The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-13
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
REQ ULAR MONTHLY MEETING LAST
NICHT.

Asked for the New CITY Hall The City's
stock in the Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical society-Other Matters.
The Board of Aldermen met in regular
monthly session last night. Present at
roll call, President Bass, Messrs Bland,
Crenshaw, Crump, Davis, DickersOn,
IIardgrove, Hill, Noble, Otley, Powers,
Williams.
THREE HUNDRED THOCsAND DOLLARS.
The Grounds and Buildings Committee,
through its chairman, presented a resolu-
ton requesting the Finance Committee
to provide $4,000 towards the cOnstruc-
ton fund OF the New City Hall.
On motion of Mr.. Crcnshaw the rcso-
luton was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
The ordinance appropriating $50 to
the City Mission for coke for the poor
was agreed To unanimously.
PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.
The resolution from the Common
Council ins'ruciing the Committees on
Grounds md Buildings and Fire TO ex
anime the various places Of amusement
In the city and report what arrangements
are provided for egress in case of fire was
adopted.
GAUGE DOCK.
The ordinance from the Common
Council appropriating $500 to conve.t
the old gauge dock on the south side of
the basin into a reservoir for the use OF
the Fire Department was agreed TO.
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Mr. Powers offered resolution direct
inr that the city receive | 800 shares OF
stock in the Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical Society at $50 per share in
lieu Of the sOciety's debt of $50 600 To
the city, to secure which the city holds
deed Of trust on the Fair Grounds
Mr. Powers said the entire Finance
Committee approved the resolution.
Mr. Ashton Starke, president Of the
society, was invited to address the Board
Nj Starke said that unless the city
Helped the society in its contemplated
plan they would fall through He was
talking to business men in business way.
Il will require every cent the society
can get 10 carry ont the scheme. lis pro
moters embraced some Of our best bust
ness men They were in for work for
the benefit OF the cry. For the first time
in its history the society is managed and
controlled by Richmond people 1t Is
now purely a Richmond enterprise II
he resolution is postponed for a month
he was of opinion that il would cancel
all hope OF carrying ont the enterprise.
The charter wa, read which showed
that the city had the right to appropriate
money to agricultural fairs held in or
near the city.
Mr.. DckersOn said that he would vote
for il. but bad doubt in his mind of the
citys right to invest in stock
The resolution was agreed TO, Mr.. Hill
alone voting no.
Mr Obey moved that the City Atlor
ney be requested 10 give his opinion Of
the legality of the investment in stock 10
the Common Council by its next meet
ing.
Agreed to.
SCHOOL HOUSE PAyEMENTs, ECT.
Mr Dickerson offered resolution
asking the Auditor why the appropriation
made under ordinance approved October
Z 1887. for payements and curbing
around the public school buildings had
not been paid TO the contractors out OF
unexpended balances.
PAVING SIDEWALKS.
Mr.. DickersOn offered the following:
Resolved by the Board of Aldermen,
Uhe Common Council cOncurring), That
the sum of $4,000 be, and is hereby, ap-
to be placed to the credit OF
paving sidewalks; and the Committee on
Finance is hereby instructed to provide
the said amount.
Mr.. DickersOn said the city now owed
contractors, $4,000 already, with no
money to pay it. The property owner
pays it back anyhow.
Adopted unanimously
THE BUDGET
The Finance Committee reported the
new budget, which differs but little from
the one defeated at the last meeting of
the Board. On account of the fewness
of the members present Mr. Hardgroye
moved to pass it by until the next meet
ing.
Agreed TO.
FIRE. ALARM WIRES.
Mr.. Crenshaw presented petition
signed by c. j. Porter of S37 West Grace
street, Richmond, asking permission to
put up in this city insulated copper wires,
to be used in transmitting fire alarms al
ter the form and manner of the system
known as the Leigh Automatic Fire
Alarm Company's system.
Referred 10 the Committee on Streets.
Adjourned at $50.