poor grac. from mem
n.rS 81 this body" declared NJ. I,ny
'iSh. "nd Pr"sidcn, Peters intnrrnntnd
collolu!.
II required Il ,wo-thirds vol, 70 s.
pchd The rules TO IN, Mr.. t:r.lsh.s
'hchsrr" on its passage ana u.h.n e.
S"ant-at Arms Ruskcl counter ,ho
'e"nS "hi"h favored il. he announced
81 f'N only. The Council had
rei lS"d 10 suspend the rules
To which committee sb,i, ..,
~ harer asked rrcs.icn, rc,crs
-! Mr.. English ''''"
suit Yourself" replied IN. c,,,
Ward member. VIC LAY
ne wts excused by the chair. and
-, ~" i:it the chamber he was Joined
ny T.. ". Wilson. head OF a woll.,;nn,..m
nnp", manufacturing concern Give
nc 'he name Of the committee in
h"rS" OF the concert. and l viii .,,;i
cn'cN tn pay for the Auditorium, TO-
marrow morning. said .lr. Wilson
".. rnkl'Sh complied with ,hc REQUEST
,y "H, am disc Lstnd." sa!d Mr.. En-.
''N" "H n" 'eff ~" city Fan