The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-27
LOCAL STATESM EN-.
ENGAGED or MATTERS OF MUNIC
LPAL IMPORTANCE.
"a Successor to Captain Ainslie as Police
Commissioner The Water and First aud


Second Market Committees in Session.
The Council Chamber yesterday even
ing was busy with municipal statesmen,
engaged in attending to the work required
of them by the city ordinances.
The Board of Public Interest, the Com
miltee on Water, the Committee on First
Market and, the Committee on Second
Market all met at the same tim"
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
The Board of Public Interests. pur-
suant 20 notice, met in the Council Cham
Der last night at half past seven o'clock
There were present Messrs. John ;.
Bethel, President OF the Common COun-
ell b T Crump, Sol Culchins, T. II.
Elicit, L O. Noting, Y. d. Hargroye,
Andrew Pizzini, John Purcell, and viii
liam II Peasants
In regard TO the status of Mr. l.. Il.
| Addison, member of the Board of
| Police Commissioners who had removed
| from one ward 10 another, the City At
torney Mr. c. Y. Meredith, stated that
after an examination Of the acts of the
| legislature passed al two different scs
sions of the General Assembly, he was of
opinion that the removal consii
tuted a resignation OF Office. The rc,ig-
nation of Mr. Addison was also
read. bat In view of the City Attorney :
| opinion, il was not a resignation until
| rendered TO and acted on by the BOard Of
! Police Commissioners So no action
was taken 10 fiil Mr Addison place Tie
still practically remains a member, though
Mr Ellcit stated that Mr.. Addison could
not remain member nor serve if ncmi-
/ mated.
| Tofli the vacancy created by the resig-
nation of Captain George T. Ain-ic, il
was announced that Mr. Ainslie dii not
want the position
Two ballots were taken, resulting in the
election of Mes-rs. lIawes, uupuy, and
/ Laube These three names will be sent
| 10 the Council, from which there will DE
chosen one 10 fill the vacancy.
Mr. Pizzini nominated Dr. Powhalau
+ Dupuy. Mr. Eilett nominated Messrs
5. IT, Iiawes and Frank d. Hill Mr..
! Purcell nominated Mr Joseph W LauDe.
| Mr. Cutchins nominated Mr. James d.
! Cmmp Mr. Bethel nominated Nr.
Juniu, A. Morris.
WATER COMMITTEES
This committee was called TO order al
| 130 Present, Mcssrs. Dickinson, owen,
| Gum, Mann and Crump.
/ SiX-inch water mains were ordered 10
| be placed ON Clay street from Norton 10
/ BOWe. on Henry from Broad TO Marshall
/ Cedar from Seventeenth 10 Buchanan
/ Linden from Beverly TO Cary, Twenty
ninth from Broad TO Grace, VI from
rwcntvhlth to Twenty sixth. Necessary
repairs recommended by the committee
on thcir tour of inspection at the two
pump houses and reservoirs. were ordered
tO be made.
A new coal bin to hold 400 tons of
coal at the New Pump House for the use
OF the steam pump engine and boilers,
was ordered to be erected al cost of
/ ! .2yG
( Ii was ordered that fire plug be
placed ON the south side OF the canal, in
/ front of The Albemarle Paper Mills, at a
cost of 1924, the paper company 10 pay
/ yearly per cent. interest on the OUTLAY.
Repairs to the New Pump House were
ordered. aggregaiing =, 3Ss, and the steam
pump Sl,371.
FIRST MARKET
The Committee on First Market met
at 5 o'clock Present, Messrs. Hughes,
A,cher, and Malloy
Four hundred and eighty-three dollars
was appropriated to supply complete
gas fixtures, meters etc. in the vegetable
and fish markets at each stall.
The question OF repainting the entire
market was discussed at length. and
finally postponed until the next regular
meeting
The regular bills were ordered to be
paid.
SECOND MARKET.
The members of the Committee on the
Second Market present were Messrs.
Ferriter, Bland and Cutchins.
The usual bills were ordered 10 be paid
beyond which no other business was