Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-04
COUNCIL GRANTS RAISE
TO RAILWAY COMPANY
City's Lower Legislative Body
Adopts Car-Farc Ordi-
nance, II to 8.
sEAToN WANTS VOTE DELAYED
Thinks Comptroller Should Verify
Company's Figures for Public.
Now Up to AIdcrmcn-lsaisc Bank
Stock Tax to $l.26.

Final vote in the Common Council
On en- inc measure Increasing street car
in the passage of the ordinance by Il
vote of II TO S. The ordinance now
goes to the Board of Aldermen. where
the INDICATIONS arc that it will he
passed Tuesday Of next week The
increases which arc expected SO soon
to be in effect are as follows:
cral bubble. instead of the six for
." cents tickets now sold
Labor tickets. now sold mt the rate
y. NJ. to 4. NJ. Viii i' he soI d' at 'r the
rate of six for % cents, and will be
good from a. NJ. until 8 a. NJ.
School tickets will remain as at pres
cnt.
The increase went through easily. the
onl! discussion OF the measure arising
on The motion of Councilman Seaton
for fifteen days in order that the City
Comptrollcr might verify figures Of tho
Virginia Railway and Power Company
in regard TO losses suffered by tho
WANTS CITY TO VERIFY
CoMPANY's FIGURES
Mr.. Seaton declared that the com
pany's report showed that il had made
mo money up to June of the past year,
oincialS there was nothing TO show
that IL had lost money since that time
lie believed that tho statements of
that the people of Richmond would not
he satisfied with the action of the
council unless some city official vcri-
ned the company's figures as TO re-
ceipts and expenses from June /. 1915,
to January /, 1919.
Councilman Mills opposed further
delay. He declared that in fifteen days
the Comptroller could not make an
Intelligent report unless he relied on
the same source from which the Coun-
Gil has of late been getting its sta
tistics.
The .Seaton motion was lost by the
following vote:
- Ayes-Atkinson, English. Grimes.
Haddon. Jeter, Jones, Powers, Scaton
Noes--Batkins, Butler. I.add, Mills.
Moore. Morton. Powell, R9den, Rose,
VOTE HY WHICH MEASURE
WAS ACTUALLY PASSED
The ordinance was then passed by
the following vote:
:, a.; tkins, Butler, English, Ladd,
NILS, Moore, Powell. Roden. Rose, Sui
Noes-Atkinson. Grimes, Haddon
Jeter. Jones. Morton, Powers, Seaton
An ordinance to narrow Nineteenth
Street. between broad and Grace
Streets, was passed after sharp de-
bate. The present property line on
on the street. and had been so> for
about forty years The purpose OF he
ertY lino MIS- to oG eonirm this prop
the Council had no right to give up
city property TO these property own
erS, and he was supported by several
The City Attorney, who was pres
emf. ruled that the propcrty owners
mad hcqufred'.no rights hy reason OF
run against thel municipality. Other
members OF tho Council expressed the
opinion that as encroachments had
been allowed on several occasions this
should not be an exception.
INCREASE HANK TAX
FROM s1.15 to s1.c5
An ordinance was passed increas-
at5ek from rrhe 81. s. city 70 T en- bank
General Assembly in reducing the
State tax on this class OF property.
The ordinance prescribing penalty
CURED in, with an amendment in
creasing the maximum fine. in such
cases. from s25 TO Sl00.
That the Administrative Board mem
DerS arc not entitled to compenSa-
ton for the year 1919 was decided
by the Council in adopting the recon-
mendation Of the Finance Committee
Beck, Folkes and Hobson who we're
elected for terms expiring at the end
OF this year.
wa An ordinance linz prohi,bI.,Ing trucks.
material or merchandise running at a
speed In excess OF fifteen miles am
hour. was passed. 1t also includes a
months Of the license OF any automo-
bile driver who has been convicted
three times for violations OF the speed
laws.
An ordinance prohibiting minors
under eighteen years OF age from en-
terins bowling alleys was defeated.