The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-27
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

FRAMED BUILDfSGS-CLARK-SP PRO
pERTY TO BE RENTED oUT-s1TE FOR
THE CENTRAL LUNATIC, ASYLUM : THE
CITY TYADvERTIsING-ACTl OF THE Low
ER BRANCH SUSTAINED RESOLUTION
!, PASSED OVER THE MAYORS ,vETo-AC-
,TIoN IN RELATIONTo TO THE THiRD-sTREET
STEAMER DEFERRED-THE BOARD OF Po-
LICE COMMISSIONERS, &C., &C.
The regular semi-montbly meeting of the
Board of Aldermen was held in the Coun-
Gil chamber yesterday afternoon-President
Meredith in the chair. Present at roll-call I:
Messrs. Cannon, Forester, Gray, Manly,
Pickrell, Scott, Smith, Spangenberg, Todd,
Wagner, Williams, and thinner.
FRAMED HOUSES.
Mr., Todd, from the Committee on the
Fire Department, presented joint resolu-
ton giving permission to the following per-
sons to erect framed buildings in the city 5:
John X. Molloy, coal-shed at 2301 Main
street; John Armistead, dwelling corner of
TYLER and Cabel streets; John Jasper,
dwelling on st. John street between Fede-
raj and Coutts streets; Isaiah Doyle, dwell
| ing corner st. Paul md Charity streets
Carneal & Son, six dwellings corner Of St.
Peter and Coutts streets; w. Z. Ammons,
confectionery and notion-store on Twenty
fifth street between n and 0 streets; z.
Zimmer, addition to kitchen ct No. 612 Fifth
street; S. w. Farrar, stable Mt the corner OF
Twenty-fiith and Leigh streets. Agreed to.
The committee also presented resolution
rejecting the petition OF John Pryor Tor
double tenement on Leigh street between
St. James and Adams streets. Agreed TO-
TUE CLARK-spRING PROPERTY.
Mr.. Gray, from the Committee on Re
trenchment and Reform, presented reSo-
luton providing for the renting out OF the
Clark-Spring property.
Mr.. Pickrel moved to amend so as TO
authorize the Committee Oh Grounds and
Buildings to lease out the said property.
Agreed to. iF IS.
FUEL FOR THE POOR.
Mr.. Wagner, from the Committee on Re
lief OF the Poor, presented q report in re-
lation to registration Of persons receiving
fuel from the city, which was received.
FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Common Council ordinance for the more
efficient working Of the Fire-Alarm and
Police Telegraph was taken up and con-
Cured in. -.
Common Council Joint resolutions from
the Committee on Light were taken up and
concurred in.
Common Council Joint resolution grant.
ing permits for wooden buildings was taken
up and concurred in.
Common Council joint resolutions to pay
claims Of clerk OF Hastings Court, and con.
cerninc employees of the city nonresident
and not paying taxes, were taken up and
concurred in.
SITE FOR THE CENTRAL LUNATIC ASYLUM.
Common Council joint resolution making
donation to the State OF Virginia Of G,00C
for the purchase Of q site for the Central
Lunatic Asylum was taken up.
hIr. Cannon thought the resolution cX.
pressed doubt rs to the authority Of the
Council to make the donation, and he there.
fore moved to refer it to the attorney OF the
city for his opinion rs to our constitutions
power to make the appropriation.
Mr.. Todd moved to amend in the nature
OF substitute so rs to provide that the do
nation shall not be confined to the purchase
OF the Poor farm. ..
Dir. Manly moved to amend so as to in.
crease the amount to $4,000, and to pro-
vide that il the donation is inconsistent
with the charter, then the Legislature shall
give the city the authority to make the do
nation.
On motion OF Mr.. Scott, DR.. j. G. Cabell
was invited to address the Board upon the
subject Being member OF the commits.
sion, he could say but little. He stated that
the Board OF Directors OF the asylum were
now spending S50,000 annually in this city,
and il the asylum is built here it will cost
about S125.0O0. a... ...... .-..-. r.. .
Mr.. Cannon moved to amend so as to pro.
vide that the city's donation shall not be ei-
fectual until the State shall contract for the
erection OF the asylum. .... .... .....-...-
! Mr.. Cannon presented substitute, which
the Chair said was out of order, for the re-
solution and amendment, simply donating
! Sc, 900 in bonds to aid the State in the erec.
ton of All asylum when the State shall de.
eide to build, and shall legalize the dona.
ton on the part Of the city.
Mr.. CannOn's amendment to Dir. Todd's
substitute was rejected. ..
Mr.. Manly's $4,000 amendment to Mr.
Todd's substitute was adopted. ....a'
The substitute was adopted.
Mr.. Cannon now offered his proposition
as substitute, and it was rejected.
The resolution appropriating $4,000 ir
six per cent. bonds to buy site for the
asylum was then rcjected-ayes, IL; noes.
mot two thirds. .,. ...- -e... ... ...
A motion TO reconsider was put and pre-
vailed. ..
The resolution was then amended 80 as
to insert $4,000, and on the passage defeat
ed by the following vote-not two thirds:
| AYEs.-Messrs. Bass, Crump. Forester, Manly
Pickrell. Smith, Spapgenburg, Todd, Wagner, Zim'
nst Noss.GMessrs Cannon, Scott, and WiIliams-3.
The defeated resolution was again recon.
sidered the Chair having decided that such
motion was in order), $4,000 put in, and
the resolution adopted 13; noes,
none. @"s"'2 =. .....
VI THE CITY, ADVERTISING
Common Council joint resolution annul.
ling the contract for city advertising with
4 the Dispatch, and instructing the commit
1 tee to award the contract to the lowest re-
| sponsiblc' bidder, was taken up. r...l..
/ Mr.. Cannon said that il his own personal
1 feelings had been consulted, and he had
been on the committee, he should have
voted to give it to the lowest bidder. He
thought the committee had acted for the in.
terest Of the city. He did not think it in
1 the power Of the Council to annul contracts.
| The committee had been invested with full
powers to make the contract; they have
made it, and the city is bound by it, in his
| opinion. He was, therefore, unwilling to
vote for resolution to annul the contract,
IL one had been made. Ii it should be the
pleasure Of the Council to say that the city
shall advertise in two Of the city papers be
might vote for it.
| He then presented a resolution referring
the report of the Committee on Printing
/ and the resolution OF the Council to the
City Attorney for his opinion as to whether
the contract can be annulled il one exists.
| Mr. JVil}ions oddrocsed thp RosrI irwin q