Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-02
LLECIkIN-LINII IALh.
Mr.. Bowie, from the Committee on
Light. offered the following

BE u rssolred bg he ColplcN oftbo C'y of
/ Richmgnd rhe Board OF Aldermen concur
/ ring), That the Committee on Light be, and
| they are hereby. instructed to 50 amend
! the contract made with the Schuyler Elec-
/ trio. Light Company for lighting the city
! with electricity that the lights shall b.
| kept burning each night throughout the
year 0om dark TO dawn, instead OF being
lighted by the schedule OF the American
/ Meter Company. as has been done hereto
! lOre; and the said committee are author
/ lied 10 pay for each light that is used the
/ sum OF AZ cents per night.
After a lengthy debate Mr.. Phillips
moved TO refer this whole matter of an
extra appropriation to a special com
mittee. composed Of three members OF
the Common Council and two from the
Board Of Aldermen, provided that no
member Of the ssid committee be a
member Of the Committee on Electric
Light. Agreed to-Messrs. Bowie
and Jones dissenting.
The Committee on Electric Lights re-
ported, with the recommendation that
it do not pass, the proposition in regard
to lighting the Regimental ArmoT with
electric light.
On motion Of Mr.. Straus the matter
was recommitted to the committee, with
the request that an estimate Of the cost
be submitted.
Mr.. griffith presented petition ask
ing the erection Of an electric light at
the corner Of Main and Harvey streets.
Referred.
Mr.. Turpin offered a resolution,
which was referred, that the Committee
on Light report an exact estimate, as
near as may be possible, Of the in
creased cost Of lighting the streets Of
the city every night.
Mr. Bowie offered the following:
i. Be IL resolred bV N. Council Of the CRY
of Richmond Qhe Board Of Aldermen con-
curringj. That the Committee on Electric
Light be. and they are hereby. authorized
10 have the electric lights In operation du-
ling the entire night until such further
action as the city Council may deem Mt 10
take In reference thereto.
Mr.. Bowie strongly urged the adop-
ton Of the resolution, which was reject
ed-syes, l6; noes, 6.
NEW GAs-LAMPs.
The following petitions were present
ed for new gas-lamps:
By Mr.. Campbell : On Laurel street
between Spring and China streets.
BY same At the corner Of Pine and
High streets.
By Mr.. Straus: At the corner Of
Howard and Rowe streets.
By Mr.. Hughes At the corner Of
Twenty-seyenth and Leigh streets.
GAs-MAIN EXTENSION.
Mr.. Turpin and others presented
a petition for a gas-maln extension on
Fifth street. Referred to the Commit
tee on Light.
CULVERT TO OLD RESERVOIR.
Mr.. Bowie offered a resolution pro-
yiding that a culyert be laid from Cary
street on Reservoir street TO the Old
reservoir. Referred.
PAUPERs' FUNERALS.
Mr. Bryan offered resolution pro-
viding for the appointment of minis
ter of the Gospel to conduct the fune-
raj exercises Of persons buried at the
expense of the city. Referred.
MORE LIGHT.
Mr.. Bryan offered resolution, which
vas referred, providing for the erection
of IN electric-light on Shockoe Slip.
Mr.. Catlin offered the following,
which was referred
Rssoired. That the Committee on Light
ne Instructed TO have tue city gas-lanps
lighted every night. and on moonlight
nights to have the lights turned OF at
o'clock 4. VI.
KEEPER OF OAKwOoD CEMETERY.
Mr.. Mcdowell offered an ordinance,
which was adopted, " that the pay OF
the keeper of Oakwood cemetery be in
creased to 1900 per annum from January
|, 1886"
IHis pay is now s500.l
He alse offered a resolution providing
for an increase TO sl.50 per day OF the
hands at 0akwood cemetery, commenc-
ing January /, 1886. Referred.
POLICE TELEPHONE AND SIGNAL
TELEGRAPH.
The following was offered by Mr..
Straus:
ResoIred, That a committee % six be ap'
pointed 10 whom snail be referred the pam.
phlet OF the police telephone aud signal
telegraph" =" and that they inquire into the
praeticsl working OF sane. and also present
with their report the cost Of furnishing ana
maintaining same.
Adopted.
PAUPER BURIALS.
The ordinance reported from the
Committee on Ordinances amending the
present provisions in regard to the bu-
rial Of the poor was adopted. Ii pro-
yides that hereafter such burials shall
be conducted in a decent and proper
manner and without undue haste that
telephone communication be established
and maintained with 0akwood cems-
terry; that at least twelve hours no.
tice OF the funerals Of persons buried
at the expense Of the city be given to
the keeper Of 0akwood cemetery, and
that the limit Of time for keeping