The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-19
COMMITTEE REFUSES
tcensinued From First PsweD

& that. Let the Mayor show that he
! can handle the situation"
Councilman Welsh, who made the
& melton TO recommend the rejection
Of the ordinance. said that III the
Mayor and the police cannot regulate
and control the moving picture shows
then nobody else can. II the police
cannot do 1t, no board can.
Councilman Ferguson said he was
willing to leave the matter in the
hands OF the Mayor. believing that 1t
would be properly tskan care ot. ttts
sentiment was echoed by Councilman
Cheatwood. Iadd and Alderman
Gunst.
Hear From Picture Men.
Before the committee took fnal ac-
ton. representatives 81 the moving
picture houses were heard. Manager
Toney and Manager Hofhelmer, the
well-known moving picture men. stat
ed their side OF the case Both were
emphatic in saving that not q picture
man In the city wanted 10 show a
vulgar, immoral OF distastefel pic
ture, and that all az them were al
ways willing Ia have the public crit
else and make suggestions for the bet
terment Of things They said that all
the pictures presented In Richmond
passed through the hands OF Censors
at the points from which they came
New York Philadelphia, Washing
ton and Sa n FranciSCo--and that when
he reached here th-v had passed
through th" hands et critics They
.sf.1s differed in dif-
ferent cities and it was shown by
- s certain picture
sss.@.- .. .N house had passed the
.Sew Work board. bat at later date,
81. R.- lht14 Rei
phia. parts OF the picture had been
cut
The picture men showed that the
passage Of the proposed ordinance
would entail great a ldluonal expense
upon them with The result that some
Of the smaller shows would have to
go out OF business MANY of the
smaller houses put on from four to
six pictures a day
Commissioner Davis taVors 1t,
w Greed Davis, member of tie
Board or Police Commissioners pre-
scented resolution from the men ;
Bible class. of Centenary Church. ask
ing that an ordinance providing for
censorship Re adopted
Among those present were Rev Or
w Asbury Christian, Mrs. j. Tyler
.lohson. and q large deleRatiou OF la
dies representing various organlza- o
lions all favorable To the proposed
ordinance
The vote on the motion OF Nj Welsh
TO recommt nj rejection VAS
AYES -Chestwood, English Fergus
son. Gunxt Ladd and Welsh
Noes-Christian and Paul
AT the conclusion Rev. Dr.. Christian
remarked that while the ordinance
stood defeated az this time, the hgnt
for the adoption NJ an ordinance ere
stine a board Of censors had tuS, be -
sun.
The question win andoabtedir. come
IN when the report OF the committee
as received hy Common Council on
June T. The Council NAV not ACCEPT
he report Of the committee and NAV
t8ops the ordinance itself
Other Bu~tne~- of Committee.
-sther matters transacted by the com
44ttee were
Adoption % a recommendation tha'
the Administrative Hoard and the off,
Gals o. the Medical College confer as
- the question AZ permitting me Are
and police departments 10 maintain
rooms ia Virginia Hospital afoT their
own men. Fire Commission G J
TAYLOR spoke earnestly for sucn ac-
ton.
Adoption OF au ordinance aboijs.irg
The Health Board and placing control
~ the department IN the haads u the
Administrative Board.
Recommendation Of an ordinance
extending the moving pietlrc zone to
Third Street. between Cay and Leigh
Recommendation of ~sanY ordinance re-
peaiine that requiring DINNERS on all
autoino biles
Naming . subcommittee Of three to
formulate some plan BY which veterans
ut the Soldiers Home may have free
street ear transportation introduced
by Mr. English. The subcommittee
embraces Messrs English, CHRISTIAN
and Paul