The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-05
COMMON COUNCIL.
REG ULAR MEETING AT THE CHAM
BER LAST NIGHT.
A Number Of Important Matters Dis
cussed-The Riverside Park Ordinance
Adopted-Purchase Of the shields Fsrm
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ubjects Of Interest

Administrations subjects Of Interest
The Common Council met in regular
session last night. Present. Messrs
Bethel (president), Splitter. Lange, Owen.
Hudnall, Ferriter, Bodeker, Guy, Bryan,
Cutchins, Pizzini, Bowden, Hughes.
Murphy, Molloy, Kaufman, Parrater,
Mann, Parrish, Montgomery, Gum,
Starke, Conner, Kendler, Archer, Far
rar, Jones. Kaufclt.
The Council was not called to order
until after o'clock, and II required ex-
sctly fortyfive minutes to read the min
utes
RIVERSIDE PARK.
The resolution authorizing the Finance
Committee to appropriate $3,500 for the
purchase and improvement OF the
property on the river bank everything the
canal between Hollywood cemetery and
Church street, In order 10 make
park for the benefit Of the citizens living
in what Is the large portion Of the white
ward of the city. which polls scarcely
any negro vote. was discussed ut length
and was finally adopted. Ayes, 25;
noes, g.
The resolution now goes to the Board
of Aldermen.
WATER FOR THE ORPHANS.
The Council passed the resolution Civ
ing free water TO the Richmond Male Or.
phan Asylum. provided the asylum pay
the costs of running pipes To the same.
CITY RAILWAY EXTENSION.
The ordinance reported, allowing the
city street railway 10 extend their tracks
TO the Exposition grounds, was laid on
the table under the rules.
MR. CAMPBELL.
The Council rejected the application OF
Mr. Campbell, the workman who fell
through scatfold, for three weeks work
lost by him, on the ground that he fell
through scaifold built by himself
ELECTRIC TOWERS.
The petition and report of the Electric
Light Committee providing tor the estsb.
iishment OF electric towers In those pOr.
lions of the city where there is not now
much gas or no gas at all was read by the
clerk.
Mr.. Bowden moved to lay the resolu.
tion on the table. Agreed TO. Ayes, 10
noes, II.
NEW RESERVOIR PARK.
The resolution reported from the
Grounds and Building and Finance Com
mittees, authorizing the Finance Commit
tee to purchase the Shields property
from Mr.. j. b. Pace, at a cost Of about
S44 900, to he added TO new Reservoir
Park, was read.
In answer to questions Mr.. Pizzini
said that the bonded limit OF the city now
was about S400, 900. He believed that the
acquisition of this property by the city
should become law at Once. Five years
hence II will cost nearly double as much,
and the prJperty is bound to be acquired
by Richmond because her needs abso-
lutely require it, We are to pay for 1t In
per cent. bonds, which cannot now he
tioated at par
The resolution was adopted. Ayes, 81
noes, Z.
oBsTRUcTING THE WIRES OR TRACKS.
The ordinance from the Board of Aid
ermen making it msdemeanOr TO cut
or in any way interfere with the wires OF
the electric railway or obstruct the tracks
of any Of tue street RAILWAYS, vas adopt.
ed.
THE ACTING MAYORS SALARY.
Mr.. Starke offered resolution paying
Acting Mayor l.. l.. Bass $500 for ser
vice as Acting Mayor Of the city for the
past three months.
Messrs. Cutchins and Bryan said that
if the Acting Mayors services were worth
anything they were worth the full salary
of the Mayor. Mr. Bryan thought that
there should be no precedent set looking
toward paying an acting Mayor.
Discussions followed. after which the
rules were suspended and the resolution
passed Ayes, 2l noes,7.
CONNECTION RAILWAY.
The ordinance saying that the running
OF locomotive or steam railroad engines
on the connection track between Elbs
station on Broad street and the mouth OF
the tunnel, corner Byrd and Second
streets, came up and was discussed.
Mr.. Cutchins made an explanation, In
which he said that the matter should 20
back to the Street Committee In order
to allow Major Myers to have hearing.
Mr. Owens moved to adjourn until
Wednesday
Attention was called to the fact that ct
an adjourned meeting railway matters
could not be considered II required Q
special meeting.
Mr. Pizzini thereupon at II o'clock
moved TO adjourn.
Agreed TO.
A SURPRISE.
The adjournment was surprise to
number of gentlemen interested in street
railway enterprises, and called meeting
will be made by President Bethel for
either Thursday or Friday nights, to con.
slider the several railway extensions to
the Exposition grounds and the Marshall
street electric line up from Mayo's bridge.
Narrow Escape.
Yesterday afternoon the delivery
wagon of a. Saks & Co turned the cor.