The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16
ALDERMEN CONCUR
N Budget MIA. URt
Also Jcsn In Resolution Requiring
Railroad Tracks To BE Taken Up
ON Bcividcrc and Broad.
Calls CA General Assembly to Reap
portion state For Assembly Districts
As Required by Constitution.

The Eoard of Aldermen last night
concurred in the action of Common
Council. and adopted the appropria-
ton bill, appropriatIng s4,25s,eLs for
municipal expenditures.
Aside from this the board concurred
In the resolution requiring the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad and the Atlantic Coast Line
to remove their tracks from BeiV"-
derc Street and from Broad street
between Pine and Harrison. the WORK
to begin within six months from the
approval of the ordinance; and to COM
plste the work within two years
Alderman Grundy thought that SIN
months would be too lt-ie time III
which to do the work and asked the
board to make 1t one year.
Alderman Fuller opposed the mo-
tion OF Mr. drundy, and said that tho
railroad people had been promising
relief to the situation for several
years. and had not done anything yet.
and the best thing TO do would be 10
force them to law
Must Remove Tracks.
The resolution WIS concurred in.
and, after the signature of the Mayor.
Inc FdttTVau FSNpAG wa HANN W bS-
gin work within six months, and COM
plete IL In Two years.
Under the ordinance the company
must e,1ove i:s tracks from Belve-
de-e street and from Broad, between
ZINE and Harrison
The board agreed to give the At
Jantic Coast Line the right to make
connecting track with the Chesa-
peake and Ohio to enter the Tredeger
Works.
The resolutions adopted by Common
Council er isg the families Of the are
men who were KILLED in recent fire n
sufficient sum to maintain them TEN
porarily WAS adopted although Alder
man Melton Wished to oauaiize the
appropriation and give to each family
a similar sum
The appropriation provides that tn"
family of Captain u. NJ Norment &etS
s2Jea the family of ". r. open a.
sirni} sum the sisters Of &. y At
finsca slHee each and the widow OF
I. IL. Pesrain $1,000.
Nil Melton wanted each family 20
get s2,teh 1t VAS shown that the
Finance Committee had figured out
III. proposition, a,!d gave to the iat3-
iii.s with children the larger sum. ana
those who had no children the smaller
gum.
Take Owe riae Camp.
'rhe ordinance taking over Pine
Cam Was coacurred In. The city viii
hereafter maintain the camp, ard tn"
sum of $3.50 is appropriated for It's
maintenance for the coming year
For n number of years the camp
has been conducted by private inter
ests. with the assistance of the city.
TIE sum uf $40, 900 a year has been
appropriated. Now the city Will CON-
duet the camp, and the bgSldings
which were built by private sunscrip-
Ton are turned over to the city,
Mr.. fstnst introduced resolution
10 the shape of an ordinance calling
uppn the Legislature to reduce the
membership OF the Administrative
Heard 70 three After some discussion
sra upon The request or Mr.. GunSt
10 suspend the rules so the measure
might be put ON it's passage. the mo-
ticn to suspend WAS iost by the vote
of nine to one, Mr.. Guust being the
enc President Adams thereupon sent
The Gunst resolution TO the Ordinance
t;oro ri ttee, which meets tomorrow
night,
Money For 6rays.
Nj Mitchell on request OF Mr..
Batkins presented q resolution ask
ing for an appropriation of sS,5eo
for the expenses of The Grays' Bat
talon to attend the Confederate Re
-a44,4et II, June + ne resolution WAS
sent 10 the Finance Committee.
Mr. Melton offered Il resolution re-
curing the Richmond, Fredericks-
lair@ ard Potomac Railroad COMPANY
10 place gates at Second and Byrd
Streets. On suspension OF rules the
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Paul. under suspension of rules,
had raised resolution granting per-
mission TO the various churches -
place cloth banners in front OF the
churches announcing meetings. begtn-
ming March /, and continuing for
thirty days.
Mr.. Fuller introduced resolution
calling apon the members of the Leg
isiature from Richmond to INSIST upon
fAs carrying out of the requirements
OF the Constitution. In that during the
year 1912 there should he a reappor-
Torment OF the state regarding the
re > ,asentation in the State Legislature.
This was not done at that time Nov,
Mr. Fuller suggests the Legislature
may redeem Itself. and reapportson the
state. In this reapportio nment Mr..
Fuller believes the city OF Richmond
will get at least seven representatives.
and three senator's
4 he resolution was adopted under
suspension of rules, and now goes to
Council