Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-04
ORDERS CONDEMNATION
FOR AVENUE EXTENSION
common Council lnstructs City AT.
torncy to Proceed With Cham
bcrlayne Project.
RECoMNnT LIQUOR MEASURE
Squabblc Ensucs Over Question Of
Restricting Whisky Prescriptions
TO -Four Ounccs-Somc Believe
State Law Is Sufficient.

Final action on the proposition &c
instruct the City Attorney to proceed
by condemnation to acquire land for
Tho extension of Chamberlayne Avenue
was taken by the Common Council las,
night when that body concurred in Il
resolution to that effect from the Board
Park section direct Connection with the
central part OF the city. The resolu-
without dissenting vote.
Many small matters were considered
by the Council last night, and there
English. subcharman OF the Ordinance
Committee. reported Mr.. Umlaufs ordi-
nance restricting the quantity OF liquo:-
TO be dispensed for medicinal purposes.
FOUR-OUNCE LIMIT Is
PUT ON PRESCRIPTIONS
Tho original ordinance limited the
quantity TO half pint, but the Ordi-
lance Committee made four ounces. or
half the original quantity the limit
The ordinance was recommitted to
the committee after sharp debate. al
though i was hard to find any one
who could explain why ii was recon-
Ayes-Atkinson. Batkins Butler
English. Haddon, Jetcr. Jones. Ladd,
Mills. Moore. Morton, Powers. Seaton,
sullivan. Petcrs-lj.
NayS-GriInes, Powell, Roden Rose
Cmlauf-5.
INDICATION OF DEFEAT
ron LIQUOR MEASURE
Those who favored the ordinance
and those opposed were we'll mixed
~ on both sides Of this vote Al the
time it was taken the indications were
That the ordinance would have been
ccaton If il had come TO q decisive
test. Councilman umlauf declared that
the ordinance was presented to stop
lie abuse OF the present licensed sale
u Liquor oil physicians prescription.
nc declared that he had rather see
II Is,
!, lcgnlizcd drug store barroom.
Councilman Mills declared that IL
whisky Was 20 b. used as a medicine
nc did not see how a committee like
!tcd 10 tell how much man needs for
medical purposes. lie said further:
1T looks to me like 1t is ridiculous
tor The ordinance Committee to fix the
,,mount We Should vote the ordinance
dowu. recommit it or assign 1t TO the
waste basket,
DECL\itt:s l"srt.tTIoN
OF nOCTOus PROVED TAUCE
the law. i, is with The doctors Here
We have been having a grand jur.
investigation. and they pick out a poo.
negro doctor to prosecute. II j. o.
farce. and We ought not 10 be patty
10 IT,"
MIR. Umlauf declared that The ord
nance was not ridiclous. but that tnr
our ounce amendmcn, had been t.,cNec
on to kill the measure. lie said that
ne had no objection to tho use OF
liquor as medicine, ana it was IN
order that il might continue 10 be used
as medicine that he favored .estricr.
ing the use. Speaking of ths re-
cent influenza cpidemic, he declared:
More people hcw ytter tho liquor
than needed liquor fcf tile Ia
ENGLISH FINDS STiTi:
LAM is SUFFICIENT
Mr.. English explained that he voted
TOR the ordinance ln the committee,
but upon studying the law he found
~! necessary safeguards around the
dispensing OF liquor on prescriptions.
Heavy penalties were provided for vio-
latocS and these penalties even went
10 the point OF revoca ton of licenses.
Councilman Morton said that 4 quart
nas 100 much. The men who were
getting II were setting 1t for bevc-
ragc purposes and not AS medicine.
Councilman Haddon said that if any
regulating was TO be done by the city,
the price OF the liquor ought to nc
regulated. lie did not think that any
person ought 10 be allowed 10 buy
whisky at $500 q gallon and sell it for
SIG gallon. He did not think thar
tour ounces OF whisky would do any
one any good as medicine.
MESSAGE From MAYOR
AINSLIE Is PRESENTED
= At the meeting a message from,
Mayor Ainslic was read. This message
recommended an ordinance providing
rules and reGu+V tionsifor the licensing
of electrical AZ orkerS and contractors,
and also contained Il veto of the reso-
luton declaring members of the Az
Board not entitled to
eo,npe nsation for the portion of their
terms after the end of last year.
The veto was due TO the fact that
through an error the resolution re-
rcrred To January 81 instead Of be-
ccmbcr 81" Later in the night a new
resolution. correcting the error was
Among Other resolutions passed dur
ing the session was one investing the
tdvisory boa rd with the powers OF the
Board OF Public Safety, and another 70
appropriatc $3.50 for rearranging City
Hall Offices