Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-19
"INS' SOUND KEYNOTE OF
MADISON WARD CAMPAIGN
Present City Council Has Proven Most Progressive in
History Of City. Incunlbents Tell South
Richmond Voters.

The keynote of tho Madison Ward
primary campaign was proclaimed
last night by Councilman Carter g
Jones at mass-mee;.ng at the
Courthouse. South Richmond, when
NE declared that the present City
Council had proven the most pro-
srcssive .n the history OF the city.
puring~the lie of the present Coun-
cN, said NJ. Jones. more measures
az Importance and OF value TO the
c.ty have been enacted than during
1ny period since the War Between
the States.
The publ;c generally" he said,
Goes not keep in touch with the
work of City Council as IL should.
Just call 20 mind the fact that dur
ing the last two years the Council
has provided for grea, stree, i'm
nrovements. for schools. for sewers.
foT water hnd gas improvements,
and. in order 10 bring about these
improvements. bond issues amount
ing to about .le.ooo.oe0 have been
authorized: otherwise. there could
have been no such improvements
The current revenues are not suffi-
c!ent 20 take care o.. the demands.
Bond issues were the only things
.hat ccnls have taken care OF the
situation. The Interest on the bonds
can be taken care Of from the in
creased revenues derived from the
increased valuations. Anybody who
hn!oEs moment Will see ina. this
Is The only way 20 secure necessary
improvements This ':ouaclI has
v-eyIetd FOR aliA.'fe1s: things. II the
present Co1ar.i 3. continued q Nam
's=r y i-rpos!tloag. .ic!udin- Z city
la-r, c!ty tor;itzi. tEct ez1ed num-
- ~ clzTgrrgaGk and more parks
- n !sc: "a i-ca ri Inc yogfa * TIC
80 "i!i - AREA upon There arr
t--fzt@ ses -sE1e ~ ICgrc!lrer 3uet
- ,H+T are ussss y private c:,!-
7s7s man wfo ruzEez No mis-
izFes mixes uatS,ag"
sis.f:nza J c. S4anz;lf rae giycr
i,g3 land % appliance. He Dc.
.@-%d that - Rad izaea par, IN all
- NJ. lrnp!ovsT; eats the cty he'd
S-2srienctd during ne pa., four
s+a.-H h@ South Side. be posr,te,.
~ hal really secu7el .n1re ,han
- proportion. and ~. Eel, hs;~v in
tna thought mat he haJ contributed
Us Efforts 10 that end, wh!le no;
overlooking the o,he- sec;lanz az ,ra
-: Ny !dea." mr. said. "is IN MAJ.
richmond the greatest city n ;bn
co'iatr;, and q my friends helo ma
WI concentrate Ill my energies
coward that end"
Alderman ". W workms, yr,
gas served the clty snr n,anv y.a-s
&as given good reception. Be
70 haH taken Il hand IN the big
tNiA%s shat AaG helped make Rich,
lh"ha the great city It is. having for
=. "H'n'@f OF years served on the
iHan1e Committee ana nlyays
'oohrd ont FOR the betterment Of he
p2enle at large
'ounc'imen Atkinson and J.n1d
noise hrietiy, relating tina, Councjl.
.i;'A Jones had outlined tho ,yori, n,
I@lacii. and thcre was lii,Ic sn-
'oe.. TO say except that ,hey vnra
eauN 20 continue their efforts for
t-e interests Of the city.
councilman John w Moore. who
sflNed In Council both from ola
.'t"sSl'f ana from Richmond
yolh t1d out that he had taken ,,a-,
- large extent in The MAJ. g.,
lalngs shat had fallen TO inc so,.,
Candidate Il. L. Bc,nis, r. s.to
X tai been passed aroma ~.
was creature ct the cornnrs,i,'o
t.Slsf nc had all uncle connecie ed
49, nc virginia Railway ,,J
rove Company. All he wantad =,
be ~ Houncil for was "a d. mE., ,l
e:I'' 10 elevate The CITY ia tho il.,
81 communities IN tho country. an,
70 foT~h'a;i"n nor other Interest .,
EFcup would influence bin II .,,,,,
'hc city as "a whole" II, .ai6
MOI Tor any group. be i, ono ",
capitalist or labor -
ai&n Wrish. connected with In.
i,i,g"%a% Department. said ne be
beEtd he might add TO the intIu.nc,
ana personality OF thA Madison W.
aeiegatot aud Nike Scher. /, {
so2din' sam sonninberg and y. !;
Hobtrtson. all new men in tho ar.r ,
nihae Their bow and told the crow,
.neS would look ont for tn,
interests OF all Concerned.
5i~.Roy Il. Brown referred TO n,
psst experiences In Council, when h,
served tire South Side, and asked 70
sUrprrt sRt this time. ~
MIST Nora Houston, WAC preaids,