The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-12
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
LAST REGULAR MEETING or TIA T
BODY.

A Regular Railroad Meeting-I,ig Batch
Of Franchises Granted - Various Ordi-
nances of the Common Council Con-
Cured in--Other Matters.
The Board of Aldermen met last night
in regular session fol the last time.
Present, Messrs. Adams, Bshen, Bland,
Chappell, Crenshaw, Crump, Dickerson,
Hargrove, Uill, Murphy, Otley, Powers,
Robinson, Snead, and Williams.
In the absence of Mr.. Bass, Mr.. Cren-
shaw was made president pro TEN.
THE ACTING MAYOR.
communication was received and
filed from Mr.. L. l.. Bass, president Of the
Board Of Aldermen, and as such acting
Mayor, communicating sundry papers
and opinions of the City Attorney rela.
tive to Mayor CarringtOn's incapacily to
act as Mayor by reason Of illness with
the request that they be placed on record
should it be desirable or necessary TO
have them at any future time.
CONNECTION TRACK.
The Street Committee recommended
The passage of the ordnanance prohibit
ing the use Of steam cars on the cOnnec-
liCn track from Elba station TO the Peters
burg depot after the 9th day OF April,
1890. Mr.. Otley wanted to make it 1892
Lost.
The ordinance as reported was then
passed.
FIRST MARKET.
The resolutions from the Common
Council sppropriating $3.50 to purchase
new gas pipes and fixtures in the First
Market, was passed. Ayes, IA noes,2.
RIVERSIDE PARK.
The resolution from the Common Coun-
ell appropriating $1,000 in bonds to pur.
chase the canal bank property in order to
make it park for the use Of South Clay
ward was adopted. Ayes, IS; noes, O.
KEEPERS HOUSE.
A resolution from the Committee on
II. Johns Cemetery appropriating S75 TO
complete the keepers house in said
cemetery was passed.
THE SHIELD PROPERTY.
The resolution from the lower branch
appropratng S44,0 900 in per cent bonds
to purchase the SHIELD and Smith prop
erty as an addition to the New Reservoir
Park was agreed to.
ACTING MAYORS PAY.
The resolution paying Acting Mayor
Bass 5000 for services rendered az Acting
Mayor of Richmond was adopted.
MANCHESTER RAILWAY AND IMPROVE
MENT COMPANY.
The ordinance from the Common
Council giving the Manchester Railway
aud Improvement Company the right 10
run street railway tracks from Mayo
street up Fourteenth and College TO Mar
shall. thence to Bowe, and via Leigh TO
the corporation limits, and to the Ex-
position grounds, was partially read.
Mr.. Dickerson moved In lay the ordin-
ance on the table and indicated that he
intended moving such disposition of all
the street railway ordinance, giving as
his reason the failure on account OF the
interposition Of the courts of the passage
Of the Carv-street Electric Line.
A discussion followed, participated in
by Messrs. Powers, Dckerson, Hill,
Crump Snead, Williams, and Davis. The
motion 10 table was lost. Ayes, I !;
noes, 8.
Mr.. Davis said that if the Board was
under an injunction restraining them
from voting on the Cary street Electric
Line, he was opposed to vote on any rail
way franchise until that question was de-
cided.
BY request Mr. c. '. Meredith, City
Attorney, explained the status OF the in,
junction, which is similar TO that stated
in Sundays TINES. he added that If
the plaintiffs gain their case in the Su-
preme Court of Appeals, 1t will be more
far reaching than the plaintiffs contem-
plate. because IL will effect every railway
in the city, and lay the City Railway, the
Electric Railway, and all others liable for
damages wherever they have laid track
in the city of Richmond.
Major Nash by request addressed the
Council in favor of the road. The ordi-
nance was then adopted. Ayes, 8; noes, Z.
ELECTRIC EXTENSION.
The ordinance from the Common
Council granting the Electric Line to run
double track from Clay and Hancock
to Broad. thence TO the Exposition
Grounds on south side of Broad, was
read aud adopted without debate
CITY RAILWAY.
The ordinance from the Common Coun-
ell granting the City Passenger Railway
the right to extend double track from
Eliza station out 10 the north side OF
Broad street to the Exposition grounds,
was read and adopted without debate.
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL.
The ordinance appropriating $500 for
the support of an emergency hospital
was read. DR.. Cullen, by request, ex-
plained the merits of the hospital
The Council refused to suspend the
rules. Ayes, IL noes, 3 (Otley, Har-
grove, and Murphy Twelve votes re-
ouired, and the ordinance went to the
Finance Committee.
THANKS.
Mr.. Powers offered the following
Resolved, That the thanks OF this
Board be and they are hereby rendered
the Hon. L. l.. Bass, president, and Lewis