The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-11

=. ~afa,ved hack to the tommi''ec V"
DC le,s 81, amendmcn, In this partieuia.
Rsferred by a vote Of syes, IL noes D.
Official DoNp.
,,eolntlon approving The ON isl
bond az II. w. Drewrv, weigbmaster o'
,Lo Fi,st market. and resolution o'uei'
,na mo Finance Committee TO place
~ ooo 20 tle credit Of Tie poor OF 'h'
civ Concurrei la unanimously
4 resolution inf,rucling the Andiio Y. '.
,efnnd certain taxes amounting 10 s'o
VAS passed
pEpEMrrioN or BONDS.
,esolu,ion empowering the Auditor
% iesue a. 900 ucO of per cent hohu'
10, 10 rrrpos. of rrdeeming the pei
cen, honds of lhe city. falling due on ih'
Bar of December, 10 he dispoS'" W :"
The direction Of The Finance eomm'''ee
was cOncuncd In.
FlRE DEPARTMENT.
resolution was approved directing
Tho Auditor 10 consolidate the stvera
sccoue,s Of The fire department and t.
nav from The accounts all expenses until
The end Of The fiscal wear; also fesoin
lion appropriai.ng sC.SSO TO he placed Il
the credit O, The police pay ron
orafR 8leol rtoNs.
The following other resolutions wer'
adopted
lns,Iuciinc the Auditor TO issue AT
warrant for $Sl 10 pay The guard al IN
cav Jail for the month Of October.
Fixing The pay OF VIM. NJ. Hall, guar
et the Civ Jail At 81 30 per day.
Increasing the pay of Mr Peter j
Rntton. clerk 10 certain Council com
mittees. at 500 per month, instead Of
&S9 50 as heretofore, to commence iron
the first day Of October last.
Mr.. Hill moved that It be laid on tb
table The motion was lost.
Mr. HargToye moved that the resolu
ton be- go amended as to require MI
Burton 10 establish regular office hour
in he Council Chamber from o o'clocl
am. io y N The amendment Wa
adopted.
The resolution, as amended, was adopt
ed on vote of-ayes, "A; noes, 2
Directing the Auditor 10 consOlidai
the Fire Alarm Department claims an
TO psv from that account all claim
against the department until The end'o
the fiscal year o.oo
Instruciing the auditor to place 81 ,OO
10 the credit Of the Construction Com
mitiee Of the Cily Stable to be expended
or so much thereof as may be necessary
In the acquisition Of necessary lands az
enlarging the city stables under the III
reciion OF the City Engineer
Resolution calling a joint session G
both bodies Of the Common CoDncll o.
the 7th day Of January for the pGrpos
of electing a member TO the Board o
Police Commissioners 10 fill the yaconc
created by the death Of the late Ihoms
II. Gum, Esq
A resolution instructing the Board @
PublIc Interest to look into the adviss
bljty Of purchasing Mayo's bridge by th
CITY of Richmond and Manchester, and
confer with the Manchester auihoritle
snd ascertain II Manchester will 1oi
Richmond in the purchase OF this PROV
erty, was rejected.
FREE BRIDGE.
On motion Of Mr.. CTensbaw the repo
of Mr. 4. Longsa1 Johnston, who WI
appointed by The Bridge Commissioner
for the purpose of making an examin!
ton of Tie condition Of the Free bridge
and who reported that the bridge was Il
dangerous condition was read, and 0
his motion was referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
GAS WORKS.
A proposition from Messrs. Bartlett
HAYWARD 6 Co. OF Baltimore 10 lease III
Richmond City Gas Works was intr'
duced By Mr.. Hargove, and referred
the Committee on Light
RELIEF.
A resolution was introduced by NJ
TAYLOR providing for the supply OF an a.
dllional man at each station-hOuse, hi
. the men may have occasional relief
Referred 10 the Committee on Finsnc
= and Fire.
Adjourned at $50 O'Clock.
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