The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-14
BUREAU Rel. AT GOES
TO COUNCIL COMMITTEE
Board of Alderman Authorizes Print.
ing of Copies for Councilmen and
City Officials.
CITY ATTORNEY TO
GO AFTER RAILROADS
Directed to Proceed i'm Matter of Re-
moysl OF Tracks From Belvedcre
Street--Busy Session Last Night.

of municipal research is now on it,
way to the council committee on char
+! ter changes. After some discussion
as the the propriety of giving the com
| mittee the power to have 100 copies
OF the paper printed. 1t was determin-
ed by the vote of seven TO two to
F.! incorporate that right into resoiu-
ton offered by Mr.. Powers.
/ President Adams opined that the
cost would be something like $1,000
the way prices are now soaring. and
} The size of the document taken under
consideration. Mr.. Gunst thought
that probably $3.50 would foot the
/ bill, while Mr.. Powers pointed out
! that the city had on hand to the
credit of the printing and stationery
account, the sum of s1,7e0 from which
! amount the cost of the printing and
/ binding might be taken.
| Alderman Grundy suggested that
! there were months yet to run during
which that account might be needed
! whereas II the money were spent In
printing the report of the bureau, the
city would be compelled to provide
money from some source as yet un-
known.
Fine Points I'm Report.
The paper contains many fine sug-
eestions as to improvements ana
changes In the form OF government"
sa,d Mr.. Powers. land I am heartily
! in favor OF giving the members OF
council, the heads of departments ano
citizens generally every opportunity
OF reading this document and digest
ing the same. No matter what IL
costs. The city has paid nothing Tor
xH ah0fIfd NOT
hesitate in printing It for the bene-
fit of the citizens"
Mr.. Gunst felt as did Mr.. Powers
He, too, saw many possibilities or &C.
ton on good suggestions contained
in the report.
"r shall not vote for the resolution
until 7 learn what 1t will cost to print
the report" said President Ada ms
from the chair THE city cannot af-
ford to be spending recklessiy. Few
people will read the report. and we
may be thrQwing away lot OF
money" g..
much good" replied Mr.. Powers
Every little bit helps"
Those who voted against giving
the cornmttte authority to print were
President Aadams and Alderman
paul Favoring it were Alderman
Gilman. Cunst, Grundy, Melton, Mel
sen, Powers. Fuller.
This was all the debate had on the
proposition. very small gallery was
present. which included Secretary Dice
4. Anderson. of the Civic association
May Build Freight Yards.
with the exception of some discus
zion on the ordinance which nad pass
ed council prohibiting the erectfon OF
4 %,,f, xy
dental sections, the remainder OF the
session was without breeze.
Alderman Gunst led opposition "a
tbs freight yards ordinance. He SAID
he believed any one had a. right to
build anything on his own property
nroyided it was not nuisance. and IL
It became O nuisance the city had the
right to resort to the courts.
Mr.. Paul called his attention to the
fact that permission had to be &C.
cured from council to erect stables, pul
Mr.. Gunst said that was a dfnsreni
thing. and that II the ordinance were
adotped 1t would be dead letter on
the statute books.
" the end the ordinance was re-
jected.
Must Remove Tracks
Mr.. Adams called from the table
resolution. directing the city attorney
TO proceed at once through legal me-
thods to compel the connecting line
to remove it's tracks frt'm Beividere
streets between BYRD Street station
and Broad street, undsr q resolution
uassed some months ego. This reso.
tuition adopted in Feb uary. 1915. re-
CURED the Richmond, Federfcksnurr
and Potomac and the Richmond and
Petersburg line connecting hne) to
remove the tracks from Belvidere ano
Broad streets. The former road hAs
begun to do it's part, by erecting tins
new station on West Broad street, but
the connecting llne has taken no ster
whatever. 1t was said.
The resolution WAS adopted.
| Other papers concurred In we're:
| Resolution appropriating $3.50 fol
| collection of taxes expense account,
/ Enlargins tho powers OF Tho chief
health officer by giving HIM super
vision over ice cream add noft drink
saloons.
Repeating tn. nistfxnd F.ark build
ing code.
Giving preference to honorabiy dis
charged solaiere and sailors IN ap'
pointments to city positions.
increase Speed Limit.
| Increasing the speed limitsto TWEEN
ty miles in certain sections Of the city
i Permitting c. p. La-hrop and com
pany to ere ct a brick stable at Moore
and spottswood streets.
Recommending ". c. Sale, John T
Wilson. C. s. Thomas. " F. Britt and
J. st. George BRYAN as special game
war6ens for Richmond.
/ Appropriating 1900 for expenses OF
committee on dock, river and harbos
to attend convention In Miami. Fla.
AppropriatiLg 10000 for gas works
expenses, which will be followed. II
was stated by Chairman Grundy. OF
the finance committee. by an addition
al appropriation of $4,000. He ex'
planned that the price OF oil he'd In
creased 100 per cent
| Appropriating S732 for office ex'
penses for examiner OF records. w. III
Sands.
The following papers were passed
| Ordinance validating assessments in
recent levy OF taxes made by commits
sioner of revenue, in the matter Of tax
ing ind'vidua, stockholders instead OF
banks themselves.
Entertainment for Soldiers.
Refunding $50 to the promoters OF
an entertainment to be given at City
Auditorium for the benefit of the band
OF the Three Hundred and Eighteenth
regiment at Camp Lee.
Paying Deputy Treasurer T. p.
Howle three months salary on account