Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-19
a.S.uprER COUNCIL.
finsi sesisg Of the Pressns BODY
Held laas Night.

and Messrs. Faulcoper. Pilson, Kidd,
Weisiger, Ely, Moore, and Bradley.
MONTHLY REPORTS FOR MAY.
The report Of the Chief Of Police Tor
the month of May was received and
6led. The arrests for the month were
39-felony, /; misdemeanor, ~ /; ordi'
nance violations, Is; larceny. /.
The report Of the Finance Committee
recommending the payment Of bills 10
the amount Of sG0S.l0 was presented
and adopted.
The regular monthly statistical re
port Of the Committee on Streets was
also read and adopted.
OPENING OF TWENTIETH STREET.
Mr.. Bradley, chairman Of the Com
nittee on Streets, presented paper, In
which he said {:
when the opening Of Twentieth
street vas talked Of Mr.. Godsey came
to the chairman Of your Committee on
Streets and made the following propo-
sition That if the town would pur-
cbase ssie adjoining lot aud remove his
house, thereon, he would make the city
. dees for his lot which is Immediately
in .bs sine Of Twentieth street, on Balm
bridge Upon examination, ! found that
the lol could be purchased for sl65,
and the building could be removed aud
repaired satisfactory to Mr.. Godsey for
sll5--s total of $3.50. Upon consul.
tation with the City Attorney, who had
the matter of condemnation in hand, we
thought it much cheaper than to allow
Mr.. Godsey's property to be con-
demned, and would be great saving to
the city and entirely satisfactory to Mr..
Godsey therefore be it
Resolred, That the matter be placed
in the hands Of some committee to at
tend to same report at the next meeting
Of the Council.
The report was adopted, and the Com
mittee on Light directed to take the
matter in charge.
LIGHT. , aSss - =
Ut. pilsou, chairman Of the Com
mittee on Light, asked permission to
withdraw the report submitted ata fer
mer meeting Of the Council recommend
ing that the contract for lighting the
streets Of the city be awarded to the
Baltimore United Oil Company at .
cost of CT cents light per night.
Mr.. Pilson said be made this request
with the approval Of the other members
of the Committee on Light, after hsar-
irg that some other parties desired to
make bids for lighting the streets.
The permission asked was granite d.
Mr.. Pilson then read letter from
Mr.. George McD. Blake, superinten-
dent Of the Schuyler Electric-Light
Works in Richmond, offering to furnish
the city with eighteen lights, which he
claims would light the city well, tC
burn from eight to dawn every night II
the year. at q cost OF little less thar
s2.S0O. A communication was reac
from Mr.. Sewers, superintendent Of tht
Washington Automatic-Light Company
Offering to furnish any number Of lights
TO burn all night every night in th'
year, a; a cost OF Ct cents per light, OIL
7 cents per light if burned only twenty
nights IN the month. George II. Poin
dexter, Esq. and Mr.. Sewers were pre-
sent, sd the former advocated tn
claims Of this company.
On motion Of Mr.. Bradley, all sppli
cations for lighting the streets wer'
referred to q special committee, Will
power to award contracts. &C., the cos
Of the same not to exceed $4,000 pc
annum.
This motion was carried, and Messrs
James F. Bradley, E. W. Weisiger
and George j. Ely were .appointe'
members Of the committee.
CoNpEMNING PROPERTY FOR
STREETS.
The report Of the commission, com
posed Of Messrs. John O'Brien, Jane
| [. Robinson, Arthur G.. Evans, Samue
r. Owens, Jr.. and John II. Foster
appointed by the Hastings Court 70 az
praise the land to be used for extendin
and opening Fifteenth street from Por
ter TO Hull thirty.three feet wide, an
Twentieth street from Bainbridge an
Hull the same width, was read an
adopted. The commission fixes tn
following prices To the heirs Of Jane
L. Bradley for their lot in view
Fifteenth street, fronting sec feet o
Hull street, the sum Of sS4.90
to James 7. Gray and William ii. Pa
mer. executors and trustees of Williar
GRAY, for their lot in view Of Fifteent
street, fronting 27.S4 feet on Hu
street, s4l0.l0; to the laSt-named fc
their lot IN view Of Fifteenth stree
fronting 27.34 feet on Bainbridg'
1906. 5.O5; to George Coles heirs, Il
on Fifteenth street, fronting Sc
feet on Bainbridge street, s42.45
! Alexander Goolsby and wife, for lot
view Of Fifteenth street, fronting 8
feet on Bainbridge, s2i7.50; to j. {
CLAYTON, lot in view Of Twentiet
street, fronting los feet on Hull stree
ais; to G. 4. Moore, trustee for b
wife, lot in view Of Twentiet
street, fronting 2.5 feet on Hull stre'
eos. The price allowed for the land o
Hull street at Fifteenth is SIS p'
/; front foot; on Hull street at Twentiei
sl0 per front foot.
Attached to the report was the ei
dorsation of the Committee on Street
and the following resolution 'Th'
the City Attorney be instructed to as
the Court to confirm the above report.
The resolution was adopted.
FRIENDSHIP HALL.
|, The report of the special commit,
, recommending that the Market Ha
site be given the Friendship Hall Cor
pany for the purpose Of erecting
. handsome public building containir
city Offices, . large hall, theatre, &c
was next taken up. Mr.. Pilson wants
, the hall built, but doubted the Cou
, ellis right to give = deed to the 10
The matter was laid on the table.
, DIR. BRoDSAx's DEATH.
Nv W.;s;cay from the sBecial cor