The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-22
OPPOSES
PEOOL|MG Of BREAD
Ordnance Giving Bakers Right to
Sell From Door to Door
IL Tabled.
INTERPRETERS WITH GRocERs
Question of the Abolition Of Mar.
kct Fec OF Ten Gents to BE Fur.
thcr Considered by Council Conn
nittee-would Change Street.

Owing to the absence Of patrons
OF several measures before the Cotn-
Gil Committee on Ordinances, and In
order that interested persons might
be present and be heard on the meas.
ures. many Of the papers before the
committee at Its hrst meeting since
reorganization last night were tabled
for future consideration.
One OF the important papers IL an
ordinance designed to give bakers,
milkmsn and ieemsn the right to cam
vaks their wares from door to door,
without the necessity OF securing u
special psddlers' license.
Hurts the Croceryman.
Alderman Paul objected to the pro.
vision giving bakers the right. BE-
cause, he explained. the fact that q
bakers wagon. in delivering bread
from door to door. takes business
from the groceryman. who sells bread
to his customers. He would have the
bakers deliver the bread TO the re-
taller. and the consumer secure HIS
bread from his grocer.
On his motion this ordinance was
tabled TO the next regular meeting.
and all dealers Interested are invited
to appear before the committee.
The ordinance regulating charges
and responsibility for unstopping
toe Of three to investigate and report
back at an early meeting. This COM
mittee embraces Messrs. Cheatwood.
Roden and Christian.
A resolution inquiring into the ad-
visab i1ity OF revising the ordinances
concerning automobile traffic. intro
duced in Common Council by Mr..
English. was tabled for the presence
Of its patron.
Would Change Street Name.
Tho request of residents of West
Street that the name OF the street
be changed to Belmont Avenue, to
avoid confusion with West Avenue,
was referred to the Administrative
Board.
The ordinance creating the board
Of piumbing- examiners was amended
so that the chief health ofncer be-
comes a member Of the board in place
Of the president Of the board Of
health, recently abolished.
On motion Of MI. Grimes the ordi-
nance requiring citizens to remove
weeds and grass from their property
and the abutting property. was ia
bled.
The city should remove it's own
weeds and grass said Mr.. Grimes.
before it tries to compel the people
to remove grass from the sidewalks
and plots adjacent to their property.
Twenty fourth Street 10 4 mass OF
grass all across. just of Broad Street
"Old Jack Frost will do away with
the weeds and grass IN a short while, ="
said Mr.. Cheatwood.
To Abolish Market Fee.
~A nrtxn 80 Na
Hanover Farmers Union, that the
tcn-cent fee charged them every day
they appear for business at the mar
kets be abolished, was tabled. because
of the non-appearance of the men
or representatives to explain their, re-
quest For many years every person
selling produce at the markets other
than those occupying stalls has been
required to pay a ten-cent fee per
day. This Is used IN paying the Elk
penses Of keeping the markets in n
sanitary condition.
Representatives of the farmers
were invited to appear at the next
meeting OF the committee.
The request of John A. Hutcheson
to transform property at Tenth and
Byrd Streets into a stable, was favor
ably considered and recommended to
JaSop Cuiid Ia
represented Mr.. Hutchinson In asking
the committee to act favorably.
Messrs. John r. Grimes and p. Lee
Roden, new members OF Council and
Of the committee. were welcomed to
seats by Chairman Gunst. Those
present were: Chairman Gunst, Paul.
Christian. Roden, Cheatwood, LAdd
and Grimes. The absentees were
Messrs English and Fuller.