Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-20

could be leased upon advantageous
/ terms. and the committee was only too
/ glad to hear it, OF course the commit
tee had no idea OF leasing the works, said
Mr.. Pizzini, without properly guarding
the interests OF the city. He thought it
would be great benefit to the city to
lease the works.
Mr. Splitter moved TO so amend the
resolution as TO allow the committee 10
receive proposals and to accept the most
I advantageous and lense ont the works
for term of years.
Mr.. Bethel (Mr. Bryan in the chair
said he would favor no motion that
would so tie the hands of the Council
that it could not say whether it favored
tue terms offered by any parties wanting
to lease.
Mr.. Hayes spoke in similar strain.
Mr. Splitter, the patron OF the resolu-
tion which splung the gas question. said
ne had heard the cry of poor gas ever
since he had been living here, and n
great many people use kerosene or cleo
tucity IN preference to city gas, and now
that the city has an opportunity to
remedy the evil it should embracc it.
Mr. Cutchins desired 10 join in the pro-
test against the amendment proposed by
Nlr. Splitter. He wanted 10 see the con-
tract before he would favor leasing out
the works He did not mean that he
would favor the lease. lie would have
70 wait and see precisely what was pro-
posed
Mr. Splitter here withdrew his amend
ment
Mr.. Conner asked if any member
could explain why the Council should
vote tonight to lease out the works
he moved to recommit the report be-
cause, he claimed. it was not correct.
MIR. Owen said the member (Mr. Con
neD was harping on the words in the
report which said the lease of the works
vas 1.-the only alternative.
Mr. Pizzini said it was a clerical error,
and he as chairman Of the committee
would strike ont the words (which
seems to be the only alternative.
hlr. Conner's motion to recommit was
lost.
MIR. Guy seconded the motion. He
could see no reason for haste, and he
coull see ample for delay. It appeared
strange, il it was a fact, for that portion
Of the Council having labor con
stituency 10 favor turning n city instltu-
ton inside out and making il contract
work. lie did not know what Was in
the wind he did not know why an at
tempt was made to railroad through
this scheme, which was not n week
old. Some two years ago meet
ing OF the Council was called to
consider a move 70 tunnel Eighth street,
and it was promised tlat hundreds of
men would be put to work. We'll. it
was thcn just on the eve Of a spring
election, and the scheme Was railroadcd
through with great impetuosily. The
city is now on the eve of another cleo
ton, and that might be the reason for
the hasty way the Council wanted to
lease the works
Mr. kaufman said tho member who
had preceded him was turning a plain
business proposition into a political cess
pool. Mr.. lauiman could see no reason
Tor laying the resolution on the table.
4 vote was then taken on the motion
to lay the resolution on the table. which
resulted in IT'S being lost.
ihe resolution was then voted on, as
follows:
Ay9s-Ncss-4. Archer. Bofekor. Bowden.
EryH.. tutctins, Farr-r, Gum. Grifin. III. yes.
J.. inaI. Jonos. kaHcit. Kaufman, Kentler,
iaure. Moliov. MONTGOMERY, owen. larater,
Parrish. Pizzni. NTitzer. Mann, aul Be,hel-2i.
r,NEf M a- flufar and fflI--1
The Council then adjourned at 1925.