The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08
COUNCIL FAILS TO GIVE
AID TO StMMES AVENUE
Votes Down Resolution Appropriating
100000 From Emergency Fund
For Badly Needed Work
un Worn-Out Streets
PROTECT NATIONAL ANTHE,
The star-Spanslcd Banner" Must BE
Played Publicly Only as a Separate
Nnmber---"Chickcn Ordinance" De-
tends Back Yard Gardens.

SemmeS avenue lost last night in ITS
tight to secure $4,000 for road i'm
provement and the $4,000 suggested
for the Improvement OF streets around
the Locomotive works suffered SINH
lar setback. resolution approprIat-
ing $4,000 from the emergency fund
in the city budget to be used by the
administrative board in street i'm
proveTent was presented to the Coun-
Gil from tho finance committee with
the rccomme dation that it he adopted,
but it WAS defeated by vote of To II.
Councilman Fred IL Powell opposed
the measure because he didn't believe
the emergency fund could stand
drain of this size. he said. The city
is faced with d possible increase OF
from 800 0tO Ia $15O,000 in the cost
of commodities necessary to govern
meut he declared, and with this $50
600 gone from the fund set aside for
general emergencies he thought the
city might later find herself in diff
cult straits when more urgent mat
ter presented itself.
Carter c. Jones urged that the money
be appropriated. and pointed out the
fact that an emergency is an emer-
gency. whether It occurs now or later,
and stated that ut least a half of the
emergency year would he gone
before This money would have to be
spent. Mr.. Mills pointed to the fact
that Richmond has almost $1,000 coo
foa ting debt already. and that this is
recognized a bad business policy
on the part Of any municipality lie
didn't favor increasing il at this time.
ShouId Have Built New streets.
out of this se0o 900 it was planned
to spend $40 00o on Semmes avenue.
which is in a deplorable condition, and
$4,000 around the Locomotive works,
where the streets are almost impassa-
bic IN places II was 10 be left with
the administrative board To 10
suit themselves,
When the SEQ. 600 ordinance failed.
the original paper apprepriating $40
900 for Semmes avenue. and one lay
inE aside $50. 600 for work around the
Locomotive works. were each placed
on their passage, and both failed to
carry. The Semmes avenue paper lost
by to Is. and the other resolution
by TO IL.
The star Spangled Banner" ordi-
nance. proposed by Fred. II. Powell,
to secure more respect throughout the
city for the national anthem, was
adopted unanimously by the council.
The ordinance prescribes that the ma
tionai air shall he played in theaters,
cafes and other public places only as
separate composition, and sets out
that 1t shall not he played an as exit
march or in any manner of that kind.
A penalty is placed on the violation
of this ordinance as on all other ardi-
nances An opinion of the city attor-
ney to the council was TO the effect
that the ordinances legality would not
he questioned in case it was adopted
nv ct ral
| organizations and orchestra leaders in
| the city As soon as 1t passes the
board OF aldermen, and is signed by
! the mayor. II will become law. and
there has been no apparent opposition
| to it in either branch of the council.
Chicken Ordnance Adopted.
John ]. Mitchelrs chicken ordi-
nance was adopted by unanimous
! vote of the council, This places a
penalty on all persons who allow their
/ fowls to run loose AID 50 ~aestnay fse
tsaFaens ot tf1efr 3riefgfrhers x penalty.
! of from 81 to SIC is placed on a viola
ton Of this ordinance,
A resolution appropriatinE SEQ. 600
to what should be known as the mil
itary fund" was rejected by an unani-
NOUS vote. This measure was proposed
at a time when an effort being
made 10 bring the state mobilization
camp to Richmond and was proposed
for use in getting in shape the camp
at Sherwood Park. Now that the camp
is going to Petersburg the need for
the appropriation has been removed.
4 change in the city water tax rate,
for special cases was approved By the
council. for the special benefit of Rich
mond college. The rate for outside
users of city water where the amount
| consumed Is less Than 10000 cubic feet
per quarter will be twentythree cents
per thousand gallons. Above $4,000
feet per quarter, the rate of cents
per thousand gallons viii be allowed.
This latter is the bare cost of pumping
Richmond college heretofore at the
usual rate has been paying an excess
sive water tax and asked the council
to relieve her.
| The council voted 10 pay the judg-
/ lnent for $4,000 rendered against the
city in favor of Schwarzschild Broth
ers in a damage suit which was re-
Gently tried In tho law and equity
court. Another judgment of $3.50 in
favor OF, j r. Mccormack. through a
decision of the supreme court Of ap-
peals against the city. was authorized