Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-15
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
TIE NEW CITY HALL, AGAIN.

Mr.. Alexandtr's Sieoograpbic Claim Refer-
red The LEGISLATURE 90 be Asked 10 Pay
Wren and Alexander Other Matters.
The monthly meeting Of the Board
of Aldermen was held yesterday eve
ming. Present: Messrs. Barksdale,
Cabell, Chafiin, Crenshaw, Crump,
Dickersou, Glasgow, Gum, Page, Pow
ers, Randolph, Rose, Stokes, Taylor,
Williams, and Mr.. L. L. Bass, (presi-
dent.)
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
ELECTRIC-LIGHT COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Bass authorized the Clerk to an
nounce that he had appointed on the
EIectric-Ljght Committee, now a regu-
lar standing committee, on the part Of
the Board, Messrs. Powers and Cren-
shaw.
NEW JAIL.
Mr.. Williams, from the Buildings
and Grounds Committee, presented a
resolution asking the City Engineer to
prepare a plan and specifications for a
new jail. The report of the committee
referred to the fact that the City Engi-
neer deemed it more economical to
buiid snew.jail than to:reRairJ<la. old
one. The old jail had been repeatedly
enlarged, and further enlargement could
not now be made owing to lack OF
space.
Mr.. Page moved to amend so that the
plan and specifications Of the Engineer
be made with a view to sbuilding the
new Jail on the site Of the present Jail,
including the site of the city stables.
The resolution as amended was
agreed to.
TENTH-STREET PAVEMENT.
The Finance Committee reported
back a resolution with recommends
ton that the Committee on Streets ask
in their annual requisition for the
amount necessary to pave Tenth street
between | Main and Cary. This recon-
mendation was adopted.
VI hs ALEA n - DEN > AlShihs
The claim Of Mr.. Ii. II. Alexander
for Sl,64S.25 for services as stenO-
grapher in the Cluyerius case was re-
ferred to the Board Of Public Interest.
THE WREN CLAIM.
The claim of John Wren for servic es
as detective in the Cluverius case was
not considered, but a resolution was
adopted by the Board calling on the
Richmond delegation in the General
Assembly to use their efforts to have
both the Wren claim and Mr.. Alexan-
der's claim paid by the State.
CITY HALL.
A communication from the Knights
of Labor, asking that the City Hall be
built out of Richmond material and by
Richmond mechanics, was read by the
Clerk, but action on the same was de-
ferIed until a called meeting of the
Board.
CONQUERED IN.
The following ordinances adopted by
the Common Council were concurred
in: Increasing the pay of the assistant
engineers, runners, and firemen Of the
Fire Department; appropriating $780,
600 for the purchase of lot for the
Virginia Mechanics Institute, provided
the State Of Virginia contributes SG0,-
600; appropriating $1,000 for the La
les City Mission; granting certain
and to the Hebrew Company to en-
arge their lot, situated near the Aims.
aOuSe.
RESOLUTIONS, &C.
By Mr. Rose: To have curbing laid
on the west line of Madison from Main
TO Franklin streets; also, curbing and
gathering laid on the south line of Grace
street from Shafer to Richmond Col.
lege also, curbing and guttering on
| the south line of Cary from Linden tc
Cherry streets also, curbing and gut.
tering on the cast line Of Cherry from
Cary to Albemarle streets; also, curb
ing ana gutteriDg on the east line Of
Pine from Cary to Albemarle streets
also, a petition from ii. Knolle and
others for relief from culvert tax foI
the year 1885.
At o'clock adjourned.