The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-10
THE CITY'S SENATE.
REG ULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF ALDERNEN.
The Appropriation to the Monument 10
the Private Soldier Voted Unanimously.
Eea.ses-ing Water Rstes-The Chancery
Court Indices and Other Matters.

Present. l.. l.. Bass, president, and
Nessrs. Bahen, Bland, Chappell, Crnmp,
Davis Dickerson, Hargrove, Hill, row
ore Snead, and Williams.
ruF PRIVATE SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
Mr. Dickerson moved to suspend the
mics and take up the TWO resolutions
from the Common Council in relation 10
,be monument to the Confederate private
soldiers Mr.. Dickerson explained that
no mass. meeting in behalf OF this monu.
ment would be held in few minutes and
!, was deemed TO communicate to that
rooeting the fact that the Board OF Alder.
men had passed the Common Couhcil
resolution ordering an appropriation ioi
the monument and giving the site, LiOoy
Uul ~ the Monument A Association. ne
Joint resolution granting ie site anu or
de,irg the Finance Committee 10 IN
clude the sum OF s. 1000 for the permanent
Foundation Of the monument IN the year
lv budget passed the Board unanimously
WATER RATES.
Tho renort of the Water Committee re
arranging and reassessing the wafer
rates of the city, which report IN the
main reduces the rates, was partially read
and adopted. i,,od
ard now goes to the Common Council.
CHANcERY INDIcEs.
The report of the committee in regard
70 indexing the deed looks in the clerk :
ot,ice of the Chancery Court OF Rich-
mond was read ,,,,io
The report closes with a resolution
,rbich provides that j. II. Chataigne and
p II Berry be authorized 10 make an al
nbebetical list of the $50 900 names in the
339 deed books of the past one hundred
vears and print Il same and furnish lhe
citv with five hundred copies thereof, lor
which they be paid the sum OF Sll 'ooo,
Mr.. Crump of the committee stated
that there would be no doubt OF the cry
ability TO sell 300 copies OF these printed
indices which would be in two volumes
of /. 900 pages each, for sum which
wonld reimburse the city for the outlay
and have 200 copies left for future use
lie asked that the report go 10 the RI
nance Committee, and il was 80 ordered
after being amended, on molion OF MI
Davis. that the printing OF these volumes
be done in Richmond.
PERSONAL.
The following resolutions from The
! Common Coun il were adopted
Appropriating 81 POO to the account OF
fnmp houses to repair the damage done
In the forebay at the Old Pump House.
Resolution appropriating monthly s6V
10 pay guard at the Bankstown farm.
Appropriating $50 to the Police Con
| tingcnt Fund.
Authorizing the Finance Committee 10
/ i.sne $4,000 Of city bonds OF rate of in-
terpst 10 redeem bonds of that sum ma
turing July !, 1888.
Resolution appointing committee OF
two from the Board Of Aldermen, anc
three from the Common Council, to TAKE
into consideration the location and cos'
of the colored military armory and re-
port.
BIRTHS
The Joint resolution directing th'
Chief of Police TO detail policemen to as
sist the Board of Health and the sanitary
police in collecting the birth statistics
was read.
DR.. Stratton explained that the sani
tary police had too much to do, they
could not collect these statistics wlthou
neglecting other necessary work.
Major Poe said if he had to detail mel
for the work il would take four men iron
each district, and result in he having a
night twelve men less than n0r, and h
was oppoed 10 reducing his night force
He could not require these twelve men Il
work in the day gathering statistics an(
work on night duty also Mojor Po
closed by saying, 81 need twenty-five
more men now. =,
The resolution was sent 10 the Healti
Committee to be perfected
COKE.
The resolution approprlating $3.50 L
the City Mission for coke for the poo
was amended on motion of Mr.. Dicker
son. by requiring that sll tickets for cox
be countersigned by the Superintendent
of Public Charities before being honore'
bv the Superintendent OF the City ga
Works, was adopted.
yENABLE. STREET BAPTIST CHURCH.
Mr. Dickerson presented petition
from Venable Baptist churci
asking that the Venable-street sewe
be extended to their new church on TIT
corner of Venable and Pickett streets, am
TO have a gutter and curbing on Picket
street Referred to Street Committee.
DISCHARGED.
The committee appointed to investi
gate the discharge of sundry person
from the Fire and Health Department
were discharged from further considers
lion of the subject.
T BOX THEM IN.
Mr.. Crump offered a resolution requil
ing the electric cars 10 have the wheel
boxed in," so as to hide the electri
sparks. Referred to the Committee o
Electric Lights.
Adjourned at 9l5.
Henrico Notes.
The January term of the Henric