The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-13

eSts, Adopteu-o ousihess from thc tohtioh
CounciI-A Discussion on the School Cues-
tion-The Telephone Company and City
Fire-AIarm System-New Business.
The semi-monthly meeting OF the Board
OF Aldermen was held last eyening-Presi-
dent Bass in the chair. Present at roll
call Messrs. Cabell, Chafiin. Cohen, Cole,
Dickerson. Glasgow. Pleasants, Powers,
Rankin, Taylor, Todd, Wexford. and
Williams.
MIR. Cohen stated that Mr.. Burwell was
out Of the city.
CHANGE II STANDARD TINE.
The President laid before the Board a
communication from the Board of Public
Interests IN reference TO proposed change
i'm the local time TO conform to the 10th
meridian, which was read. The Board OF
Public Interests recommend the change.
Mr.. Wexford presented the following,
which was agreed to without objection:
Whereas the Common Council have re-
ferred the communication OF +. L. d..
MYERS in relation TO changing the local
time Of the city OF Richmond to conform
10 the standard time OF the 18th meridian
to the Committee on Public Interests, with
authority 70 act I: and whereas the sald COM
mittee have unanimously recommended the
said change to he made on Sunday, 18th
instant. at noon; therefore
ReSOlred, That the said action Of the
Common Council be concurred in, and that
OF the Committee on Public Interests be
confirmed, and that the Mayor be requested,
by proclamation or o herwise, TO issue such
instructions rs may be necessary TO con-
form our local time TO the said standard
time.
PROM TIE COMMON COUNCIL.
The Board next took up the business
from the other branch.
The ordinance to amend the ordinance
in reference to the removal Of night-soil,
&C.. and fixing the charges for such SER
vice, came up first.
Mr.. Chafin moved TO strike out that part
OF the ordinance requiring the property
owner to pay for the work, as it would, in
his Judgment. be a hardship to lose the
rent OF the house and then require the pro-
perty-owner to pay for the removal OF the
material. Agreed to.
The ordinance was then adopted as it
came from the Common Council with the
amendment reported above. This ordi-
| Nance ElNts tit vi I1tdlin
to give out to contract the work for one or
three years.
The next ordinance from the other
branch was an amendment TO the grounds
and-buiIdings ordinance so as to place the
engine-hOuses Of the city under control OF
the Fire Committee instead OF the Commit
tee on Grounds and Buildings, as at present.
Mr.. Williams had no objection to the
change, but objected TO the manner in
which 1t had come up.
Mr.. Todd opposed the change unless
there was some very good reason therefor.
He thought ii any change was made il
should be rather to place all of the grounds
and buildings OF the city under the
Grounds and Buildings Committee.
The change rs recommended was agreed
to-ayes. s.; noes, 7. SO the engine-houses
will hereafter he under control OF the Com
mittee on Fire Department.
An amendment TO the ordinance con-
celning the Fire Department so rs to con-
form TO the above ordinance was also
adopted-ayeS. 10; noes, 4.
The resolution to pay George Il. Smith.
clerk OF the school Board, sll2.50, salary
for October, was concuTed in-ayes, Is /;
noes, 9.
The resolution as TO the sale Of certain
property (ten feet OF ground on Marshall
street, next above Elba school-house,) was
recommitted
The resolution granting various build
ing-permits was c0ncurred in.
The resolution to pay special policemen
during the election was agreed 10.
The resolution to pay the CorOner's bill
was cOncurred in.
The resolution TO pay 5000 TO guard at
Oakwoo1 cemetery during stated period
was concurred in.
The resolution appropriating 5000 for
fire-aarm station at Venable and Mosby
streets was concurred In.
The resolution to pay gas-works' pay
rolls (SS00) was concurred in.
The resolution to pay Thomas p. Tur-
ner's claim OF $500 (hack hire) was con-
Cured in.
The resolution TO paw James Netherwood
81. 800 was concurred in-in settlement OF
a claim Of s7.439.92 for loss on work at the
new pump-house.
DISCUSSION UPON THE CITY SCHOOLS.
The three resolutions from the Commit
tee on Schools concerning claims on special
contingent fund hbout $500 in ali J-claims
for repair TO buildings, &c.-came up.
Mr.. Taylor said that the Lynchburg
Convention had refused to draw the color
line: but he meant to do 1t here tonight.
He was opposed to educating negro chl-
dren whose parents paid no taxes. His
child had been turned away from Bellevue
school. and he was taxpayer. He thought
he had As much right 10 be educated as
these negro children to be educated in
other schools. He then went on to speak
OF the action OF Paul and the mongrel
School Board Of Richmond, and declared
that he would never, so long as he was a
member OF this body, vote one cent to edu-
cate negro children. He spoke at some
length.
MIR. Dickerson. chairman OF the Com
mittee on schools, reviewed the action of
the committee since that committee has
had charge OF the schools. He said that
there were more children now In the
schools than ever before. The matter OF
additional school accommodations is for
Clay Ward, and not for Jackson Ward. He
represented the whole city in the matter.
AS TO the political complexion Of the cas- @,
he had nothing to say. He did not intend to
bring politics into the consideration OF this
question. ,.g
Mr.. Chaffin, member Of the Committee
on schools, endorsed what Mr.. Dlckerson
had said. lie wanted 10 bring back the