The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-11

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DAY LIQUOR ORDINANCE uNsUCCEss-
FUL-sHALL THE JUHIsDICTI0N BE
TAKEN FROM THE HUsTINGs COURT AND
GIVEN TO THE POLICE JUsT1CE?-THE
BoARD OF ALDERMEN SAY mo"
A regular meeting of the Board OF Alder
men was held yesterday eyentng-Aider-
nan W. Fl. Scott in the chair, and present
at rolI-call the following other members :
Messrs. Bass, Beall, Cabell. Cannon. Crump,
Dickerson, Gasser, Gray. Kelly, Lipscomb,
Smith, Wagner, and Williams.
A communication from the Mayor. en-
closing an invitation to the Council to at
tend the unveiIing OF the Thomas statue,
was laid before the Board, and it was voted
that the Mayor properly acknowledge the
same.
CAsTLE-THuSDER PROPERTY.
! The Committee on Finance (Mr. H. G..
| Cannon chairman) reported rs follows:
| ReSotred, That the petition OF Miles &
E. S. Turpin asking an abatement OF their
tax-bll Ct 1879, in consequenceaot the de-
struction OF their tobacco factory by fire
2Glh August, 1879, be rejected.
The reports Of the Auditor and Trea-
fsurer for September, 1879, are herewith re-
turned approved.
Mr.. Cannon stated. in substance, that the
tax on Castle Thunder was levied lis OF Feb
ruary 1st-before the fire.
Mr. Williams held that the case presented
was one in which the Council could proper
| ly exercise its discretion. and that the tax
should be reinitted. He said that the State
authorities had cheerfuIly relinqushed their
| tax.
| +L,tT 2, pro{ L. a
insured for an amount equal to the amount
assessed.
The report was adopted without division.
MICHAEL. REESE FUND-BOoKs FOR POOR CHILL
DREN.
Mr.. Bass submitted a Joint report from
the Committees on Schools and Finance re-
commencing that the veto message Of the
Mayor as to the Michael. Reese fund be sus-
tanned (which was donel and the following
he adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board Of Aldermen Of
the City Of Richmond (thc Common Coun-
Gil concurring), That the sum OF $4,000,
given by the trustees OF Michael Reese, be
committed to the School Board OF the city
OF Richmond. as provided BY law, to be in
vested by said Board in some permanent
security and held as Il perpetual fund,
whose annual interest shall be devoted eX-
clusively to the purchase of school-bookS
and stationery for poor children attending
the public free schools OF this city.
| Adopted.
| CHEF A1NSI1E.
The resignation Of Chief-Engineer Aims
liz. OF the Fire Department, was received
and accepted.
! Common Council resolution fixing the
| first Monday in December for joint meet
ing Of the two bodies for election OF q Chief
Engineer was agreed to.
COMMON COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS.
Common Council resolutions relative to
consolidation Of certain funds relative to
election expenses, to building permits, and
10 appointment OF special committee on
water-Works plan, were adopted.
RELIEF OF POoR-WORKHOUSE.
Dir. Wagner presented the usual report
OF the Committee for the Relief Of the
Poor. Received and filed.
Common Council resolution proposing
the appointment OF Joint committee TO in.
q,lire into the eXpcdicncy OF establishing 4
workhouse was taken up and agreed to.
The President pro tens., by authority, ap-
pointed Messrs. Dickerson and Gray on the
part Of this Board.
| SIDEWALK ORDINANCE.
Ordinance from Common Council re-
stricting merchants to three feet OF the
pavement for use for goods was adopted
unanimously.
SUNDAY LIQUOR LAW.
Common Council ordinance intended sc
to conform the city ordinance TO the State
law as to take the Jurisdiction from The
Hastings Court and give it to the Police
Justice came up.
Mr. Williams wished the matter post
poned, as he knew that some gentlemen alb
sent were deeply interested.
Mr.. Cannon called attention to the fac
that sixteen out of eighteen members were
present, and stated that it was rare that tht
Board was so full.
On the proposition to postpone the vot'
was as follows:
AYEs.-Messrs. Rass, Cabcll. Dickerson. Forrcs
ter: Gray, tpseomn, Todd and Williams-s;
Kelly, Scott, Smith, and "aSntr-S.
So the motion failed.
Mr. Todd suggested that the minority re-
port be read.
Mr.. Cannon thought that it would be :
waste of time, as it had been published Fir
the Dispatch.
The President pro tenn. decided that il
could be READ; but meanwhile olf. w IL
liams had taken the floor. He stated in sn5
stance what was contained in the minority
report, which he had signed.
Mr.. Beall, also a member OF that commit
tee, made an explanation Of his own posi-
ton, and denied that the ordinance was in
tended to screen the offender, as the mi
nority intimated. He was q law-an d-ordel
man, and wished to see this ordinance
rigidly executed. At the same time he
wanted this city to avail itself OF the proyi.
sion OF the statute which says that the State
law shall not apply TO cities having ordi
nanccs OF equal penalty, &c. He desired
also TO relieve dealers from the liability OF
being tried twice for the same offence. The
State law has invited us to govern ourselves,
aud il we cannot do it, why, we had better
turn the city over 10 the llustings Court and
Get rid OF all this expense. MIR. Beall baC
great respect for Judge Christian, but had
failed to see since he had taken the subject
in hand that the city was any more orderly
than previously. he had every confidence
that The police would enforce this ord
nance, and he wished to have the fines col
lected put into the city treasury. On this
point he read an extract from the Mayors
message recommending an ordinance tc
meet the demands OF the State law.
Mr. Dickerson made brief speech, in
cludine review OF what action had Of late
been taken on this subject, and saying thai
he could not vote for the ordinance unless
satisfied that such orders would be given
the police force as would cause them to eX