The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-06

An adjourned meeting OF the Common
Council was held yesterday evening.
The Clerk read the minutes OF the pre-
vious meeting; after which the roll was
called, showing the following members
present: Mr. Ellyson, president, and
Messrs. Adams, Archer, Baben, Bowie,
Brauer, Campbell, Clarke, Curtis, Elicit,
Frischkorn, Hargrove, Hayes, Higgins,
Hooper, Hughes, King, Metzger, Miller,
Patton. Phillips, Pizzini, Randolph, Rose,
Straus, and Turpin.
JUDGEY SALARIES AND ELECTRIC LIGHT.
When the Council last adjourned the con-
sideration OF the Finance Committees re-
port was the business before 1t. This re-
port was taken up and adopted. The re-
port provided for the payment Of $4,000 to
the Judge OF the Hastings Court and the
same to the Judge OF the Chancery Court.
This salary hitherto had been paid by the
State, but by recent action OF the Court OF
Appeals had been thrown upon the city.
Hitherto the city only paid these judges
5000 as salary, and this additional amount
will continue to be paid during the cur
rent year. The report recommended the
granting OF permission to the Brush Elec-
tric-Light Company to erect poles and
wires in the city limits subject to certain
restrictions.
MIR. PizZini spoke earnestly in favor Of
electric lights, stating that it WAS shame
that small towns in Georgia and Texas
should have electric lights while Richmond
should be left TO grope in darkness.
Mr.. Curtis opposed allowing any electric
light company to come into the city with
pole or wire. We had appropriated $4,000
to remodel the gas. works "a thing he was
always opposed toy, and now he thought it
wrong TO allow an electric light company
to come in the city and cndanger the city's
revenue as the owner OF her own gas
works.
Mr.. Pizzinl said the finances OF the city
would not be endangered one cent.
Mr.. Clarke showed that electric lights
never caused decrease in the consumption
Of gas.
Mr.. Frischkorn said all the prominent
men in the city had asked for electric
lights.
Mr.. Higgins wanted the matter referred
TO the Committee on Streets. He was op-
posed to allowing a bankrupt company to
take possession OF our streets without re-
into bankruptcy four days ago.
Mr.. PiZZini corrected this statement. 1t
was a different company--not the Rich
mond Brush Electric Company, which was
a branch Of the Cleveland (Ohio) company
which was worth s4,000,000.
A motion to refer to the joint Committee
on Finance and Streets was lost by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYKs.-Messrs. Bahens Brauer. Curtis, iEllett,
Hayes, Higgins, King, MetZger, Turpin, and lily
son-l0.
NoKs.-Messr.. Adams, Archer, Bowie. Camp
hell. Clarke, Frischkorn, Hooper, Hughes, Miller.
Patton, Phillips, Pizzni, Rose, and Straus-14.
Mr.. Higgins offered the motion to refer.
The vote on the adoption of the recon-
mendation OF the committees report was
as follows:
AYEs.-Messrs. Adams. Archer, Bowie, Camp
bell, Clarke. Elicit, Frischkorn. Hooper, Miller,
Patton, Pizzini. Rose strans; and kllyson-14
NOES.-Messrs. Allen. Bahcn, Brtuer, Curtis,
Hayes, Higgins, King. Meizger, phllips, and Tur.
pin-l0.
IMPROVED MACHINERY AT THE GAS-HOUsE.
Mr.. Higgins. from the Committee on
Light, presented the following report:
The Committee on Light have since
their appointment diligently sought 10 as
certain the condition OF the department
entrusted to their care. They have been
prompt to communicate their information
to the Council, and your honorable body
has been equally as ready to recognize and
relieve our needs. We recognize both the
prOpriety and importance OF keeping the
Council advised OF the condition Of the
works, and therefore we beg your careful
attention TO the enclosed communication
from our Superintendent, and ask that you
will take such action as will relieve the
evils of which he complains, which has
been confirmed by distinguished ga, en-
gineer. Colonel James III. Arlington, pres
ident Of the Brooklyn Gas Light Company,
who visited our works few months ago,
and gives the result OF his observations in
q letter herewith annexed.
"With the return OF fall and winter the
demand for gas will OF course largely in
crease. The completion OF the new retOrts
will greatly add to our manufacturing ca
pacity, but at the same time it makes it the
more necessary that we should ada TO our
present purifying and eXhausting facili-
ties. 1t will perhaps surprise you to learn
that we have never had duplicate piece
Of machinery, and that il an accident
should occur to that now in use the city
would be left in total darkness. We need
another eXhauster, engine, and boiler, and
there should not be Il moments unneces-
sary delay In securing them. The con-
sumers of gas are entirely dependent upon
the city for their supply Of artificial light,
and we should use every precaution 10
prevent any interruption OF that supply.
These additions will involve but small
outlay and no additional appropriation, as
Al pooHoA ha tal.an ant Of fha
S25. 900 already appropriated for the re-
modelling OF the works.
"Beieving, therefore, that you will see the
necessity for prompt action in this n tier,
your committee confidently recomme the
adoption of the following resolution
"ReS0lUed (the Board OF Aldermen con-
curing), That the Committee on Light be,
and are hereby, authorized to eXpend
$4,000 in the purchase OF an eXhauster,
engine, boiler, and enlarging the capacity
OF the purifying house, the cost Of same to
be paid out of the $4,000 already appro-
priated for remodelling the gas-works."
In this connection the following letters
were read
To the Chairman and Members of the Com
mittee on Light:
BY your expressed instructions at re-
cent meeting OF the committee / submit
the estimated cost OF rotary exhauster,
boiler with engine, and two new, extra
large purifiers, as follows:
One Mackenzie rotary exhaustcr, with
I2-inch reducers 10 inlet and outlet
connections-capaeity,l 100000 Gu
bic feet daily-cOsl ...................4l,25O 90
o2ss RorSe-pSwer Sc engine, compiete....: 1000 90
Cost of nurtfcrS, cOnnecsitH- pipes, ana
Sas.stdp 81 I 45oO 90