The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-31
OUR CITY FATHERS
DISCUSS A NUMBER OF MUNICIPAL
MATTERS LAST NIGHT

Joint Session of the CITY So"hc"-his"
s..s,ous Of the Board Of Aldermen and
Cannon Council Committee Meetings
and Local News.
There were quite a number of meet
;ngs i'm Council circles Yesterday morn
inc there being Joint session OF the
civ Conncn a session Of the Board OF
Aldermen. session Of the Common
Council and meetings of four commit
tees.
THOMAS II. 0UNG ELECTED FIRE coMMIs-
sfONER.
The Joint session Of the two branches
of the City Council for the purpose OF
elecling a successor 10 Major l.. j. ID.
MYERS. Police Commissioner from Clay
ward. met in the Council Chamber at
o'clock.
Those present were Aldermen Belvin,
Bahen, Brown, Capers, (arter. Crenshaw,
Crump, Davis, Dickerson, Hargroye, Hill,
snead. Taylor, and Common Council
men Anderson, Bodeker, Brauer, II. Il.
Carter. |. W. Carter, Christian, Court
ney. Glover, Grimes, Ferfiier, GunD,
HAYES. Higgins, Hunt, JOvnes, Mitchell,
Phillips. Peasants, Steel, Slratlon, j. W.
White, w. L. White, Wingfield Presi-
dent Campbell presided
Messrs. Thomas H. Gum, A. G. Hous-
ton and p. Burke were in nomination
having been decided on by the Board oil
Public Interests at their meeting last
week.
On first ballo, MIR. Gum received %
Mr.. Houston and Mr.. Burke 3 votes.
Mr.. Gum was declared duly elected
and The Joint assembly adjourned.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Board of Aldermen met at '3O in
the Council Chamber in special session
10 consider the ordinance drawn up 10y
the CITY Engineer and reported by the
Street Committee, to allow the Manchester
Railway and Improvement Company to
build tleir lines from the corner OF
Eleventh and Marshall by the route here
tofore described, Ia the Exposition
Grounds, and from Mayo's Bridge to
Main and Fourteenth street.
Present Messrs Crenshaw, President
pro tenn Bclvin, lIargrove, Taylor, Carter,
Hill, DickersOn, Snead, Capers, Bahen,
Crump, Brown
The ordinance was read
Mr.. Belyin moved To amend by requir-
ing the railway TO start building from
College and Marshall streets instead Of
from Eleventh and Marshall
The chairman announced that that
agreement had been arrived at by all the
parties concerned.
Mr. Dickerson wanted to know if the
company had obtained the right OF way
across Mayo's bridge.
Major Nash, counsel for the company
said his company meant business. They
could not build their line entire in time
for the Exposition. They wanted TO
build the road on Marshall street to the
Exposition grounds BY October 1si, and
hoped there would not he caplious oppo-
sition 10 their efforts 10 do the people a
favor
Some little debate followed, and the
ordinance as amended passed without
division.
EIGHTH STREET TRAMwAY.
The resolution from the Street Com
mittee authorizing the running OF a tram
way on Eighth street from the lot pnr-
chased just beyond Clay street, where a
shaft Will be sunk, and from Broad street
to the gully at the north end of Eighth
street, was, after little debate. adopted.
HOLLYWOOD.
Mr.. Capers' resolution that cObble
stones be given the Ladies' Hollywood
Memorial Association for use on Gettys-
burg Hid, was passed.
NEW HOOK AND LADDER TRUCK.
communication was received from
the Board of Fire Commissioners asking
that the reserve Hook and Ladder Truck
be placed in service, and appropriating
$4,000 Referred 10 the Finance Com
mittee.
STEAM on BROAD STREET.
Mr. Snesd offered a resolution provid-
ing that during the Exposition dummy
engine be permitted to run between
Ninth and First streets on Broad and
locomotive from First and Broad to the
Exposition grounds. Referred to the
Street Committee.
FOSSILS.
Mr. Capers offered a resolution pro-
viding for the preservation of sharks
teeth ana other evi lences Of the fOssilifer-
Gus age discovered in the excavation Of
che north end of Eighth street tunnel Ii
was referred TO the Street Committee.
NOT TRANSFERRED.
a..e Mayor communicated letter
stating that the 'sends of the Virginia
State Agricultural Shciety had not been
converted into stock of the Agricultural
and Mechanical Society, and asking who
should make the transfer and whether
interest should be included, etc.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Adjourned at S:l5.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Common Council met in special
session al $50 Present, President
Campbell, Messrs. Steel. j. w. White.
Hunt, Glover, Courtney, Stratton, W. Il.
White. Ferriter, Anderson, Christian,
Brsuer, Higgins, Pleasanis, Mann, Grimes,
Curtis, Wingfeld, Phillips, Joynes, I. w.
Carter, Mitchell, +. r. Carter and r.
White.
The clerk read the ordinances which
had passed the Board of Aldermen rela