The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-12
LOCAL MATTERS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

/ A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held yesterday afternoon In the Counci
chamber, President Meredith In the chair
Present at roll. call I: Messrs. Ordway, Bell
Kelism, Spapgepburg, Williams, Tanner
Wagner, thinner, Vanderyall, and Lips
comb. ~,
ACCOUNTS AND PRINTING.
Mr.. Williams, from the Committee on Ac
counts and Printing, reported joint resolu
ton providing for the payment OF S23l.4l
for advertising and printing for the past
month. Lf.# i. s.tsps...sst
- On motion Of Mr.. Nandervall- the resolu
tion was agreed to and the amounts ordered
TO be paid.
|. FROM TIE COMMON COUNCIL.
i Common Council joint resolution granting
compensation to Edward Mccarthy for ser.
vices as transfer clerk In the Auditors office
was taken up and agreed TO-. i4..+5 r@
Common Council joint resolutions grant
Ing permits for wooden buildings and for
payment of 1920 to j. r. Dowell, superin-
tendent Of fire-alarm and police telegraph,
were taken up and agreed to.
Common Council ordinances "enacting
and repeating" ordinance to accompany re-
print Of cityordinances DOW in press, amend
ing section Of the sinking-fund ordinance
with Board amendments), and an ordinance
providing for public weigher, were taken
up and passed by the Board OF 'AldermenI
Common Council ordinance amending sec
ton 10 of the assessment ordinance was
taken up, discussed, and, on motion of Mr..
Manly, referred to the Committee on Ordi-
n9nces.
Common Council ordinance to amend Sec
ton of the sinkipg.fund ordinance was
taken up, discussed, and, on motion of Mr..
Williams, laid on the table.
TIE POLICE DETECTIVES AND MAYOR KElLEY's
-- VETO. -.. r
City ordinance repeating all ordinances
and resolutions concerning the police-detec-
tive force of the city was taken up, the ques-
ton being. "Shall the ordinance become O
law notwithstanding the objections Of the
Mayor" ..t.-... ...- ..-E.
At the suggestion of Mr. Scott the veto Of
the Mayor was read. -..
Mr.. Ordway addressed the Board IN OF
position to the ordinance and in favor oi
sustaining the veto of the Mayor. BE also
argued as to the importance Of having & de-
tective system, and said that the Council lac,
no right to satisfy public clamor and abolish
the present system without deyising new
system if it was desired to get rid of the
present detective force. AS the case stands,
if this ordiuan ce is passed the Chief of Police
will not have the power tomorrow morning
to detail force for detective duty. He
would 60 in with gentlemen to abolish the
present system, but he wanted some other
system first.
at the conclusion Of Mr.. Ordway's re-
marks the question was taken by ayes and
noes, and the ordinance passed over the
Mayors veto by the following vote:
AYES.-Messrs. Beall, Bass, Lipscomb, Manly,
Scott, SpangenbIrg, Tanner, Tandervall, Wagner,
Williams. thinner, and Meredith-12.
NoES.-Messrs. kelan, Ordway, and Smith-3.
Mr.. Bass explained his vote and said that
be saw nothing in the ordinance to prevent
the detail of force of detectives from the
regular force Of policemen.
Mr.. Scott, IN explanation OF bis vote, said
he did not vote "aye" on account OF any
prejudice in bis mind, for he regarded two
of the detective force adopts in the business.
Mr. thinner said that he voted "aye" be-
cause he hoped better system might be
adopted. He desired it to be understood
that it was, in bis opinion, necessary to
have detective system.
Adjourned.