The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-09


The regular monthly meeting OF the
Board OF Aldermen was held yesterday
evening. Present: Messrs. Bass (presi-
dent, Barksdale, Crump, Dickerson, Gas
ser, Glasgow, Rankin, Scott, Thon, Todd,
Wagner, Wexford, and Williams.
Mr.. Scott, OF Jefferson Ward, stated that
his colleague, DIR. Cabell, was detained
from bls seat on account OF sickness.
The clerk laid before the Board COM
munication from the Mayor in relation to
the supply Of gas and water TO the custom
house.
Mr.. Scott offered n resolution, which
was agreed to, authorizing the Committees
on Light and Water TO take the necessary
action In the premises.
COMMITTEE on STREETS.
Mr.. Todd. from the Committee on
Streets, submitted resolution adopted .by
the Common Council, and recommitted to
| the Committee on Streets, authorizing the
payment OF 81 300 10 4. L. Taylor for GER
tain property used by the city in street i'm
provements.
The committee recommended that the
action OF the Common Council be con-
Cured in, which was agreed to.
RELIEF OF POOR.
Mr.. Wagner, from the Committee on Re-
lief Of the Poor, submitted a report, which
was ordered TO be filed.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Scott, from the Finance Committee,
submitted three resolutions providing for
the refund TO sundry parties OF culyert
taxes.
The resolutions were adopted.
THE STREET RAILWAY.
The ordinance allowing the Street Rail-
way Company to extend its track up Main
street from Eighth street, adopted at the
last meeting OF the Common Council, with
amendments proposed by the conference
committee from the two branches, came UP
for consideration.
Mr.. Todd explained that the report OF
the conference committee had been agreed
upon after due consideration, and he hoped
it would be agreed TO.
Mr.. Dickerson wanted 10 know II the
ordinance ~ amended would be accepta-
bic TO the railway company.
Mr.. Rankin said that from information
received by him he thought il would.
Mr.. Wexford could not see why it should
not be, as it virtually surrendered the
street to the company. He was not OPP
posed TO the railway, but claimed that the
company had violated its charter by not
making the gauge of It's track conform to
the ordinary gauge OF vehicles. He was
opposed to giving this company monopoly
Of the street to the exclusion Of everybody
else.
Mr.. Williams, in reply to Mr.. Wexford,
said it would be impossible 10 make the
| nj To ha n Nglfclpg
cause there was no standard gauge for the
latter. He made an earnest appeal for rail-
way facilities for the wOrkingmen, and rs \
means Of building up the CITY,,
Mr.. DIckerson agreed with Mr. Wexford
that the railway company ought 10 he
made to adopt the gauge prescribed by lis
charter. lie considered that the company
already enjoyed great privileges, and ought
TO be willing TO conform 10 the ordinance.
Mr.. Bass, in reply 20 Mr.. DicbeTson,
said that while ii might be a great priyi-
lege, yet nobody else seemed willing TO en-
gage in the street-railway business. The
people wanted this extension, and hC
thought it was the duty Of the Board to
adopt the ordinance.
Al this point it was discovered that the
ordinance was defective in that il referred
10 the "Richmond Railway Company" IN
stead OF the "Richmond City Railway
Company"
In accordance with a suggestion from
Mr.. Todd Gt not being in order to amend
the report Of the conference committee
the ordinance was voted down.
Mr.. Todd then introduced an ordinance
similar TO the one Just rejected granting tC
the "Rchmond City Railway Company
the right TO extend its track up Main street
from Eighth street.
Mr.. Wexford offered an amendment re
quiring that the inner rails Of the double
tracks shall be placed at the same diStanc,
as the ordinary gauge OF street carriages il
use in the city OF Richmond, which wa.
agreed to.
The ordinance as amended was agreed tC
by the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Bark sdale. Bass, Crump, Gasscr
Glasgow, Rankin, Scott, Thon, Todd, Wagner
NoEs.-Messrs. Dickerson and wellford-2.
The objection of those voting i'm tn,
negative was due 10 their opposition TO re
leasing the company from paving two fee
on each side Of the tracks, as they consider
ed ii a necessary requirement to keeping
the streets in good order, but were not op
posed to giving PERMISSION 10 extend th'
rOaO up MAIN street.
sHOCKOE CREEK.
Mr.. Todd, under suspension OF thu
rules, offered q concurrent resolution ap
propriating GAS, 600 for the improvement o
Shockoe creek from Franklin TO Marshal
street.
Mr.. Glasgow offered TO amend so as {,
make the amount $4,000, to be applied t
extending the present aqueduct iron
Franklin TO the arch at Broad street b.
substantial stone side walls, but withou
paving the bed, OH such line as the Engi
neer OF the city may adopt, and that tn
: curve OF the present arch at Union stree
be corrected to such line as he may adopt
: provided the property-owners along tn
line give their consent 10 the proposed I'm
proyement.
The amendment was agreed to, and III
2 resolution as amended was unanimously
adopted.
THE FREE BRIDGE.
The resolution adopted by the Common
Council appropriating $3.50 for repairs 4
the Free bridge, and repeating forme
resolution, came up.
Messrs. Il. w. McCance, Frederick II
Scott, and 4. Ii. Elicit being present by in
. yitation, addressed the Board In adyocac
OF the resolution.
After considerable discussion, whicl
was participated in by Messrs. Todd, Dick
erson, Wagner. Glasgow, and Barksdale
, Mr.. Dickerson offered an amendment 4
make an appropriation OF $3.50 "for th
repair OF the iron work and rOad-bed o
, the bridge, provided that the city OF Rich
I mond shall not be called on to make
further appropriation until like sun
I shall have been appropriated and ex
= pended either now or hereafter by the cit