The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-11
BOARD or ALDERMEN.
Monthly Meeting OF the
Higher Branch OF
the Council.
. sr,r.R or IMPORTANT "~''h"'
DISPOSED or
x.u.In aud About the e''''

c.. xng,,iar monthly mceune ~ IN
~ rssrcb of the Common 'o"n''
high,, a. The Council Chamoer ye',e''
wa Nv. Al : O'Clock The ioliow'nk
Jay '' n,esenl Messrs Bshen, beV'n'
weie rsngrs Carter. ChspPel. Cren
b.ow"' c,nmp. Davis. Dickeison, h@i,
shs"' mi Otlcy. Snesd, Taylor ana
groy,,'s ,rs Clerk August stated that 'he
m,n .,dsn, Mr.. Bass. was unable 10 al
pres'" 80 sccount " being unweli, and ihal
.ss, nomination OF temporary pfes'ueh'
Won" n,ckerson was elected temporary
.i,nsn on motion OF MI. Iayloi-
en sr'' minutes Of the last meeting We're
"a md anprOved, after which CieiN
.s~,s, read the following commHn'ea
,,,n tom the President Of the Board
sss,aSArioN OF Mr.. oTLEY.
RICHMOND. December 10. 1883.
B,n T. August, Esq, city C'ert' C"s ;
neer sir-I SIN confined to my. room
,oSsv and will therefore be unable !"
',,ana ,he meeting of the Board OF Al
Jsrnsn tonight, much To nv regret
p,.ase make this announcement LOT me
1"ncIose herewith the resignation OF MI
John N Obey, as member oil 'ne
pn.ra from Monroe Ward. II was re-
a.,..d sf,er 4 o'clock To day only MI
C-e,sbav and myself will lie p'epai'u
,onrssen, a name 10 oil The vacancy oc-
csl,oned bv his resignation at the next
meeting Of the Board. We are not pre-
nsred 10 make u nomination '0'h'sn''
Very truly,
L. l.. BASS, President.
NJ D,iavfs ,estgnafion
Is bis acceptance of Government posi-
ton at Washington ,..o
MIR Taylor moved that the resignation
of Mr. Obey be accepted and that Inc
body 90 into tie election OF his successor
Mr. snead moved the substitute tha'
the matter be laid on the table until ine
nert meeting. in accordance with the
REQUEST of the President.
,i'he vote WAS taken on the substitute,
recorded vote was called for, and was
carried by d vote of 10 to u
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Finance reported
resolution adopted by the 1ommoI
Council sppropriaiing three hunnieu oui
lars 10 sewer construction lunus' ~"
CURED In.
A resolution fixing the pay OF ,h'
foreman of the Gas and water lspplnl
Department at So per day, instead o.
$325, az passed by the other Dooy
On motion OF Mr Hsrgroye, the orig
inal resolution fixing the pay OF thes'
officers at 10 rs, was rejected.
On motion of Mr. Williams, the report
of the Treasurer and the Auditor ior IN
month OF November were received ant
filed.
GAS DEPARTMENT
The following resolutions recommends,
bvthe Counit,ee on Light were adopted
Hppropriating 81 200 for the expenses o
The Gas Department during the remainde
of the fiscal year a,proprlating 500 10 S
the extension OF the gas main OUT ~
Paul street, and an extension OF the ga
main along Park avenue and on hsnoVe
street.
THE COMMITTEE on FIRE
recommended the following resolutions
Granting John Grover authority TO pu
n, small steam engine At No. SO3 Yves
Gary street In the rear Of his premises
Adopted. ell,
A resolution proposing TO put teie
nhone In the englne-house on twenty
Ann s,reet. near Broad. ConcurTed 10
Granting number Of permits Tor IN
srection of frame dwellings. Adopted.
ADDITIONAL MARKET.
The Grounds and Buildings COMMITTEE
ADMITTED the report OF The Ci'y-A'
roruev condemning lot at the corner o
linden and Cary streets, and recon
mepded that the resolution referred u
the Ci,y.Attorney and his report, he re
tectsd on account OF the large pro
ssked for the property They recon
mended that special committee DO up
noinfsd 10 select another suitable sile
Adopted.
Mr.. nm moved that the matter be re
ferred hack TO the committee, and On mo
ton of Mr.. Snead the resolution WA
adopted.
ExLAReIHe NEW Reservoir fAhA'
The committee also recommended 'h
following: That as ii has been discoVefe'
that the road leading 10 the New Pump
house encroaches on the land OF The al
toIning owners, the city appfoprlat
"a. GOO Tor the purchase OF twenty acre
cfyrouud from Hattie l.. smith ana MIN
ME 8. Courtney. TO be added to the new
Rsservoir mark. Referred TO the Com
mittee Oh Finance.
SECOND MARKET.
The Committee on the Second Marke
recommended a resolution authorizing
the Finance Committee 10 provide Out o
fhs revenues OF the city, or from SOM
o,har source. the sum of $4,000, ant
that the same DO placed TO the ctedil O
the construction account oil the oecoh,
Market, to be expended, or 80 inu0i
thereof as may be necessary, ID the cree
ton of q new market and sta'lon- nous
on the present site Of the Second Nege,a
ble Msrket-the work TO be done unue
the supervision of the City Engineer
Referred 10 the Conmittee on Finance
JAcKsoN-wARD PARK.
twas reported by the special commit
go on Jackson- VI ard Park, that they ba'
agreed on the block bounded by Firs
"a second and Hill and Bacon street
=. a suitable site for the park at the pric'
~ All 600. and asked that the same b.
cocdmed.' Referred 10 The Finance
Committee. -. =.
The following coming up from To-
Cannon Council was concurred In D'
this body: sspxa,
Establishing the present grade OF bros'
streef from Tweniy.fourth 10 twenty
seventh streets as died by the CITY In
gineer.
A resolution allowing the Masonic
Tsmn,e Association to build the porticC
10 their temple projecting three feet OF
sSs Pavement was conourred In, Mr.
Crsnshaw voting no.
PAVING ALLEY.
Resolutions appropristing $so4O fol
paving the alley east OF Eleventh street
between Main and Cary, and that
saver he constructed on y street, be
tween Twenty-sevenih ana twenty
I~h.h "a near TMentY-ninth street, was