The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-17
"THE pEsTIFEROUS JAIL"
TsEE MEMORY OF THE COUNCIL.
ANOTHER MOVE TO COMPLY WITH JUDGE
GUIaOS'S ORDER.

| ANOTHER MOVE TO COMPLY WITH JUDGE
GUI4ON's ORDER.
| Both branches of the Council recently
resolved to take a recess until Septem-
ber. and in doing so failed to remember
Judge Guigon's order In relation to the Jail.
During the past two or three days mem oers
| were reminded of their sin Of omission, and
hence called meeting OF the Board of Alder
men was held yesterday evening. Present,
Messrs. Bass, Beall, Forester, Kellam, Lips
comb, Manly ,Ordway, Spangenbu Tanner.
Todd, Wagner and Meredith Qhe presidenD.
I The President stated that he had called
1.-THE meeting to consider the matter OF en-
argement and Improvement Of the city jail.
Mr.. Todd offered the following:
! Resolved Obe Common Council concur.
ring), That $4,000 in eight per cent. bonds
OF the city of Richmond {of such date and
maturity as the Committee on Finance may
determine) are hereby appropriated for the
purpose of enlarging and improving the city
Jail according to the plans recommended by
the Committee on Grounds and Buildings
May II, 1875. 9-,2sfs}f@
| Mr.. Bass said he felt it to be his duty to
| oppose Issuing bonds whenever 1t was
possible to do without it, and he therefore
1 offered the follasjpg asa substitute for MIR.
| Todd's resolution
Resolved ty the Board Of Aldermen the
| Common Council concurriDg), That the Com.
mittee on Public Grounds and Buildings be
| and are hereby instructed to have the city
Jail enlarged and its capacity increased &C.
cording to the plans and specifications of the
City Engineer.
| ReSolUed, That for the purpose OF meet
| ing the expenses incidental to the above, the
Finance Committee be and are hereby ln-
s.ructed to transfer temporarily to the credit
| Of the Committee on Public Grounds and
Buildings, from the contingent fund, such
sums as may be necessary, not exceeding
$I4G00.
Dir. Todd explained that if the money was
! now taken from tue contingent fund it would
| have to be replaced iu few weeks.
ANOTHER PLAN.
| If Mr., Bass resolutions were voted down,
| Mr.. Wagner said he would offer the follow
| ing:
| Resolved, That the Committee on Public
| Grounds and Buildings, together with the
Committee on Finance, be instructed to pro.
cetd 4 with the enlargement improvement
of the city jail in accordance with the plans
| and estmltes furnished by the City Engineer.
| Mr.. BaSs's resolutions ererejected-ayes,
4; noes, :.
Mr.. Todt's resolution was rcjected-ayes,
! 10; noes, 2-twelve votes being necessary to
make the appropriation.
| Dir. Wsgner asked that his resolution,
| which contemplated the undertaking Of the
| work without an pration-the appro-
priation to he made somellme hereafter
| o,,lI DO, luf IA ard
| Colone! Ordway. in explaining his vote on
| Mr. Todd's resolution, said he did not pro.
pose to vote Que cent for the Improvement
of the present Jail, believing that nothing
| that could be done TO it w,ud make it u
suitable place for the accommodation Of pri-
Soner>.
MIR. Wagner demanded the question on
| his resolution.
AN ADROIT MOVEMENT.
Mr. Manly moved to suspend the rule re-
uuiriug vote of twothirds Of all the MEM
| bers to transfer funds from one committee to
| another or to make an appropriation.
Agreed to.
Mir. Todd then offered his rejected resolu-
| ton rs u new proposition.
Mr.. Bass offered bis rejected resolutions as
| substitute Tor MIR. Todd's resolution.
The substitute of Mr.. Bass was again re.
jeclcd.
| Mr.. Todd's resolution (as above) was then
| adopted by the following vote:
! AYEs.-Mcssrs. Bass, Bca Forester, keilam,
| Lipscomp. Mainly, spansenburg, Tanner, Todd,
nNoEs.-Mts Mtssrs.-Messrs Ordway and Wag-
| Rcr-2.
! IMPROVEMENTS TO De MADE.
| Mr.. Ordway offered the following:
| Resolred by the Board Of Aldermen the
| Common Council concnrripg), That the
| Committee on Public Grounds and Buildings
| ne, and hereby are. instructed in carrying out
| the proposed enlargement and Improvement
of the city Jail, TO provide as far as possible
| for the following improvements in accord
ancp with the suggestions OF the commission
appointed by the Judge of the Husting> Court
TO examine the jail-so far as may be effected
by the amount appyopriated-"t that all the
cells be ventilated "tnat all prvies con-
Meeting with the open culvert be trapped,
| with supply of water 10 each" %; "that
| water be furnished all over the build
ing. and so arranged with plugs and
hose as to furnish means Of eXtin.
| gushing fire and cleansing the whole
PREMISES; "that the heating apparatus now
In use be abolished and some other and bet.
ter means Of heating the Jail be substituted y;
| that the present cooking arrangements 10
use be substituted by others more extensive
und more eflicient"; "that separate apart
ments, or a separate building, be furnished
for hospital purposes; "that seats he pro-
| vided in each ceI"; "that tclegraphlc com.
| munication be established with the nearest
| police station.house." The resolution Was
| adopted.
| Adjourned.
| General Johnson has called a meeting of the
| Common Council to be held Tuesday at
O'Clock to consider this matter.
| WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
| The Common Council has already passed
an ordinance or resolution appropriatiDg
s14, 900 for the enlargement and improve
| meul of the j Ill. But rs it is connected With
a uropositon to sell the Clarke's spring
property, and permit it to be used for burial
| purposes, much opposition to it is manifested
| by members Of the Board Of Aldermen, ana
| this new measure is practically SUBSTITUTE
| for that.
| PyraIAS TgsTIMoNIAL.-On the return OF
| Syracuse Looge, No. 5, h. T., from their TRIP
| TO Washington, alter the late session OF the
| Supreme Lodge, feeling that some token was
due Union Lodge. NO. %, X. F., of that city,
for kindness and hospitality extended them
during ther stay in that city, they appointed
| q committee 10 select suitable testImenial.
The committee ut once proceeded 10 WORK,
and at subse quent meeting presented set
of resolutions, which were adopted and Or
dered to be framed.
The committee entrusted the work 10 Dir.