Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-02
CITY FATHERS RECEIVE
MESSAGES FROM MAYOR
sa ing for Appropriations
S for Repairs.
60 TO FINANCE COMMITTEES
Legislators, in Regular Monthly
Session, Are Confronted With
Volume Of business and Dispose
= OF It With Dispatch.

Two messages ware received by
City Council from the Mayor las;
might transmitting two joint rcsolu-
lions calling for small appropriations
Z for. necessary repairs. Both matters
were referred TO the Finance Commit
tee. as follows: Resolution TO appro-
pirate funds TO the credit Of the De-
partment of Public Welfare expense
account, and resolution TO anpropri-
ate funds to the credit OF the De-
partment OF Public Works expense
account.
From the Board OF Aldermen, fer
concurrence. came the following. all
OF which were concurrcd in by unan,-
nous vote:
Ordinance ~" to establish tho
western line OF Ninth Street. between
Main and Franklin, and the southern
limo OF franklin street. between
Eighth and Ninth Streets.
Resolution TO acquire land for
widening Nine Mile Read from Tween
ty-fifth Street to the corporation line.
ORDINANCE TO close Kinney Street.
between Broad Street and the L.. +.
& i. II. X. right OF way.
Resolution 10 pay the llicks Auto
mobile Company for the hire OF am
automobile for use of the Committee
on Streets.
From Committee on Streets came
an ordinance TO establish the south
line OF the alley extending eastward
5ly from Sycamore Street. the north
line OF which is 1875 feet south Of
Grove Avenue, and TO clcsc to pub
lie use portion of said alley. l,
was adopted AZ recommended.
From the Committee on Finance
the Council received and acted ia
5vornbly upon these resolutions and
ordinances:
Resolution to authorize the Com
mittee on Advertising and Enter
spr!seS to appropriate funds for the
nfteenth annual International confer
ence OF the Railroad Y. NJ. {. 4. Res
( N Snc
taxes for 1916 1917. 1918 and 1919
resolution tc refund William Nickc.
erroneous cuiysrt taxes. Resolution
to refund J. +. Saunders erroneous
5culvert taxes. Resolution TO refund
w. @. Saunders erroneous culver;
taxes Resolution TO cancel sewer
Gains Resolution to continue name
OF George w. SamuelS on S,ipcrnn-
Anuatcd list. Resolution to approprI-
ate funds TO credit OF account ''Coun-
Gil street car tickets" Resolution 10
refund Mrs. Helen II. Bryan erron-
eous taxes paid by her. Ordinance
10 amend section OF ordinance APP
proved August 10. 1929. authorizing
sale of certain land to l. 7. Palma
tory. Resolution authorizing City
s a,torne ~, to s,a acquire land te open
nues. Highland Park. Resolution nu-
thorizinE City Attorney TO acquire
land to extend Semmes Street. be-
=,
South Richmond.
Ordinance to authorize the sale to
l.. b. Rhodes OF five feet OF school
property. located on east side OF
Chamberlaync Avenue, bctw.en
Brookland Boulevard and Hammond
Avenue.
The same committee reported n res
olution to reject the petition of ].
tulmer Bright 10 be relieved of pen
atty and interest on paving bill
against Mrs. Mary $. Bright. The
tee at the petitioners request
From Committee on Ordinances the
following were received and referred
TO the proper committees:
Ordinance to define and prevent UNI
srue. deceptive or misleading advcr-
EASEMENTS. and to provide penalties
therefor. Resolution TO provide Tor
the appointment OF special join,
Board OF Aldermen and Common
Council.
An ordinance to amend Chapter -.
IN regard 10 the moving picture th".
alter zone. WAS recommittcd.
The ordinance To amend an ordi.
nance approved June 5, relative to
the number of hours TO constitute n
was sent to the Finance Committee.
ings. Properties and:rt!Ii:ss
The resolution r. a,tqnire land for
was referred to the Co.,m,,ee on
Finance.
! From the Committee on claims
came resolution TO appropriate.
funds to satisfy "a judgment asains,
Dr. i. NJ. Chichester, medical inSpcc-
tor. The resolution WAS rejected. I.r
Chichesters automobile co!lidcd with
another vehicle. damaging IL. The
owner collected damage from him
These measures from the Commit
tee on Finance were takc. from the
table and adopted
Resolution 40 cancel a paving biz
IN the name OF j. IL. Lyneman. Rea-
olution 10 place the name Of W l..
Trahern on supcrannuated list. Res
olution TO approve the oticiHl bond OF
I. II. Evans, weighnastcr. kcsOlu-
iion to refund y. NJ. kocnir sewer
taxes. Resolution TO refund 20 c. f.
keii sewer taxes Ordinance ratify-
ing acts OF the City Comptroller ana
Committee on Finance relating 10 is
Suance of certain bonds.
From the Comniit;c" on Claims
came, with favorable recommends
ton a resolution 10 pay the claim OF
g.. and o. Railway FOR .dcmurrage
due by the city, Il was adopted