Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-10

Broad street from the east line OF Tent
street to the centre Of Eleventh street
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS N. KENDLER,
Chairman.
Mr.. Dickerson moved that the matter
be laid on the table until the amended
ordinance adopted by the Common
Council, putting the building Of the
new City Hall in the hands Of the Com
mittee on Grounds and Buildings, was
| reached.
when this part Of the commuuica.
ton FROM the other branch was reached
the subject came up again.
Mr.. Dickerson inquired what was
meant by tho words in the ordinance,
"by the Wait & Gutter or some other
PLAN"
Mr.. Snead said that this was . mis-
take in the wording Of the ordinance
The only plans before the COMMITTEES
were those OF Wait & Cutter and My
ers. The committee proposed, how
ever, that no definite action should be
taken until they are entirely satisfied
that one OF these two plans Is as good
or better than any other which they can
get.
Mr.. Dickerson was opposed to the
adoption OF the ordinance. So far as
he knew che city had no ether plan
than that ~ Weit ; S..iss. a, ,,as
true that th.Te was hanging on the
walls Of the chamber q picture ol
Myers's plan Ipointing to q picture
put up by Mr.. Emmett Depriestl, bu,
no one had been authorized by the
Council to hang II there.
lie reviewed at some length the his
tory Of the legislation on the new City
Hail question, and submitted the follow
ing as q substitute for the ordinance
passed by the Council:
An Ordnance Concerning the Erection
cfa Nep City Hall.
Be IL ordained by the Council
Of the City Of Richmond, /, That q
special committee Of six-three from
the Board OF Aldermen and three from
the Common Council-shall be ap.
pointed to act in conjunction with the
Committee on Grounds and Buildings
in tho erection of the City Hall and the
consideration Of all future matters per-
tanning thereto.
2. That the Committee on Grounds
ard Buildings and the special commit
tee, together with the City Engineer,
be and are hereby instructed to pro.
ceed at once to erect the City Hall 10
accordance with the Wait & Cutter
plan, using Virginia granite, which
shall be dressed and laid by skilled
mechanics employed by the City En-
gineer, who shall also employ dsy-la-
borers on such other parts Of the build
ing as may be deemed practicable and
to the city's interests to do so.
3. Any parts Of the work done by
contract shall be awarded to contractors
who are citizens of Richmond, unless
the same is impracticabls, in which
cases contracts may be made with par
ties outside of the city.
4. All resolutions, ordinances, or
parts Of ordinances in conflict with the
foregoing are hereby repealed.
Mr.. Snead moved to refer the whole
matter to the special committee pro-
vided for in Mr.. Dickerson's ordinance.
Mr.. Dickerson then withdrew the
first section of his ordinance.
Dir. Crump said that he had voted
for the appropriation Of $4,000 to pay
for the Wait & Cutter plan, and that il
be was assured by the proper persons
that the adoption of the Myers plan,
for which sl0,500 would have to be
paid, would facilitate the building OF
the City Hall, he would cheerfully vote
for that or almost any other measure.
Mr.. Chapel was in favor Of the
Myers plan. He believed it to be the
best and cheapest.
Mr. Powers had never spoken on the
City.Hsll question before, but he de-
sired to express himself as decidedly in
favor Of the Wait & Cutter plan, which
had been adopted by the Council.
After further discussion the vote was
taken, and Mr.. Dickerson's ordinance
was defeated to 9.
Mr.. Dickerson raised the point as to
whether the adoption Of the original
ordinance would allow the committee
to adopt the Myers plan if they saw fit
and pay al0,500 for it.
The Chair ruled that the committee
did not have this power.
The vote on the original ordinance
was taken, and it was adopted.
PAVING BROAD STREET.
When the proposition from the Com
mon Council to issue &23, 900 Of bonds
for the purpose of laying sewer on and
paving with granite spalls Broad street
from Foushee to Seventh was reached
Mr.. Dickerson opposed it.
He said this was legislation by the
other branch without precedent, and,
if set, would be q dangerous one. There
are many other equally important
streets in Richmond as Broad. For
instance, Dock, Cary, Thirteenth from
Main to Cary, &c. Why not issue bonds
for laying a sewer and repaviug them ?
lie was willing to vote for a liberal sp-
preparation for Broad-strest improve
ments, but could not vote to set as q
precedent, which sooner or later would
be followed by every ward in the city,
such a preposterous proposition as to
issue bonds to lay sewer on one par
ticular street.
Mr.. Chappell thought Broad street
the most important street in the city,
but questioned the propriety of concur
ring in this ordinance.
Mr.. Snead agreed with Mr.. Dicker-
son that this matter should have been
referred to . committee before being
adopted by the Council. lie there
fore moved that it be referred to the
Committee on Streets, which was agreed
to by an almost unanimous vote.
LAMP.LIGHTING.
When the resolution adopted by the
Common Council providing that after
the expiration Of the present contract
for lighting the streets no further con-
tracts be made was reached. Mr..