The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-15
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
MEETING OF THE UPPER HOUSE OF
THE CITY LEGISLATURES.
a BUSY SESSION, And MUCH
BUSINESS TRANSACTED


Local News In General
The Board Of Aldermen met in rcypla
monthly session at the Council Chambc
Yesterday afternoon The body we
raped TO order by President Bass AT s.ll
O'Clock. The following were present.
Mcssrs Bahen, Bclvin. Brown. Capers
carter, Chappcl Crenshaw. Crump
Davis, Dickorson, Hargrove. hin. Mur
phy, Snoad, Taylor, Williams. Bass.
COMMITTEES oN STREETS
This committee returned number OF
pcutions on which no further action wa,
necessary, and which were filed.
ne ordinance extending the fran
chises OF the Richmond City railway un.
IN January list, 1920, came up from The
committee. and was. on motion of Mr.
hill, ordered 20 De printed. so that an the
members might have a copy
WATER WORKS
The Committee on Water reporfed an
ordinance amending section %. cbapfer
p OF the present ordinance concerninethe
Water-workS imposing fines on persons.
who waste water, OF who do not repair
Their hydrants, sc. when out Of order
Lost
Mr. oTLEY SUCCESSOR
Mr.. Belyin was then requested to take
the chair. and Mr. Bass moved that the
regular order oe business be suspended
and that the Board go into the election
Of representative from Monroe ward
10 this body 20 I'm the vacancy created
by the resignation of Mr. Oiloy His
motion prevailed, and he introduced a
petition signed by number of promi- +
nent citizens of that ward recommending T.
for the position Mr. Julius Strause
Mr. Taylor nominated Mr. A. /. VII F
kinson
After the acceptance of Mr.. O1eys .
resignation vote was taken. and Mt F.
Wilkinson received 10 votes and Mr.
Sirause
The Committee on Fire reported
number Of resolutions granting persons
permission 20 erect frame buildings
The report was adopted
JAMESTOWN CEMETERY.
The Committee on Cemeteries reported
a resolution authorizing the committee
10 continue the Improvement of Banks
town Cemetery, which was adopted
also resolution approprating $1,000 in
Richmond city registered bonds. the
balance of the amount originally asked
by the committee 10 improve the Gene
iery, only one-half of which was no that
time appropriated II was referred TO
the Finance Committee
STATION MEN.
\ resolution came up from the Joint
Committee ON Finance and Fire in which
$500 was appropriated for the purpose
of employing one additional station man
at all Of the several engine houses. and
was referred 10 the Committee on
Finance
FROM THE LOWER BRANCH
The following resolutions were
received from the Common Council.
FIXING the salary of the manager OF
hands and carts az So per month. Con-
CURED in
lnstructing the Auditor TO issue his
on the Treasurer for 500 TO pay
the committee appointed by the Judge of g
the Chancery Court to examine the J
records Of the Clerks office Concured
in
Appropriating $1,000 to be ex- @
pended for coal at the lower gas works. $
,Oncurred in
A resolution increasing the salary of IL
several employees Of the gas department
the inspector and his assisiantsl was /
-ead Il
On motion OF Mr. Hargrove that part p
# it concerning street-lamp washers was
stricken out, and then the ordinance rs u
lmended was adopted. e
4 resolution was offered increasing the p
alary of the lime-burners and purifying -,
lands at the lower gas-wOrks 10 what IL l.
vas before the 10 per cent. reduction in cl
SIS. n
Mr. Carter moved that the yard hands 81
'e included in this resolution and that "
Ike 10 per cent. be added to their salary. I'd
which amendment. after considerable w
iscussi0n, was withdrawn 10y him. IT
resolution increasing the salary of a.
be night foreman and cOke-stand hands u'
D what il was before the 10 per cent re- O'
notion was concurred in
Resolution increasing the wages of the al
ressure regulators at the upper Gas works Z"
rom 1925 10 $500 per dav. the same Oh
'hich they received before he - reduc- vi
on. Adopted. I'll
PUBLIC PRINTING. ~
The report of the Committee on Ac- ~ ~
ounts and Printing awarded the con oo
act for city printingto L. Waddey, and en-
iat for advertisement 10 the STATE was ~,
,ad 5G
Mr. Crenshaw introduced a petition n ~,
ON Mr.. +. l. Nalthall, in which he rr
aimed to be the lowest bidder for book IN,
10 lob work. and on motion of Mr.. u,
renshaw the report, with the petition, 4,
as recOmmitted 80
Resolution consolidating the cOnstruc- W.
On and expense account of the First ON
arket, was agreed TO- Of
An ordinance looking TO the better keep
z and Improvement of ST. John Church of
trying ground and liking the salary Of tio
e keeper at $Gsi96 instead of S40O as n.
'reioiore, was unanimously concurred i.
Resolution instructing the City At int
rney 10 acquire the lot az the south :
81 corner OF Cary and Linden streets lor
the terms named i'm the report of the MOI
praisers, and instructing the Commit tho
= on Grounds and Buildings, after the nrl
quirement of the lot, 10 proceed with nro
2 erection of market house, as pro-
led for by joint resolution, approved
Az 90 1883, was offered Il
Mr. Capers was present and handed in inst
'eiiiioi signed by more than 500 per j.
Is Of Clay ward asking that the mar liam
be located as above vic
'ir. +. A. Cailin, who was present, an Wa
member Of the Council, al the request W
the body made a statement. in which Dan
said that the price asked for the I
'perty was not unreasonable, and that sess
thought IL was the wish of the people mea
that community that il should Doe Hui
Md ilnrn