The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-06
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UmIauf. this Is not necessary. at
least not now. But why SHOULD the
people shell out everything? Why
some?
Mr. Roden offered an amendment,
providing for straight FIVE cent fare,
with the exception of school tickets,
and Tax Of 10 per cent. on all reve-
Hues.
Pertinent Question.
why shouldn't the man who gers
( 70 his work at six or seven O'Clock
in The morning pay as much as the
man who gets to his work at nine or
ten O'Clock %" asked Mr.. Roden.
4 shall offer several amendments.
said Mr. Mills. Why should the city
relieve the company OF the payment
~ taxes on Its revenues? We might
Just as we'll relieve everybody else
We are giving the company lift to
the extent Of SIS, 600 on the skip-stop
plan. according TO their own figures,
ana that IS some relief, so why should
We relieve it of taxation on its earn
inEs?"
Mr. Mills will offer amendments in
I Guiding provision making the
/ viaducts free to traffic for all time.
rather than for the period OF the war,
and TO tax the company on its excess
revenues
Mr.. Umlauf suggested that at the
proper time he would present a sub
stitute ordinance which. in his opin-
/ ion would help both the company
and the people, and after all present
! had again agreed that the company
should have some sort OF relief. ad-
tourumen was taken to Thursday
( night. This means that there vii
10,
from now on the night on the proposed
war m easure for tho relief of the com
pany would be conducted on the fool
OF council.
Before the body reached the rcle
petition. which provides for straIgh
? five-cent fare. with the exception o
school tickets, and labor tickets a
three for ten cents. free use of tn
viaducts by pedestrians and vehicles
except jitneys. and relief OF taXatio
, on added revenues from the increas
= In fares, other papers were acte
upon.
= Skip-Top Passes.
A The skip-stop plan providing fe
: not less than six nor more than tie
b. stops in a mile, was adopted. il We
stated that the company under til
\ ordinance would give the same sci
o vice it is now giving and that It woul
q save 1900 tons OF coal annual,
. ! costing S55.s0o.
A Mr.. Jones wanted TO decrease III
a distance between cars. but his amend
:. ment lost out.
Mr.. Mills introduced a resolutio
: calling upon the city attorney to tai
"a immediate steps toward getting II
the city its share of the foreign CO
% poratlon taxes assessed by w. ]
), Sands as due for the year 1915. white
"a he estimated would amount TO som
:, thing like 100000. The resolutio
i under suspension OF rules, VI
II adopted
a An ordinance was received recon
,s mended by the administrative boar
i authorizing that body to sell TO Il
A Emergency Fleet corporation. abo
!. 10 erect a plant IN South Rtchmon
such electric current as it may nee
h and 70 supply the plant with ci
a water. II was said by Counciims
II Moore. who urged the adoption of Il
~ resolution, that the board had a su
,r flcient sum on hand TO cover the e
penses of the plan.
Councilman Umiauf and Powell o
Il tected to immediate action, and u
!. resolution was referred to the con
II mittee on utilities
~ The Mills resolution providing Z
r. the payment OF old back assessment
m on local improvements. less the a
0rued interest. was adopted 1t is b
# heVed this resolution will result
= an added sl20 600 TO the city funds
n resolution transferring $500 fro
IT The emergency fund TO that OF doc