The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-04
PITCHER WOULD HELP
DEPENDENT FAMILIES
TO Those Deprived of support BY
Call to Arms.
PROVIDE FOR CITY employees.
Common Council Disposes of Large
Amount of Business In Compare
lively Short Period of Time Last
Night.

Councilman Pitcher last night, at
the meeting of Common Council. in
augurated a movement looking to the
protection of dependent families OF
men who have answered their coun-
try's call, and who may go to the
Mexican front.
He introduced a resolution calling
upon the Finance Committee To pro-
vide ways and means for the pay
ment of a sum of money to the de-
pendent family of every soldier. This
sum is to be augmented by that re-
ceived by the soldier until II reaches
the sum OF $50 a month. The de-
tails are to be worked out by the
Mayor in conference with the COM
mittee.
In the event of death OF the soldier
the city is to continue TO provide the
money for the succeeding ten years. as
suggested by Mr.. Pitcher In his tenta-
tive plan.
1t was conceded by Mr.. Pitcher and
by other members OF Council, that
there would be small prop ortion OF
Richmond soldiers whose families
might feel the need OF assistance.
Many of those who left places of en-
ployment will receive a portion, II
not all, of their salary during their
STAY al the IIOftl. TIC TldlH HttI
will come from families whose heads
leave time or piece situations.
There was no discussion on the
proposition, the resolution going to
the Finance Committee, with the re-
quest that quick action he taken.
Provide for City Employees.
companion resolution was pre-
scented in the shape OF a request from
the Administrative Board that Coun-
Gil provide means by which men in
the employ OF the city may receive
their per diem pay while IN the ser
vice OF Uncle sam. There are about
twenty men from the city depart
uents now at the mobilization camp.
Finance Committee.
4 report from the Administrative
Board as to what that body had done
toward perfecung arrangements fot
the camp at the State Fair Grounds,
and at Sherwood Park. under direc-
ton OF Commissioner Beck. was re.
ceived, and forwarded to the Commit
tee on Utilities,
A communication from the Mayor
calling attention to the need Of port
BILE cases for use in the Offices OF the
Chancery Court was referred TO the
Finance Committee.
An ordinance fixing water rates for
nonresident consumers at 80 cents per
thousand gallons was concurred in by
Council
! Resolutions providing for the pay
ment OF balances on the purchase
price Of the Feitig and Phillips tracts
were adopted.
Gives Property to City.
a resolution from the COMMITTEES
on Streets, accepting a deed of dedi-
| cation of a plot of land at Thirty hrst
/ and Main Streets, to be added to Mar
shall Park property. was adopted
I The property is given the city. without
&C st. by Fl. Fl. George.
/ The city attorney was directed 70
acquire property TO widen an alley
! between p and Q and Twenty-ninth
and Thirtieth Streets.
| An ordinance authorizing the Ad-
/ nlinistrative BOARD 10 contract with
Kingan & Co. Tor the construction OF
IA sewer connecting the company =
plant with Bacon's Quarter Branch
along Spottswood Avenue was adopted.
/. A resolution appropriating $4,000
| fer the purchase or hose for the fire
| department WAS adopted.
a resolution authorizing the Admin
sstretive Board TO continue John Rowe
! on the superannuated list of the gas
department was adopted
/ A resolution appropriating 500 to
defrav expenses OF Chief Health on
Ger Levy in his attendance upon the
convention OF the American Medical
Association in Detros. was adopted
/ The sum of s22, dues of the city
| as a member OF the League of NUM-
1 cipaitties, was appropriated
! City Attorney Pollard was directed