The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-05-02
COUNCIL POSTPONES
DECISION ON PLAN
OF DAYLIGHT SAVING

mond will adopt the daylight saving
plan was laid over until next meet
ing of the council when the matter
was brought up by Councilman
Joseph NJ. Waterman Monday even
ing Waterman made a speech fav-
oring the plan.
About 1900 names were on the pc
tition which asked that the plan be
put into effect. he claimed. Walter
mann said: This plan affords the
working people a chance to stroll
around in Gods sunlight. 1t is a god
send to the poor girls who are shut up
in stores and factories breathing the
dust and dirt through the day.
Everyone knows that sunlight Is
better than night air. Some of the
factory men oppose 1t but they fail
to consider the frail factory girl"
Councilman John e. White rose to
his feet How about the poor mother
and wife who has not been taken into
consideration? he snapped. "She gets
up an hour earlier to get breakfast
while the girl is In bed"
There is no use discussing this
matter now" interrupted Mayor Hand
ley THE time for that is when the
ordinance comes up.
Benn and White voted against turn
ing the matter over to an ordinance
committee.
Reconsider City Planning
The surprise of the evening came
when Councilman Louis E. Fahlsing
introduced resolution to recon
slider the city planning commission
matter which was turned down few
months ago. The resolution was
passed, Councilmen Benn and White
voting against it.
This matter was acted upon in a
hurry. and | would like to see it re-
considered" said Fahlsing.
The ordinance committee will bring
up the ordinance again at next coun-
ell meeting.
The long debated question of wheth-
or or not the police department shall
have a high-powered car in which to
pursue bandits finally was settled
Monday evening when council passed
an appropriation of S1,700, to be taken
from the miscellaneous fund and trans
ferred to the police fund for the pur-
chase OF car
The police department first asked
for two lower-priced cars and revolv
ers and ammunition. The other car
and the matter of ordnance for police
men have been laid on the table.
East Side High School
Proposal to build a new East Side
junior high school at a cost of $24O,
600 was made in a report submitted
10 council by the school board. The
report was unanimously accepted.
This is merely one step In a con
structive program which the school
board started over two years ago,
said Mayor Handley after the meeting
The board presented a plan of work
at that time which would provide fol
iunior high school building in each
part of the city. The first of these
the David Worth Dennis high school
has been erected. This is the second
step"
Charles Jordan explained that a:
soon as the East Side building i;
erected. enough room will be available
in the schools to allow repair of tho
other buildings in the city. one at {
time "The increase in school popu
lation is coming faster than the In
crease in city population" he said.
Estimated cost of the new building
was set in the report at $24O,OO0
Plans were to pay for the school by :
bond issue which would be retired a
the rate of $40, 900 per year.
The location of the school is to b'
In the block bounded by South Twen
ty-second, South Twenty-third ant
South B streets.
Bridge Repairs.
Reid Memorial hospital asked tha
the North Tenth street bridge be re
paired, through Joseph Waterman
Monday evening. The bridge jars tn
ambulance, 1t was stated. The hos
pital also asks a cement roadway 1
feet wide. for the entrance to tn
grounds The matter was referred t
the board of public works.
Eighth and Main street has bee