Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-21
ADJOURNED MEETIN j
WORK OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
LAST NIGHT.
The Water and Gas Departmenss-Polioe-
Telephone and signal-relegraph-A
New Fire I'm gins for the City.

New Fire. Engine for heCity.
An adjourned meeting of the Boa d
OF Aldermen was held yesterday at 7
z. NJ. in the Council Chamber. Pres
ent; Messrs. Adams, Bahen, Bland,
Chsppell, Crenshsw, Crump, DAVIS,
Diekerson, Hill, Murphy, Otley, Robin
son, Snead, and Noble.
The Clerk announced that Mr.. Bass
was i'll, and Mr.. Crenshaw was. on mo-
tion, requested to take the chair.
The Board agreed to take from the
table all business that had been laid
upon it at the last meeting of the Board
in the order in which it was laid upon
the table.
CITY-HALL PAY-ROLLS.
The first business that came up was
the change proposed in the ordinance
providing that the chairman Of the
Committee on Gounds and Buildings be
authorized to sign pay-rolls after they
have been approved by the City Engi-
neer said rolls to be approved by the
committee at the end Of the month.
The proposed change was voted
down.
POLICE-TELEPHONE AND SIGNAL
TELEGRAPH.
The Committees on Police and
Finance reported in favor Of instructiDg
the Finance Committee to provide
1000 to establish the polce-telephone
and signal telegraph system in this
city.
Mr.. Otley moved that the matter be
referred to a special joint COMMITTEES
composed of two members Of the
Board Of Aldermen and three members
Of the Common Council. Agreed to.
THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
The resolution, coming from the FL
nance Committee and adopted by the
Common Council, appropriatiug to re-
pairs to the water-works SIC, 200, and
increasing the pipe-lsyers' pay (who
now receive from also to also per
day. to az, and the pay Of the hands a.
the New reservoir from sl.25 to Sl.50,
came up.
The resolution was lost, lacking a
two-thirds' vote.
THE GAS DEPARTMENT.
The recommendation Of the Commit.
tee on Finance, adopted BY the Common
Council, appropriating s23,030 to ex.
pense account and repairs to the gas
works. was lost.
Mr.. Robinson moved a reconsidera
tion, which was agreed to.
Another vote was taken, and the
resolution was again lost.
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The resolution appropristing sl, 500 to
the Virginia State Agricultural Society
was also lost, lacking two-thirds
vote.
A LA FRANCE ENGINE.
The Board concurred in the action Of
the Common Council appropriating
s4.500 to purchase new La France en-
CINE for the Fire Department.
FOR THE CHARLESTON SUFFERERS.
The resolution appropriating $4,000
kr the benefit of the Charleston suf-
srs was taken from the table and
kost-syes IL, noes 2 (Messrs. Murphy
nd Hill)-n not having two-thirds vote.
LEE CAMPS REQ UEsT.
A communication was received from
Lee Camp asking the appropriation OF
eos to them. and it was agreed to.
Mr.. Otley explained that the Camp
socn expected some visitors from BOs-
ton.
JACKSON WARD.
Mr.. Hill moved a reconsideration Of
the vote by which two precincts of
Jackson Ward had been re-diyided be-
cause the resolution had not been prop.
erly drawn up.
Thd Board agreed to reconsider, and
the matter was laid on the table.
Mr.. Hill then proposed new change
Of the ordinances, which was adopted,
and which accomplishes the same pur-
pose that the original paper intended
namely, increasing the size Of the first
precinct Of Jackson Ward and reducing
the size Of the second.
FRAME BUILDINGS.
The Board concurred in the action Of
the Common Council granting a num-
Der Of persons permission to erect frame
buildings.
COST OF REGISTRATION AND ELEC-
TION.
The Committee on Elections reported
in favor of appropriating $4,000 to pay
the expenses of the new registration
and the next election. Lost for want
of two-thirds vote. RecOnsidered,
and referred to the Finance Committee.
Adj ourned.
Richmond as an Educational Centre.
Everybody knows Of the colleges and
female Institutes for the whites of which
Richmond is justly proud, but many
persons are not aware Of the steps
which are being taken to make this
city a great centre for the higher edu-
cation Of colored people. Recently it
has been decided to make the Richmond
Institute the Theological Seminary for
the colored Baptists Of the South. Two
gentlemen in New York city have con-
trIbuted $50, 900 towards its endow-
ment, and ten times as much will
probably be raised. There will be in
the neighborhood Of one hundred theo.
logical students at this seminary the
coming session, and the number will
increase from year to year.
The Hsftshorn Female College, re-
Gently established in this city, has al.
raaiv rnaja manu friand1 az thA Nnrth