Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-06
COMMON COUNCIL.
MONTHLY MEETING YESTERDAY EVE
MING or THIS BODY.
CLAY Ward Market to bc Buiit-PrOposed
Exposition Loan Laid on the
Table. &c.

Table. &c.
The Common Council met last night in
monthly meeting.
Tho body was called to order at 74j
o'clock hv President Thomas Z. Campbell.
Present Mcssrs. Anderson, Bowden, T.. l..
C.rter. Isaac W. Carter Christian, Curtis,
Ferritor. Clover, Grimes, Gam. Hayes
Higgins. Hunt. Joynes, Mann, Moore,
Mussea. Philips, Peasants, Steel, Stratton,
J. W. White. Royal White. Wingfeld and
Campbell
STREETS.
The Committee or Streets made the ioi-
lowing recommendation
Resolution 10 appropriate ~bD - pave
Laurel Street. Referred 60 the flnance
Committee.
Resolution providing ior the opening ~
Moore street. the cost 10 be charged tp the
propcrty-Owncrs Adopted.
Resolution changing Concurrence street
o. au alley. Adopted.
Resolution 90 relieve Christ Episcopal
church from paving bills. Adopted,
Resolution relieving All SAINTS church
from paving bills. Adopted.
Resolution changing the name OF floyd
street 90 Flord avenue. Adopted.
Resolution approprlatlug T633 - pave
fhe alloy between Broad and Ross ana
Fourteenth and Mayo streets. &C. be charged
90 owners of property. Aaopled.
Resolution apUopriatlne @3sO 10 eTaa9
allrv between Monroe and Henry ana
Franklin and Nam streets. 20 be chareedto
owners of property. Adopted.
Resolution appropriatng cl2OJO TO open
Irodegar street. Adopted.
Resolution approprapng $500 10 pave
with pranite-.palls the rOad-bed on Frank
i'm street between Fifth and Sixth streets.
Referred - the Finance Committee.
An ordinance 10 prOhlbit the erection
within the corporate limits OF awnings
with wooden frames. Rejected.
An ordinance 20 allow the street Com
miltco % require of persons or corpora
tious asking for street franchises 70 put mp .
reasonable sum Of mouer OF satisfactory /
security q, guarantee that such persons .
or corporations viii carry out the. provi-
eions IN the ordinance granting such priNl-
lege. Adopted.
ANOTHEE STREET RAILWAY.
Theordinance recommended by the Com |
mittre on Streets to clow the Southsid' /
Land and Improvement Company io con- !
sfruct street railway from the northern |
end Of the Free bridge up Ninth street TO- /
Arch. thence 10 S.vonth. aud mp seventh I
to connect with the Electric line. was read. /
Air Christian moved to amend the ninth /
section. go as 20 require the CO. Iany io /
pay for the first two yea.s tag L" the cl'y /
canal 20 / per cent. ON the entire gross re- I
ceipts. and thereafter until January, 1900, /
au amn- NJ equal to- per cent on the en- /
tiIe g~o-. receipts, iie did not think the /
q. Eas pald enough for sireet-rul"ay |
putIlt. 's.
Alr. Christians amendment was lost /
ayes. 3. noes. 20
SIR. Christian offered an amendment tnat '
the COMPANY he required to rel Jye tn"n .
cars from the track. when not IN use. /
qte vote was then taken upon the orii- /
rauco as whole, and the same Was /
, adopted
The Finance Committee recommended .
Resolution transferring $500 from the /
pav-rlI of the School Board To the /
gcrcral-cXpouse account Adopted.
The committee returned the commun- !
cation from the james RIVER Bridge Com /
mie-iouerr for nn additional appropriation
for building a new bridge, ana recon-
mrnd.d that the same he rejected. !
Adopted.
LTO-ITTON FUNDS.
The committee recommended the adop-
ton ot the following.
Br a reso.ced ~ no Council of ne CtY T
PiohMoud the Board of Aldermen concur
rirr). That the Committee ON Finance be-
Of $4,000 10 the Virginia Agricuitu! I and /
Mechanical Society for ten years. the SAID
loan TO be evidenced 10y bond
10 he given hy the said society, /
PAYABLE ten years after date ana
bearing interest at the rate ~ PCT cont. !
/ per annuin. payable annually. said bphd y"
be secured Iy 20 deed Ot trust up the /
I orouud. of tne sOcictv near the citv ot
Richmond. and in default of the payment
of the annual interest the CITY OF tdch-
uopd to enforce the terms Of the deed ot
/ trust. The sum of >l0,o00 i- hereby appro-
yIatod for the purposes of TIM, resolution.
laid oN rm TABLE,.
Mr.. Bowden novel 90 Icy on The table.
Mr. Mann moved that Mr. Star ke 4re-l-
| dent of tine Virginia Agricultural and Me
chauicAl Society. be heard.
! Nlr. Eowdou withdrew hls motion, as ana
tl-o Mr. Mann.
/ Mr.. Maun then moved to lag the rcsolu-
! tiou ou the table. Adopted
MONUMENT TO PRIVATE soLDIEBs.
/ The Finance Committeealsore recommend
I ed that certain sums be placed to the credit
/ of condemnation proceedings taken 10 pro-
/ cure hand for the monument be erected
on Libby Hill tO the private soldiers on the
/ Confederate army. Adopted.
rANA-sTocK ORDINANCE.
The same committee recommended that
/ the City Collector be sustained ln the al-
neal ease now pending ir the United states
Circuit Court I'm regard e. !hc tax against
banks. Adopted.
LIGHT.
The Committee on Light recommended
f that the price Of gas forpower purposes Dee
reduced to L2j per cublc foot Referred
/ - Committee on Ordinances 20 prepare an
ordinance.
4 The Committee on Water recommended
' ap amendment TO the ordinance SO a. 20
provide that the Police Justice may have
power 60 imprison persons who violate the
ordinance and refuse TO pay the fne im-
posed.
Mr. Stratton made a stirring speech IN
I orpneitlOu to the amendment. lie SAID
4 tie people would not stand such law
/ that niueteen-twentieths OF the people
. who take water would 30 TO jail # such au
amendment Was adopted.
The amendment W.ls LOST, only Mr. j. ".
1 White voting Toy 1T.
wRsr-END MARgRT.
The Committee on Grounds and Build
+ inc- recommended the adoption OF Teso-
3 luton approprlating 5000, or SO mucn
thereof as may be necessary, ~ build the
i mArdet-housc at the corner Of Cary auo
Linden streets according 20 the plans OF
f the CITY Engineer.
/ Mr. Wnefcld offered rs substitute a
resolution directing the Committee on
/ Grounds and Buildings Co proceed 20 erect
the structure with the funds now IN hand.
Mr.. Higgins spoke in favor of the orlgi-
nal resolution and urged the appropria-
/ ton.
/ Mr.. Joynes said he was a warm advo-
| cate of the new market, and he thought
the money IN hand would erect such
I house as is needed. If the amount ayall1-
| bic will not build such d house as IS de-
/ signed by the City Engineer be thought
i tie plans might be changed.
Nr. Campbell (Mr. Glover in the chair
said it seemed rs If some one connected
with the Grounds and Buildings Com
mittee IS trying 20 stihe the Clay-Mard
/ market He urged that the committee be
/ instructed TO 90 ahead and erect the
/ house with the means at hand.
/ Mr.. Philips SPOKE 70 show that the
| house proposed could not be built with the
money in hand.
MIR Mann said the trouble seemed TO be
| in the City Engineers Office as II was
! known TO the officers who drew the plans