The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-12
JACK EPPS SUCCEEDS
ALDERMAN MITCHELL
Well Known Young Business Man In
Chosen to Represent Clay Ward
I'm Upper Branch.

The board Of aldermen last night
fnished it's business in record time.
voting concurrence with the,e!ty coun.
~ 5,>,e-. ~-es,S -. w r., s~s-x5,ys> ~
ear. fares TO fys cents. ei~rting Jack
L. Epps to MI tho vacancy on tue
board occssioned by the death OF AL
derruan John J. Mitchell, declaring
that the members of the administra-
tige board were not entitled to COM
pensation and deciding many other
important matters. Billy sunday was
accorded a vote OF thanks by the body
for the good ne has done in Richmond.
The mayor did not have tn" 1919
budget ready on account OF the many
details yet to he attended to.
An ordinance regulating the sale OF
firearms and ammunition and danger
Gus weapons presented by marx Gunss
was passed. Barton II. Grundy. chair
man Of the committee on finance, pre-
sented a resolution considered by the
committee to acquire land to extend
amberiain avenue from, Calhoun to
Leigh streets. This was adopted unan-
fmously.
The only negative vote on the Ave-
, cent fare ordinance was spoken by
IAurtnce Paul. of Clay ward Mr..
Paul considered the extra f2fs an I'm
position upon the many poor people
of the city and disfiked setting . pre-
cedeut by changing the franchise of
the car company.
Hereafter motor trucks and other
loaded vehicles must travel at Ave
miles per hour lower rate Of speed
than other vehicles in the city, &C
cording to smother ordinance passed
by the council and concurred In last
night by the aldermen.
The tar rate on bank stock was
voted Increased from $I.t5 TO $i.s5,
following action by the council. This
ordinance received no opposition
from the bank stock owners, the extra
tax being imposed for the cake Of
compromising the city for revenues
lost through the state segregation act.
mated Jack l.. Epps for the vacant
chair on the board and he WAS unan-
irnously elected with no other nomi-
nations before the house Mr.. Epps
rs well known In city business circles,
being connected with the real estate
frm OF Eppa Epps d Co.
The board eoncurred with the coun-
ell in passing a resolution to provide
the city self-insurance under the new
workmen's compensation act. and
also q resolution authorizing the
comptroller to pay salaries OF city EN-
ployes on the regular scale until tn"
provisions Of the new budget were
passed and put into effect
Arthur c. Nielsen. Of Jefferson ward
took issue with the council commit
ltee who re-assigned the room space
of the city hall for work under the
new charter. and moved that the ordi-
nance assigning this space be sent
back TO the committee for further de-
liberation Ordway Fuller defendsd
the arrangement OF the committee but
Alderman Nelson's motion was passed.
Mr.. Nielsen ccntended that the city de-
partrnent OF gas and water accounts
their business and that other depart =
ments were Handicapped by Insult
cisnt space.
Tho board also ccncurred with the
scouncfI In q resolution 70 commission
the director Of public works to pro-
serve the records Of the former ad-
ninistrattve board. They also agreed
that . penalty be prescribed for drfv-
ing over city Are hose resolution
ito appropriate $1,000 for the city's
poor was passed,
On the request OF Mayor Ainslie the
board OF aldermen passed an ordi-
nance giving the former powers OF
the old board of public safety which
was composed Of the mayor, the chief
OF police and the chief OF the fire de-
partnaent. to the advisory board Un-
der the new charter.
A resolution presented by Alderman
W. Stewart white Of Lee. was passed
thanking Billy Sunday for his WORK
,, for the spiritual up!ight Of Richmond