The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-20
COMMON COUNCIL.
Called Meeting - The Spring-Street Home
Appropriation Passed Over the Mayors
veto-Appropriations for Street Purposes
The Richmond and Allegheny Railroad
Dinculty Settlcd-ResoIutions, &c.

| DiHculty Settlcd-ResoIutions. &c.
A called meeting OF the Common Counc
was held yesterday afternoon. Present
Messrs. Clarke (president), Ammons, Camr
bell, Cole, Curtis, Edwards, Elicit, Fergus
son, Forester, Foster, Gum Of Clay, HaI
grove, Hayes, Higgins, Hooper, Patton
Phillips, Pizzini, Potts, and Weisiger.
THE sPRING-sTREET HOME.
The Council took up and passed over tn
Mayors veto the resolution appropriatin!
500 for the Spring-Street Home by vot
Of ayes 1G. noes 2. [Tbe Board Of Alder
men took similar action at It's last meeting.
THE RICHMOND AND ALLEGHANY RAILROAl
ORDINANCE.
The ordinance passed by the Board o
Aldermen revOking certain privileges here
tofore granted to the Richmond and ALE
ghany Railroad Company was taken up.
Mr.. Elicit moved to lay on the table.
Mr.. Curtis did not think that that was th'
understanding had with the chairman o
the Street Committee. lie moved that th'
ordinance be rejected.
Mr.. Elicit thought that the tabling Of tho
ordinance would accomplish the object.
caused this change. At the last meeting o
the Council it was thought necessary to pass
this ordinance, and he would like TO heal
why the necessity had ceased to exist. HC
did not want to vote blindly.
Mr.. Curtis explained that the railroad
company had agreed to open Ninth street
by building bridge across the basin n
Ninth street.
The Chair then laid before the Council
the following paper:
RICHMOND AND ALLEGuANY RAILROAD Co., }
VICE-PREsIDENT's OFFICE,
RICHMOND, VA, June II, 1882. )
C. L. Todd, Esq, Chairman Of Street
Committee:
Dear Sir,-Recent action Of the City
Council has brought formally for the first
time before this company desire on the
part OF the Council to have Ninth street
opened across the basin for the passage OF
street traffic.
The company has at all times been ready
to consider this question when ii has ap-
peared important to the city. Having had
an interview with yourself, and having
discussed the matter with other members
OF the Council, ! am led TO offer the fol-
lowing rs a solution Of all pending ques-
tions or questions that seem likely TO ap-
pear above the surface TO disturb the plea
SAINT relations existing between the city
and the railroad company. i believe | am
repeating in substance the views expressed
to-day by yourself and the general feeling
Of the members of both branches OF the
Council with whom have conversed.
The railroad company will agree rs fol
lows:
/. Within four months to construct at IFS
own expense n passage-way for ordinary
street travel across the basin, on the line OF
Ninth street, at grade with its tracks--the
said passage-way to be constructed in a
substantial manner Of timber or other ma
terial at the railroad company's election.
2. The railroad company TO keep the
said crossing in good order, to maintain
watchmcn at all times when trains, engines,
regulations of the city applying TO cross
ings Of railroad tracks generally.
3. The railroad company to be given
the right, by ordinance OF the Council, to
erect "vertical arm-gates" at Seventh.
Eighth, and Ninth streets, for the better
protection OF the travel across its tracks,
and also to close Eighth street with gates at
any time, for a period not longer than thir-
ty-five minutes, TO permit the necessary
shifting OF cars for the making up Of trains
and disposing OF its traffic.
4. The railroad company lot to be dis
turbcd in its use-for building or other
any part Of the basin east Of
Ninth street.
). The ordinance passed by the Board Of
Aldermen June /, 1882, and adopted by the
Common Council June ), 1882, TO be re-
pealed by the next Council.
6. The pending ordinance passed by the
Board Of Aldermen June y, 1882, TO be
laid on the table or rejected by the present
Common Council at a meeting previous to
July |, 1882.
Respectfully,
DECATUR AXTELL, Nice-President.
The pending question being ordered, Mr..
Ellett's motion to table the ordinance was
agreed to.
Mr.. Elicit then offered the following,
which after some discussion WAS adopted !:
BE 1t enacted BY the Council Of the city
of Richmond the Board Of Aldermen con-
cuTrinq), That the clerk be- and he is here
by. instructed to enter upon the journal a
copy OF the communication received from
Decatur AXtell, Esq, vice-preSident Of the
Richmond and Allegheny Railroad Com
pany, and to place said communication
upon file, and that the Committee on Ordi-
uances be requested to present to this body
a. early as practicable IN ordinance en-
bodying the terms OF agreement proposed
by said railroad company. so far as the
same may be consistent with the interests
OF the city, and inserting lin effect in the
4th section Of said communication after
the word street the following wOrds-viz. !:
" Except by the vote OF two successfully
elected Councils; and that for wooden
or additions, il any, the COM
pany shall be required 10 obtain the GUS
tomary permit from the City Council"
STREET APPROPRIATIONS.
The Council concurred in the action OF
the Board OF Aldermen as follows Appro-
priating S1,G43.40 to pave with granite
spalls Nenable from Seventeenth to Eigh-
teenth streets; appropriating S4,72j.Sj to
extend the spall-paying on Broad street
from Henry to Adams streets; appropria-
ting Sl,7O3.5S to pave with granite blocks
on Shockoc Slip.
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinances heretofore
passed by the Board OF Aldermen were
considered and passed:
An ordinance TO preserve macadamized
streets from injury by heavlly-loaded
wagons.
An ordinance charging the lawful loads
Of drays and wagons.
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Potts offered the following. which
was adopted
ResolUed 0he Board Of Aldermen con-
curring), That the Finance Committee be
instructed to employ an expert book-keeper
to examine the papers, books, and re-
cords Of the Treasurer, Auditor, and Tax
Collectors Office OF the city OF Richmond,
and report the same to this BODY,