Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-16
ORDINANCE is PASSED
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
Effort to Defeat Ward Distribu-
ton Feature Finally
Loses, 6 to q.
AWAITS APPROVAL OF MAYOR
Many Organizations OF City Memorial
izc Body to Approve Plan Of
Thoroughfare Construction.

Councilman Roden's S2.J0o.00o bond
issue ordinance, for the permanent in,-
provement Of the streets of Richmond
was passed by the Board of Alderme n
last night in the exact shape in which
II came from the Common Council and
awaits only the signature OF the Mayor
10 become law.
As hnally adopted II contains the
sullivan amendment providing for an
equal distribution Of the funds among
the four wards. There was a sharp
fEht on the distribution feature ami
this passed only by a vote OF 6 to 4.
but when this difference had been set
tied every Alderman present voted for
the ordinance and il was declared con-
Cured in by vote Of 10 10 O.
Grundy oner. subntitute.
In the session. Alderman Grundy sub
mitted substitute providing for tho
ehhpehdltare ,hI henns, Of the funds generally for
following the lines OF the original
Roden measure.
), GGfolonel Grundy did not speak in be
Juncture resolutions were read from
the South Side Citizens Association.
indorSns an equal distribution: from
the Chamber OF Commerce. protesting
agains. the ward plan, as IN conflict
%ith the VIII Of the peonle from the
s.s!,tIsi,, Central Trades and Labor Councils
distribution: from the kiwanis Club.
indorsing, the original Finance Conn
Mems Association OF fulton "tae and the
East End, indorsing the ordinance as
passed by the Common Council.
Gunst Opens Debate.
Alderman Gunst made the opening
speech on the question and advocated
The adoption OF the Grundy substitute
he declared that ne had been mem
old regime when avery man grabbed
what he could. He declared that this
was wrong system and what he
SO that the people could see a plan
leading eventually 10 the pawn" OF ali
streets 81. III every section. He sis no;
mat the main arteries should hrst be
paved. 81
Alderman Fuller declared tina, he
was not willing for the proposition as
passed BY the Council to be classed
asa ward game. such as existed under
the committee got together and
.ftI .'htogsed" all the appropriations, and
be laid. but nothing or this Kind can
be done under the ward distribution
plan, ne said:
terms OF the ordinance as adopted by
the Common Council. the Council
would have nothing TO do with the
expenditure of a single dollar OF The
funds He said that he saw no rea-
son why any man should not vote for
every part of tho ci;y to receive an
equitable share Of the funds. especially
as the plan OF the Director of Public
Works provided for the distribution
among the different sections The or
dinance simply guaranteed this dis
tribution.
Speaks for Church Hill.
Mr.. Fuller declared that the large
majority of laboring people lived south
Of Main Street and on Church Hill,
but Yet these sections have no paving.
while we live on, paved streets"
5s Aiderman Nielsen declared we
the funds to the Director Of Public
Works but we lack the confidence,
not in Mr.. Boiling. but in the Office
thing to do. We could spend the whole
bond issue in any one ward and not
complete the paving there"
Mr.. Nielsen said that street condi-
that citizens Of Fulton recently held
meeting and seriously discussed
whether they should pay any more
taxes to the city.
Alderman Nunnally declared that tho
Aldermen would not be true to the
people they represented if they did not
insist on an equitable distribution of
the funds. especially in view OF the
way former street funds had been ex-
pended. He said that the bond issue
of 100000 in 1914 had been expended
as follows:
Distribution In 1914.
Jefferson Ward. s117,392: Madison
Ward, s2T,s31; Lee Ward, s154.S47; Clay
Ward S146,l34
Alderman Gunst. on hearing these
figures. rose to remark that this dis
tribution was made by the Admins
trative Board and not by the Council
The vote was then taken and the
Gtrundy substitute defeated by the fol-
lowing vote:
a.
Noes - Melton. Nielsen Nunnally.
Powers. Puller Winfree-6
With the exception of Alderman
Epps. OF Clay, all affirmative votes
were cast by the Lee Ward delegation
Final passage was effected without