Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-02
FUND is APPROPRIATED
FOR WEST END DRAINAGE
Common Council Adopts Resolution
Providing $500 to Build
New System.
1T NOW GOES TO ALDERMEN
Passage Is First Step Looking To-
ward Depression Of Belt Lime
Tracks to Allow Extension of
Monument Avenue.

Tho Common Council last night
adopted tho resolution OF the Finance
Committee TO appropriate $1,000 for
the construction OF a drainage system,
In the undevcloped streets running.
parallel to the Felt Line tracks, In ac-
cordance with the agreement reached
between the City Attorney and the Of
ncials OF tho Richmond, Frcdericlss-
burg and Potomac railroad Company
Thc company. under this agreement,
binds Itself to begin work on. dcprcss-
ing the tracks as soon as the ordi-
nance Is passed. and to dedicate u
right OF way over tho tracks for tho
extension of Monument Avenue. The
Board of Aldermen will act on tho FL
nance Committees recommendation on
next Tuesday night, and tho paper will
BIO forwarded To the Mayor for his ap-
prevail.
a resolution ratifving the actions of
the city Attorney I'm reopeninE neEo-
tiations with the railroad company
was tabled until the next meeting,
when, IT is to be presumed, the ordi-
nance VIII have been signed by the
Mayor and work on depressing the
tracks and extending the avenue will
have begun. There was question as to
whether the city had acquired a right
OF way through the property OF w. S.
Forbes. a condition precedent to the
work to he done by the railroad com
pany. and Councilman Powell assured
the body that negotiations between Mr.
Forbes and the Finance Committee are
now pending, and that the committee
has secured an option on tho property
needed. This will clear the way for
tho last step to be taken by the city
before the railroad company under
takes the accomplishment of it's Share
Of the agreement.
ELECT JOHN II. JE:'TFR
AS LUNISDEN'S SUCCESSOR
The name OF John r. Jctcr, nomi-
mated recently by thc ward delegation
for tho seat from Jefferson Ward made
vacant 10y the death of George H.
Lumsden. was presented and. under
suspension OF the rules. he was
elected. There was no opposition
The resolution from the Committee
on Public Buildings, Properties and
Utilities providing for the sale of the
Pine Camp property and for the pur-
chase OF the Newstead property, In
Henrtco County, for city farm. was
referred to the Finance Committee
An ordinance to repeal an ordinace
so as to permit pawnbrokcrs TO deal
in firearms and other weapons. pro-
Vided they make record of the manu-
facturers number on tho weapon and
the name and address OF the purchas-
err. or OF the one who pawns 4 weapon.
was adopted. a resolution from tho
Committee on Ordinances to reject a
proposed ordinances restricting the time
and manner in which animals may DO
driven through the streets was adopt-
ed without debate.
Councilman Edgar r. English prc-
scented a resolution iustructinC tho
Committee on Ordinances to arrange
some plan whereby Confederate ve,-
Grams stationed a the Soldiers Home
may ride on street cars free Of charge.
and 1t was sent to that committee. Mr..
English hopes to secure tho co-opcra-
ton or the Virginia Railway and Pow
CT Company
INITIAL. STEP TAKEN
TO FENCE IN DOCK
Mr.. English also had referred to the
same committee an ordinance which
VIII permit automobiles to operate
headlights In use before the passage
or an ordinance requiring them to use
DINNERS. Mr.. English said that the
repeal of this latter ordinance was do
sired by the police, because 1t did not
serve the end for which II had been
intended. in that the autoist had no
protection from horse drawn vehicles.
which are permitted to go unlighted.
The Clay Ward Councilman intro
ouced an ordinance to appropriate an
amount sufficient TO fence in and sur
round with safety guards the CITY
DOCK, the work to be done under the