The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-08
nlR CITY FATHERS.
,.rI,G u0NTHLY MEETING OF
rUr COMMON cOUNCTL

rf. Common Council met in regular
... .a--inn last night Present,
- Bethel DpresidenD, Hudnall,
sl...r. GUY. Bryan. Cutchins, Pizzini,
g.-... NolIoy, kaufman, Montgomery,
.--., Fsrrar, Hayes, Griffin, Archer
t'-.l. Conner. Parrish, Lange, Splitter,
r...t., Partcr. kcndler, Owen, Gum,
oac, ~,.,,
4.. ordnance appropristing 8 900
.,.l. fmrr0vcmcut OF RrOat street 10
..4, ALONG the Exposition grounds was
r--.,l bvthe Council Ayes, "a noes,
t-ltr and Hayes from Jackson
aar
v,>,oER or HANDS AND CARTS.
r......rv az the manager OF The city
.-..ri hands employed WAS made SO
..-r.rfh 'hu, restoring the 10 per cent i,
u,. elect May lst.
,rtr.A>p r. s. p. CONNECTION TRACK.
r.. finance stopping The running of
... .,r- on ihc connection Track be
.r.r lib. tation and the X. x p. Rail
-.ta.. sent back 10 the Street Commit
...h -.g1ricA by them TO the Board
Aldermen. the branch IN which the
.-faar.. was introduced
rrrrosD s. DNNvILE EXTENSION
r...-fpanre reported from the Street
r..-..... giving the Richmond x Dan
.r. -trlll certain privileges and eX-
...a- u Rockets wa' adopted with
o.t a.l4tr
ELECTRIC LINE EXTENSION.
Ill. .-Unlucc granting the Electric
.~. DID,. uthf CD run new line on
S..... .utu street to Cary and up Cary
.r. rpDradon i.nc together with
.rl.. ..l.r snort lines, was, on motion
u. N- Parrish. postponed and made the
.s. .rIc- oi special meeting OF the
r..n.r t1 d.. ncld 10 morrow (Nedues-
t..nI-ltat , o'clock Agreed to.
TAXES REFUNDED.
Tic Finance Committees report re-
i,.H.r, >q05 lo the Richmond, Freder-
t.srrr- IS Potomac railroad, taxes errC-
-ug,4 collected, was agreed TO
rUyEKIs
F.r, thousand dollars in culyert bonds,
recommended by the Finance Committee
alu. purpose Of building cuiverts, was
unanimously appropriated
OPENING TWENTY STREET
The sum Of $3.50 was ordered to be
...l nrtlc purpose Of opening Twenty
second street. was agreedto unanimously.
HOLLYWOOD.
Tae diaance giving the Hollywood
Ladies Memorial Association $500 Tor
.rtn. and Identifying the grounds
vhe- lc dead Confederstes lie buried,
unanimously passed.
rAPPING FORCE.
Tle ordinance increasing the pay of
o., members of the tapping force OF the
cv Mater Department from SlJ0 10 -
Dep t.r. and the foremen from $40 10
t..-r.r l4y was read and discussed,
srnisrot members wondering whether
90 required skilled labor TO make these
connections
Nr owen said ii required two years
experience To- be efficient in this depart
uHi
The ordinance was adopted Ayes, 20
l0es
DA- WORKS INCREASE
III, -fnauce increasing the pay Of all
,te 1.- Works employees which have not
.,cey 800 increase restoring the 10 per
cent ..- adopted.
ASH ar ordinance increasing the pay
o.! thD u4s Inspector and Bill Clerk was
si.r'cl unanimously.
JAMESTOWN CEMETERY.
1i. ordinance directing the issue of
5000 n bonds. 10 be used for the pur-
pose ot making The Bankst0wn farm
available fora public cemetery, the work
o. ied0ue under the direction of the City
Eat.neer was agreed TO unanimously.
coIoRED ARNoRY
Tie appropriation OF 81 600 10 pur.
chase size, corner Leigh and Second
s,ie-'- for the armOry of the Colored
Battalion. stat. Militia, was, after discus
sion ordered Ayes "a, noes, /.
Ar. woODsoN's : ACCOUNT.
Iue resolution ordering the appoint
ueni Of an expert accountant TO examine
lte accounts of the late Aylett K. Wood
80 Cfy Collector, he to received not
e'vit .tau SlNV per Nhonihi was ""NP'N"'
SCHOOL HOUSES.
Theappropriation of S17jO0 to enlarge
Ess-eul and Springfield school buildings,
and 5000 to enlarge Madison school
building vas agreed to ayes, 20 noes, D.
PAVING SIDEWALKS.
The Council, resolution appropriaiing
$1,000 Toy paving sidewalks In place OF
$4,000 as ordered by the Board of Alder
mea va, adopted. THIS substitute now
goe 'o ihc Board for action.
EL.lRyoR wATCnMAN's PAY.
The pay Of the night waichman at the
reservoir was increased from $40 to 500
pen month
WATER FOR TIE EXPOSITION
The report of the committee appr0pH-
Nl0r $4,000 10 run water main 20 the
Exposition grounds and supply those
grounds with water during the coming
Exposition was received
Nr Kaufman moved TO strike out the
Jas, three words free of charge and
make the ordinance read so that before
any ayd'idend is paid on the stock of the
society OF rather, II they make Il proht,
l,Lcn 'hc citys water bill must be paid for
Hhe l0 an other consumers. II no net
pioil De earned, OF course no water tax
70 te paid Nj Owen thought that the
CITY should give ,hc water a. well as the
lpe o fOyal eifi 10 this Exposition. Mr.. |