Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-13
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
MONTHLY MEETING OF THIS BODY
HELD LAST NIGHT.
The West-End Market Ordered TO BE
BuiIt-New strccf-Rail-
way, Etc.

Built-NfW Stfccl-AAAit-
way. Etc.
The Board of Aldermen net last night /
in monthly session. The following men,
bers were present: Messrs. Bahen. Belvin, /.
Brown, Capers. Carter, Chappcll, CTcnshaw, I
Davis. Dickcrson. Hargrove, Hill. Murphy, /
Wilkinson, Williams. Snead, Taylor, and |.
Sitterding.
Slr. Belyin asked TO be excused. as he (
Ind an important committee meeting TO
attend.
The Council granted him leave of ab- /
sence.
TO ACQUIRE LAND.
The Finance Committee recommended
that the CITY Attorney be instructed 70
acquire certain lends of Hattie l.. Smith,
Minnie $. Courtney Charles tuker. and
--- BiantOn. occupied by the roadway at
the New-Reseryoir Park and adjoining the
roadway.
The resolution was adopted.
MORE IIoHr TOR IAHsEALL WARD.
The Committec on Light presented a
resolution providing for gas-lamp on
Twenty-seyenth street between and ..
Adopted.
BUILDING PERMITS.
The Committee on Fire Department pre-
sented q resolution granting PERMISSION TO
n number of persons 90 erect frame build
ings in different parts of the city, Adopted.
MAD1soS-wARD DELEGATION.
Messrs. Crenshaw and Taylor, from the
special committee appointed to inquire
into the term of Office of Messrs. Williams,
Harerove. and Belyin. the delegation from
Madison Ward. reported that as MessTs.
Belvin and Hargroye had received the
largest vote they should be gwen the long
term. and Mr. Williams. who received the
smallest vote. be given the short term.
The recommendation was adopted.
The three members were all elected IN
MAY, 1855, and their terms of Office began
in July Of the same year.
REJECTED.
The Street Committee returned the reso-
luton providing for paving the alley be-
tween Broad and Marshall and Twenty
fourth and Twenty-ffth with the recon-
mendatiOn that the same be rejected, which
was done.
FROM THE OTHER BRANcH.
The following resolutions and ordinances
were reported from the Common Council:
Resolutions directing the CliT Attorney
TO acquire certain land TO open Moore
street Laid on the table
Resolution providing that Concurrence
street (prOiected) be- changed from iltty-
foot street 10 "a siStccn-iOOt alley. Con-
CURED in.
Resolution relieving Al Saints church
| from the payment Of paving bills. Agreed
/ 20.
Resolution changing the name of Floyd
t street 10 Floyd avenue. Coucurred III.
Resolution apprOpriatIng 163S to pave
| the alley between Broad and Ross and
Fourteenth and Mayo streets, the same To
! be CHARGED 10 the property holders bene-
I fitcd thereby. Agreed 10.
Resolution appropriatng $4,000 to open
/ Trcdegar street. Concurred ~.
/ Ordinance TO require companies or asso-
/ cations Of persons asking. for street prly-
leges 10 put up reasonable sum OF money
or satisfactory security that the conditions
! OF the charter will be carried out. Recon-
mittcd to the Street Committee.
NEW sTREET-RAILwAY.
The ordinance granting permission TO
/ the Southside Land and Improvement
Company 10 construct a street railway
from the Free bridge up Ninth street to
/ Arch. thence 70 Seventh, and up Seventh
10 connect with the Electric Line, to be
/ known as the Richmond and S0uthside
/ railway. was considered. \ recorded vote
was called for, aud the resolution was con-
cured N. only Messrs. Crenshaw and Sit
B ltftlug Young a-hi4l0t It,
OTHER COMMON COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS.
Resolution directing the Auditor to
transfer 81 800 from the payroll OF the
I CIV School Board 10 the general expense
account. COncurred III.
Reso ution directing the Auditor Oplace
certain sums Of money to the credit OF
I condemnation proceedings now pending
TO procure land on Libby lllll for he monu-
ment to be erected to the private soldiers
and sailors of the Confederate army and
navy. Recommitted 10 the Finance Com
mittce.
Resolution providing that the City Col
lector be protected by the city in the ap-
peal case now pending in the United States
Circuit Court in the case of the city against
the national banks in regard TO the bank
stock ordinance. Coucurrcd IN.
wEsr-ESD siARKET.
The resolution from the Common Coun-
! ell directing the Committee on Grounds
and Buildings % proceed 10 erect the mar
ket-house mt the corner of Cary and In
/ den streets at q cost not exceeding the
amount now available for that purpose was
passed By, and MIR. Sneaj, from the
Grounds and Buildings Committee, offered
the following resolution from that COM
mlttee:
BE Il reso'red Jy the Council of iie city II
Redmond lthe Common Council concur
rinp). That a committee consisting OF
Nosers. Campbell, WiuCheld, Mann,
Joynes. and Hunt. Of the Common Coun-
ell be appointed to ascertain IN what
manner the Third market can be built Tor
the amount appropriated, and also to IN
vestigate the charges against the Commit
tee on Grounds and Buildings and the In
ginecr department, made by Messrs.
Campbell and Mann, and that the Prosl-
dent of the Common Council be requested
To call Il meeting Of his branch at the
earliest day possible to take action upon
this matter.
OUT OF oRDER.
Mr.. Snead. in view of the charges made
against the Grounds and Buildings Com
mittee and the Office of the City Engineer
NJ the last meeting of the COmmC Coun-
ell. urged the adoption Of the resolution.
The Chair ruled the resolution out of
order. as il referred to what trausplred III
the Common Council and had no reference
TO the Board of Aldermen.
Nj Snead appealed from the decision OF
the Chair.
The Chair was sustained.
MIR. Hargrove moved 10 take from the
table the resolution directing the market
house to be built out of the funds now
available. Carried.
The resolution was cOncurred IN.
CONQUERED ~.
The Common Council resolution changing
the name of DOiag's-Hlll Park 20 Jefferson
Park was cOncurred in.
The ordinance extending the police Jurls-
detion on certain county roads was also
cOncurred in.
SMALLPOX ETFEcTs TO BE DESTROYED.
Mr.. Snead offered "A resolution providing
that the Board Of Health be instructed 10
destroy every house, vehicle, bedstead, ol
anything else that was used in the small
pox epidemic now found on the CLARK
Spring property or elsewhere belonging tC
the city. Adopted.
TREsPAssTNG CATTLE.
Mr.. Taylor offered an amendment 20 the