Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-14
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
INCREASE OF THE POLICE FORCE RE-
SOLVED OF.
Money voted to Enlarge the Gas-works-
Dummy on Broad Street
Water Rates.

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Dummy on Broad Street
Water Rates,
The monthly meeting OF the Board Of
Aldermen was held in the Council cham
ber at O'Clock last night. Present
Messrs. Crensbaw president pro tcm.),
Belvin, Hargrovc, Otley, Taylor, Dick
erson, Hill, Carter, Capers, Davis, Ba-
hen, Brown, Crump. Chappell, and
Snesd.
DUMMY ENGINE on BROAD STREET.
The ordinance allowing the Richmond
City Railway Company 10 run dummy
engine on Broad street from Seventh TO
the Exposition grounds from October
( Sd 10 November Dist was adopted.
MANCHESTER BAILwAY.
The ordinance allowing the Richmond
and Manchester railway TO use electricity
as n motive power, 20 change its route so
ns to run up Seventh instead Of Ninth
from Canal, and to use a certain portion
Of the track of the Union Passenger
! Railway WAS laid over under the rules
until the next meeting.
Both Of the above ordinances were re-
commended by the Street Committee.
FOURTEENTH sTBKET.
Tho resolution from the Finance Com
mittee appropriating $500 for paving
with granite spalls Fourteenth street
from Main to Cary was adopted unani-
mously.
WATER RbTPS
The Committee on Water recommend
| ed certain amendments to the ordinance
in regard to the charges for city water
and it was adopted.
/ This is the same ordinance that was
passed by the last Board of Aldermen.
and in which the Council failed to concur.
ES0INE COMPANY.
The Committee on Fire Department
reported that they were in favor OF the
resolution referred to them 10y the BOARD
/ for the establishment of on engine com
pany IN the northwestern portion OF the
city, but doubted their authority to act.
They suggested that the resolution be re-
fcrrcd 90 the Fire Commissioners.
This suggestion was adopted.
THAT TELEPHONE.
The Committee on Cemeteries reported
that they had considered the bill for the
/ Oakwood telephone referred to them,
and had nscertained that ITS erection had
been ordered by the Committee on the
Relief Of the Poor
The bill was referred to the latter
committee.
CHANCERY- COURT INDEX.
When the resolution from the Com
mon Council III regard to indexing the
will and ced-books in the clerks
Office OF the Chanceiy Court came up, 1t
was. on motion Of Mr.. Hargroye, 30
amended as to require the special com
mittec having charge of the work to IN
qurc into tho cost Of the same and re-
port to the Common Council.
CONQUERED ~.
The Board also ooncuued in the fol-
lowlug passed 10y the Common Council
at Us last meeting
Appropriating 32Gs for paving the
alley from Fourteenth 10 Mayo between
Broad and Ross.
Authorizing the City Attorney to ac-
quirc land for opening Twentieth street
from halfway between Broad aud Mar
shall to Marshall street
Also, t. secure sufficient land from /.
Clay 70 Leigh so rs to make Twentieth /
street fifty feet wide.
Allowing tie Richmond and AleghaDy 1
railroad to run siding on Basin street /,
between Ninth aud Tenth.
WOULD not REFUND.
The resolution rcfunding Sl3925 - S. |
G. Grcenhow, late Treasurer of the city
the amount Of counterfeit rsoney made /.
good by him during his terp of eighteen !
years.. WAS defeated hy a vote Of 3 ayes (
TO Is noes.
On motion Of Mr. Otev the vote was
reconsidered and the resolution was laid 7
on the table.
FOR THE GAs-wOR-s.
The resolution from the lower branch .
appropriating So. goo to be used for in /
creasing the generating capacity of the |
gas works was unanimously concurred III. /
SCHOOLS.
The Board also unanimously adopted I.
the resolution from the Council, appro-
priating 81, 500 for the city schools
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The appropriation Of $4,000 to be
placed 10 the credit of the expense ac-
count Of the Fire Department. agreed
to at the last meeting Of the Common
Council, was also concurred in without
dissent.
STOCK COMMITTEE.
The resolution providing for the cleo
ton of a committee Of three-two from
the Common Council and one from the
Board-to represent the city's interest in
the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
Society was concuTed IN.
The President decided that the COM
mittee would have to be elected at a
Joint meeting OF the two bodies.
MORE POLICE.
The amendment to the ordinance add
inc sixteen men to the present force,
passed by the Common Council at its
last meeting. was adopted, a resolution to
refer to the Finance and Retrenchment
and Reform Committees being defeated.
Thovote was Ayes, Il noes. 3-Messrs.
Hargroye, Chappeil, and Hill voting III
the negative.
The ordinance now goes to the Mayor.
LIBBY pAkK.
The resolution authorizing the City
Attorney to procure certain land to be
added to Libby Park was concured in.
REFERRED.
The resolution Increasing the pay of
the second clerk in the Auditors office
from S720 to $1,000 per annum was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Retrench-
mont and Reform.
FOSSILS.
The resolution passed 10y the Common
Conncil at Its last meeting in regard to