The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18
THE CITY'S S0LONS.
Board of Aldermen and
Grounds and Building
Committee.
1HE FORMER A SPECIAL CALLED
SESSION.
The Latter the Regular Weekly Meeting.

The Board Of Aldermen was called In
special session last night 20 hear one or
more reports from the Committee on
Finance.
There were rresen' Messrs Crenshaw,
Otev. Hargroye, Taylor, Carter, Hill,
D.ckerson. Sneai, Capers, Davis, Crump,
aud Brown
The clerk read the object Of the call.
JAMES RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
The recommendation appropriatlng
50 500 70 the James river improvement
fund was adopted. Ayes, l2 noes, U.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
The resolution appropria,ing $4,000 to
the Health Department for the benefit OF
sundry parties was adopted. Ayes, ~,
noes, 0
TIE MAYORS CONTINGENT FUND.
The appropriation of 1880 TO the con-
tingent fund was adopted. Ayes, IL;
noes. 0.
The above three appropriations go 10
the Nayor Gs soon as both branches OF
the City Council agree on them.
RULES SUSPENDED.
The Board decided to suspend the
rules and other matters were under this
Suspension brought before the Board for
action.
ISDEXEs.
The resolution providing the sum OF
1926 to pay for indexlng Deed and WIZ
books for the two years prior TO July L,
1888, was adopted unanimously.
SECOND MARKET.
The resolution placing $500 to the
credit Of Second Market for repairs and
improvements there, was passed unsni-
mously.
The appropriation Of 500 for the re.
palrs and improvement of the Second
Market received from the lower branch,
was agreed to. Ayes. y noes, 0.
OTHER MATTERS.
Mr.. Snead offered the following
Resolved BY the Board Of Aldermen
of the city of Richmond (,he Common
Council concurring), taat the Police
Justice be ordered 70 turn over To the
Auditor all moneys received 10 his office.
Referred TO Committee on Ordinances.
Some applications for wooden build
ings. sheds. and outhouses reported by
the Committee on Fire, were read and
a. reed TO.
The committee then at $50 adjourned.
COMMITTEE ON GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS.
The Committee on Grounds and Build
ines met 10 the City Engineers office at
$50 yesterday evening.
There were present-Messrs. Phillips
(chairman), Higgins, Snead and Cren-
shaw.
Nr Montgomery asked to be allowed
to withdraw his bid for he empty cement
barrels
The request was granted.
The committee then opened the bids
for the purchase OF these empty barrels,
and the proposals OF Messrs. H. Metzgerr
& SON were accepted. This firm agreed
to pay fiye cents on old empty cement
barrels delivered to them at the New City
Hall for the next two years.
Captain Epps' application that the
boiler which heats the Third police sta
tlon be repaired was referred to the Cily
Engineer for report.
THOSE BRICKS.
Colonel Cu,shaw said that he had gone
I'D 10 the kilns and saw tue Chester
Company's bricks The weather was SO
bad that the committee could not go. He
found them making good bricks, but 1t
was seen that there were as many bricks
to be culled at the kin as at the City
Hall. where formerly delivered.
A talk followed, aud 1t was understood
that this company were short oil OF the
bricks which had to be purchased from
other parties. A called meeting Is ex-
pec,ed TO be held on this subject.
The payroll, s2,3Sis5, was ordered TO
be paid.
Adjourned