Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-11


81 ,5S5 GO.
STREET CINDERIAO.
The Finance Committee. 10 whom va re-
gerred resolution 10 appropriate si.-Oo-
5000 10 be used IN each Ward-to Tep'i Iuu
improve the condition Of the Streets ieluI'.u
that IN their judgment 1t was ineSpeuieut :,
make such an appropriation al 'le p''s ~,
time ana IN lieu thereof recommended ,',''
the street Committee, as far ~ pracUcaD'',
Oiyice IL time, attention, and means sWouS
the wards. and that where any .ptc''i ill |.
provemcnt u needed the cOlhihl'uee i'PO''
the same 10 the Council.
ur. Walsh. who was the author OF the re-
solution. arose to ask s. hat led the committee
10 make nn adverse report on the RESOLUTION
and made a brIei speech giving reasons WY
il should be adopted.
MI. Perdus, in reply, said. IN the hrst
Mace. the CITY did not have the @l,lOD ~
The treasury that could conveniently ne used
Tor this ptirpose. Besides, The street COM
mlttce had formulated no plan whereby ms
amount cnald be used at tbs time 10 any
special advantage Again, the street FORCE
had been recently increased and The commlt'
tee hoped the streets could be made p1ssao'e
for fbe winter without mourning ths duui'
tiOnai expense.
Mr. Walsh insisted that this appropriation
sbouId no made. The people we're cllmor"
ing for better street,. and they ought 10 nave
them The tax-Dayels bave been Jumping
dlt~bes and wading through mud long
enough, ind the wakways OF the town
ought TO be improved.
TOO EXPENSIVE.
Mr.. Bradley, Chairman Of the street Com
mittce, said he hoped 10 be able 70 pun
through this winter without this appr0pria-
ton, % the finances OF the c'ty were not IN q
condition 10 justify #. The committee were
Impressed with the expense OF The use OF
cinders, which. under the most favorable
circumstances. will last not more than three
years. In n short while four carts viii be
running regularly cIndCriug the walkways
and the committee think the necessary
work can be accomplished. The re-
port was adopted md the Street Committee
was authorized 10 employ additional force
for work on the streets if necessary.
Mr.. PAGES SALARY.
In accordance with The recommendation
Of the Finance Committee the Council
odontcd a resolution increasing the salary Of
Commonwealll's.A Charles l.. Page
500 per aEnum.
FOURTEENTH STREET.
The street Committee asked permission TO
have Fourteenth street graded from Hut
street to the west side OF Porter in order
that better and safer access TO the new school
building may he had. Granted. This work
will not he done until there Is some improve
ment in the weather.
BUCHANAN STREET.
A petition wac read from citizens on Buch-
pnan street asking that said street be graded
They promise 10 have the sidewalk IN front
of their property cindcred il the grading Is
done. Referred TO The Street COMMITTEE.
TO PREPARE a PLACE.
A communication was read from Mr.. 7. J..
Waymack. City Scaycngcr, with reference to
a place for the deposit Of night-soil. On
MOTION OF Mr.. Bradley ibc matter was re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Public Lands
and EulldIDgs. and they were authorized 70
eXpcnd an amount not exceeding 500 10
urenarr suitable place on The river edge Tor
THIS purpose.
UNAUTHORIZED Bills
Among the bills presented for payment
was one amounting 10 Sis Tor articles fur
nishcd for the use Of the citv upon the order
OF r city officer hut for which no acquisitions
were issued ~ provided Ly an ordnance.
The Council ordered he payme1t OF the on,
but tie memlrrs all said that they would not
vote for The payment IN future of AM bill
for goods gotten without q rrqui.itOn' and
President Pcrdue was appointed a committee
Cf ono 70 ur.p,rc m advertisement TO be M.
serted ia Richmond snd Manchester papers
informing The merchant, with whom The city
deas that n they sell goods without requisi-
tons they 90 30 at their own rlSk.
FRAME BUILDINGS.
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Bradley essirg permission to erect TWO
fran, buildings in The upper portion OF the
city. Agreed 20.
'yne attention OF the Council was drawn to
the tact that manv peT-Ons are building frame
houses In the city without permits ~ pro-
vidcd by ordnance, ana after some Discus
sion Mr. Bradley was appointed a committee
Of one 10 confer with Mayor Ait,sson and
ascertain il this and other ordinances were
not Ueiug violated.
80 MORE POLICEMEN
The Board OF Police Commissioners re-
commended chat the police force 0f the city
be increased hy The addition Of one man.
After some little discussion the subject was
laid on the table Tor the present, aud IL APP
reared TO be The sense 81 the Council that
Inc increase shail not be made az any time
I'm the neal future.
INSURANCE.
The chairman Of the Joint Committee on
School buildings, Mr.. T.. ". WeiSiCer, was
Qirecttd 10 insure the two new school build
iues m The Mglual Aid society OF Virginia
for 0,0OO aud 5000 respectively.
TIE QfY's wATER-PowER.
A preamble and set Of resolutions were
adopted transferring the cily's present water
z. 1 4 ,l..s.x l.fI
Tosd Company, who will lease both the
water sud "A site TO the company proposing to
establish spikc-mill here. This was only 4
matter OF form, as tue company had arendy
received assurances from the Council that
the CITY will not need water from this source
after January lst, by which time It is pro-
posed to have the factory IN operation.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
The Chesterfield County Court meets to-
morrow. There are several criminal cases
on the docket
Colonel g. O. James, OF the Richmond bar,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. r, y. Voolfolk has been confined at
his homo in SwansbOro' for several days by
sickness.
Dr. George +. Chiles, Of Princess Anne,
foriuerlv of ths city, is here on visit.
Mss Lou @1Iblett has left for Powhatan to
visit her sister. Mrs. William MicheauN.
Mrs. Sarah McGehee and granddaughter,
Bessie Hgon, oi Prince Edward, who have
been visiting relatives here, have returned 10
Richmond.
Mrs Dr. Lewis l. Walton, OF Palmyra,
Fluyanna county, who has been visiting
friends in this CITY ana Richmond, has le-
turned home.
Miss Mary Walker Is in the CITY, the guest
OF Miss Pattie Moore. Ninth street.
Misses Annie Bohlkin and Bessie Buskey,
Of Norfolk, who have been visiting in this
city, have returned homo.
mr. John Gillian, Of Powhatan, was in
tie city yesterday.
Misses Sslle and Annie Nav Turpin, Of
Powhatan, are visiting Mrs. l.. W. Welsh
ger.
Mrs s. +. Lee and family, Of Luneuburg,
are visiting Mrs. ". l.. Staples, OF this city.
Rev. Francis H. BOggs Will ill the pulpit
OF the Central Methodist church this morn
lrg. There will probably be no preaching
either at Fiith-Stroet or West. End.
Master Chan Weaver, OF Greenesyllle coun-
ty, was in the city yesterday, the guest Of
Robert Moore, Esq.
Mrs. =. L. WoodTum returned to Burke
vile yesterday after a short visit TO Manches-
ter.
SIR. r. c. c. Moore after a visit 10 his
fapntIv Haro afurnad Yesterday IN his Y,fspa