Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-04
COUNCIL PUTS STOP
TO PLAYING IN STREETS
Adopts Ordinance Making Throwing
of Baseball Il MiSde.
mCanOr.
ANOTHER BLUE LAW, SAYS JONES
Rooms Provided in Virginia Hospital
for Fire, Police, Street Cleaning
and School EmplOyeeS-Othcr Or
dinanccS Adopted.

over Il lively minority contest. led
by Councilman Jones. of Madison Ward.
the Common Council last night adoptc cd
the recommended ton OF the Commit &C
on Ordinances amending the city ordi-
nance so rs to prohibit baseball being
played In the streets. Councilman Jones
sought to have the paper recommitted.
Councilman Iaddon offered an amend
ment ana Councilman Seaton sought IA
reconsideration. but all were over
whclminglv voted down.
Councilman Jones opposed the pass
age OF the resolution on the ground
that the city must make allowances
for children. "kichmond doesn't wan
to- make n rcformatory OF it's streets:
she should follow the example set by
other cities and make provision for
the recreation OF children" declared
Mr.. Jones. III playing baseball in tho
streets is Il nuisance. the police are
vested With ample authority to sun
press it as such. We have seen tho
recent effect Of blue laws passed
thirty and thirty-hve years ago. and
this mcasur" would add one to the city
code which would make the children
suffer. Many cities of tho country have
designated certain streets, during Ger
tain hours. where children MAJ MIA
hall and other games. and traf1ic is
prohibited on them. am certain
considerations" He moved that II he
recommitte.l. The motion was lost.
WILL STOP ALI. PLAYING
or BASEBALL IN STREET
Councilman lladdon sought to amend
the measure by having it worded 40 az
to allow the throwing OF balls I'm m.
street. but to prohibit the use Of bots
which. he said. had been the cause of
recent complaints. The Council re-
Jcctcd tho amendment.
Councilman Seaton then asked , vo,.
TO reconsider rccommi,al. and il. too.
WAS lost
The chief of Police has recon.
mendcd the passage of this law" said
Councilman English. .The princin,i
reason ~ to establish "A baseball as a
,niSSie' II having been held ~ the
.iust'hsS Court that ball is not a
missile The present law prohibits m,
throwing of missiles in the streets
ana the measure before this body i.
purely AN amendment TO the yac,ion
OF the code In question"
fresi"ent Peters agreed with MIR
EnEilsh IN the view that the PLAYING
OF baseball in the streets shouId 10
stopped for the protection of nnds.
TRANS as we'll as the children them
selves. '"''"
MEASURES ADOPTED
BY COMMON CoINCI.
ne following measures were adon,.J.
HppropriaiinS $4,000 to purchase hose
Tor the Fire Department.
Directing the Administrative Ro,rd
10 retain John Rowe. :, superannu,tco
employee OF the CITY Gas WorLg 49,
The city's pay roll for twelve mor,Hu
at S3o month.
Appropriating 500 to defrav tho Az
pehScs OF Chief Health Officer Lew T.,
'hc annual convention of the Amcri-
can Medical Association recently boi,,
at Detroit "e'u
ihstructinG the City Attorney to ac-
cure property for the opening az an
ICY between 9 and Il and Twenty
Nth hnd Twcnty-seventh Streets
Apnropriating $35,524.G: Ia nav ;,,dr
ineht of J. j. Smith & Co. apains, ~
citE ioi work done on the New Mawo
h''nSe' suit which was dcciicd
against tho city by the Virginia Su.
prem" Court OF Appeals.
transferring 10000 from the funds
OF StFce,s generally 10 an account for
repairs for street damages for rho 49,,
rent fiscal year.
agreeing TO extend the citv,s w.t.
system TO Davis Brothers pronertv IN
liishiand Park Addition. the rnnn,r,
inn and certain residents on the Thro.
Chopt Road ' '''e ih'ee
accepting deed of dedication from,
-, m; '"' ~ ana wife for property
"t h'rtN-hrSt and Main streets
Acquiring land in the rear ~ mo
S,opyriy OF Joseph T. kcpplcr Thru
n an" | streets, for the purpose OF
, ia KING AN "llcr between Twentv,Ipth
ana ihirti"th Streets n uniform WAN
,pf thirty feet "i"'h
"u'hor'z'nS III" Administrative Board
''cr INTO q contract with Kingan
%, I-td, fixing terms for the CON
hr..-cuon Of tn" fI4con's Quarter Br.nch
ever along Spottswood Avenue.
''',it'hs permission to j. NJ Solo
mon 10 erect one story stable on
Eighth street. Fulton.
providing four rooms in the Virginia
hospital for the exclusive use NJ tho
'rirc Dcpa rtm"n,. Police Department
Il anins Department and Elc-
nchtarN Teachers Association.
The Council concurrcd with the Ro,,rd
or Ahcrmen In only one mca sure, that
' hH:hS water rates for nonresident
consumers.