Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-08
TO THE EXPOSITION.
THE ELECTRIC AND MANCHESTER
Inns GRANTED TIE DESIRED
FRANCHISE.
Wires on Broad Street to Be Placed Under
Ground-Appropriation for the City
Hospital-rhanks, Gentlemen!

ell was held at 8 O'Clock last night. The
first business considered was the ordinance
allowing the Manchester Street Railway and
Improvement Company, which already has
authority to run its track from Mayo's
bridge up Fourteenth and College streets to
| Marshall and thence 10 Eighth, TO extend its
line, when built, up MarshaltO BOwe, thence
to Leigh, and up Leigh to the corporate
limits.
! From this point 10 the Exposition Grounds
II will run up the extension Of Leigh street,
TO do which the Board OF Supervisors OF
Henrico county have already granted the
necessary franchise.
The ordinance was adopted without dis
cusSion.
THE ELECTRIC LINE.
The ordinance granting the Richmond
Union Passenger. Railway Company the
privilege OF running double track up the
| south side OF Broad street from Lombardy to
the ExposItion-Grounds took the same
course.
LICENsE-TAX REDUCED.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Pizzini re-
funding slOO to the Southern Express Com
pany, thereby reducing their license from
! $500 10 S400, was agreed to.
CITY HOSPITAL.
/ Mr.. Pizzini offered resolution appropri-
| ating $500 for the establishment OF an
emergency hospital.
At The request OF the Council DR.. Cullen,
| dean OF the faculty OF the Medical College
/ Of Virginis, who will lend valuable aid on
/ this project, delivered a short and eloquent
address. in which he forcibly set forth the
! pressing needs OF such an institution, which
/ would enable INDECENT parties to secure the
/ services OF the most skiiul practitioners
The rules were suspended IN order to con-
slider it, and the resolution passed by vote
| OF % ayes to noes, Messrs. Conner. Bow
| den, and Guy voting 10 the negative.
Itis proposed that the infrmary building
connected with the Medical College shall be
used as the hospital, and all persons taken
sick on the streets and any indigent person
/ suffering from any acute affection shall be
taken there instead OF TO the almshOuse as at
present. The college is 10 equip the hos
| pital aud TO furnish everything, including
| beds and bedding.
MOVE THE WIRES.
/ Mr.. Hughes introduced resolution in
structing the City Engineer TO inquire into
the cxpedicncy Of putting all the telegraph,
/ telephone, and elcciric.light wires on Broad
street between Ninth and First under
/ ground.
He gave az his reason that it would enable
/ the iremen to put up their ladders to win.
/ dows in the second and third stories In case
/ OF fire. which they cannot do at present.
/ The resolution was adopted.
JAcKsoN.wARD PARK.
Mr.. Farrar moved the purchase OF five
acres OF land on Navy Hill at Sl500 per
] ba 70 La rtsn1 a. a CITY mark Re-
/ ierred to the Finance Committee, the Coun'
I Gil refusing 10 suspend the rules and con-
/ slider 1t at once.
COHNECTI0N TRACK.
When Mr. Bodeker's name was called for
/ the presentation Of resolutions, etc, he ask
| ed that the ordinance in relation to the Rich
mQnd, Fredericksburg and Potomac and
| Richmond and Petersburg Connection rail-
road. offered hy Mr.. SpltzeI last Monday
I night and laid on the table, be taken there
/ from.
! Tne resolution was adopted. and on motion
OF Mr.. Conner the ordinance was recon-
mltted TO the street Committee.
This ordinance requires that the running
0i cars by steam between Eiba station ana
Byrd street shall be stopped after April, lsJO'
THANKs TO PRESIDENT BLTHEL AND OTHERS.
4 ne IOIlNNillg WAS Oitifu ~ MI bAf
ResOlUed, That the thanks ~ this Council
+ be extended to the Hon. John ;. Bethel
president, FOR his uniformly courteous con
duct and fair and impartial decisions OF all
questions arising during the term OF his OIL
cial connection with the body, whether In
making appointments or rulings in the chair.
Thi. resolution was endorsed IN hiting
terms by Messrs. Cutchlns, Kaufman, Bow
den, Hughes. Farrar, Archer, Bryan, Jones'
Parrish, Griffin. Lange, and Couner.
Mr.. Hughes suggested that the Clerk, Nr
b. r. August, aud the Sergelnt-at-A Arms, Mr.
J. REYNOLDS. be included in the resolution
/ which suggestion was cheerfully received 10y
| Mr.. Guy, who afterwards added the follow
ing:
Resolved further, That the thanks OF This
Council be also extended 10 Benjamin L. Au'
gust, Clerk. and jefferson ID. Reynolds,
! Sergeant-at.Arms, for their faithful, cour'
teous, and constant discharge OF their seyera
duties during the term they have served ~.
Mr.. Cutchins, who occupied the chair, put
the question BY rising vote. and the reso'
luton was adopted unanimously, every mem
Der rising from hls seat.
Mr. Bethel was called upon FOR speech
and in n few words expressed his spprecla-
ton OF the action OF his conferrees.
Messrs. August and Reynolds each made
a few appropriate remarks, and al 10 O'Clock
the oye-ieast ended by the Council adiourn
ing.