The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-08
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Power Company to leave ten minutes
after the preceding car.
| He showed that there will be no
greater traffic on Ninth Street from
Main to Broad, past ST. Pauls Church,
/ from whose congregation came be-
| lated protest, than now. and con-
tended that OF three streets offered
Ninth appeared best for the route of
the continued Northside -southside
/ service. On Eighth and Seventh
Streets, he pointed out, are double
tracks where Ninth Street has single
track. On Eighth is St. Peters
| Church and on Seventh the Seventh
Street Christian Church. the Y. NJ.
/ c. A. and the Salvation Army.
Two Oppose Passage.
| Councilman Carter &. Jones who
| favored deferrtng action until it was
certain that the Virginia Railway and
! Power Company would provide means
for disposing of the very serious early
morning and late evening labor traf-
| fc problem. objected. and on passage
voted no" on the grounds that the
Hull Street line begins in negro Sec
ton; that north abound cars are crowd
ed with negroes going to work before
the stops at which white persons.
many OF them girls. board the cars
are reached MIR. Jones was for re-
committing the measure, as were also
| Messrs. Haddon and Pitcher and
Chairman Peters. of Clay; Radcliffe,
of Lee. and Powers and Rogers of
jefferson. Recommittal was beaten
thirteen TO seven.
| An members were present on the
nnal roll call, passing the ordinance,
and the only dissenting votes at that
( time were those of Jones. of Madi-
son, and Powers, OF jefferson.
A number of resolutions closing al
leys, authorizing the city attorney to
acquire certain bits of property. fixing
/ bonds of city officials. directing pay,
ment of accounts, and appfopriating
4 funds, approved by the Streets and
Finance Committee. We're adopted.
Among the recommendations of the
Finance Committee laid over lis an
appropriation for widening Braddock
/ Road, which was tabled.
! Mobilization Cost City $4,000.
Appropriation of s2o.435,2s balance
due Incidental TO the placing by the
Administrative Board OF the fair
grounds and adjacent property In
/ proper condition for the recent mobil-
ixation of Virginia troops under Presi :
/ dent Wilson's call of June Is, was
without opposition. Preparation of
the camp site, 1t was shown cost the
city more than $40 600. twenty thous-
| and OF which was provided for last
/ year.
The merchants license tax, which
I the Finance Committee recommends
/ be based on amount of purchases.
rather than capital as in the past. came
/ IN from the committee for extended
! discussion. which was ended only with
the adoption OF motion by Council
man Rogers that Council meet Friday
night at s o'clock to take UP the Ques-
| ton after each member of the body
had received a printed copy Of the or
| dinance.
| This motion was an amendment to
| one by Mr.. Jones to lay the matter
over until after the ordinance could
be printed. which itself was substi-
/ tute to a motion by Mr.. English to
| recommit the entire question to the
| Finance Committee.
Tax Merchants On Purchases.
| The ordinance provides that mer-
chants shall be taxed for their license
/ on the basis of purchases, the capital
/ basis having been knocked out by a
recent decision by Judge Richardson
! of the Hastings Court, in the Drewry-
! Hughes case, contesting 1915 taxes.
I from which decision appeal has been
/ a
I preme Court of Appeals. which will
review the matter and give decision
at the November term,
It was pointed out that should
Judge Richardson be sustained by the
| appeals court the city will lose more
! than $500, 900 In revenue and may be
compelled to borrow money, unless
some measure such as the tax on pur-
chases is adopted. BY some members
1t was contended the proposed ordi-
nance will work hardship on grocers
1 and others who turn over their stocks
/ on small capital dozen times a
year.
I Printing the ordinance so that It
may be studied by each member OF
Council provides opportunity for mem
bers of the body to know whether or
! not this contention is sustained. or
whether injustice is done any class OF
merchants.
- Vacations Given Justices.
! Among minor matters were the
/ granting or permission to extend city
water facilities to the new home, ad-
| Joining Highland Park. of the Female
Humane Association. and to the prop
critics OF others.
| When the resolution to give Justice
John and Police Justice Maurice. OF
the southside. furlouGhs OF thirty days
/ EACH one member facetiousiy sug
gested that Justice John be given
/ sixty days" On motion of Council
man FERGUSON, communication from
/ the Administrative Board requesting
/ that Justice John be asked to treat
city officials and empi0yss with prop
g courtssy whom they appear In Po-