The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-11
HON ME HAPPENINGS.
YESTERDA US REPORT OF LOCAL
Events.
A Large Batch of Council Committee
Obtaining Money Under False Pretences.
An Empty House Looted Proceedings
of the COurts-Briefs and Personals.

An Empty House Looted Proceedings
of the Courts-Briefs and Personals.
A number of committees of the new
City Council held meetings yesterday, AS
follows:
COMMITTEE on HEALTH.
This committee met in the Council
Chamber at $50. Present, Messrs
Christian, Taylor, Snead, Grimes and
Carter.
On motion of Mr.. Carter, Mr.. Chris
tian was made chairman.
The former rules were all adopted.
II was decided to meet regularly every
Friday at $50 p M, at the office of the
Board of Health to approve weekly pay
roll, and regularly every month in the
Council Chamber on the last Friday at 7
O'Clock
Mr.. Taylor was elected sub. chairman
ACCOUNTS AND PRINTING.
The Committee on Accounts and
Printing met in the Council Chamber at 5
o'clock. Present, Messrs Otley, Bahen,
Phillips, Peasants and Bowden.
Mr.. Bowden, on motion Of Mr.. Otley,
was made permanent chairman, and Mr.
L. II. Fisher clerk.
On motion of Mr. Peasants, the COM
mittee decided to meet the last Monday
Of each month at ; o'clock.
Bills were ordered TO be paid.
CEMETRRIEs.
The Committee on Cemeteries met in
the Council Chamber AT O'clock Being
apprehensive of something, as one of the
members stated it, they adjourned up
stairs in the Chief Of the FiIe Depart
ments office.
There they remained in secret session
for nearly TWO hours.
The cause Of this was the election of a
keeper of Oakwood Cemetery. There
had been some charges made against the
keeper, as heretofore mentioned in this
paper. They were examined and found
groundless.
Mr W A. DickersoD, who has been
Keeper of the cemetery for years, was
unanimously reelected.
There were present at the meeting all
of the members-Messrs Dickerson, Hill,
Philips, Grimes and Hunt.
Mr. Hunt was elected permanent chair
man.
ORDINANCES.
The Committee on Ordinances met in
the Council Chamber at $50 There were
present Messrs Anderson, Stratton, Bow
den and Crump.
On motion of Mr.. Anderson, Mr. Bow.
den was made permanent chairman.
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larly on the last Friday Of each month in
the Council Chamber at $3.50 pm.
FIRST MARKET.
The Committee on First Market met
in the Council Chamber at Z O'clock
Present, Messrs. Brauer, J. W. Carter,
Brown aud Mussen.
Alderman Brown nominated Mr.. Drauer
for permanent chairman.
Mr.. Carter nominated Mr.. Mussen.
Two ballots were taken resulting in a
tie. the two nominees voting for each
other, and the members nominating them
voting for their nominees.
Mr. Carter then Withdrew Mr.. Mussen,
and Sir. Brauer was elected permanent
chairman unanimously.
ON motion of Mr. Carter ii was deter
mined to hold the regular meeting on the
Wednesday after the first Monday in
each month in the office Of the Clerk Of
the First Market at 5 pm.
OLD MARKET HALL.
Mr.. Carter moved that Dr. IIoge have
the exclusive use Of the Old Market Hall
for religious purposes every Sunday
morning and night; also, that Mr.. f.. ID.
Taylor and others OF DR.. Hoge's congre-
CATION have the exclusive use of the hall
for religious purposes on Thursday night
Agreed to.
Tie routine bills were approved and
signed, and the committee adjourned
RELIEF OF THE POOR.
This committee met at 8 o'clock in the
/ Council Chamber and from there pro
ceeded TO the almshOuse, whey they
elected a steward, a couple of ward man
ayers. transacted the usual routine bust
ness, took supper and returned to the
city in their carriages.
There were present the entire commit
tee-Messrs. Otley chairman, Snead,
Brown, Wingticld. Bodeker, Mussen and
Curtis.
SECOND MARKET.
Tie Committee on Second Market met
in the Council Chamber at 7:30. Ii was
in session some little while Present,
Messrs. Ferriter, Crump, Chappel, Hunt
and Isaac w. Garter.
On motion of bir. Ferriter Mr. Chap
peIl was elected permanent chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Hunt, Mr.. Ferriter
was elected sub.chairmsn.
The committee decided to meet regu-
larry on the last Thursday OF each month
in the Council Chamber at pm.
Mr. William e. Mosely, the new Clerk
of the First Market, stated that he had
cndeavored 10 get from the former Clerk,
Mr.. Catlett, the books and papers. He
had learned there were delinqueDls, but
could not get list or them. There were
also, he had learned, a number of vacant
stalls being used by people without the
payment OF any rent. He could get no
information from Mr. Catlett. who had
told him he carried all those things in his
head
Mr.. Hunt moved to refer the matter to