Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-23
CITY sOLONs MEET,
DESPITE ATTRACTIONS
Utilities, Finance and Ordi-
nance Committees Hold I'm
por,ant Sessions.
JIrNEr LEGIsLNrIoN WATTS
After Intcrminnblc Dtscussiop. Adj
J"urhment ls frakcn-ScvcraI Mo-
lions Observation-Disclosures ObJcc-
ton TO Fire A1nrm station site.

Three important committees OF City
council held the boards at tho City
HAN last night and the street attrac-
lions incidental to the arrivals OF the
cadet corps from Lexington ana
BiacksburR wero not sufficient to
prevent large galleries OF citizens AT
each meeting.
The Committee on Utilities. after
hearing from Directors Trafrord.
Levy. Myers and Savilie on tho i'm
portance OF an appropriation for
wafer plant and water distribution.
ana from DR.. G. c. Hudson. OF the
Health Bureau. and Richard Mcss"I.
sanitary engineer connected with the
state Board OF Health. recommended
fond issue OF sl.5OO,0OO for tho inn
mediate use of the Department or
Public Utilities. The measure will 70
to Council and will he referred 4"
che Finance Committee to provide the
means.
Director TraTord indicated that IL
would take $4,000 f.r tho proposed
puribcction plant. s29S.ooO for pump.
Ing and $4,000 for mains He said
tho entire system would he extended
and improved.
Withdraw Opposition.
letter fror, the Community Rec
reatinn Association. withdrawing its
opposition Ia the location OF the pro-
posed frc alarm station in Monroe
Park. was read and filed The com
m',ice accepted an invitation Ia visit
iarm at BosIobcl. offered as a site
for city farm. and II was deter
mined TO visit the place at an early
date
The Finance Committee. on motion
II Councilman G. G. Jones. recon-
mcnded bond issue OF $4,000 for
improvements TO Pine Camp. after
hearing from Director l. G. Levy and
Councilman Thomas +. Morton.
The committee also recommended
that the City Attorney prepare an
ordnance authorizing the Mayor to
cnte' iEto an Arrangement with tho
national banks Of the city conccrninc
the assessment OF taNcs on bank
stock. Mayor Ainslie already has eff
fcctca an understanding with the ma
tional banks and expects to have the
state banks also enter into tho ar
ranEcmcnt. II is expected that the
city Will save the sum of S336. 900
through this plan. the assessment or
the city for several years having
tcen declared by the courts as excess
sive and a large refund being ncces-
sary. The committee already has
recommended an ordinance fixing the
bank stock tax at So cents instead of
81. as formerly.
.Iitncy Legislation Waits.
The Ordinance Committee was
called by Chairman Gunst to further
consider the proposed routing and
regulation Of the jitncy. Nothing.
however, was accomplished. and at
"a late hour. after interminablc dis
cussion 10y members OF the commit
tee. adjournment was taken to call by
the chair.
Councilman Carpenter offered mo-
ton placing the jitneys on Grace ann
Franklin Streets with the present
route in the fan section" which was
defeated by the vote of ) to 4. those
voting In the negative being Nun
nally. Smith. Morton. English. Win
free, and those In the Affirmative Car
pcntcr. Gunst. Fuller aud I.add.
motion offered ~ Alderman Win
free, holding To the present fan
route and using Grace Street. east
from Belvidere. circling the City Halt
and going West on Broad Street. re-
:eivcd but one vote, that of Mr.. Win
free.