Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-06
COMMON COUNCIL.
PLAIN TALK OF MEMBERS ABOUT THE
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Relief for Freshet sufferers-0ld-Markei
Hall Under Discussion-Gas Bills
Chain Gang New City Hall, &c.

Chain Gang New City Hall. &c.
The monthly meeting Of the Common
Council was held yesterday evening.
Present: Messrs. Pizziui lin the chair,
Ammons, Archer, Bahen, Bowie,
Bryan, Cabell, Campbell, CatliH,
Cutchins, Farrar, Frischkorn, Griffith,
Gum, Guy, Hughes, King, Lewis, Nc
Dowell, Parater, Pesrman, Phillips,
Rankin, Redford. Riddell, and Straus.
RELIEF OF THE SUFFERERS BY THE
RECENT FREsHET.
Mr.. Frischkorn asked that the rules
be suspended, and that an ordinance
which be wanted to offer be placed on
its passage. The ordinance provides
for placing $1,000, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, to the credit Of
the City Mission to be used in relieving
the sufferers by the recent freshet in the
lower part of the city.
Mr.. Phillips moved to place the
money to the credit of the Committee
on Relief Of the Poor, instead Of hand
ing it over to the City Mission, which
suendment Mr.. Frischkorn accepted.
Mr.. Guy said he knew Of no special
sufferers by the late food except busi-
ness-men. He had heard Of no urgent
appeals made for help. He did not
mean to say he would not vote for the
appropriation, but he thought the
amount rather large to vote away with
out knowing to what extent destitutiOn
exists and where the money is going.
Mr.. Parater, knowing how much
the money was needed, hoped the city
would make the appropriation.
Mr.. Frischkorn moved TO further
amend by placing the money to the
credit Of the Superintendent of Public
Charities, the Ladies' City Mission, and
the Committee on Relief Of the Poor.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Phillips moved that the words
Ladies City Mission p" be stricken
out Of the resolution. Agreed to.
Mr.. Cutchins moved that the words
Superintendent Of Public Charities be
stricken out Of the resolution. Agreed
to.
The ordinance as amended then passed
unanimously.
STREET SEWER.
The Committee on Streets offered a
resolution appropriating 81, 1872 to
construct sewer on Cary street from
Seventh street TO the Canal. Agreed TO.
no INCREASE.
The Committee on Streets reported
that in their opinion it was inexpedient
to increase the pay Of the managers OF
the city hands and carts. The report
was received and adopted.
REPORT OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. Campbell, chairman Of the Com
mittee on Streets, asked that his COM
mittee be INDUCED longer before pre-.
sentiDg their recommendation for i'm.
provements for the coming year. in
order that the report may be printed.
Agreed to.
OLD-NARKET HALL.
Mr.. julius Straus, chairman Of the
Committee on Relief Of the Poor, Of
fered a report, which said, in sub
stance, that whereas while the recent
improvements of Old-Market Hall were
being made it became necessary for the
committee TO get rooms elsewhere ioI
the distribution OF charity, which cost
the city Ella per month. and that as the
Old-MaIket Hall had now been COM
pleted, they be allowed to reoccupy
their quarters there.
Messrs. Turpin, Riddell. and Rankin
opposed this, believing that as the hal
had now been fixed up for religious SER
vices and public meetings it would be
a shame to lumber j. up again with ba-
con. meal, scales, &c.
Mr.. Straus thought the first question
to be considered when the city was dis
pensing charity was how it might bt
done without putting the blush Of shame
on tie cheeks of the recipient. H'
believed it better to let the poor people
get their rations and provisions by slip
ping up the Old.Market steps with bas
kets, where in the crowd at the market
such persons would not he noticed
This privacy could not be obtained a
the present quarters Of the committee
under the Exchange Hotel.
A vote was then taken and the re-
port of the committee recommending
that they be returned to their old quar-.
ters was received. but not adopted.
GAs-LAMPs AND MAINS.
The Committee on Light presented l
petition asking for gas-lamps anC
mains in different parts of the city
Recommitted.
GAs.WoRKs REPORT.
The annual report Of the Superln
tendent Of the Gas Works was received
and filed.
CITY COLLECTOR.
The Committee on Claims and Sala
ries offered an ordinance providing tha
the City Collector receive per cent
for collecting all delinquent paving
bills.
The ordinance was referred to tn
Finance Committee.
CITY HALL.
The Committee on Grounds ant
Buildings reported that the drawing
for the new City Hall will be receives
in about two weeks. Report receives
and fled.
ASK FOR MORE MONEY.
The Committee on Health asked fo
a further appropriation in order to d.
their current work. Referred to tn
Finance Committee.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Ammons said that after com
mittee had assembled, considered
matter, and made up report, 1t wa
nothing more than common courtesl
that the same be considered. Ill
therefore moved reconsideration o
the vote by which the report o
the Committee on Health was referret
to the Committee on Finance even be
fore all of the same had been read