The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-10
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING.

Ihe Armory 60 BE COmpleted-Barger Gas
Mains and More Money for Gas improve
ments-City Engineers Salary 60 BE Raised.
The regular monthly meeting OF the Board
OF Aldermen was held yesterday afternoon.
Present, l.. l.. Bass, president. and the
following members: Messers. Barksdale,
| Cabell, Chafin. Cohen, Cole. Dickerson,
Glasgow, Powers. Rankin, Taylor, Todd,
Wexford, and Williams.
The Clerk read the minutes oi the last
meeting. and they were signed and ap-
roved by the President.
MESSAGES PROM THE MAYOR.
The Clerk read the following message
from the Mayor returning without his APP
proval an ordinance permitting the Rich
mOnd and Danville railroad to run lts rail.
road across Twenty-fifth aud Dock streets.
Reasons assigned therefor we're given as
| follows: That the work was not 10 be done
under the supervision Of the City Engineer.
and the further fact that II could not be
taken up within a less period than six
months,
Passed by until later hour of the scs-
sion when the veto was sustained, and the
ordinance was amended so ~ TO conform
TO the Mayors wishes and then passed.
Also veto Of ordinance authorizing the
destruction Of city bonds and coupons.
The Mayor declared that the present ordi-
nance seemed 70 place the destruction OF
| coupons and bonds, when necessary or de-
sirable. in the hands OF the Commissioners
OF the Sinking Fund. In that ordinance
provision is made for three officers, one
the Treasurer under heavy bonds, 10 pro-
teCt the city as TO bonds and coupons 10 be
destroyed. In the ordinance nov proposed
] the matter Is left In one officers hands
alone, or under supervision Of one only,
and he not = Aondcd officer; the only other
party being one who has charge OF the
bonds and coupons" The Mayor said:
" We may not always have ~ honest and
| Trustworthy chairman Of the Finance COM
mittce and Auditor rs we now have, and IN
any change iOr Tho Orse a collusion be-
| tween these two would be easy to make aud
! hard TO trace" The Mayor thought the
Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund the
hest and safest parties TO control the de-
struction Of all bonds which should be de-
| stroyed. because they seem properly under
the former ordinance 10 have charge oi
| such matters, and because hc saw no ncces-
| siiy or reason for any change IN that re-
gard.
The Board passed the ordinance. noi-
WiInsihnOlnE Tue MaN N'tN.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
| Finance. MIR. Glasgow, from thi. CON-
I yui'l,p troSrutad fho r,o"'''-- ~..... 90,
/ uosing the monthly reports % the Auditor
/ and Treasurer, and di,appro'Ing certain
/ resolutions regarding certain street Inn
Trovemcnts.
Lighf. Mr.. Blrksdalc presented the re-
port from the Committee on Light rccom-
mendng the increase oi the size 81 the gas
mains, recommended 10y the Board of Pub
! lie Interest. from l6 inches to 20 inches, and
their extension two squares further In the
West End, and the increase Of the appro-
priaiion for this pHrpose $40, 900, making
il $4,000 in all, and providing for the issu-
ing Of bonds for the purposes named.
The report set forth the fact that after
consultation with the City Engineer the
route recommended by the Board Of Pub
lie Interest should be changed 30 rs TO
come from Dock and Canal to Broad, and
from Broad to Madison. The route comes
under the canal near Ninth and Seventh.
thence TO Fourth. and along Fourth to
Bread, and along Broad to Belvldere.
Mr.. Barksdale moved that the rules be
suspended and the report adopted.
Mr.. Todd opposed this. He was unwil-
=,
TO vote for either proposition. lie alluded
to Mr.. Granger's water-gas machinery,
and seemed inclined to defer the PROPOSE
ton until he could see more into the mat
ter. He wanted the recommendation to
take the regular course.
Messrs. Dckerson, Glasgow, and Chaflin
were in favor OF suspending the rules.
Mr.. Dickerson did not think the water
Gas proposition had anything TO do with an
increase OF the size OF the pipes.
Mr.. Chaflin thanked Mr. Dickerson for
his liberalty 10 the West End, and in plain
terms declared his opposition to any fur
ther dilly-dallying about water-gas or any
other kind OF gas. What want, and what
all the people in the West End want is
MORE GAS AND BETTER GAS.
Mfr. Todd spoke in favor OF delay. He
didn't think a hurrah-way OF Legislation a
procer one when $4,000 was to be apprO-
priated.
Mr.. Dickerson elias not the question
Of appropriating $4,000 been considered
by the Finance Committee 7"
Mr.. Todd: "No, sir"
Mr.. Glasgow: 1t has certainly been
considered by the Finance Committee, and
il the Council appropriates the additional
$40. 900 it will be raised just as the 900
would be-"
Mr.. williams spoke OF parsimonious
legislation - and charged all the Ills OF the
gas department to this and "tardy legisla-
tion." He hoped the recommendation
would be adopted.
The report and accompanying resolution
was agreed to unanimously.
CITY ENGINEER's SALARY.
The report of the special committee of
conference in regard to the disputed point
OF whether the City Engineer, Colonel
William Z. Cutshaw, should receive $4,000.
as agreed to by the Board, or $4,000, us de-
termined by the Common Council, was
taken up.
The special committee reported in favor
OF the Commencement decision, Mr.
| Turpin, OF the committee, voting against
any increase Of salary.
The Board adopted the report OF the
special committee unanimously.
BUSINESS FROM THE OTHER BRANCH.
The Board concurred in the ordinance
passed by the Common Council dividlng
the city INTO convenient voting precincts;
also, ordinance allowing Richmond Clty
Railway Company to extend its line;
allowing awning privileges to certain par
ties and TO grade and pave certain Streets
and other street privileges; also. resolu-
ton appropriating $4,000 to finish the
improvements Of the armory OF the First
regiment; also, resolution concerning the
erection OF an additional school-house;
also, resolution fix ng the water rate where
meters are us1 d at fifteen cents per thou
sand gallons.
THANKS, GENTLEMEN, THANKS.
Mr.. Williams, in few brief and pointed
remarks, offered preamble and resolu-
tions euiogizing the officers OF the body