Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-04

COMMITTEE OK FGNANCE.
Tho Committee on Finance reported tho fol-
lowing resolution:
TlAi the CITY Attorney De Instructed 10 ac-
quire the land lying between First and Second
and Hin aud Bacon streets Tor the puru0se OF =
public PARK, aud that the sum OF .l.4Sl DO ap-
pfOpriate1 IN --- per cent bonds. 80 much
of the same rs Is necessary 10 be used Tor that
purpose. Adopted.
Appropustng fg000 In -- per cent bonds
for Riverside Park Adopted.
ApprOpriaung 500 10 Hollywood Memorial
Association amonded by appropriating the Same
amount 10 OakWood Memorial Association, and
adopted.
A9propriatlng s25Ol0 in -- por cent bends,
% Do PLACED g. the credit Of cuhcrrs, 20 be cx-
pended undet tho direction OF the Committee on
streets. Adopted.
Appropris.ing $4,000 20 the credit OF improve
ment of ShOckOe creek, 10 bc expended Indor
the direction Of the Committee on improvement
OF shOckOe creek. Adopted.
Appropratiug $1,000 for orimproVement Of side
Aptropriating $1,000 for paving alleys for
owners. Adopted.
PETITIONS REJECTED.
Tre petition OF ". r. Fitzgerald asking per
m. sion 10 pay paving bill IN tWO annual tn-
stalmonts wi hout penalty wa recon- mendsi by
the Finance Committee TO be rejected, which VAS
done.
The application Of Brown. Davis & Atkins,
Davenport x Morris. and others for reduction u
licsnse-taxes tor 1879 was also recommended TO
NEW MANUFACTURERS.
Tho Finance Committee reported adversely
upon the proposition % exempt new manutac-
tories from taxation for 4 term of years, and r.
turned the opinion OF The City Attorney oa the
The report was filed.
wrlGHIAsTEGs.
The Finance Committee reported an ordinance
proyi1uug for the payment Of t5J per month TO
tho WeirhnR-tsrs at the First aud second mar
kets insiead oI fees, As OF present Adopted.
NURsERYMEN.
The Committee on Grounds aud Bindings re-
ported a resolution authorizing ths C:ty En-
giueer o. employ skilled nurseryfnan ~ f2 per
cay 70 Keep in order the trees Ia The city. Lail
PAUPERs' GRAVES.
Mr. Grimes presented the following:
RICHMOND. VA. June /, 1899.
To the Council of the City Of Richmond:
Gentemen,-Your Committee on Cemeteries
AZ meeting held this day. after considerable
investigation and dlscus-ion. Ascernined the
faci that owing 10 The scarcity ot ground and
space in OakWoOd cemetery That 10 was ineXp@-
dent 10 bury any more pdupers; therefore BE- u
Resoir>d bg The Common CoUHcH Ohe Board OF
Aldermen concurriug.. That the burial OF pau
pers be discontinued al OaSvoOd, and that they
be buried at Morriss farm. The property of the
city known as the smallpox farm.
KespCc fully sCbmittei,
J0HS x. GRIMES, Chairman.
Mr.. Christian thought there was get plenty of
ground IN Oakwood % bury paupors.
Mr. Bleasanfs wanted 10 know who would
guard The graves should they DO removed 10
Morrts's farm. lie thought the bodies would
certainly be ( len for medical colleges.
Mr.. GrimOa said that n recent Law OF the Ie-
gislaturo provided that all unclaimed bodies at
tho penl;cntiSry and almshonse should be
turned over 10 the medical colleges. aud 80 he
did not think there was any danger OF body
After some further discussion the resolution
was lost
DOING's HILL PAHE.
The joint Committee on Finance and Grounds
and Buildings recommended that Lots a. II. G,
and d. on Church Hin, DO acquired for Doings
HI Pars. Adopted.
FROM THE BOARD.
The resolution granting permission 10 a num-
Der Of persons 10 erect framo buildings was con-
Cured in.
The resolution providing for the sale Of tho lot
belonging 10 the city az tho corner Of Reservoir
aud Ashland streets and that the proceeds 90 10
the sinkiRg fund was c0ncurred in.
GLARE>sPRING PROPERTY.
The Clerk read the preamble and resolution
adopted by the Board OF Aldermen providing
for an ex-hauge Of The Clark-Spring property
owned by the city for land adjoining tho Reser-
voir Park owned by Major James Il. DOOley.
Mr.. Christian offered 8n amendment pro-
yidng that the bodies Of tho small pox patients
shall remain buried where they are at present
hea1-bOards and level the ground.
Dr. Oppenhimer, president OF tho Board OF /
Health, was invited to address the Council, aud
said his opinion was that OF only ore man.
There are nearly 00) persons who died OF small /
pox bHried on the Clark-Spring property. TLe
Council should be on the safe side. The clothes
o. the des1 have probably not al decayed, and
the germ Of tho disease may be Ia them or the
earth. The opening Of the graves may possibly
result in the breaking out OF the dread disease
here. No one can tell what may be the result |
LA frrR Doctor
fore urged the COuGcil TO 90 slowly aud wogh /
the probable results carefully.
Mr.. Higgins spoke IN favor OF the exchange. !
He desired 10 see the bodies removed from their |
present location. and tnoreby take away an eye I
sore from that piece OF land.
Mr. Anderson offered a substitute for Mr.. I
Christians amendment 10 the effect that the 1
bodies be removed within two years after the I
trade Is effected by the city. and under the SUI 1
peryision OF the Board OF Health, aud bo rein I
tcrred in some land owned by the CITY; but the !
expense OF the removal and reinterGnent 70 DO !
borne by Major Dooley.
Colonel Cu;shaw was invited to address tho |
Council on the subject. The Grounds and Build /
ings Committee. he said, had given the matter /
careful consideration. Be mad written letters to !
authorities aud had received answers from Drs. /
Hunter Mcclure, ". II. lCoroner Taylor. Ross, !
Brock, Crenshaw, Hugh NJ. Taylor, Thomas }. /
Moore, J. :. WelliOTd. Cullen, and other physi- |
clans, and all agreed that no danger would re- 1
suit II the bodies be removed In the winter and !
dlsinfectants are used. The Colonel said he had /
dressed letters who believed there was any dan /
ger.
DR.. Oppenhimer in reply, declared that tho (
members OF the Council could tell rs much |
about this matter as tho shining lights In the !
profession. and he urged them 10 think for them |
selves and not rely upon the opinion Of others-
Mr.. Christian vigorously opposed the removal /
OF the bodies. There is only one case on record. |
DO said, where a body OF an exhumed smallpox 1
patient had been removed from one city 10 an- |
other, and that was ia New York. The railroad
company that carried the body paid a fine OF |
f2o 900 for doing 80. lie had no faith in the 0pin
ions OF tho physicians quoted by Colonel Cut /
shaw. a. = doctor knows les about body alter |
IL ls dead than any man In the world.
The vote was taken on the substitute ouer0d by |
Mr.. Anderson, and IL was lost
Mr.. Christians amendment was then voted |
upon, and this wss also lost
Mr.. Anderson moved that the vote by which his !
substitute WRs lost be recOnsidered. Adopted.
Tho substitute was then adopted.
The vote was taken on the resolution aud II
was lost by the following vote, IL needing two
thirds majority:
AYEs-dessrs. Anderson. E. r. Carter, Isaac
W. Carter. Courtney, Curtis. Grimes, Higgins,
Jcynes. Mann. Philips, Peasants. Royal White.
W. l. White. Wingdeld. and Campbell-l5
NOEs-Messrs. B0deker. brauer, Christian,
Glover. Mussen, steel. stratton, and j. W.
White-la
to reconsider the vote By which the resolution
was lost Adopted.
Mr. Glover moved to lay on the table. Car
ried
subsequently, Mr.. Glover moved 70 take from
the table aud refer 70 the Joint Committees on
Health and Grounds and Buildings. which was
done.
NEW STREET. CAR LINE.
Mr.. sratton presented the following:
To tAs Common Council efths City Of Richmond:
The underaigued. representing the owners OF |