The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-13
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
A Talk Over the QuestiOsa OF Paving
Brook Avenue. d
SPECIAL MEETING OR: THE COMMON coUN-
cIE-THE DEFEATED RESOLUTION TO
PAVE. BROOK AVENUE RECONSTRUCTED,
DISCUSSED. AGAIN DEFEATED, RECON-
sIDERED, AND FINALLY TABLED.


sIDERED, AND FINALLY TABLED.
A special meeting Of the Common Coun-
Gil was held Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
in the Council chamber.-President Ander-
son in the: chair. Present at roll:call !:
Messrs. Adams, Braseiman, Christian, Cur
tis, Elicit, English, Foster, Gregory, Har-
grove, Haxall, Hayes, Higgins, johnson,
King, Lauer, Metzger, Oliver, Pulliam,
Starke, Straus, Talbot. Taylor, Timber
lake, Vanderrall. and Wood. I
On motion OF Mr., Higgins the reading Of
the proceedings was dispensed with.
OBJECT or THE MEETING,
The Chair explained chat Iat, the instance
and request Of several mem b6rs Of the body,
and in pursuance OF the rules OF the Coun-
Gil, he bad called special meeting to con-
slider the subject OF making an appropria-
tion to pave Brook avenue. gr,,,i
Mr.. Oliver moved to reconsider the vote
BY which the resolution to expend $500 to
pave Brook avenue had been rejected, as he
Mr.. English inquired whether member
who was absent had the right to move re-
consideration. ssf%.. x.iEi. .,.sSis,...,s
The Chair read the rule Of the Senate to
the effect that an absent member had the
right to make such motion. ~
He then went on to say that IL was deli
cate question, but he was willing to let the
house decide the question. he thought
that Il was right that a majority should rule,
and he would therefore decide that Mr.. Oil
| yer's motion was in order, and that 1t was
competent for member who was absent to
move to reconsider. -
MIR. English argued that it was not COM
netent for an absent member, under the
rules OF the House OF Delegates, TO move q
reconsideration, and as there was no rule
Of the Common Council that permitted an
absent member to move Reconsideration
no thougbt it was not in order for MIR.
Oliyer,s motion to be entertained. =.
The Chair again, after having read the
rule OF the Council in regard to motions 10
reconsider (Which does not prescribe VINO
Shall or shall not make a motion to recon-
sider). stated at length his reason for enter-
tanning the motioa, and enlarged upon his
r,Iling. and said that any member had q
rioht 70 move to reconsider, as nothing to
the contrary was prescribed in the rules.
On the motion to reconsider Mr. Higgins
demanded the ayes and noes, and being
taken. the motion to reconsider was carried
by the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. BraseIman, Christian; Ellett or Eos
Hargroye HaTai Hayes 9GsSh s,ans Taibott,
Timberlake. VandervaII, and AndersonI19:
NoEs.~MessrO. Adams, Curtis, English, Gregory
Higgins, Taylor, and Wood-I.
THE QUESTION DECIDED.
Mr.. Taylor then proceeded to argue
against the appropriation OF SS,6Oo from
tie street fund. to pave Brook avenues
because there had been an unequal dlstrlDll-
ton OF the street fund, and to say that ne
was not influenced by any sectional feellng
| ef f1,o mos The
matter was unfairly before the body, m bis
iugdment, and that while he rather favored
the scheme he was compelled TO vote "No''
to be consistent. g&
Mr.. Anderson (Mr. Pullam in the chair,
now took the floor to pour oil on the
troubled waters and to make some frlendly
suggestions to his young friend who had
preceded him. -,
Mir. English moved to lay on the table.
Lost. H. ~. ,cG ..r
Mr.. Talbot appealed to his friends from
the East End to withdraw their opposition
and pass the resolution. He had lived IN
Jefferson Ward for tbirty-eight years, and
he was interested in all that pertains to the
interest OF that ward ; but he thought this
most important measure, and he hoped 1t
would pass.
Mr. Christian argued briefly in favor OF
| the appropriation, anu deprecateo Tue rais-
ing of sectional questions in the discussion.
He thought such important measures ought
to stand uron their own merits. 1t was not
matter which affected any particular sec
ton Of the city, because the improvement
! Law in three wards OF the six. He was not
opposed to the Chureh-Hill improvement,
but as to how the improvement should be
made he thought was fair subject OF dis
cussion. So ~. il. ~
Mr.. Curtis announced it as his intention
to vote against the resolution; that he was
forced to vote against the question. He
hoped the members from Jefferson and
| Marshall wards would stand firm and vote
against the resolution. :. -A'E.' -
| Mr.. Braselman spoke briefly in favor, OF
the measure, and appealed to the members
from Marshall and Jefferson wards to vote
| for the paving Of Brook avenue.
The question was finally taken, and the
resolution again defeated by the following
vote-not two thirds: =.
| AYEs.-Massrs. Braselman, Christians Elicit. Fos-
ter, Hargrove. Haxali, Hayes, johnson, King,
I.auer, Metzger, Oliver, Pnlliam, Starke Straus,
1 Talbot, Taylor, Vandervnll, and Anderson-19,
| NOES.-Messrs. Adams, Curtis, English, Gregory,
| Higgins, Taylor, and Wood-7.
! Mr.. Elicit changed his vote before it was
announced, and on his motion the vote by
which thesresolution had been defeated was
reconsidered, and the resolution tabled.
| Adjourned.