The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-09

THE CENTRAL LUNATIC ASYLUM TO THE
sTATE-$15,O00 APPROPRIATE FOR
THAT PURPosE-THE POLICE BOARD-RE-
PORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE
Roth PROPOSITIONS DEFEATED.
A called meeting OF the Board OF Alder
men was held yesterday afternoon in the
Council Chamber-President Meredith in
the chair. Present at rolLcall: Messrs.
Bass, Beall, Gray, Lipscomb, Scott, Smith,
spangenburg, Wagner, Williams, and Zim-
mer.
THE CENTRAL LUNATIC ASYLUM.
The Chair announced that the meeting
had been called to consider the joint .reso-
luton from the Common Council in rela-
tion to the Central Lunatic Asylum, proyid-
ing for the appointment of commission OF
three on the part OF the Board Of Aldermen
and FIVE from the Common Council to con-
fer with the commission Of the General AS
sembly Of Virginia having the subject un-
der consideration, and authorizing the COM
mission to purchase such site for said asy-
lum as may be selected by the committee of
the Legislature whenever the Legislature
shall make an appropriation for said asy-
Ium. ......
The Chair opposed the resolution unless
the amount was limited to an expenditure
Of $4,000.
Mr.. Cannon opposed the resolution.
Messrs. Bass, Wagner, and Scott said that
il the resolution was amended the whole
thing would be defeated.
Mr.. Zimmer said he was opposed to the
resolution because there was no limit to the
power OF the committee.
Mr. WffI{on,c p,aual fo add $n tho
luton: "Provided that the cost of the site
shall not exceed S15,000."
Mr.. Pickrell urged the adoption Of the
resolution Just as it came from the lower
branch.
Mr.. Bass explained that the commission
was not instructed to purchase site, but
that they were merely authorized to buy
the site selected by the legislative COM
mission.
Mr.. Meredith (Mr. Bass being in the
chair opposed the resolution in its pre-
sent shape.
MIR. Cannon said If the resolution passed
the city was bound to carry out the con-
tract which was made in the resolution,
and one that could be enforced in any Of the
courts OF this State.
Mr.. Williams said that il the resolution
was amended so as to restrict the cost to
S15, ZOO, then it an ounted to an appropria-
ton, and upon its passage would require q
two-thirds vote.
The amendment was lost-ayes, Z; noes, 8.
Mr. Meredith moved to amend so as to re-
strict the expenditure to $4,000. Lost
ayes, 5; noes, 10.
Mr.. Meredith inquired whether the reso-
luton would not require two-thirds vote.
Mr.. Cannon said that he did not think it
required two-thirds vote.
Mr.. Meredith differed with Mr. Cannon.
The resolution was defeated by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Bass. Beall, Crump, Forester,
Lipscomb, Pickrell, Smith, and Wagner-e:
NoEs..MeSsrs; Cannon. Gray, sco,i, spangen-
Mr.. Wagner moved to adjourn, but with
drew the motion.
The motion by which the resolution was
defeated was then reconsidered, as also the
vote by which the $4,000 amendment was
rejected.
Mr.. Smith moved to amend the amend
ment so as to limit the expenditure to an
amount not exceeding $4,000. Lost.
The $4,000 amendment was then agreed
to-ayes, u; noes, 8.
The resolution as amended was ther
agreed to by the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Bass, Crump, Forester, Gray
Lipsconb, Pickrell Scott, Smith, Spangenburg
Todd, Williams. thinner, and Mercdith-l3,
NoEs.- Messrs. Beall. Cannon, and Wagner-3.
THE POLICE BOARD.
Mr.. Meredith, from the special committee
appointed at the last meeting of the BOARD
to consider the subject of an amendment to
the city charter in relation to the Police
Board, presented joint resolution similar
to that already passed by the Common
Council, except that the six members Of the
Police Board are to be elected by the Coun
Gil instead of being nominated by the judges
of the Circuit, Hastings and Chancery
Courts, and are to be members Of the City
Council. -
MIR. Wagner moved to amend the report
so as to provide that there shall be nomi,
mated to the Council by the different ward
representatives the names Of two citizens
residing in the ward in which they reside,
one of whom shall be elected. These six
persons shall constitute the Police Board.
The amendment was rejected.
On motion OF Mr.. Todd, the resolution
OF the Common Council was taken up and
read as q competing proposition to the re-
port of Mr.. Meredith. f.,
On agreeing to the resolution as it came
from the Common Council the ayes and
noes were taken, and the resolution was
lost by the following vote:
AYEs.-M Messrs. Bass, Beall, Crump, Forester
GRAY, Pickrell, Todd. and Wagner-S.
N0Es.-MeSsrs. Cannon, Llpscomb, Scott, Smith
spangenburg, Williams. Zinlmer, and Meredith-S
The report of the special committee was
also reiected-ayes, s; noes, 8.
Adjourned.