The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-05

The resolution amending the pres
ent parking ordinance was adopted eY
the common council last night by the
close vote Of II to Z. The vote was
as follows. Ayes-Atkinson, Batkins.
English. Haddon, Jeter. Jones. Moore
Morton. Powell, Seaton sullivan.
Noes-Butler. IIadd, Powers. Roden,
Rose. Umlauf. Peters.
rector Myers did not appear TO
ppose the amendment but six
cilmen argued for and against its
adoption, As amended. the resolution
permits proprietors OF for hire car
establishments to park their cars IN
front of their places of business. pro-
.viding permission of the ground-foor
tenant is secured. in event Of the Of
Ihce of the automobile concern being on
an upper floor. It further provides that
no one shall sit in the cars While they
are so parked and hat no II be al
lowed to solicit business in front or
the establishments or from the cars,
Councilman English was the warm
est supporter of the measure. He com
.plimented the local police but mini
mixed the i'll effects of the ordinance
las enumerated by Director of Public
Safety Myers. saying that the criminal
l~practices of car owners n chauffeurs
Iexisted emily in his '~.hystsrtcal INA gina
itiou."
Councilman Moore read an ordi-
nance Introduced by him in 1918. and
passed by both branches OF the u
ell. requiring proprietcrs to make APP
plication to the chief OF police. to give
bond Of $3.50 and also suh1ecting them
to the forfeiture Of this bond and to
payment Of a fine Of from $25 to 800.
In event of their using cars for I'M
moral purposes. He said It was up to
the police department to prosecute any
lawless element which might be pres
ent In the city and to protect the In
f~terests Of the legitimate business men
engaged in the work Counciln1en
Sullivan and Morton also spoke in
favor of the amendments.
Councilman Roden said that he be-
lieved that passage of the amendment
would cause q recurrence of the de-
plorable conditions existing In Rich
,mond a few months back. when re-
spectacle women were insulted with
startling frequency by the lawless ele-
ment engaged to drive the cars. He
said that offices" would be estah-
lished all over the city and that the
police force would have TO be greatly
augmented If they were to cope with
the situation.
Councilman Cmlauf said that the
very fact that many men who had en-
gagged in the business left the city I'M
mediately after the enforcement OF the
| present ordinance was ample proof
that they had not engaged in a legiti-
mate business. and that the city was
Ito be congratulated on being we'll rid
CT them. He pointed out that consent
of ground floor tenants could be easily
obtained by the subterfuge of setting
~, Arta hitch ~, ant q .n,cr any Cnnfafft0n-
cry or fruit stand where permission
was granted.
The vote on the amended ordinance
was:
Atkinson, Moore. Morton.
Jones, Seaton, Haddon. English, Jeter,
sullivan. Batkins. Powell.
Noes-Peters, Roden. Ladd, Rose,
iUmlauf. Bowers, Butler.
A communication from the Chesa-
| peake and Potomac Telephone COM
| pany as to the continuation OF IN
! creased telephone rates pending IN
vestigation was received and hled.
| Councilman Martin introduced a
| resolution instructing the city attor-
tney 10 take the necessary steps TO
| reduce the existing telephone rates.
| The paper calls for an investigation
/ into the rights of the company to
| maintain the increased schedule OF
rates under government ownership
! and requires them to conform to the
| franchise under which II Is operative.
A substitute resolution recommend
! Ing the acquisition Of property To-
| Gated at Tenth and Marshall streets
| for use OF the fre department was
recommended to the committee on n
nance to permit the Y. NJ. G. A..
which recently acquired the property
for $4,000 10 appear before the
committee. The city contemplates
the establishment OF q station house
on the property while the Y. NJ. c. A.
purchased II as a. dormitory for stu
| dents OF the Medical College of Vir-
gfnia.
A substitute resolution authorizing
| the finance committee TO borrow
money for the following purposes was
adopted: $4,000 to improve Cham
| berlayne avenue; $16.594 for furni-
| ture for the Robert e. Lee school;
$50. 900 for gas and water extension.
and $16.571 for the extension at
Fourth street. South Richmond. to
the boiler plant.
/, A letter from the city attorney ex-
pressing opinion OF Attorneys eneral
| Saunders on the exercises Of suffrage
by returned overseas soldiers was
| read. The verdict was that 1t IL I'm
| possible. under the present laws. to
| grant the right of suffrage to any
! man who has not paid his poll tax.
with the execution Of those who sssv-