Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-05
COMMON COUNCIL PASSES
FEW NEW MEASURES
Ordinance Creating Pension Fund
for Veteran Employees of
City Is Introduced.

with president Fred III. POWELL IN
the chair and little more than Il work :
ing quorum present, Common Council
last night adopted tour ordinances
and resolutions that had been recon-
mendcd by various committees. In
tho absence of Il two-thirds vote.
which is necessary to pass upon IL
nancial measures. tho report OF the
Finance Committee on half dozen
mittee on Claims on Il resolution pro-
vidinS for the payment OF demur-
rage to the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company were tabled.
The measures that received favor
able action ut the hands of the Coun-
ell were the ordinance authorizing
the construction of n spur track and
tres;lc to the plant Of the STANDARD
Paper Company from the line of the
southern Railway: joint resolution
instruc,ing the City Attorney to ac-
Quirc land 10 open an alley from
Leigh Street to NJ. between Twenty
hf,h and TwentE,siNth; ordinance
Welfare to advertise for bids OH Il
contract for removing night soil. and
the resolution. as amended by COM
mittcc. instructinE the Committee on
Finance TO include in the issue OF
public Improvement bonds an item OF
$4,000 for the construction of pub
lie comfor; station underground at
Seventh and Broad Streets.
Create City Employment Fund.
Under the head OF new business n
batch OF ordinances and resolutions
were introduced and referred to the
proper committees. Councilman Percy
Smith. Of Jefferson Ward. offered an
ordinance providing for the creation
of Il fund TO be known as .'thc city
employment fund" the nucleus to be
an appropriation OF 100000. The
measure proposes to allow the retire
men; of city employees after twenty
years OF service on a pension which
shall not exceed 80 per cent of the
salary or wages received by the ben
ciicary in the last year of his scrv-
ice. The object of the measure Is to
pension faithful employees who are in
capacitat"d for further active work.
Able -bodied men. capable OF earning
a living. VIII not participate in tho
benefits allowed.
Mr.. Dickcrson offered joint res
olution directing the Finance Com
mittee to incorporate in tho annual
budget an appropriation OF Sl4.S76
for the smooth paving of Twenty
eight Street. between Franklin and
Broad, and another instructing the
City. Attorney 10 acquire by gift.
purchase or condemnation. a strip Of
land needed TO widen Ninc-Mi Road.
from Twcnty-iifth Street to the cor
poratc line.
Entertain II. Il. "N" Delegates.
Councilman Thomas X. Morton in
troduced a resolution authorizing the
Committee on Advertising and Enter
amount 10 the fund for the reception
and entertainment of delegates to
the Railroad Y. NJ. c. y. convention
TO be held mere.
Gy Councilman Edgar Il. English
Joint resolution Ia acquire land
needed for tho enlargement OF River
SIDE PARK. Joint resolution appoint
ing - committee Of three members
OF the Common Council and two OF
the Board OF Aldermen. with the
president of each branch. to revise
the rules OF City Council. climinai-
ing Anticipated and "osoletc rules
aud regulations. Joint resolution III
rcctinE the Finance Committee to
include in the next issue of bonds
for public Improvement $4,000 for
the construction OF public comfort
station ut Laurel and Main streets
by Councilman IL. X. Phillips:
JOINT resolution FOR the appropria-
ZION OF S2l.S40 for the paving OF the
roadbcd and sidewalks OF LittlcpaEc
street. hetwcen coaltcr and I.ownhcs
Joint resolution appropriating $500
Tor refund TO the Church Hill Attn
!rtic Association for taxes paid by
the association on property used for
sports ana playground purposes.
ny Counc!lman J. T.. Rose. Jr.: Or
s ;ass at for the the pr %iSsnF K"@Sy
po;nihion Beverage COMPANY