Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-03
COMMON COUNCIL.
TBRgE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
MORE FOR THE NEW CITY HALL.
Opening Of the Street in Rear Of the Trsse-
gar-Exposition-Dummy Engine
on Main Street.

month OF Marcn. Iresent: MeseTs'
Bethel (presidenD, Lange, Hudnall,
Bodeker, Ferriter, Pizzini, Bowden,
Mollov, Mann, Parater, Montgomery,
KauieIt, Starke. Conner, Archer, farar,
Hayes, Griffin, Jones, kaufman, Clutch
ms, Murphy, and Kendler. Messrs.
Gum and Guy were reported as being
out of the city.
AWNINGS. FIRE-ALARMs, AND THE DUMMY.
The Street Committee submitted a re-
port recommending the granting OF
several awning permits an ordinance TO
allow the Manchester Railway and I'm
provement Company TO use cable power
on their proposed line an ordinance to
allow the City Street Railway Company 70
use a dummy-engine from Laurel and
Main streets up Main TO the corporation
line, and TO construct turn-table at
Laurel and Main streets; resolution al
lowing G.. J. Porter to run insulated wires
over house-tops, streets, and alleys Tor
the purpose of transmitting fire-alarms
by what is known as the Singer Auto
matte Fire-Alarm system.
It OTllldiAt III ItldilOI ~ tnE ~ y
Railway Company WAS referred to the
Committee on Streets. The resolution
regarding the automatic alarm system
was referred TO the Committee on Fire
alarm and Police Telegraph. The re-
mainder of the report was adopted.
THE NEW STREET.
The Finance Committee reported q
resolution authorizing the City Auditor
to employ an extra clerk for a period not
exceeding four months from the lst Of
March, to fill the place of one of the
clerks who has been and is very Ill.
Defeated by vote Of 10 noes to ayes.
A resolution Was reported from the
same committee apprOpriating $1,000
for opening a street from the foot OF
Seventh street along the river bank to
the line of the old pump-hOuse.
Mr.. Bowden wanted to know where
the money was going to come from.
Mr.. Pizzini replied that it would proba-
bly, be secured from the usual source
one of the city banks. This street was
to be opened by the petition Of the
Tredegar Company. a corporation that
had done more for the prosperity of the
city than any other in its limits, and who
were willing to give land to the city for
that purpose worth more than Sl2, GOO.
Ibis company had never before asked
anything of the city, besides which a
street along the river bank was an abso-
lutte necessity.
Mr.. Bethel endorsed Mr.. Pizzini's re-
marks.
Mr.. Hayes wanted to know how il was
that S12, 900 could be had so easily for
this purpose when several months ago
the sum OF 81, 900 could not possibly be
raised to increase the teachers salaries.
Mr.. Archer said he was IN favor of the
appropriation so that some of the $1,000
people in this city ont OF work could Pet
a Job. He concluded with the remark.
" ! am gwine to vote for every financial
proposition brought MP between now and
the lst OF July"
On motion of Mr. Starke General
Joseph y. Anderson, president of the
Tredegar, was requested to address the
Council.
General Anderson availed himself Of
the invitation. He said his company,
which hauled annually 100000 tons, ac-
tually had no connection with Richmond
by street. The land over which it WIS
now conveyed was the property OF the
company, and if they chose 10 DO so
they could close it up and prevent all
property owners along the river ABOVE
the Tredegar from reaching their pro-
perty.
Messrs. Farrar, Murphy, Starke and
Kaufman also spoke upon the subject
In reply to question Mr.. Glasgow
stated that il the city built the wall as
requested the work would be pushed to
conclusion as speedily as possible.
The resolution was slightly amended
and adopted by vote Of Il TO 3.
CUrY-HALL MONEY.
The resolution appropriatinS 100000
additional for the new City Hall was
unanimously adopted without debate.
POLICEMEN AND TEACHERS.
The Committee on Police presented a
resolution restoring the 10 per cent
taken from the pay OF the police in 1873.
Mr.. kaufman made and Afterwards
withdrew motion to refer to the FL
nance Committee.
Mr. Hayes moved TO amend by in
Guiding the 10 per cent. deduction from
the pay of the teachers and never re-
stored.
Mr.. kaufman opposed the resolution,
characterzing it as "a scheme to obtain
election notoriety." ;"
Mr.. Hayes objected to the language,
and said he had always voted for every
increase of salary brought up.
Mr.. Conner moved the adoption Of
the report. and strenuously advocated
its passage.
Mr.. Kaufman raised the point that
under the rules the resolution could not
be considered until referred 10 the FL
nance Committee. lie was sustained by
the Chair, and the motion to adopt was
declared out of order.
A motion to recommit was lost by
vote of II to II.
Mr.. Conner moved to refer TO the Fl
nance Committee, and that they should
report to either branch. He lad a hor-
ror of referring anything to the Finance
knowing IA he did how
many resolutions were there and were
never heard from. But being forced to
the wall he could pursue no other course.
His motion was afterwards Withdrawn.
Mr.. Conner then moved 10 suspend
the rules 80 as as TO allow the matter to
be voted upon at once. Adopted.
The adoption of the ordinance, in
GLIDING the teachers, was then moved.
1t was adopted by the following vote
AYEs.-Messrs. Archer. Bodeksr, Bowden,
Conner, Cutchins, Farrar, Ferriter, Gri;ln.
Hayes, Hudnan, Hughes. Kaufelt Kendler,
Lange, MOlloy, Montgomery, Paraler Pizzini,
NORs-Messrs. Kaufman, Murphy, aud Par
rish--3
The exact number of votes received
were required for the passage of the
ordinance, it taking vote of two thirds
Of all the members OF the Council 1907.
HELPING THE EXPOSITION.
The resolution authorizing the Finance
Committee to receive $4,000 in stock
from the Virginia Agricultural and Me.
Society in lieu of the debt now
due the city was passed by vote OF
90 M