The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-08
COMMON COUNCIL.
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING HELD
LAST MONT.

important Action Isken on various Inter-
ssting subJects-Raiirosd Frsnchisss
Granted-The u. p. Railroad Ordinance
Passed Emergency Hospital.
called the Common Council to order In
special session.
MARsHALL-sTREET ROUTE.
The ordinance to allow the Manchester
Street Railway and Improvement Com.
pany to run Its tracks from Mayo's
bridge up Fourteenth and College streets
to Marshall, then up Marshall to B0we,
thence to Leigh, thence to corporation
line, where 1t will join the route granted
by the county to the Exposition grounds,
and to use electricity as motive power,
was adopted without debate
UNION PASSENGER LINE.
The ordinance granting the Union Pes.
senger Railway Company the right to
run double track out the south side OF
Broad street to the Exposition grounds
was adopted without debate.
CITY RAILWAY.
The ordinance granting the City Pas
senger Railway Company the right 10
run double tracks from Elba out the
north side OF Broad street to the Expo
sition grounds WAS also adopted without
debate.
This ended all the railway legislation
before the Common Council.
REFUND OF TAX.
Mr.. Pizzni offered resolution refund
Ing to the Southern Express Company
800 taxes, so as 10 make their tax $500
instead of $500 Agreed to.
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
Mr.. Pizzini offered the following: Re.
solved, the Board of Alderman concur.
ring, That the sum Of 81, 500 be and Ii
hereby appropriated 10 the Committee on
Relief of the Poor, for the purpose OF
establishing an emergency hospital, In
accordance with the proposition hereto-
fore made by the Faculty of the Rich.
mond Medical College, the said $500 to
be taken from the account OF discount
and interest.
DR.. Cullen, by request, addressed the
Council. The object Of the hospital 10
for the benfii of poor people at the Medi
cal College. At tie hospital the poor
man would have the best physicians,
nurses, and attention free of cost to them.
The Council suspended the rules In
order TO consider IT,
The resolution then passed Ayes, 90;
Noes, 3 (Connor, Bowden, Gay.
UNDERGROUND WIRES.
Mr. Hughes moved that the City Engi-
neer report the expediency and plan OF
placing all telegraph, telephone, and elec.
tric-light wires under ground on Broad
between First and Ninth streets.
Agreed to.
NAVY HILL PARK.
Councilman Farrar moved the pur-
chase of Navy Hill five acres at $500
per acre for the purpose Of making 1t
public park.
After discussion the Council refused 10
suspend the rules and the resolution went
TO the Finance Committee.
CONNECTION TRACK.
Mr. Bodeker moved TO take from the
table the ordinance In relation to the con.
nection track Agreed to, and then on
motion of MIR. Conner rec0mmitted TO
Street Committee.
THANKS.
MIR. Guy offered the following:
Resolved, That the thanks Of this
Council be extended to the Hon. John 3.
Bethel, president, for his uniformly
courteous conduct, and his fair aud
impartial decisions OF all questions arising
during the term Of his official career,
whether in making appointments or rul-
ings in the chair.
Resolved further, That the thanks OF
this Council be also extended to Benz. T.
August, clerk, and TO JEFF. ID. Reynolds,
sergeant-at- arms. for their faithful, courte
Gus, and constant discharge of their sew.
eral duties during the term they have
served US
Remarks were made by Messrs. Guy.
Cutchins, Kaufman. Bowden, Hughes,
Farrar, Archer, Bryan, Jones, Parrish,
Griffin, Lange, and Conner.
The resolutions were adopted unani.
mously by rising vote.
President Bethel, Clerk August, and
Jergesnt-at-arms Reynolds In few well
chosen words returned their acknowl-
edgments
Adjourned at 10 o'clock
S