The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-05

was endeavoring to observe the fran
chise requirements to its best ability.
The petition of the Imperial Coffee
company, 1929 East Cary street for
authority TO erect a platform in front
OF their premises. vas rejected.
Funds for Juvenile Court.
The sun of 81 900 was appro-
Juvenile court, occasioned by increased
facilities and the high cost OF living
at tho detention home.
A petition from the board of fire
commissioners asking that $500 be
taken from the expense account and
placed to the credit of payroll, was
denied. Councilman Mills fought the
petition on the grounds, as he point
ed out. hat there was no necessity
for the change inasnluch as 1t was
designed for an assistant to the clerk
of the fire board, when from his
viewpoint such assistant was not
needed, The measure was lost on a
vote of IL to 8, not a two-thirds vote,
No Money for Junkct.
A resolution from the committee on
dock, river and harhor, asking for
an appropriation of s566 for expenses
in attending tho annual meeting of
the Deeper Waterways association, at
Miami, in November, was defeated.
st @l1 NSAN VI W - AIN siitAARp
would have to come from the emer
gency fund, and the charter requires
a four-fifths vote to dig anything out
OF this fund, which, however, is now
depleted. Later in the proceedings
Councilman English moved that the
vote nc reCoustdered, and the matter
was tabled The friends OF the bill
hope that the body may be able to see
its way clear to make this appropria-
tim tatnr uyhnr, ffGra MAJ no p1ara
money in sight.
A transfer OF sl,160.s5 from equip
ment fund OF the school board to
the general expense account was au-
thorized.
To Destroy Old Papers.
The city auditor was authorized to
confer with other city officials with
the end in view of destroying all old
bills and papers. which rave accumu-
lated in the vaults, so that room may
be made for valuable documents now
being stored in unsafe places.
A resolution from the claims COM
mittee recommending the payment OF
$4,000 TO satisfy a judgment against
w. H. Metcalf, chauffeur for the po-
lice department, due to damages re-
ceived by Vaughan-Robertson Drug
when a truck was struck by
the police patrol wagon, was rejected,
by the vote of 6 to IL. At a former
meeting of the committee this claim
was rejected, and 1t was recommitted
to the committee by council, On mo.
ton of Mr.. Rose. n the vote was
reconsidered and the paper tabled.
Councilman Jones introduced a res
olution giving ali city employees an
eight-hour day for services to be rem
dered. which was sent to the commit
tee on ordinances.
Profecfi0n tn PQTrinfM
Councilman Moore presented an or
diuance giving preference to honorably
discharged men from the army and
navy who applied for positions in the
city government. This paper is de.
signed to protect men in the city
government who have answered the
call to the colers.
President Peters presented an ord!-
nance imposing n license tax on al
self-propelled vehicles. which went 10
the finance committee.
He also introduced an ordinance APP
propriatinE $4,000 for improvements
to Petersburg turnpike. This went TO
the finance committee.
An ordinance designed to reduce the
membership Of the administrative
board to three. was referred TO the
committee on charter changes. with
the request that 1t be pushed through
the coming legislature.
An ordinance regulating water rates
for non-residents vas taken from the
table and referred to the committee
or utilities.
Mr.. Powell was the only absentee
last night. He was reported as being
out OF the city,