Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
rnP0RrAEr ACTION BY THIS BRANCH IN
EXTRA SESSION LAST MIGHT.
The Annual Budget Passed-Ths Gas works
Resolution Adopted and SAC, 600 Appro-
priated for the Wsst-End Market.


men was held last night at o'clock in the
Council chamber. Present at roll-call
Messrs. Bland. Crenshaw, Davis, Dicker-
son, Hargrove, Hill, Otley, Powers,
Robinson, Snead, and Williams.
President Bass being unwell and alb
sent on that account Mr.. Powers moved
that Mr.. Crenshaw take the chair.
Agreed to.
THE BUDGET.
The clerk laid before the Board the
ordinance (C) cancelling appropriations
for 1887 and making appropriations for
1888. commonly known as the annual
budget.
Mr. Dickerson said 81 move to ad-
journ. We have only eleven members
present, and it requires twelve aflirma-
tive votes to pass the ordinance.
Mr.. Otley opposed this. Even if the
budget could not be passed, there was
other business that could be considered.
Mr.. Powers moved that the sergeant
alarms be sent for the absentees. Agreed
70.
A recess OF fifteen minutes was then
taken and the sergeant-at-arms went
out, and during the quarter hour three
mem6ers-Messrs. Crump. Chappell, and
NOble-came in.
The chair was then resumed and the
clerk proceeded to read the budget, after
which vote was taken, and eleven
members voted for it and the remaining
three, who were Messrs. Crenshaw,
Bland, and Hill, voted in the negative.
Before the result was announced Mr..
Otley said he had the same objection. he
supposed, to the ordinance that the OPP
posing members had but he believed
that desired results could be accom-
plished later after the budget had been
adopted. He said he proposed at fu-
ture meeting to move to strike out the
appropriation to Broad and some other
streets and let the money go to the ac-
count of streets generally.
Mr.. Bland said he would change his
vote to AYE" This gave the required
dozen votes, and the ordinance was de-
clared adopted.
Mr.. Williams remarked that he agreed
in what Mr. Otley had said, and he voted
for the ordinance because be felt that the
necessity was upon the body TO act, as
the matter had been pending so long.
THE GAs-woRKs RESOLUTION.
The resolution from the Common
Council providing that the joint Commit
tee on Finance and Light be authorized
to receive bids for leasing the gas-works
came up.
Mr. Powers rose to oppose it. II he
were not convinced that each member
had not already made up his mind as to
how ne would vote, he felt sure he could
show that the works should not be
leased. And to pass the resolution
would only open the subject and cause
several meetings of the committee, the
cost of advertising, &c.
Mr.. williams saw no possible harm in
the resolution. He did not know whether
he would vote to lease, but the subject
should certainly be looked into. He
wanted good gas, and he was not getting
il at present
Mr.. Dickerson said that he was in the
Council when the gas war occurred about
ten years ago. and be knew something of
what the advertising for bids meant. He
vas opposed to the resolution and would
vote against it. If the resolution meant
anything it meant leasing the works, and
if bids were wanted they would he forth
coming from all parts of the country, and
the works might get into the hands Of
some moDopolistic corporation with un-
fortunate results to the city.
Mr.. Davis hoped the Board would vote
for the resolution. He did not know
that an advantageous offer could be
gotten, but the committee ought TO be
given chance.
Mr.. Snead concurred in Mr. Povers's
views on the subject. " It's our duty to
stop the matter at once, said he.
Mr.. Otley favored concurring in the
resolution.
A vote was then taken, and the resolu
tion was adopted by the following vote
AYEA-Messrs. Bland. Chappell, Crenshaw,
Crump. Davis, Hargroye, Otey, Robinson, ana
Williams
NoRs.-Nessrs. Dlckerson, Hin, Noble. Pow
ers, and Snead-5.
wEST-END MARKET.
On motion, the resolution adopted by
the Common Council appropriating
Sl2, ,000 in - per cent. bonds for the
erection of a market-house, 10 be known
as the West-End market, at the south
east corner of Linden and Cary streets,
was taken from the table and adopted.
Linden street is one square east OF
Reservoir street.
The Board then adjourned.