The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-07
OUR CITY FATHERS.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the Common
Council.


The Common Council met last night,
President John s. Bethel in the chair.
EEw MEMBER.
The resignation Of Mr. Anthony Crit
nth, of Clay Ward, was taken up, read
and accepted.
To fill the vacancy Mr.. Conner nOmi-
ted Mr. W s. Gunn, former member of
the Council.
President Bethel (Mr Spi,zer in the
chair was appointed a committee to
wait on Mr. Gum and inform him Of his
| election.
WEsT-END MARKET.
Mr. Starkc spoke in favor Of the West
End Market 10 be located at the corner
of Cary and Linden streets, at cost Of
$40 600, reported by the Committee on
Second Market. Mr. Bethel also adyo-
Gated it,
The report OF the committee establish
ing the market and approprialng
S42, 900 therefor was adopted. Ayes, 2l :;
noes, none.
TEMPORARY LOANS.
The regular yearly resolution author
/ iZing the Finance Committee TO arrange
| for temporary loans was offered and
unanimously adopted. Mr PizziDi chair
man, stated that during 1887 the bonded
debt hai been reduced $4,000 and the
floating delt $4,000
WATER RATES.
The report of the Water Committee,
an ordinance rearrgnging the rates TO
consumers of water, was discussed, and
finally laid on the table and ordered to
bc printed in the contract paper OF the
city three times.
BYRD ISLAND REsEEvOGR.
\ Joint ordinance was reported from
the Fire Committee 10 appropriate $500
10 convert the old guagc dock into a
reservoir for the use of the fire engines
in case Of large fires among the many
large manufacturing establishments south
of the basin. Despite the efforts of the
Fire Committee the matter was referred
10 the Water Committee. Ayes, : noes,
1 Less thar quorum voting.
COST or CITY NALL
The Committee on Grounds and Build
ings reported in relation TO tie cost of
the City Hall as follows
Total appropriations, $3I0 000. EXpen
diturts-For upper lot. church lot, and
rebuilding church, $50 l0j %; architect 5
plans and fees. $50 1929; tools. derricks, |
etc. S22 23j 4G excavation, $1112 Ut /
stoncwork. stone, etc.. Sl2O 400 Il; sew
erage, Sl,04 T. brickwOrk, S3s GG2 rs !
printing, drawings. etc, S724Oj; eugi- |
neering and superintendency 1886 GG |
Laying corner stone 1901 GG iron work. !
Sl6s9j 80 carpentry, $liO.32g plumb !
ing, 1920 II. contingent fund, $4,000 |
Total. S27S.3l2 70 Balance on hand. !
SCI Gs7jS
DfscHARCGSG EMPLOTEs.
The report OF the Devote Investigation |
Committee with the recommendation /
that no faithful emplOye OF the city be |
discharged Tor political reasons. was con !
sidered. After prCtracted discussion the |
resolution and report was laid on the |
able.
COLORED ARMORY.
The special Committee on Colored |
Armory, who met Yesterday evening g
o'clock and heard Colonel Culshaw's es
innate that the new colorc1 amOry
would cost $4,000, lhc land 1000, filed
their report which was referred 10 the
Finance Committee.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
Mr.. Kaufman, chairman of the Fire
Committee, offered "A resolution to the
effect that it was the sense of the Com
mon Council that the Fire Commission
crs' bill, now pending in the Legislature,
should not become law.
Mr. Conner moved 10 table.
Prolonged discussion ensued in which
a number OF members participated, pend
ins which Council at ll:Gj adjourned.