The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-04
JAIL SENTENCES FOR
AUTOMOBILE SPEfDERS
Common Council PASSES Drastic Ordi-
nance Designed to Save Life
and Limb.
CITY MAY BORROW ssoo,eoo, &
FINANCE Committee Gan Borrow Money
to Carry Government In Anticipa-
ton Of the Revenues for the Cur
rent Year,

! Common Council last night lost
nearly an hour in discussing the PRO-
posed ordinance fixing the fines for
speeding violations. This ordinance
was introduced in Council by Mr.
Powers, Of jefferson Ward. 1t fixes
the FIRST fine for violation of the speed
ling ordinance ut $25: the second at
$50. and the third offiense entails the
loss of the license and fine OF sloe
The ordinance was amended. at the IN
stance OF Councilman English TO fhf-
pose a Jail sentence of not more thah
three months upon failure TO pay inc
fines.
Much discussion was INDUCED In by
lCouucilmen Pollock, Eatcliffc. Seaton.
Hadson. Jeff Powers, Powell and
Ratkins Messrs Pollock, Haddon and
Radcliffe wished the ordinance recon-
nitteed to the committee. The others
who spoke advocated Immediate
faction. Mr. English was particularly
strong. He declared that the speeders
In the city should all he jailed, ana
that some measure should be Adopted
Inv which the people OF the city might
he relieved OF some of the dangers
(which now confront them by virtue 81
tho fact that the speeders pay ltue
iattentiop to the regulations and ordi'
nauCes,
/ Mr.. Ratcliffe did not see what COCO
the maximum fine of s25 for the hrst
Ioffense would do. Why" he said
there are a lot Of men running ant"-
mobiles, who would be glad to pay So
! for the fun of speeding through Inc
streets Of the city"
Radcliffe Stood Pat.
! He urged that the ordinance be re-
! committed so that a higher fine might
= be imposed He preferred to let the
matter stand as il is--a fine under
the State law OF 500. which might
deter speeders. He tried to amend
! the proposed ordinance by making the
! fine for the first oTfense $50 and tnat
| for the second SIS, with the loss OF
license az the result of a third viola
| ton. This amendment was lost and
| the ordinance. with the English
| amendment making the failure to pay
the fine q Jail sentence and the impo-
sition of Ste6 and a Jail sentence Tor
the third offense, prevailed.
MIR, Haddon explained that Judge
Richardson. of Hastings Court, now
had under consideration the point as
To the right of the justice Of the
Police Court to fine the delinquents
under the State law, and he asked
I Council TO suspend action until this
/ decision had been promulgated. Mr..
| Pollock urged likewise. So did Mr..
Radcliffe.
The Board OF Aldermen notified
Common Council that 1t had declined
to concur in the resolutions giving the
Southern Railway the right to con-
struct a spur track across Fourteenth
Street into Dock: the ordinance re-
quiring all Transfers to file with the
chief of police a statement as TO the
haulings of furniture and other ma
terial from place to place. and the
ordinance granting the right to erect
bust of w. G. Allen at a point near
Lee Monument. This action on the
/ part of the board kills the three reso-
! buttons referred to-
Agree on Liquor License.
The ordinance as recommended by
the Finance Committee, fixing the
liquor license for nine months, from
February / to November !. at $3.50.
was adopted. This gives liquor deal
/ ers the privilege of conducting bust
ness for nine months at half the
license fee now charged for one year.
An ordinance from the Finance
Committee. appropriating $4,000 for
water works payroll for the remain
der Of the year. was adopted.
An ordinance retaining e. j. War
rem as assistant city auditor. at a
salary of $1,000. was adopted, after
some discussion
! to prevail in every department of the
city government, II was shown that
the ease of Mr.. Warren was not that
of a peusioner. He is assistant audi
tor and the Finance Committee and
City Council can command him at any
time. II was stated by several mem
bers OF the body that the advice and
the knowledge of Mr.. Warran were
Of great value TO the city. Messrs
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high tribute TO Mr.. Warran.
The sum of 5000 was transferred
from the small pox hospital fund to
general expenses IN the Health De-
partment.
May borrow Half Million.
The usual resolution granting the
Finance Committee the right to borrow
100000 for current expenses In anti
cipation of the income for the year,
adopted, at the suggestion of the
Finance Committee. This procedure
Is taken every year. Certificates of
indebtedness are drawn payable within
twelve months.
An ordinance creating the office of
second assistant city attorney at a
salary OF $4,000. was adopted.
The ordinance giving the Admins
trative Board the right to use it's
Judgment in the paying OF wages in
the departments under Its control was
adopted.
resolution from the Utilities Com
mittee giving A. s. McClelland the
right to connect with the city water
mains for use in subdivision In the
county. was. after some debate. adopt
ed. MIR. Seaton said he understood the
water supply needed nursing. and he
Thought the resolution should go to
the Administrative Board, The Coun-
ell thought differently ana gave Mr..
McCielland the right asked for.
On motion of Mr.. Batkins the rules
! were suspended and several citizens
living close 10 the border We're given
the right to connect up with tho water
| mains.
/ Councilman Rogers asked for sus-
pension for rules in order to have
An ordinance giving watchmen at Lee
Market police powers. This was done,
! a similar ordinance giving watch
men at the Locomotive Works police
power. was also passed,
. list of needs of the City school
Board was presented The School
Board asks for $i,04s.so4 for the year.
The paper was forwarded to the FL
nance Committee
ON recommen ada ton Of the Finance
Committee the. sum of 81 .365 was an