The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-27

serve. but that the other two hao
| signified their willingness to accept
the appointment.
/ Quite the stormiest argument en-.
sued after the introduction Of an or
dnance providing an increase in the
scale charged by the city for the
| opening and filing in of graves al
! the municipal cemeteries. Superin.
tendent of Parks and Playground:
Humphrey Calder presented the pro.
| posed scale and answered a volley OF
! questions fred by every member OF
the committee.
! Councilman Morton suggested ar
am endment to the ordnance. reducing
all the proposed rates 800. Mr.
Grimes announced himself as unalter-
ably opposed to the proposed increase
arguing that unfortunate families
, should be granted the privilege OF
hurying their dead as cheaply as pos.
slble.
Superintendent Calder explained tina,
the increase asked for would amount
to only $4,000. while the annual deAci,
from cemeteries was $23, 600. but tina,
| the $4,000 would enable the city to
break even" on the item OF openine
and digging the graves.
Alderman Fuller begged that the
, matter be regarded from a business
viewpoint, holding that IL 1t was To
be a question OF charity. all charge. be
abolished: but that II It not be so re-
Earded the charges should be sutYi-
cient to meet the actual cost.
The motion was lost. four and four
opposed TO the ordinance Councilman
Morton's amendment was defeated, Ave
to three.
On motion Of Councilman Roden an
ordinance creating a board OF hath
to be composed Of the present ad-
visory board. was recommended to the
council for adoption.
DR.. e. c. Levy. director Of public
welfare. appeared in the interests of
the ordinance. He explained that the
creation OF a board of health would
simply reinstate a body which existed
from 1906 to 1915. whan the admins
trative board took over its duties. He
said that the powers were too expen-
sive for any one man and that the pro-
posed ordinance had been drawn at his
request by Assistant City Attorney
Anderson.
On motion of Alderman Nunnally,
resolution was adopted recommending
that section IS. chapter 36. of the
Richmond city code, prohibiting the
traffic on paved streets OF vehicles of
more than 1000 pounds capacity be
amended to 1000 pounds.
DiTeCloT Myers protested vigorously
against this amendment. telling the
committee that he would be deluKed
with complaining citizens whose rest
would be disturbed by the late traf-
fic OF trucks going to and from the
new Broad Street station.
resolution to investigate the in
creased rentals in the city was recon-
mended for adoption to the common
council, Councilman Roden explaining
that this procedure would insure it's
transmittal to the finance committee.
which was it's proper destination.
BY vote Of four to three. Council
nan Englishs motion that the city at
torney be asked to report to the COM
mittee whether or not the committee
should take action every time an ope-
rator Of tor hire" car subjected
himself to forfeiture Of the bond re-
CURED for their operation was passed.
The question grew out of q request
from tho chief Of police for necessary
action Of the committee in order to
provide the city attorney with proper
authority to sue for the forfeiture OF
= bond $3.50 furnished by r. 8. Nelson
for Beverly F. Turner. Jr.. owner and
operator OF car. Turner was con-
victed In police court OF reckleSsly
operating car while under the infiu-
ence Of liquor and tho bond 10 auto
maticaiiy forfeited.