The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-03
COM MON COUNCIL.
A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT MEAS
VRES CONSIDERED
Resolution Increasing Pay Of the Police
and school Teaehers-The Agricultural
and Mechanical society's Bill Passed.
Street Through the TTede.ar Works.


Street Through the Tredegar Works.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Common Council was held last night.
Present at roll call. President John S,
Bethel, BOdeker BOwden, Conner, Far.
rar, Hudnall, LaLge, Malloy, Mont
gOmery, Parater, Pizzini Starke, Mann,
Cutchins, Hayes, Jones. Archer, Griffin,
Kaufman. Ferriter, Kaufelt, Murnhy,
Kender and Parrish.
CABLE IRACKs
The ordinance reported by the Com
miltee on Streets allowing the Manches-
ter Railway and improvement Company
(the slreet-car company which runs across
Msyo's BRIDGE to use cable power 10 run
their cars was read By the clerk. II was
unanimously agreed to.
MAIN-sTREET DUMMY EEGINE
The ordinance permitting the Rich
mond City Street Railway Company to
run Dummy engines from the corner of
Main and Laurel streets out Main
streets to the corporate limits,
was read and with petition re.
fcrred back to the Street Committee with
the right 30 report back to either branch
Of the City Council.
THE SINGER FIRE ALARM.
The ordinance reported allowing The
Singer Automatic Fire Alarm Company
to est ,blish their private fire alarm sig
mails and run their wires upon certain
conditions was read. This is the fire SIG
nal company who put wires in houses
and when the temperature there rises TO
a certain height sends ont automatically
a signal to the fire and police stations
The ordinance was referred to the Fire
Alarm and Police Telegraph Committee,
with permission 10 report action 10 the
Board Of Aldermen next Monday night.
STREET THROUGH TREDEGAR WORKS.
The ordinance which was introduced
in the two branches OF the City Council
providing for a street TO rua from the
continuation of Seventh street on the
river bank to the Belle Isle bridge, which
was referred to the Finance Com
mitfee, was bv them fayOrably
reported This provides that the
Tredegar Company shall deed the
city the land the city shall build q sea
wall and the Tredegar Company shall 10
all the filling in-the streets according 10
the City Engineers plans and speciiica
ton, to bring the street 10 proper level
remove all houses i'm the way and do all
other things in order to complete the
road, the city of Richmond to appropriate
Sl2 900 TO the street and wall
Mr Bowden asked where this $4,000
was to come from. and so did Council
man Hayes.
Mr. Pizzini said the Tredegar Company
mad done more for Richmond than any
other company lie gave reasons for
the passage Of the resolution, and moved
TO amend so that $i2 600 IN five per cent.
bonds be appropriated.
Mr. Bethel MI Cutchins in the chair
and Councilman Archer seconded Mr..
Pizzini's resolution, opinions, and amend
ment.
On motion Of Mr. S,arke, Gen Joseph
t. Anderson, who was present, was in
vited to speak He earnestly advocated
the resolution, and after discussion, in
which Mr. Glasgow OF the iredegar Com
pany, by request. took part, the preamble
and resolution were adopted by vote Of
ayes 81, nays 3.
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
The joint resolution appropriating
$500 900 In -- per cent. bonds for the
new City Hall, was adopted Ayes %,
nays, 0
POLICE PAY ISCREAsE.
The resolution passed by the Police
Committee was reported by Mr Conner,
increasing the pay OF the police by adding
the 10 per cent declared in 1878
Discussion ensued, and Mr. P;zzini
claimed that Mr. Conner had changed the
report of the committee from q resolution
to an ordinance, and moved its recon-
initial, TO which Mr. Conner vigorously
rejoned
The Council refused to recommit Ayes,
II noes, II.
The chair having ruled the appropria-
ton ou; of order under rule 81, Mr.
Conner moved 10 suspend the rules
Agreed 10.
Councilman Hayes amendment adding
ten per cent to the school teachers pay,
was adopted without discussion.
The ordinance as amended, increasing
both policemen and school teachers pay
ten per cent, was voted Oh and passed
Ayes-Archer, BOdeker, Bowden, Con-
ner, Cutchins, Farrar, Ferriter, Griffin,
Hayes, lludnall, Hughes, Kaufelt, Kend-
Ter, Lange, Molloy, Montgomery, Parater,
Pizzini, Mann, and Beihel-20 tiust
enough.
Noes-Kaufman, Murphy, and Parrish
-3
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL so
CIETY
The resolution from the Board of Al
dermen, releasing the $4,000 OF bonds
held by the city as creditor of the Nir-
ginia Agricultural Society and taking
instead thereof $4,000 in stock, was
passed. Ayes, 20 Gust enoughE noes, >.
Griffin, the colored member from Jack
son ward, at first voted no" When he
found that his vote would save the reso-
luton he changed it TO aye The reso.
luton now goes 10 the Mayor.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
The Board 0f Alderman resolution
making an additional appropriation of
Sl5, 900 to the street fund was voted down,
and then referred 10 the Finance Com.
mlttee
HOLLYWOOD SEWER.
Mr. Bethel introduced resolution in