Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15
COUNCIL NAMES SHEPHERD
AUDITOR AND ACCOUNTANT
Aldermen Concur in Advertising In
creased Car Fares, and Dc
feat Curfcw Law.
FOR CITY PURCHASING AGENT
Ordinance Adopted After Rcconsid-
Grafton, OH Motion of Alderman
Nunnally, and Position Will Carry
Annual Salary OF $1,000.

i Following a joint session of the
Board of Aldermen aid Common Coun-
Gil. which. resulted in the election of
Charles t.. Shepherd to tho Office OF
City Auditor and Accountant, the
Board of Aldermen last night concurred
IN the resolution advertising increased
street car fares. defeated tho curfew
fishing the Office of City Purchasing
Agent.
Councilman lIaddon nominated Mr..
shepherd. telling of his seven years
experience with the city and his rise
To the Office OF City Paymastcr. Coun-
Gilman Powell presented the name of
}. j. Staliinss. but stated that he per-
sonaily was for Shepherd for Auditor
and Accountant. The name Of Richard
Riley WAS also presented TO the joint
session. When the roll was called it
was found that Mr.. Shepherd had re-
ccivcd all of the votes Of the twenty
seven members present
Upon adjournment of the joint SEES
sion. the Board Of Aldermen convened.
The resolution calling for the advertise
incnt OF the street railway fare in
crease was passed in ono minute with
out sign of debate. The vote was:
Ayes--Grundy. Gunst, Melton, Nun
nally. Powers. Fuller. White, Work
man. ADAMS. 10: noeS--Paul l.
cINFEw ORDINANCE
rs GIVEN SHORT SHRIrT
Tho drastic curfcw ordinance, which
passed the Common Council by close
vote. was given short shrift. being de-
ieatcd in the Board, notwithStandinE
:, plea by Alderman Paul The meas
ure sought to prohibit all persons un-
der eighteen years of age from unneces-
saTl,S remaining on the streets or in
public places after o'clock in the
winter and 10 o'clock in the summer
Ii was in several particulars more
severe than the ordinance recently vc-
tocd by Mayor I1ylan, of New York.
on fol
Aycs-Nclsen, Paul, .: nocs-Cirundy,
iunst. Melton. Nunnally. Powers. Pull
Ter. White. Workman. Adams. ..
Alderman Paul. In urging it's passage
declared that the measure was a moral
law to save The people and was op-
posed by the gambling dens and NOV
ins-picturc people because il drove
away trade.
He declared that on going home late
at night he had seen small boys sit
ting on the steps Of the Laurel Street
Methodist Church, waiting for an OPP
nortunity to steal milk bottles.
The controversy growing out OF al
legged illegal expenditures by the Ad-
ministrative Board was finally settled
in favor of that board by concurrence
in the resolution transferring $4,000
from the STRENGTHENING payroll ac-
count to the STRENGTHENING expense
account.
CITY PURCHASING AGENT
ORDINANCE ADOPTED
.Ni'clHidu ->uHnaily moved 10 recon-
slider the defeated ordinance for the
creation of the office of city purchas-
ing agent and the establishment Of a
storehouse and warehouse in connec-
ton with this office. He explained that
he. had voted against the ordinance
but was now convinced that IL was
necessary to make the new charter
plan efficient. The ordinance was final
~ adopted and the appointee will re-
ceivc an annual salary Of $4,000
Alderman Powers opposed the meas
ure. declaring that the new Office was
simply fed and an expensive fad at
that. He said that 1t would cost 81
500 TO $4,000 annually, and that a cen
trail storehouse would cost s35. 900
Alderman Puller thought the creation
Of the new Office would save the city
from $4,000 TO 100000 annually.
Alderman Nielsen declared ne saw no
nScessity for such IN office. but Alder
ina1 Workman expressed the belief
that the move was Il great step for
ward
FINED PEOPLE FORTY
YEARS WITHOUT LAW
1t developed during the session that
tho Police Justice has for forty years
been hning people for driving over fire
hose and that he did SO without any
law to back him. Accordingly an or
FINANCE was passed safeguarding the
nose and ncnaliz!ng offenders by n fine
of from So to SO.
Alderman Paul, by request OF Coun-
Gilman tmlauf. introduced an ordinance
aimed at druggists that sell confiscated
liquors II provides that they must
mrst obtain city license from the
Hastings Court.
alderman White introduced a rcso-
luton 10 extend Chsmherlayne Avenue
Resolutions Of sympathy with Alder
man Mitchell on account Of his serious
illness were adopted before the Board
adjourned.
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