Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-11
ALDERMEN WRANGLE
OVER FAIRGROUNDS
Finally Concur in Appropriation for
improvements at Chin
borazO Park.
CLOSE STREETS IN BOTTOM
Ordinance Opens Way for American
Locomotive Company to Enlarge
It's Plant State Fair Board Is
Voted Refund.

After first declining to concur with
the Common Council in the adoption Of
resolution to appropriate $99 lot
equipment at the Chimborazo Play
ground. the Board Of Aldermen last
night reconsidcrcd its action. and
passed the measure by vote OF TO /.
Alderman l.. T. Christian, OF Madison
Ward, voting in the negative.
The matter consumed nearly thirty
minutes of the Boards time while the
question was debated by Alderman
Christian, who was unequivocally OPP
posed TO the appropriation. and by AL
derman Powers of Madison Ward, and
Aid omen Fuller and Mitchell, OF Clay
Ward. who thought 1t was incumbent
upon the Council to supply funds for
the Fairgrounds.
The measure originated In the Adj
ministrativc Board when 1t was learned
that 500 was necessary for the compile
ton OF a tennis court and for the In
stallation OF n sliding board at Chin
boraZo Park IT was approved by the
Common Council under suspension Of
the rules In reality II is transfer
of funds from the city's contingent
fund to the Fairgrounds account
OTHER MEASURES
GIVEN APPROVAL
Other measures concurred in by the
Board were as follows:
Ordinance amending an ordinance al
lowing the American Locomotive Com
pany to close certain streets about
It's local plant by changing the location
of an easement through which the city
proposes, eventually. to run sewer.
Ordinance authorizing the Southern
Railway Company to construct spur
track across Water Street into the
property of S. II. Halves & Co.
Resolution appropriating funds TO
.;-l~z
by city employees earning less than
$4,000 a year.
Ordinance requiring the Police De-
partment to post traffic signs on Ninth
Street, between Broad and Cary Streets,
indicating that vehicles cannot be
parked on the west side Of that thor
oughfare.
Resolution authorizing the refund OF
i6.5lo.2S TO the Virginia State Fair AS
ISOLATION for rental of the State Fair
Grounds.
Ordinance changing the location Of
the Seventh Precinct, Madison Ward.
from 1919 Hull Street to 1902 Hull
Street.
CONTRA CT FOR RIGHT OF WAY
OVER BACONS QUARTER BRANCH
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
enter into n contract with the Sea-
board Air Line Railway Company for
the dedication TO the city OF a right Of
way across Bacons Quarter Branch at
the point where the Chamberiayne
Avenue Boulevard will be linked w:th
the city proper by a viaduct
ordinance allowing Police Justice
John J. Crutchfeld leave of absence
for sixty days with full pay.
Because there was not three
fourths vote present, the Board tabled
resolutions to appropriate funds for
repairing the Soldiers and Sailors
MOnnnlont To
paid by p. Lorillard & Co
The Board received a communication
from the Board of Fire Commissioners
asking TO be exempted from that clause
in the new budget which prohibits the
use OF funds from an expense account
for pay roll purposes. The matter was
referred TO the Finance Committee
request from the Committee on
Charter Changes for an appropriation
OF 500 for pay to II. II. Chalkley for
stenographc services rendered the
committee. was also referred to the III
nance Committee.