The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-08

A meeting OF the Common Council was
held Yesterday afternoon, President Clarke
in the chair. Present at roll-call: Messrs.
Campbell, Cole, Curtis, Davis Of Madison.
Davis OF Marshall, Edwards. Ell,t', Ely
son, FERGUSON. Forester, Foster, Gum OF
Clay, Hargrove, Hayes, Higgins. Hooper.
King, Manson. Mcdowell, Phillips, Robin
son. Straus, Taylor, Tinsley, and Warren.
The Chair stated that Mr.. Plzzlni was out
OF the city.
The minutes OF The last regular meeting
and Of the called meeting OF February 23d
were read by the Clerk and signed by the
President.
The Sergeant-at-A Arms presented a COM
municllion from the Mayor giving his rea-
sons for not approving the ordinance
caucelling appropriations for 1SS0-'Si aud
making appropriations for 1SSl-'S2.
The Mayor objected to The item apprOpria-
! ting s400 for the Eye and Ear lnfrmary.
He said that IL was not legal for he Council
TO appropriate money for this purpose, and
that il would only open the door for other
specialists To step IN aud ask similar favors.
The city already bad a hospital whose sur
geon was competent TO perform surgical Ope-
rations OF every kind, but II the Council
persisted in establishing these special inSti-
/ tntious the number OF patients would be-
come - small that no respectable surgeon
would have the place.
Accompanying the message wFs the opin-
ion Of City-Attorney Kelley sustaining the
Mayors position.
The Chair then put the question, "Shall
| the ordinance pass, notwithstanding the
Mayors vetO:"
! Mr.. Elly>on SAID that the Mayors obiec-
/ ton that il would reduce the numb'r OF
patients at the pOorhOu>e was The very rea-
/ son the ordinance should pass, viewing it
/ from a financial standpoint. as II would have
tendency to decrease the yearly apprOpri-
tions out OF the city treasury for the sup
pOit Of that institution. Mr.. ElysOn also
cited authorities 10 show that the action OF
the Council was legal.
/ Dr.. Manson voted 10 sustain the Mayors
veto. He was opposed to approprialing
money for this special purpose. There
were plenty Of physicians in this city who
were always willing TO perform operations
on the eve aud ear free OF charge whn it
was necessary. and who were just as compe-
tent as the patron OF the Eye and Ear In
Urinary. Or. Manson wanted Il general
hospital 10 be undsr the control OF the city.
Mr. Higgins believed the Eye and Ear lr-
frmlre 10 be a mcritorOus institution and
hoped that the ordinance would pass.
Mr.. Curtis voted for the ordinance, but
felt bound to respect the opinion OF the
City Attorney. He voted 10 sustain the
veto.
Mr.. Edwards did not mean 10 say the
physicians of The city could not operate on
the eve and ear, but thought j. best TO have
some systematic way OF treating those dis
eases.
The ordinance was then passed over the
Mayors veto by vote OF q ayes to > noes.
Mr.. Curtis, from the Committee on
Streets, submitted the following for the APP
proyal OF the Council:
I. ResOlred Qhe Board OF Aldermen con.
curring). That the sum Of ; ,G92.90 be, and
the same is hereby. appropriated from the
street fund to lay granite curbing and flag
gIng and cutters on east side OF Laurel
street. from Beverly street 10 China ,trect
(uuon petition OF Evan Snead and others).
.. ReSOired (tbe Board Of Aldermen con-
curring), That the sum Of 81, 800 be, and the
same Is hereby, appropriated from the con-
tingent fund to pay K. +. Cayedo for house
and lot on Williamsburg avenue, to secure
the ground needed by the city in its i'm
proyements along aid avenue.
3. ReSOired Uhe Board Of Aldermen con.
curringj, That the sum Of $1,000 be, and the
same is hereby, appropriated from the con-
lingent fund TO pay T. +. Taylor for house
and lot on williamsburg avenue TO secure
the ground needed by the city in its inn
provcmentS along said avenue.
4. ReSOiUed Ube Board OF Aldermen con.
curring), That the sum o. S2lS.l9 be, and
the same is hereby, appropriated ffOm the
contingent fund to grade and pave the alley
between Smith and Henry and Catherine
and Leigh streets, the cost OF same to be
charged TO the prOperty-ownerS abutting on
said alley (upon petition OF +. Il. Davis
and others).
). ReSOiUed Uhe Board Of Aldermen con-
curring), That the sum OF S3GS 33 be, and
the same is hereby, appropriated from the
street fund to lay granite curbing and gutter
on Ninth between Byrd and Canal strcets,
west side.
6. ReSOlUed (the Board OF Aldermen con.
curring), That permission be granted the
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad COmpa.
ny to put down a single track across Byrd
street ut such point a. the City Engineer
may direct, the work TO be done under the
supervision Of the City Engineer, and this
permission during the pleasure Of the City
Council.
The following are returned, no further
action being necessary, the work having
been ordered, &c: Petition OF G.. /. Chris
tian for walkway on Henry street from
Franklin to Broad street; +, solution rs to
paving Franklin between Thirteen and
Fourteenth streets; resolution for gutter
on south side Of o street between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-tfth streets resolution
al. 4. 4 / L..
different wards; resolution a to ming
Twentieth and Tweniy-iirst streets; re>o-
luton as 10 Buchanan street; resolution TO
repair cutters OH Grace street between
Eighteenth and Twentieth streets.
They recommend the adoption OF an ord
nance III regard TO the route OF the Rich
mond and Alleghany Railroad Company,
already published In this paper.
The ordinance was passed as it came
from the Committee on Streets, except that
the Council amended it 80 as 10 require that
any action taken by said committee IN the
premises must be approved by the Council.
10 the 9TH section Mr.. Straus proposed to
strike out the words "until revoked by the
vote OF two ccCssiyely-elected Councils"
and insert $50 long Is the said company
shall comply with the police regulations OF
the city," The amendment was lost by the
following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Cali, Ellyson. Forester. Foster,
HargTOve, HAYES, King, McDO~ell, Robinson,
Sraus. Warren, and Clarke.
NoEs.-Messrs. Campbell, Curtis, T. Wiley Davis,
Edw'ris. Elei', Ferguson, W. :. Guna, Higgins
Hooper, Manson, Philips, and Taylor.
The report Of the committee was adopted
with the exception OF resolutions 2 and 3,
which were referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
The discussion on the various items OF the
report was very animated, and was partc-
plted in by Messrs. Curtis, Cole, EIlyson,
Taylor, and Others.
The Council adjourned 10 meet again |