The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-29

George p. Michis. OF Charlottesville;
j. X NJ. Norton of Alexandria, ana
r. Tate Irvine, Of Big stone Gap.
HopewelFs Administrative Board.
The following members OF tie Nd
ministratlye Board for the city OF
Hopewei' who are 10 manage and con-
duct the affairs OF that city until July
/. prior to which time there IS to be
an election for the selection OF NUM-
cipal officers who will assume duty
on tina, date. The appointees are
Benjamin J. Harrison, J. o. Faison,
RicIar Eppes, NJ. A. Finn and ]. E..
Boisseau.
Appropriation Bill Reported.
Senator Garrett chairman OF the
Senate Finance Committee, presented
the general appropriation bill. II
being n copy of the bill presented in
the Senate several days ago. The bill
was not read. except by title, but Will
be printed and distributed among the
members today. The bill is the same as
that offered In the House. as stated
above. except that there are n few
items which disagree with the recon
mendations made in the House. II Is
expected that the bill will be made
the special and continuing order IN
the Senate today. Consideration OF
the appropriation bill, which carries
nearly $4,000, 900 for the two years,
is expected to consume at least four
days
The Senate calendar Is now nearly
sixty pages, with three special orders
including the Woman's College bill
now leading these sixty pages. Some
OF these measures Will not consume
much more than the time necessary
to call the roll on them, while others
Will engage and cause discussion.
Many Bills Passed.
Before the special order-the CO.
ordinate college bill--was taken the
Senate called the calendar ana dis
posed Of the following House bills,
which had beGn engrossed. and passed
upon;
To empower the Council of the
town Of Clark sville, in the county of
Mecklenburg. TO issue and sell bonds
for the purpose OF esta hlishing and
maintaining an electric lighting plant
In said town provided the question Of
bond issue for the purposes named be
first submitted to the qualified voters
OF the said town; and to authorize the
said Council OF said town TO call spe-
ciai election for the submission OF
same to the voters of said town.
Patron--Mr. Hudgins,
To prohibit the killing of deer In
the counties Of Bath and Highland for
the term of five years
To amend and re-enact sections 81,
So. Al, as. 4G and ~ Of an act ap-
proved March 10, 1908, and entitled
AN act to amend and re-enaCt sec
tions q, "a, 80, Al, As, as and Al of
an act of the General Assembly OF
Virginia, approved March IA 1906,
entitled an act to amend and re-enact
an act of the General Assembly OF
Virginia IN force January 81, 1884,
entitled m act providing charter
for the city of Norfolk. and repeating
the existing charter approved April
Il. 1889. ms amended by the several
acts Of the General Assembly of Vir-
ginia, approved. respectively. April 6,
1887 April %, 1887. May Ia, 1887,
February Il. 1900. February 81. 1900,
February 26. 1900, February 2. 1901,
February Is. 1901. and March 5,
1902, and to define the boundaries of
the said city of Norfolk az extended by
the several acts of the General AS
semhly and approved April 8. 1887,
February %. 1890, and March IA,
1902, and by an order or the circuit
Court Of Norfolk County, which was
entered on January .. 1905, an add
an independent section thereto, to be
known ar section asa; and to repeal
an Independent section OF said act
kown "a section 33-a."
To provide for the payment OF road
bonds OF the county OF Orange for
Barbour District, OF said county. by
uuse of road funds OF said district and
/ by levy.
To authorize tho issuance OF $780,
| 900 OF bonds by the city Of Newport
News for school purposes
~ arfhnFiJa Rmn0WRr the
board of supervisors Of Nansemond
County to borrow money and issue
notes therefor.
To amend the charter OF the city of
Richmond go as to amend and re-enact
sections .. II IL. IS, IS. 30-a, SOC,
3o-d. 30-h, 81, 81. IS, 81. IS. 80, 81
and % as the same or any of them
may have been heretofore amended,
and SO "a to add to the said charter
certain sections to be known as ga,
81, -f5-a and lS-b and to repeal sec
| tions TO be known as 24-a, Cab. 66-a
cob. GG-C 66-d and 66-e, as the same
or any Of them may have been hereto
! fore amended. --------