The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-21

lDe COuiClis
The President read from the charter that
the president Of either branch could call q
meeting OF his branch at any time. This
was q right, the President believed, no action
of the Council could affect.
The rule requiring the reference of the
resolution (appropratiug 81, ,5UW to CON-
mi'tee was suspended.
Mr. Talbot moved that the resolution be
concurred in.
The President stated that under the rule
two.thrds Of tue whole number Of men-
bers, or twenty votes, would Oe required to
| make such 40 appropriation.
Mr.. Talbot moved that the rule requiring
two-thirds of all the members elected 10
make an appropriation be suspended.
Messrs. Purcell aud StrauS warned the
Council against the impolicy Of suspeuding
this rule, and predicted that Il precedent oil
the kind opce established would be fruitful
OF evil.
Mr.. Talbot advocated the suspension OIL
the rule.
Mr.. Bargsmn would vote for the appro-
priation, but against the suspension.
Mr.. Straus took somewhat the same view
Mr.. jenkins having come in, there were
now present twenty members-enougb tC
make the appropriation without .uspending
the rule.
Mr.. Talbot withdrew his motion to sus.
pend the rule.
sir. Johnson here called Mr.. Straus to the
chair and took the floor. He expressed hrm
self in favor of building new Jail, believing
that the present site wa. undL for prison.
During the late hot spell he had no doubt
that the prisoners suffered from heat az pro-
baby men never suffered before, except in
the Back Hole of Calcutta. He would con-
sept, though reluctantly, TO sell the Ciarke'S
Spring property and invest the money in the
improyrmept Of the j1il, but could not con-
Scut to ia crease the bouded debt OF the city
for tne purpose. 1t was his belief that we
could adopt L. plan for new Jail that could
be built patty now and par ly at future
TIM. and $50. 900 would make as much room
rs We at present need.
Dr.. Manson did not believe that the Jail,
from lis p 'cullar situation, could ever be
properly yenlilatcd; it was in a vile and Of
fcusiye ace. The refuse OF ten thousand
people and from nearly all the butchers
-h"lnbles run down the creek, and the bill
cuts eff from The jail the southwestern
DrerZ.s vi bch are the only ones we get here
in the summer. He could not vote cent
to perpetuate the AL in the present l0caity.
MIR. Whitlock moved tDat The Council take
Il recess, and 20 down and eNimlue the Jail.
Mr. Klein called attention 10 the fact that
thousands OF our best cltlZ-nS were suffer-
ing from the SnOckoe Creek stencil, and yet
the Council bad refused 10 have The creek
arched over. He thought the prisoners en-
titled to no more consideration than our
o Hn people.
Mr.. Wniilock's proposition was adopted
as 6. l3 noes, 6.
DR.. Manson moved that the Council meet
at the jill this "wednesday morning at IL
O'clock and after inspecting ii 90 up to the
Council cmalnoer and settle the question
definitely. Not agreed to-ayeS, 3; noes, X
Mr.. Christian moved that the Council now
t6:G5) proceed to the jill, inspect it, and re.
turn as soon as possible. Agreed to.
The Council here proceeded to the Jail at
least number of members did some men,
bers remained in the Council chamber.
The members struggled back into the
chamber by ! o'clock.
Mr. Whit!ock moved that the resolution
to appropriate Sl4,500 in. bonds be read
again; which was done.
Mr. Whtlock asked what the Engineers
estlmales ellled for.
Mr.. Curtis explained. lThe Information
Nas puDiisDeu III tulS pipCA SSfSh"i "SSno
ago. -R,porter.]
MIR. Straus raised the point that the reso-
luton proposed 10 allow tue committee to
determine the length OF time the bonds
should run, in violation Of chapter 81 OF Or
d,nances, which limits the time TO thlrty.four
Years.
The President expressed the opinion that
the Council could not delegate the power TO
committee to determine the length OF time
the BONDS should run, when the ordinance
limits it 10 tnrty-fuur years.
Mr.. Whirlock insisted that the Council
should not quibble about small matters like
this when bonds to the amount of several
hundred lhous md dollars had been issued, As
members of the Finance Committee knew,
not strictly in accordance with law.
Mr.. Christian wanted the Jail improved,
and would probably have voted for the APP
preparation but for the point raised By Mr..
Straus, Nhicn he thought would greatly ln-
jure the value of the bonds proposed 10 be
issued.
The roll was called on the appropriation
with the following result:
AYEs.-Mcssrs. BurGamin, Carter. Curtis, Jen.
kins, nein. Mczgcr, stra.s, Talbot, Tower " nit
NoAs.-Messrs. Eraseman, Christian, Foster,
johnson (R. W., Lautr, Manson, Newell, Oliver,
Purcell, johnson %. 4 )-1Q.
So the resolution of the Board of Aldermen
was defeated. =,
On motion of Mr.. Blrganin the Council
adjourned.
The jill question is now in this position: !:
The Common Council has passed resolution
authorizing the sale Of the Clarke'S Spring
property, Sl4,500 of the proceeds TO be used
in the enlargement and Improvement of the
Jail. The Board Of Aldermen did not concur
in this. but passed the resolution rejccIed
by the Council Yesterday evening.