Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-05
COMMON COUNCIL.
LAST REGULAR MEETING OF TIE PRES
EST BODY.
Purchase Of ehields's Farm and Riverside
Park votsd-The Running OF Steam
Cars on Belyidere Street.

The last regular meeting OF the present
Common Council YVES held in the Council
chamber last night. Forty minutes after the
hour set & o'clock) President Bethel called
the body TO order. Forty.fvc minutes were
consumed In reading the minutes OF the five
meeting. OF last month. Present: Nessrs.
Bethel (chairmau), Spilzer, Lange, owen,
Uudnall, Ferriter, Bodeker Guy, BRYAN,
Cutchin, Pizzini, Bowden, Hughes, MUIR
phy, Mofoy, Kaufman. Parster, Mann, Par
rish, Montgomery, haufelt, Gum, Starke,
Conner, Kendler, Archer, Farrar, and Jones.
LAID on THE TABLE.
The ordinance allowing the City Street
Railway Company TO extend its track TO the
Exposition. Grounds, reported from the
Street Committee, was, under the rules, laid
on the table.
PEE.
The recommendation Of the Finance Com
mlttee that $3.50 be paid Mr.. III. G. Cannon
as associate counsel in the case OF Maury ana
Maury against the city OF Richmond was
agreed to.
RIVERSIDE PARK.
The resolution from the same committee
appropriatng $500 IN bonds Tor the pur'
chase OF land lying on the north side OF the
canal between Cherry and Church streets.
the same 10 be known as "Rlverside Park"
was adopted by vote OF % ayes 10 noes
FREE WATER.
The Council unanimously adopted the
resolution Of the Water Committee to fur-
nisb water free to the Male Orphan Asy>
lum provided the institution furnish all
mains and pipes.
PAY FOR COW.
The resolution from the Fire Committee
instructing the City Auditor to pay go 20
Mr. Phillips to reimburse him for cow
killed by being run into by Steamer was
agreed 10.
The recommendation Of the Grounds and
buildings Committee that $50 be paid Mr.
w. ]. Campbell for loss OF time and pay
caused hy a scafiold breaking with him on II
while he was working on the new City Hall
WAS rejected, as il appeared that Mr. Camp
bell built the scafold which broke.
The Committee on Cemeteries asked that
A watchman be appointed 10 protect Banks
town cemetery. Rejected.
ELECTRIC LIGHT REPORT.
The Committee on Electric Light present
ed n report which embraced the proposition
Of the Virginia Electric-Light and Power
Company 10 light the entire city by elec-
tuclty.
The company offer TO furnish twenty-five
towers seyenty-five feet high, each tower 10
have four arc lights OF 4,00O-candle power,
each of which will illuminate the territory
in the circle.
The company also offer to furnish one
hundred arc lights in different parts OF the
city.
lights to burn from dusk to daylight every
night in the wear. "
The committee recommended that the sys'
tenn be adopted for the following reasons:
|. 1t will enable citizens who now In WIN
fer "1ounder in mud " in the darkness TO
reach their homes with ease.
.. II will enable the city to save $4,000, 900
feet OF gas, or about one third Of the entire
output OF the works, relieving the great strain
on the present supply.
3. II is a much cheaper and better light, as
Is shown by the statement Of the superin-
tendent Of the Gas-W as follows:
Present cost OF gas, Gl,S90; cost OF light
ing with gas enlarged district as proposed by
electricity, S7l,929; cost OF electricity,
SOC. GOO; saving, Sj,920.
II Will also do away with the necessity OF
the following expenditures: Two hundred
and ninety lamps. $4,000; sixteen miles
Of new mains, 100000; one new holder,
500. 600: poles, 5000; alarm bell, $1,000.
Total, $1j0,90
poles and alarm bell are included in the
above for the reason that II the whole city Is
lighted by electricity the company agrees to
allow the ire.alarm department the use OF
their poles free.
Superintendent Thompson says ne can III
case OF fire work his alarm fiash-lieht 90 as TO
show what box Is being struck, and that
large fire. bell will not then be needed. This
will cost little or nothing.
The report was laid on the table by vote
Of 10 ayes to II noes.
PURCHASE OF smELDs's FARM.
The Committee on Grounds and Build
ines laid before the Council an ordinance
providing for the appropriation OF $4,000
Tor the purchase OF the Shields farm NOW
The propertv OF Mr.. James b. Pace, adioin-
ing The new Reservoir Park, in order to
increase the size OF that property, which was
sdOpted-ayes, 81; noes,7
sTREET-CAR TRACKS.
The ordinance from the Board OF Alder.
men imposing fine upon any one putting
distractions upon street car tracks or inter-
fering with the electrician wires was
adopted.
PAYING THE ACTING MAYOR.
Mr.. Starke introduced resolution to pay
Mr.. l.. l.. Bass $500 for his services as Act
ing Mayor during the months Of April, May
and June.