The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-15


there will I've l06 miles OF road open
to The public. On the 1st day Of March it is
proposed to put to work on fhe line every
man that can be hired, and In the next $50
days to complete $50 miles, and by midsum.
mer next 10 finish the entire line-nearly
one half the time in which the compaby Is
required to complete the road. He hoped
that the Council would extend to the com
pany every possible facility in entering and
passing through the city.
Mr.. Todd replied. He did not object to
The additional track suggested, and thought
That there was but little difference between
the city and the company. The only serious
disagreement was the proposed occupation
OF part OF Canal street. As TO this route,
The City Engineer had suggested that the
| canal be brldged, II trestIes inrerfered with
The water. He thought that the company's
main object in desiring TO occupy Canal
street was more 10 give them additional
room. He concluded by urging the Board
10 be tenacious OF the position the commit
| tee had taken.
The amendment proposed by Mr. Cren-
shaw was defeated by the following vote:
AYEs.-Me,srs. Bass. Cr,nshaw, Crump. GRAY,
Rankin, Wagner, and Wellford-7.
NoEs,;TMessrs. Bsrksd,le, Cabell, Dickersou,
n.
| lisms, and Meredith-1l.
Mr.. Gray now proposed to amend by
striking ont the same language and insert a
clause allowing two tracks and commit the
route to the Engineer and the Street Com
mttee.
The amendment was defeated by the fol-
lowing vote:
! AYES -Messrs. Bark>dalc, Bass. .Cren. haw. Crump
G1sser GRAY: Kelly. Rankin, Wagncr-9.
| NOES .-Nes.rS. Cabel. Dicktison, Saunders
Scout. smith, Tad, Wexford, Williams, Mere
diih-9.
At this stage OF the proceedings Mr..
Todd moved 10 amend so as TO give two
tracks instead OF one into the basin, and
by striking out the words "north side"
Agreed TO unanimously.
Various minor amendments wcreadOpted
DR.. CaDell proposed TO amend 30 as to re.
quire the city to pay for all the building,
erected by the company il two succeSSiyely
elected Council. require the company to re
move their Lacks.
The amendment was defeated by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Cabel, Crenshaw, Crump, anc
| Gray-4.
NoEs.-Messrs Barb sdale. Bass. Dlckerson. Kelly
Ia, kin, saunders, scott. Smith, TO g, Wagner
| Wexford, Williams, aud Meredi'h-l3.
IL v
I ed by the following vote:
AYEs.-Mcssrs. BlrSsdlle. Bass Clbell, Crer
shaw. Crump. pirkerson. cray. Kelly, Rankin
saunders scott, smith. Todd. Wagner, Wexford
Williams. Mereditn-l7.
OTHER STREET MATTERS.
Mr.. Todd, from the same committee. alSC
presented resolutions apErOpriatng $500 {,
build sewer for MarShall.Sireet school
house; S77j to construct sever for the ac
commOdatiOn OF schooIhOuse on Twenty
SIKH and Leigh streets. the same to be eX
tended 10 NJ and Twenty fifth streets; 23i
for sewer on Laurel street from Main stree
to point opposite Moore Memorial church
27j feet; $3.50 TO trap sewer lnlets at come
Biker and Third streets; Sl77.10 from tn
contingent fund to pave with granite spal
the alley on south side OF Cary street be
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets an,
running back to the alley next 10 ShockO
warehouse, the cost to be charged 10 pro
perty owners.
The resolution appropriating $4,000
offered by Mr.. TOdd-to pave Main stree
with prepared Belgian blocks from Eight
to Fourteenth street was referred to tn
Committee OH Finance, On motion OF Nj
Todd.
OTHER BUSINESS.
BY Mr. Smith: \ resolution for tn
paving OF Venable street with grant
spalls from McchanicsviIle turnpike I
Seventeenth street. Referred.
THE MAYORS SALARY.
The amendment to the ordinance increa'
ing the Mayors salary TO $4,000 was adopte
by the following vote:
| AYEs.-Messrs. Barksdae, Bass. CrenshsN
Crump. Gasser, RANKIN, saunders, scott, Smitl
TOdi. and William,-ll.
| >oES-SI.ssrs. Cabell, DickersoD, Gray, kell,
| Wagn +. We;lioId. and MeredIth-7.
DR.. Wexford appealed from the decisio
OF The Chair, that the ordinance dld not rC
quire a twO-thirds vote, aud the decision G
the Chair was sustained on recorded vote
ayes, II; noes. 6 the Chair, Of course, nc
voting.
| Adjourned.