The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-03
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING.
The He'll Telephone and telegraph COM
pany-The First Regiments Armory TO be
Finished-The Electric Light, &C.

The BELL Telephone and telegraph Com
pany-The First Regiments Armory TO b
Finished-Thc Electric Light. &C.
The regular monthly meeting OF tn
Common Council was held yesterday eve
ming. Present, J. T. Ellyson (president
and the following members Messrs
Adams, Archer, Bahen, Bowie, Campbell
Clarke, Catlett, Elicit. Frischkorn, Gum
Hargrove. Hayes, Higgins. Hooper,
Hughes, King, Mcdowell, Metzger, Mil
Ter, Patton, Pizzini, Randolph, Rose, ant
| Ssraus.
/ The Clerk read the lengthy minutes o
the previous meetings, and they wer,
signed by the President.
THANKS.
Mr. Hayes moved suspension OF the
rules, and In a few pleasant and well-timet
remarks asked the adoption OF the follow
| ing preamble and resolution OF thanks, anC
the Council unanimously agreed to the re-
quest:
| Whereas this being the last regular meeting Of
this Council. IL is 1T that suitable resolutions Of
thanks be rendered the president and officers o
this Council for their faithfulness In the discharge
/ OF duties therefore be IL
| Resoiced, That the thanks Of this body be. and
his Snlir,nT eotts In di.ehsreing The ss5cult d1. iU
|
ties of his high ofice, and with an mpartalty ap
proved by all members OF the body.
Res0Leed That our thanks are due. and are here
| by rendered, 10 the Clerk and Sergeant-at-Armi
for cOurteSies shown to ali It's mbers and for de-
voton and faithfuness In performance ofall duties
| which they have been called upon to execute.
Mr.. Ellyson acknowledged the compli.
ment in few feeling words, concluding
| by expressing the wish that all the mem.
bers OF the Council might find as much
| Y,Io in fhair offininl lifa ~ han in
| presiding over the body. He declared
that he was indebted greatly to the mem.
bers for their hearty cooperation in his
efforts to promote the good service OF the
body.
Captain Maxwell T. Clarke cordially en-
| dorsed the resolutions, and made briei
speech, i'm which he spoke OF the PRIDE he
had always felt in Council matters, allu'
ding, meanwhile, in feeling terms to his
severance OF connection Herewith.
THE PRESS REMEMBERED.
Mr.. Strqus remembered the press, and
the following resolution, offered by him.
was adopted:
| Resolved, That the thanks of this Council are
due. and hereby rendered TO the press Of the city
| for favors and courteses extended to THIS BODY.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
.Streets.-Mr. Elicit, from this commit.
| tee, presented the monthly report, re.
commencing that awning privileges be
| granted the following parties: ID. McCar'
| thy, John A. Witter, w. ii. Mayo, TreXleT
e. Gilmore, and L. II. Atkinson; also ap-
propriating S492 to grade and improve
allev between FOushee and Adams and
between Franklin and Grace; also $3.50 tC
construct inlets from corner OF Broad and
Twenty-frst. and at allev on Fourteenth
between Main and Franklin streets; also
S656. 80 to pave alley between Monroe anC
Henry and Clay and Marshall streets; and
$4,000 for the purpose OF walling in ano
paving the bed OF Shockoe creek from
Broad to Marshall street.
| The report was adopted, save so mucl
as referred TO Shockoe creek, which was
referred to the Committee on Finance.
BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Mr.. Elicit also presented the following
| /. That permission is hereby granted the South
| ern Bell Telephone or Telegraph Company U
| erect poes and run suitable wire thereon, for TN
| purpose of telephone communication throughon
| The city. on the public streets thereOi' on sucl
| routes as may be specified ana agreed upon Dy
| resolution of The Committee on Streets from tln
| to time, and upon The conditions and under TN
provisions Of this ordinance.
z.
| notice telegraph now exist, or NAV at the time o
! the concession by the street Committee exist, oI
any route granted, the company TO run IL
| wires upon the said poles in such manner ana "a
| such height as may be prescribed by the CltN IN
| gineer, and not otherwise, and where such ere
| alarm poles do not exist on any route concfded n'
| thp Committee on streets and accepted ny I'M
| coinpany, the said company shall. under the dl
rection cf the City Engineer. so place It's poles a'
wires as TO allow the use of the said poles by I'M
fre-2Iarm and police telegraph, In all cases glNlnt
fhe choice of position 20 the city wires wherever
| shall be deemed advisable by the Council or I'M
| proper committee 10 extend the hre-alarm ah'
| police telegraph over such route.
| g. No shade-trees shall be disturbed cut. ol
damaged by The said company in the prosecution
! of the work hereby authorized without the permls
| sion of the CITY Engineer first had been obtained
and al work authorized by this ordinance shall D'
| in every respect subject to his supervision an'
| control. =.
! nv the Council of the city of Richmond, such re
! peal TO take effect twelve months aiter me Ordl
nance or resolution repeating II becomes la"'
A good deal OF discussion was provoked
bv This ordinance. Mr.. Frischkorn saiC
that the company see-sawed," and he de-
clared that q representative Of it said cor
poration like his could not be " dictated
| to.v and that he afterwards SURRENDERED
in the face OF a rival company"
| MIR. Straus opposed the report; and MIR
| Hooper moved to lay OH the table, which
motion prevailed.
RICHMOND CITY RAILWAY.
Mr.. Elicit further presented an ordinance
allowing the Richmond City railway TO en-
ter any lot owned by them at the terminus
OF their line at Ashland and Reservoir
streets, and to there establish terminal
depot. subject TO such restrictions and
penalties as are usual, all the work to be
of tha ftitV Enni.
neer. The ordinance was agreed to.
ARMORY HALL.
Mr.. Hargrove, from the Finance Com
mittee, presented a resolution recommend
ing the appropriation OF $4,000 for the
Improvement of the Armory Of the First
Virginia regiment.
The committee also recommended that
the hall be used solely for drills, inspec-
tions, and military purposes, unless other
wise agreed TO by the Committee on
Grounds and Buildings in formal session
assembled.
The report was unanimously adopted.
The report also recommended the appro-
priation OF S1.35S for the remodeillng OF
the gas-works.
Schools.-Mr. Hughes presented re-
port from the Committee on Schools recon-.
mending payment OF claims OF officers,
teachers, and outstanding accounts. The
retiring clerk, George 4. Smith, Will be
paid on the 1st OF July for half-month's
services from 18th OF June. The report
recommended that the Navy-Hill school be
removed and new building erected, and
that the present Bethel School building and
lot be sold, and new site purchased and a
new building erected IN more suitable
In Arf