The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-12
APPROPRIATE MONEY
FOR CITY HALL WORK
Board OF Aldermen Holds Short and
Uneventful Session With
Little Business,

President Adams of the board of
aldermen waited not in vain last night
for quorum of that body. but Alder
man Puller reached the chamber just
>sf sh< sfS,,f1 ~ TsfsttynY' ys4th thf -,
cuse That he HAD feft' home in piefiyy
time, but had been unable TO get by
citizens who wanted him to attend TO
public matters for them.
Must have been coming down on
the skip-stop," suggested Alderman
Paul.
This caused a laugh. for it was Mr..
Fuller who introduced the resolution
In the street com mittee designed to
'aholish the sldp-stop.
Alderman Workman vouchsafed the
remark that the system was n nui-
sance, while Alderman Grundy said
he knew very little about it, as he
did most of his riding on q railroad
There was very little business be-
fore the board, due largely to the de-
delay In adopting the budget with its
necessary appropriations.
The most important paper concur
red In was the resolution appropriat-
ing $3.50 for office arrangements
In the city hall.
from" asked Alderman Powers.
Laws only knows replied Colo
mel Grundy, chairman OF the finance
committee.
Then we have $s.75o which we
have not, amt it?' said Alderman
Melton.
President Adams explained that the
body could appropriate this sum now.
as the city did not have 1t, but that
IL the budget were In force 1t could
not be adopted with less than a three
fourth vote
And" said MIR. Adams, az the
money is not provided for in the bud
get it will take a four-fifths vote"
In the meantime the changes In the
office arrangements are going on
amazingly well, under the direction OF
Building Inspector Butler. Treasurer
Pace Is cozily roomed In the old quar-
tiers of the city auditor, while the gas
and water bill offices are now on the
opposite side of the hall, where the
commissioner of revenue used to have
his headquarters.
Resolutions concurred in were: To
inquire into the cause of delay In con-
struction of bridges over the west end
streets crossed by the Bel, line rail-
road: to cancel sewer connection bill
against G. r. Walton: to cancel tax
assessment against Southside COM
pany: 10 acquire land for widening
alley south from Fifteenth street be-
tween Porter and Perry, South Rich
lmond; to approve bond OF G. f. Shep-
herd as city accountant. TO secure
land for alley court between Mosby.
Darlington and Eenable streets: to
acquire land for extension of alleys
between Belvidere, Pine. Albermarle
and Spring streets.
Ordinances concurred In were:
81 rhp ~f h,,gt
owned by J. J. Robben on Midlothian
turn pike at Hull street: granting per.
mission to Stephen Putney Shoe com
pany, to erect sign on building 1900
West Broad street: permitting the
Broadway Theatre company to erect
sign on roof OF new theatre 7i2 East
Broad street.
An ordinance recommended by
Mayor Ainslie changing the name of
the Boulevard to Jackson boulevard,
was referred to the street commit
tee, as was one permitting the Odeon
theatre to erect IA gate to it's entrance
on Sixth street.
A communication from the city
school board recommending the pur-
chase OF property adjoining the ad-'
ministration building on Marshall
street for enlargement of that build
ing, and lots on Temple and Wash
ington streets. and on Colonial avenue
was referred TO the finance commit
tee
Aldermen Nelson, GunSt and Fuller
were the only absentees, although
the latter arrived just as the body ad-
journed. Mr.. Gunst reported sick.
Aldermen Fuller stated last night
that the Terminal company had in
formed him that work on the bridges
over certain west end streets. crossed
by the Belt line, was being pushed.
and that they would probably be In
operation by August