Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-02
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Board. Tho ordinance was referred to

ouperRislon OF inc Administrative
Board. The ordinance was referred to
the Finance Committee.
For moro than two score years tho
city Dock has been a death trap. I'm
counted men and women have gone to
their end beneath It's waters. and
urgent requests from Coroner William
II, Taylor that tho city place around
the dock some sort Of safeguard havo
gone unheeded. Loss OF life has boon
the penalty and penalty paid In an
nual lnstallmcnts.
RESOLUTIONS and papers were intro
ouccd and referred as follows:
a resolution from tho Administrative
hoard asking for nm appropriation Of
St,2lS.62 for the pay roll Of tho Gas
department. and for s2G,5O5 for extern
sion and improvement. to tho Finance
Committee; Il resolution instructinS the
CITY Attorney TO acquire a right of way
through tho property or Elizabeth
Brown, In Nicholson Street for n sewer
to the Committee on Streets; a commu-
nication from Judge William NJ rurpin,
OF the civil Justice Court. announcing
the appointment OF ~. III. Ritenour as
court clerk at IL salary of $500. TO
the Finance Committee; the Mayor's
annual report. TO the Administrative
Board; II resolution directing the City
Attorney to compel the Richmond
rredericksburs and Potomac Railroad
Company to reconstruct and reluv its
tracks between the north bank of
Bacon Quarter Branch and the CITY
limits so as TO conform to street grades
to the Street Committee; n resolution
instructins tho City Attorney to ac-
property of tho Virginia Leather Com
pany and the property OF Claude T..
Sprccklc. South Richmond. for n sewer
To Woodland Heights and Swansboro
to the Finance Committee: report of
Special Accountant Cofer complaining
hf ,Iali
being collected, to the Mayor.
CLYDE LINE WHARF
PURCHASE Is REJECTED
Action was taken on other papers M
follows: resolution OF the Finance,
committee recommending rejection OF
an appropriation OF 100000 for the
purchase of the CLYDE Line Wharf
adopted; resolution from the Finance
Committee recommending that $500 be
transferred from the fund for trans
formers at the John Marshall High
School TO the account of improvements
In and extension OF the Water Do
partment, adopted; resolution TO omen
Taylor street. between Lombardy and
Temple Streets, and to relocate houses
owned by the city. the houses after.
ward to be sold. tabled; resolution an
propraitlng $1,000 as an emergency
fund for the installation Of an aseDtic
tank at Pine Camp and for fencing
!" the property ana making necessary
repairs, tabled; resolution directing tho
city Auditor to attend convention
OF auditors and accountants on May
rs carrying an appropriation of $3.50.
adopted! resolution TO permit the crec-
ton of stable ut 727 North Twenty
ninth Street, adopted
~ paper introduced by Mr.. Haddon
TO abolish the Board OF Health and 10
confer its powers on tho Admlnistra-
tive Board was referred to tho ordi
nance Committee. This ordinance sim
ply carries into effect the City Charter
MS changed by the last General AS
sembly. To the same committee was
referred an ordinance providing for tho
employment OF two policewomcn
Under suspension OF rules, an ordl-
nance extending the limits in which