Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-30
DEFENDS CITY COUNCIL
ON '. R. & P. QUESTION
Sullivan Says Body Has Not
Acted Because Ii Lacked
Proper Basis.
rrnLIc LIBRARY is FAVORED
Jefferson Ward Candidates Come Out
behind Project Initiated by tho
Nirhmond Education AssocInt ton.
Johns Opposes Wage Cut.

Declaring that ne had been in
formed that friends Of the Virginia
Railway and Power Company had
urged jefferson Ward voters to
scratch him. because he. as a
member OF the Streets C,<nmittee OF
city Council. had not acted upon
'hc strcet-car franchise question.
Councilman William r.. Sullivan. be-
fore crowd OF East End voters In
Fulton Hill school last night. went
briefly into the history OF that qucs-
ton.
lie said the company eighteen
months ago had asked for fran
Chisc. guaranteeing a return OF per
cent on the Investment. and had fur
nishcd the committee with nEurcs.
supplied by stone * Webster. upon
which the valuation was based He
SAID the committee had taken no
action because n felt morally Ger
tain tn" figures did cot represent
IN" rca! valuation Of the companv's
property. and that. in order to secure
such valuation. the committee. wos
now IN consultation with experts. He
sal" IN" city Of Norfolk is confront
ed with the same condition. and that
Guy had found. through investigators
OF its own. that the valuation ny
one 'nhpnnN's experts was about 81
""o'"oo more than the figures sub
m't'ed by the citrs experts
Fnr"rs Public Library.
Mr. sullivan said he favored a city
arm athletic field and public library.
lie referred to his action I'm having
the Roden bond issue for strce,.
equally divided so the East End
would receive az much as any Other
section This could not have heen
brought about without the co-opera
uon or the ward delegation, he said.
councilman NJ. r. Johns said he IA
vorcd public library, rcconstruc-
non OF the Juvenile Court. plav
GROUNDS. parks and charitable work.
M" 'hat ne bitterly opposed any cut
IN wages unless such cuts came from
,ne Top hrst. He hored in time 10
nave his ordinance. providing for n
municipal hospital. put into effect.
nc SAID the reports spread about him
concerning the wage decrease and
school teachers salaries, In which hc
was quoted as being opposed TO high
pay was entirely erroneous. He
favored hrst-class pay for all. be;np
per diem man himself
1ohn Hirschberg. candidate for
'ohhci! said last time he spoke from
that platform was when he was q
candidate for Mayor. And" no
said. Il am sure most of Won fcc,
sorry that | was not elected for Tho
prevailing condition OF things would
not exist He favors plavcrounds
Guy farm and street improvements
Chcaper gas and enlargement of pow
ers or the Juvenile Court. He stands
LOT constructive Legislation. he said
Want" Phone Rates RcndJu.tcd.
James +. Dickcrson. Councilman
declared that his resolution asking
'or re"djustment OF telephone rntes
was SIN alive. and would be brought
up at an early date. and he would
push "is rroposition of the estab-
's'ncht OF commercial allied cleo
trio plant.
Councilman Z. Raleigh pblIips
said that inasmuch as he was in
his home precinct, IL would bc an
perhuous To say much. as all his
homefolks knew him and his record
Percy $. Smith said he had striveu
faithfully for the interests OF his
PEOPLE AMI would continue to do so
II returned.
John II. Grimes and Joseph r.
Welsh former members OF Council.
asked to be returned pointing to
their old records. while NJ. D. cobb,
pr. Faris Or. Wright. II. r. Kidd.
George Bowden, spoke for them
selves without record to point TO,
and Emmett <Britton spoke for his
brother. who Is out OF the city.
Leonard J. Lane, candidate for the
Board Of Aldermen. asked support Of
the voters. and Alderman Waverly
Melton. incumbent, who was detained
by indisnosition. sent greeting. prom
Using 10 continue to work for the In
tcrcsts Of the East End