The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-03
CITY COUNCIL.
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
THE BODY.

The regular monthly session OF the
= Common Council took place IN the
! Council Chamber yesterday evening AT
: O'Clock Present. Mr. Thomas L.
r Campbell. president. and Messrs. An
! derson. BOdeker. Bowden. Brauer. +.
. X. Carter. Isaac w. Carter. Christian.
Courtney. Curtis, Ferriter. Glover.
j Grimes. Gum. Hayes. Higgins, Hunt.
slann. Mitchell. Moore. Mussen Phillips
Peasants. Steel. Stratton. J. w. White,
ROYAL White. W. l.. White. Wingtield.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Streets was called.
They presented a report asking for the
erection Of certain awnings, paving and
curbing Of cutters. They were disposed
Of i'm the usual way.
RICHMOND. FREDERICKSBURG AND POTO-
sMAC RAILROAD.
An ordinance granting the Richmond.
fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Company, 20 extend its track from
b. Broad through Marshall and Kinney
streets. and into the premises of Charles
IL. Page. Mr. Gum opposed the matter
stating that Kinney street was already
" UA .AhNAAIN up III August WIS 0~hth
I 10 explain the matter. and he stated
I that the road already in existence was
placed there by an ordinance passed by
The Council and approved by the Mayor.
The matter was rccommitted. it appear
z that the road had crossed a wrong
street.
VIRGINIA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANI-
CAL SOCIETY.
On motion If Mr.. Bodeker. the rules
were suspended. and the report Of the
Finance Committee recommending the I
loan of si0.O0Oto the Virginia mechanI- /
cal and Agricultural Society for ten I
years. loan to be properly secured, was
taken from the table.
On motion Of Mr. White General An
deIson was heard on the question.
lie said The question mad been tho
roughly canvassed. but that the views
81 tine Executive Committee. OF which
he was q member. had caused him 10
come out. as he took great interest in
the matter. He described the value and
Improvement If the property By reason
Of the buildings that had been put up.
and there would be other fairs and ex-
p .sltiOns in the future. 4 real estate
agent had told him that the property
was worth $500 or 5000 per acre The
property was 80 vastly valuable that he
thought the city should own IT. The
time might come when on those grounds
technical schools sufficient 10 educate
Che children of the State would be es-
tabiished. The society owed a debt.
aud DO had 10 be paid. and he thought IL
would be a paying investment for the
city.
COLONEL BUFORD.
Colonel Buford next spoke. lie de- !
clared IL "a matter OF grave interest to
Che city. lie did not think at one time .
that there would be- muci debate before q
4cquiesceuce. The city was interested =
In ihe solvent interests of the society.
Richmond bad been the back Of the y
predecessor Of the society. and IL was u
ladiy necessary for lin to say that d
Redmond had been greatly benefited. >
save one or twO railroads. no other i'm
lueuce had been So potential IN ~
the hold Richmond had ,
ln the business people Of the =
state. The Exposition had been -
equitable under all circumstances,
notwithstanding the paltry debt OF q.
$4,000 or $4,000. As a proper interest ~
'ou could not conserve the interest of :.
be city better than to make the invest "
nent. Richmond was the largest stock Il
lolder, would she retain il or let II re- u
ap-e into private copartner.hip owner
hip. would she abandon her agricul- p
ufal an iir, and rural identification n
sith ihe rural districts and allow the :,
eoTie 10 go 10 Lynchburg. Baltimore -
ld other cities. Surely the city would ~
.ct allow this for the sake Il so 900. D'
lie fel. that he ought 10 ask pardon ~
on making any argument on such a
fin question. because he did not
lluk 1t was necessary. Richmond had m
lsL nothing by previous investments. -
uI would she DOW refuse TO loan
ioney taIt would be her interest 10 81
ian. and which loan would be amply
cured. Ii the people Of Richmond RI
lowed this society % 70 down and at
30 into private hands. 10 would be a IN
s. Of more than twice SO COO. tn
OTHER SPEAKERS. in
Mr.. White moved that Mr.. John S. ne
Hest be beard. lie said be came as ca
BE- old treasurer of the Exposition. mi
e did not think il necessary for him tn
detain the Council after what they th'
ld known. lie had canyassed the rec
after on the streets and before the co.
nance Committee. and had always
'und the matter one of popular favor. VIC
Mr.. Norman Y. Randolph advocated lnl
.e measure. The only objection he lui
al heard was from merchant. who au'
la ho had made no money during tic
De- Exposition. But then. times were gel
.ll add trade needed stirring w.. OF I'M
e rlO9.OUO that the Exposition cost. hoi
e private citizens contributed $50 600. To
u of the 10 600 was spent among the ma
of the city. Men who l
owe carts aud carried people for five ton
nis apiece had saved money enough d
build houses. and the city was re- Tor
wing tax from them now. The debts the
be- by the society were due city peO- TIM
b and unless the money was pald the ed
ound would 20 for city lots. thh
Mr.. Clover asked If any effort had sun
an made outside Of the city. wal
dr. Randolph said: Yes, he could IS 3
ve borrowed the money, bur they and
didn't pay the interest Mr.. Ran L
lph SAID two million aud a bali Of the
.ple went into the Exposition. the
.lr. Anderson spoke in favor Of the pic
eme. ard Mr. Glover opDosed it. casl
asked. Can the city afford IT," The MAJ
.e Of the city's finances were not un- aud
stood. We were within $500 900 Of fun
limit Of the floating debt. Then rep;
ne was the new city, interest on b. :
Ids. &c, that must be looked after. II
had been cut down in tor
ious departments, and license taxes alre
been increased. Where was the sOlu
hey 20 come from 10 improve parks. sohc
cut Lew ones, improve the flooded the
riots, improve the water works. ex ii
ling and improving streets. the re- ecor
natory. the Jail, and hundreds OF othe
Pr things. cost
he city had loaned the Agricultural scho
iets time and again. The Council I'll
converted go 600 loaned hereto terei
into stock. and this $4,000 a, COul
ht by foreign council be converted our
stock. Here "A lesson n,iOht ba men