Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-05
TO CONCUR IN PASSAGE
OF FORBES RESOLUTION
Common Council, at To-Night'S Meet.
Ing, Also Will Receive Conn
msttce Reports.
TO ABOLISH HEALTH BOARD
Passage of an Ordinance to This IF
feet, I'm Order to Comply With
the New Charter, Will BE RECON-
mentIed.

The Common Council tonight will
concur in the passage of the resoluti on
of agreement with w. $. Forbes by
which he is to be paid $4,000 and re-
ccirc the release Of an indemnity bond
of $4,000 given for the Richmond and
Henrico hallway Company. in return
Tor right of WHY through his prop
criy for the extension Of Monument
Avenue.
The agreement also includes pur-
chase or sufficient property to widen
toSeneath Road ana the dedication by
Mr.. Forbes OF land in streets contipu
Gus to the Rclt Line racks for tho
installation of Il drainage system TN
DER ITS agreement with tho Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
company. the city is bound to install
and maintain drainage system in r.
ana Z streets. which parallel the Rclt
Line tracks on either side. in order to
prevent overflow into the cut made by
tho depression of the tracks
The lower branch will rcceiv. re-
ports from majority OF the commit
tees. among them being Il recommei-
daton from the Ordinance Committee
mat an ordinance be passed abolish
ing the Board OF Health and conferr-
ing all its powers and duties on the
administrative Board. This ordinance
simply complies with tho new charter.
ana is of pcrfunctory character.
EXPECTED TO REPEAL
DINNER ORDINANCE
The ordinance repeating an ordi-
nance recently passed. requiring dim
mers on automobile headlights prob
amy VIII he passed The police have
found the DINNER ordinance to he in
effective and useless. and asked that
il he repealed
From the Board OF Fire Commits
sioners. through the Ordinance Com
mlttcc. VIII come a resolution that tho
city council request the Administrative.
hoard TO make arrangements with the
STAN OF the Medical College % Virginia
Tor the establishment, ana maintenance
or room III Virginia Hospital for
hrenen injured in the discharge M
their duty. II is likely that tho roso
luton viii be amended from tho floor
SO as 10 include Xix" ARRANGEMENTS f,r
mo foiice department and the Flo
hehlaFE Teachers Association The
TWO departments and the association
formerly maintained rooms in tho nos
p''ai Tor their exclusive use but an
der ruling from City Attorney pol
lard. who held that the hospital could
be used only by indigents, wer. forcad
20 rc!inquish their individual conv.
nicnceS.
From the Committee an pint,
Buildings. Properties ana Ut,li,ins LII
come a resolution recommending th,,
unc water rate for nonrcsidents 10
p,"ce" AZ u cents per 1000 gallons
nc hi6her rate was recommended NV
the Administrative Board on the sup
Sesttoh or Assistant Superintendent
l.awton, OF the Water Works uhn
based his suggestion on the fact thai
aluminium sulphatc. used for clarified
tioh of water, has doubled In price
ihc committee also viii forward ,
resolution recommending that the Ad-
ministrative board report TO the Citv
Council whether II Is advisable q, sun
pay city water 10 nonrcsidcnts and. II
SO, 10 what extent and upon what con-
ditions.
Tho Public Buildings Committee
also recommends the ACQUISITION FOR
park purposes Of rectangular piece
OF property lying between kensington.
Tllden and Leonard Streets and Rose
meath Road.
From the Street Committee will
come resolution recommending that
the building line on Ninth Street be
tween BROAD street and the alley be-
tween Broad street and Marshall
street. be established as on the west
ern wall OF the Smithdcal College
building. The building WAS found TO
encroach on the present building line
from three to five inches
The Street Committee recommends.
on the advice OF the City Attorney and
the City Engineer. that the city re-
linauish any TILE it may have to the
southern extremity OF Perry Street
Woodland HeaGhts. on which 4 A.
Adkins has built home. Another
recommendation is that the city ac-
uuirc right OF way for n sewer on
Nicholson street. Fulton.
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