The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-06


THB CITY HALL.
Mr.. Pizzini. from the committee ap-
I pointed TO report the vote cast at the elec-
1 tion Nav .5ih for and against city hall.
/ submitted a report giving the vote to be
a. follows:
Total number Of votes
For The appropriation s1o
Against The appropriation. fs2
Majority for the appropriation. 1924
The report was received. and the COM
miitee discharged from further conside-
ration Of the subject.
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
The report Of the special committee on
Z the petition OF the Brush Electric-Light
| Company for permission TO erect their
/ poles and extend their wires through the
streets Of the city under the direction Of
the City Engineer, was, after some discus
I sion. taken from the table.
! Mr.. Pizzini moved that the petition be
granted.
Mr.. Potts moved that il be referred 10
the joint Committee on Finance and Light.
Adopted.
THE THEATRE ORDINANCE.
The Mayors veto of the ordinance re-
quiring certain alterations and improve
ments at the Richmond Theatre was taken
from the table.
After quite an interesting discussion.
which was participated i'm by Messrs. Piz-
zini and Edwards in favor q sustaining
the Mayor. and McSsrs. Potts. Ammons.
/ Lubbock. Elicit, and Curtis in opposition,
| the Chair put the question. " Shall the ordi-
nance pass. notwithstanding the Mayors
veto;" and the vote resulted A. follows:
AYEs.-Messrs. Ammons. Campbell, Curtis. II
lett Ellyson. fcrrnsscn. Gunn u clay Ward.
Hayes. King, Lubbock. and Potts-ll.
kOEs.-Nessrs. Cole. Edwards. Hargroyc. Hoop
cr. McDgwell Patton, Philips, Pizrili, Robinson.
Warren. and Clarke-ll.
The Chair declared the veto OF the Mayor
sustained.
THE RICHMOND AND ALLEGHANY RAILROAD.
The resolution adopted by the Board Of
Aldermen at IL last meeting reyoking GER
tain privileges granted by the city 10 the
Richmond and Allegheny Railroad Com
pany came up for consideration.
Afr. Hooper moved 10 adopt the resolu-
tion - il came from the Board.
Mr.. Elicit seconded the motion.
blr. Curtis said this was the most i'm
portant matter that bad been brought up
thi. year. lie thought good reasons should
be given why this measure should be
adopted. II practically said. Take up your
track md 20 away.
The Chair said il only affected the COM
pany u 10 Ninth street.
Mr.. Curtis said that II they are forbidden
20 cross Ninth street they certainly ant 20
into their freight dep,i and on % the dock.
he went on 10 speak of the handsome dock
trcslle and 10 say that 70 thi. road must the
city look ior its prosperity. lie sD0ke oi
seventh street and the great fight last year
when they wanted 10 change the grade q
that street. lie had been called almost
daily 10 attend the meetings of the Street
Committee then 70 defeat what any gentle
man will now sav j. one Of the greatest i'm
IQyements ever made. lie spoke further
NJ IL length in favor Oi referring the reso-
luton 20 the street Committee, where il
can be discussed and where the railroad
authorities can be heard.
Mr.. Curtis insisted that the company had
never denied the right Of the city 20 Ninth
street. That question had not vet come mp.
Nj. Cole asked Mr. Curtis whether the
Richmond and Allegheny Company had
refused 20 open Ninth street and bridge u
II 20. he certainly would vote FOR the reso-
luton.
Mr.. Curtis went on 10 say that the Street
Committee had put the railroad company
90 many q dollars unnecessary expense;
that whatever privilege that company has
the Council has given. and they are
not now applicants Tor any special priy-
legc. He hoped the resolution would be-
referred.
Mr.. Elicit said he wa. friend 10 the
road: that the street Committee had
granted every request that company had
asked. he said that just before tie canal
was sold 20 the railroad company ~ oder
had been made 20 bridge the basin 20 Ninth
street. and a contract was about 10 be en-
tered into - build the bridge. he spoke
o. The building Of the freight depot. and
said that II tue Council had known the
character 0l the building Tie privilege
wouil never have been granted. lie said
that all the Council a.ked was q plain
bridge over the basin ~ Ninth street.
which would cost 500.
Mr. Warren -aii De thought it was q
question - more than 5000; u va, que>-
tiOn q throwing a safeguard around the
city. because the railroad company can
build in Ninth street just q, they have
done in Tenth.
Mr. PiZnni asked whether il W.. con-
templated 10 compel the Richmond and
Allegheny Railroad Company to bridge
Ninth street.
Mr. Elicit said they only wanted the COM
pany 70 conform 70 the charter.
Mr. Curtis further discussed the qucs-
ton and defended the company. He
wanted the matter TO 20 to the street Com
mitice and be there carefully considered.
Then. II the committee think proper %
approve il. special meeting can be called
and the resolution adopted.
Mr. Warren said this was only 4 queS-
tion q protecting the city's interest. and
need not be- discussed at length. A., 20 the
dock trestie. il was built IN The interest Oi
the Henrico Coal Company. and Tor 10
other purpose. The road had been built
by spectators.
M. Pizzin said this was = very import
ant matter. and without indicating how b.
would vote on il, and learning that there
viii be q special meeting in the near future.
he would move 10 lay the resolution on the
table.
Mr.. Higgins defended Colonel CutsLaw's
action throughout the negotiations II the
past with the railroad company, and adyo-
Gated the adoption II the resolution very
warmly.
The subject wa, further discussed by
Mr.. Edwards. Mr.. POtis. and others ai
some length. and finally Mr.. Pizzini's mo-
ton 10 lay on the table was defeated by the
following vote:
ArEs.-Messrs Curtis. Eily-on. Hargrove. Hayes.
McDOwell. Patton. PiExiul, Potts, and Eob.ns1D-
=.
NoEs-Nessrs. Ammons. Campbell, Cole. I'd
wards Eliefi. Ferguson. f0rresier- tunn 81 Clay,
Higgins. Hooper, King, Lubbock, Phillips, War
ren. and Cl4rsc-i5.
Mr.. Curtis then moved again 10 refer 10
the street Committee, and the vote being
taken. the Council refused 10 refer, a. fol-
lows: