Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-01
COMMITTEES WORK.
ACTION on MATTERS REFEREED BY rHH
CITY COUNCIL
Adverse Report as to the Exchange Of the
Clarke-spring Propsrty-street
Appropriations, 90.

! The Committee on Health held its regular
weekly meeting in the Council chamber yes-
terdly evening.
After the usual order OF business had
been disposed Of the matter OF the exchange
OF the CIark-Spring property, owned by the
city, for property belonging to Major James
II. Dooley adjoining the Reservoir Park was
brought up.
| The Board Of Aldermen at its last meeting
voted favorably upon this proposition, and
| the matter Will be acted upon at the meeting
OF the Common Council next Monday night.
One Of the proposed terms otthe exchange
is that Major Dooley shall remove from the
land now owued by the city, In case OF the
| trade being consummated, all the bodies OF
the smallpox patients buried there.
DR.. Oppenhimer president Of the Board
| OF Health, explained to the committee that II
would be detrimental TO the interests OF the
city. from a sanitary standpoint, TO remove
these bodies.
Mr. Christian, the chairman, had himself
sought advice on this subject, and be could
not learn OF case where the body OF small
pox victim bad been removed after once
hemg buried. The authorities are OF opinion
that while the bodies have loug since gone to
dust the germ Of the disease may be In the
earth.
The committee voted unanimously to re-
| commend 10 the Council 10 reject the pro-
position for an exchange upon the agree
meet mentioned.
STREET COMMITTEE.
The Committee on Streets met at s O'Clock
in special session.
The petition to widen the alley between
Main and Cary and Fourteenth and fn-
teeuth streets YVES first taken up.
Nearly all the owners OF property abutting
on the slley appeared before the committee
and were unanimous ia their protest against
tins work being done.
The petition 10 widen was defeated by
unanimous vote.
An ordinance 10 allow the Richmond and
Allegheny Railroad Company TO construct =
side track from their present terminns-cor-
ncr Of Canal and Tenth streets alOug Canal
street to Eleventh was recommended TO the
Council.
The amended ordinance which was recon-
mtied 10 the committee from the Common
Council providing that The Street Committee
spend ~ sonev appropriated to their de-
partner. .Sithout referring the items 70 the
Council Tor approval. was next taken up.
Me.srs. Glover and Strnton opposed the
ordinance, and wanted Il laid on The table.
Their idea Vas 10 have the Council ~
body, to which an appeal might be made,
whenever a majority Of committees should
attempt to keep the minority from getting
fair share II work done IN their wards.
They thought the present committee could
always agree upon such matters and would
act fairly toward each other, out no one
could tell what would come in future years
II ozE.1 for rho nninfOn OF Iua
City Engi1eer on the matter
Colonel Cutshlw said that every commit
tee IN the Council was allowed TO spend their
appropriations without having the items ap-
proved BY the Council, He saw no reason
wbV tn, street Committee should not he al
| lowed the same privilege. Each ward is re-
presented on this committee with two mem'
bers, rs Is the case in none OF the others.
The Street Committee is the largest OF any,
aud has one member from each branch from
each ward.
After some discussion the ordinance waS
recommended to the Council.
The resolution from the Council calling
attention to the dangerous condition Of the
walls around Adams's cemetery was taken
up. A letter from Mr. i. X. CarriDgton,
administrator OF the Adams estate, was read,
in which he SAID that there was no money
| UtipNbtuI ~ ibf fNtat' 0iib WhfNh ~ N'f''NA
have the repairs done. Colonel Cutshaw
said that immediate action is necessary, as
the walls may fall into tue street at any time.
The matter was referred 10 the CITY At
tOrney and City Engineer to report Is to
what should LP done.
Some time ago young man named Eu.
bank applied to The committee for help for
the following reasOHs: He was driving bis
mother home one dark night, ana be-
cause Of some hole in the street st the
corner Of Randolph aud Chatiin his mother
was thrown out the vehicle and seriously in
jured, and has been confined to her bed ever
since. physicians certificate showed that
the mother was badly hurt. The young man
only asked for So and upon the recon-
mendatIon OF the City Attorney ,he matter
was recommended to the Council.
OTHER COMMITTEES.
The Committees on Electric Light and
Police met yesterday evening aud passed
upon their usual order OF business.