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

I colored people TO good government, and be
thought we should do our part 10 educate
these children. He did not endorse Mr..
TayIor's views in all that he said.
Mr.. Todd regarded Mr.. Taylors speech
as unfortunate. He did not believe he
spoke for the Democratic party, nor for the
citizens Of Richmond at large.
| Mr.. Taylor, interruptlng, said he spoke
! In behalf OF the poor widows whom the
School Board had ousted.
Mr.. Todd thought the education OF the
colored children had been entrusted to us,
and we ought to perform that duty well.
He said they were an ali'ectionate class Of
people and good laborers.
Mr.. Glasgow endorsed what Mr.. Todd
bad said.
Mr.. williams did not sympathize with
what Nr. Taylor had said. He thought in.
telligence was our only hope. The colored
people OF Richmond had conducted them
selves well since the war, and he rather
condemned the white leaders. He spoke
OF the colored member OF the body (Nr.
Cr,rmp), and said that the members for
Jackson Ward had always conducted them
selves well. He did not think the city
could do better than to educate her colored
people. He thought they would learn who
are their true friends.
NJ. Crump, OF Jackson Ward. said be
had been referred to by the gentleman from
Marshall Ward, and would only say In re-
ply to Mr.. Taylor that he had worked hard
for the gentleman's father (Mr. Taylor in
Henrco when he was Il candidate for
county treasurer, and had been made sick
by his open-air speeches for him. He
thought the remarks were rather hard. He
had been raised to be courteous and polite
to everybody. and he would always be so.
He was hurt by the remarks that had been
made, especially made as they are at this
time. He deprecated politics being brought
into this discussion.
The resolutions were concurred in-ayes.
IA; noes, !.
FIRE-ALARN TELEGRAPH AND BELL-TELE-
PHONE SERVICE.
The resolution granting the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
the privilege Of erecting their wires on the
city fire-aIarm and police-telegraph poles,
&C., under certain limitations and restric.
tions, came up for concurrence from the
Common Council.
Mr.. Williams spoke in behalf OF the con-
tract, but opposed several of the amend
ments. He moved to strike out the amend
ment to the 9th section.
This amendment provides that under no
circumstances shall the price now charged
subscribers in Richmond for telephone use
be advanced. .ri
Mr.. Glasgow thought the matter might
be safely left to the two committees to de-
eide.
Mr. Williams's motion to strike out so
much as relates TO the charges to subscribers
was agreed TO.
Mr.. Williams moved to strike out the
amendment in section 10 requiring the
telephone company to furnish the offices
OF the city OF Richmond telephones at S35.
Agreed TO.
Several members advocated the agree
ment.
The resolution as amended was then
unanimously cOncrrred i'm.
RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED AND REFERRED, &C.
BY Mr.. Williams, to Fire-Alarm and
pediency OF erecting fre-aarm stations at
or nesr the corner OF Twelfth and Clay and
Eighteenth and Dock streets.
BY Mr.. Wexford, to Committee on
Elections: A resolution as to necessity Of
establishing additional voting-places i'm
Monroe, Clay, and Jackson wards.
BY Mr.. Crump, to Fire Committee Pc
tition to erect Il vestibule, &C., at Fifth
Baptist church.
By Mr.. Todd: A joint resolution to ap-
propriate $1,000 to complete the grading
of the New-Reservoir avenue from Grove
avenue to Broad-Street road.
The rules were suspended and the reso-
luton appropriating the 81 800 to complete
the grading was agreed 10.
On motion OF Mr.. Cole the Board ad-
iourned.